Obituaries
Mary Louise Grier
Jul 26, 2012
Mary Louise Grier, 83, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, August 5, 1928, she was the daughter of John A. Wachna and Mary Macko Wachna. She lived in Camillus since 1954. Mary Louise was a graduate of Syracuse Central High School and attended Syracuse University, where she studied voice...
John McCarthy
Jul 25, 2012
John McCarthy, 47, formerly of Syracuse, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Wednesday, July 25, 2012 morning at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. He courageously fought a nearly two-year battle with leukemia. John was born on Saturday, April 24, 1965 and was raised in Syracuse. John graduated in 1983 from West Genesee High School where he...
Samuel S. Buranich Sr.
Jul 25, 2012
Samuel S. Buranich Sr., 93, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on Sunday, July 28, 1918, he was the son of Frank Buranich and Mary Fatcheric Buranich. He was a 1936 graduate of Elbridge High School. Sam served in both the North African and European Theatres as a Master Sergeant in the...
Geraldine "Gerri" Makow
Jul 25, 2012
Geraldine “Gerri” Makow, 85, of the Village of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Francis House. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 21, 1926, she was the daughter of Edward Quirk and Dorothy Ross Quirk. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, she was an avid Yankees fan and also enjoyed bowling, SU sports, reading and watching...
Robert H. DeSormeau
Jul 17, 2012
Robert “Bobby D” Hugh DeSormeau, 66, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Francis House in the loving presence of his family. Born Sunday, November 4, 1945, he was the son of Leo Paul DeSormeau and Esther Genell DeSormeau. He spent his life in Syracuse. Bob cherished his time spent with family at their Old Forge residence where...
Patricia "Pat" Steer
Jul 17, 2012
Patricia A. Steer, 56, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Crouse Hospital from complications of colorectal cancer. Pat bravely fought her cancer with grace, humor and tenacity for eight long years. A Syracuse University graduate in journalism, she was an incredibly articulate writer. She wrote for several magazines and blogs and won many prestigious awards, including The...
Robert F. O'Connor
Jul 16, 2012
Robert F. O'Connor, 64, of Westvale, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Friday, July 16, 1948 and was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School and OCC and was a veteran of the Air National Guard. Bob worked with Ryder TRS Corp. for 22 years and...
John F. Kostelac
Jul 14, 2012
John F. Kostelac, 94, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday July 14, 2012 at home. Born in Steelton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, August 29, 1917, he graduated from the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the California Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1949. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and...
Thomas "Bumpa" Yauger
Jul 11, 2012
Thomas “Bumpa” Yauger, 76, of Syracuse, was called home by our Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. He knows the promises our Father has made to him: the promise of eternal life, to wipe away all of our tears and take away all the pain we have suffered here on earth. Born in Buffalo on Saturday, October 5, 1935, he...
Katherine P. Henrickson
Jul 5, 2012
Katherine P. Henrickson, 90, loving mother and grandmother of Solvay, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Rochester on Friday, November 4, 1921, she was the daughter of Calogero Palermo and Michelina Abate Palermo. She was raised in Rochester and was a graduate of East High School. She moved to Syracuse in 1948...
Leslie E. "Les" Bertz
Jun 29, 2012
Leslie E. Bertz, 81, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 29, 2012, surrounded by his loving family, as his oldest son, Eric, softly played guitar. Les was born in the front bedroom of a small bungalow in New Britain, Connecticut, on Friday, February 13, 1931, to parents Otto and Minnie (Miller) Bertz, now deceased. He was the youngest...
Jean H. Shutsa
Jun 28, 2012
Jean H. (Du Bosh) Shutsa, 81, of Camillus, formally of Syracuse, went to join her daughter, Sharon Nash, in heaven on Thursday, June 28, 2012. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Thursday, March 12, 1931 and was the daughter of Joseph Andrew Du Bosh and Helen Valerie Profan. Jean attended Solvay High School and later...
Margaret Ann Brady
Jun 27, 2012
Margaret "Margie" Ann (Ryan) Brady, 69, a lifelong resident of Tipperary Hill, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at home, surrounded by her loving and devoted family after a yearlong struggle with ovarian cancer. Born in Auburn on Monday, May 3, 1943, Margaret was the daughter of Walter T. and Katherine D. (Butler) Ryan. She attended St. Brigid's Elementary, St. Patrick's...
Valerie J. "Baniewicz" Dixon
Jun 26, 2012
Valerie J. (Baniewicz) Dixon, 85, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Francis House. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, September 2, 1926, she was the daughter of Michaelina Grazul Baniewicz and Cajetan “Charles” Baniewicz. Valerie retired in 1989 after 24 years with US Airways. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed traveling. Valerie was predeceased by her...
Joseph J. Germinio Sr.
Jun 17, 2012
Joseph John Germinio Sr., 59, formerly of Warners, passed away June 17, 2012 in Brooksville, Florida. Born in Syracuse on Christmas Day 1952, he lived in Warners until moving to Brooksville three years ago. He retired from the West Genesee School District after 32 years. He enjoyed drag racing, building drag cars, gardening and working in his yard. Joe was...
Donald William Doyle
Jun 16, 2012
Donald William Doyle, 82, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012. The son of Mabel Jarrard Doyle and William J. Doyle, he was born Thursday, February 13, 1930, on a farm near Ballston Spa. Following graduation from Mechanicville High School in 1945, Donald began working in an apprentice engineering program for General Electric in Schenectady in connection with Union...
Joan Thompson
Jun 15, 2012
Joan C. Thompson, 92, formerly of Camillus, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at Stonehedge Chittenango Center. Born in Sheffield, England on Monday, September 29, 1919, she was the daughter of James Carlton and Emma Lloyd Carlton. She and her parents immigrated to Buffalo and in 1960, the family moved to Central New York where she resided for 28 years....
Gerald "Jerry" Willis
Jun 14, 2012
Gerald “Jerry” Willis, 79, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Nichols, New York on Sunday, February 12, 1933, he was the son of William Edson Willis and Angeline Elizabeth Williams Willis. He lived in Johnson City until moving to Camillus in 2001. Jerry was a 1951 graduate of Johnson City...
Frances Kerschner
Jun 8, 2012
Frances Kerschner, 88, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 in Eagan, Minnesota. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Monday, March 10, 1924 and was the daughter of Solon W. Hyde and Ellen Spillett Hyde. She moved to Minnesota in 2008. Frances taught with the Syracuse City School District for 35 years, retiring...
James Halpin Arnold
Jun 3, 2012
James H. Arnold, 44, of Mattydale, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Thursday, June 29, 1967 and was the son of Claude Gabriel Arnold and Doris Irene Thompson Arnold. James enjoyed bowling, softball, NASCAR and the Red Sox. Surviving are his son, Darren Wolfanger; sisters, Sharon Arnold,...
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