Obituaries

Sara Frances Frances Daley (McConnell)

Sara Frances Frances Daley (McConnell)

May 31, 2011

Sara Frances (McConnell) Daley, 91, formerly of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Timonium, Maryland, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Apulia Station on Saturday, October 11, 1919, she was the daughter of Christopher and Catherine (Doyle) McConnell. Sally lived in Camillus for 48 years until moving to Timonium in 2006. She graduated from Tully Central High...

James E. Russell

James E. Russell

May 31, 2011

James E. Russell, 55, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at home. Born in Fulton on Saturday, April 14, 1956, he lived in Westvale and Marcellus most of his life and was a 1975 graduate of Westhill High School. Jim was dedicated to pastoral care at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center and St. Joseph's Hospital. He enjoyed...

Susan Mahoney Loos

Susan Mahoney Loos

May 26, 2011

Susan Mahoney Loos, 64, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Francis House. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was born on Monday, April 7, 1947. She lived in Camillus for 40 years. A graduate of the Convent School in Syracuse, Susan also received a bachelor's degree from LeMoyne College and a master's degree from SUNY at Cortland. Madame...

Chester Orzel

Chester Orzel

May 25, 2011

Chester Orzel, 89, of Camillus, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, January 6, 1922, he was the son of John Orzel and Hattie Mitsik Orzel. He lived on the west end until moving to Camillus in 1952. Chester was a Navy veteran of World War...

Patricia J. Fletcher

Patricia J. Fletcher

May 21, 2011

Patricia J. Fletcher, 73, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 21, 2011, at University Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Syracuse on June 6, 1937, to the late Howard and Mary Allen. Pat was a devoted employee to the Town of Camillus, first as assistant town clerk, and most recently, as receiver of taxes. An...

William F. Macko

William F. Macko

May 21, 2011

William F. Macko, 78, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at home. Born in Auburn on Sunday, August 21, 1932, he grew up in Scipio Center and was a graduate of Union Springs High School and Syracuse University. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Bill was a retired police officer with the Syracuse City Police...

Flora Mae Whipple

Flora Mae Whipple

May 20, 2011

Flora Nappa Whipple, 81, of Camillus, died Friday, May 20, 2011 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on New Year’s Day 1930, she was the daughter of Carmen Nappa and Anna LaTorre. After spending her early years in the Syracuse area, she lived in LaFayette from 1973 until returning to the Syracuse area in the mid-1980s....

Fernand "Dewey" Duhamel

Fernand "Dewey" Duhamel

May 20, 2011

Fernand “Dewey” Duhamel, 86, of Camillus, passed away Friday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus for 50 years and retired from Inland Express. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed building many projects including furniture. Dewey was predeceased by his son, Louis; and daughter, Mary Ann McMahon. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, the former...

Philip Schanzle

Philip Schanzle

May 20, 2011

Philip Schanzle, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011 at home. He was born in Marcellus on Thursday, April 4, 1935 and was the son of Arthur Philip Schanzle and Hazel Julia Lucas Schanzle. He lived in Marcellus before moving to the Syracuse area. Philip was an Army veteran stationed in Germany. He retired from Cardinal Health Systems...

Jane H. Gilmore

Jane H. Gilmore

May 14, 2011

Jane H. Gilmore passed away on May 14, 2011 three days shy of her 94th birthday. The daughter of John Parker Harley and Emily Riedel Harley, she was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She also resided in Ottawa, Ohio; Camillus, New York; Sanford, North Carolina; and, most recently, Carolina Meadows, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jane attended Hood College in Frederick,...

Karen A. Long

Karen A. Long

May 13, 2011

Karen A. Long, 59, of Liverpool, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Sunday, August 12, 1951, she moved to Utica at the age of five where she resided until moving to Syracuse in 1980. Karen lived in Liverpool since 1984. She was a graduate of Utica Catholic Academy and Utica College. For more...

Alvin U. Thompson

Alvin U. Thompson

May 13, 2011

Alvin U. Thompson, 88, formerly of Onondaga Hill, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford. Born in Pharsalia on Thursday, June 22, 1922 he was the son of Frank Pete Thompson and Emma Lou Utter. He was raised in Pharsalia, lived in Oxford for 18 years, Norwich for 40 years, and Marcellus...

Kristine Krak

Kristine Krak

May 13, 2011

Kristine L. Krak, 44, of Camillus, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011 with her loving family by her side after a courageous battle with melanoma. A graduate of Marcellus High School, she also received a degree in respiratory therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical University and a nursing degree from St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Utica. She was a...

Sarah "Sally" G. Opela

Sarah "Sally" G. Opela

May 11, 2011

Sarah “Sally”, “G-ma” G. Opela, 79, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Community General Hospital. Born in Saratoga on Sunday, January 31, 1932, she was the daughter of Paul Boncaro and Grace D’Agostino Boncaro. She was raised in Auburn and Geneva and lived in Camillus since 1955. Sally was a long-time communicant of St. Joseph's Church. She...

Vito Lentini

Vito Lentini

May 10, 2011

Vito Lentini, 81, of Camillus, New York, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, April 6, 1930, he was the son of Liborio Lentini and Marianne Manno Lentini. He lived in Brooklyn until moving to Syracuse in 1969 with his family. Vito worked over 30 years as...

William A. Winks

William A. Winks

May 7, 2011

William “Bill” A. Winks, 61, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Sunday, November 20, 1949 and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Bill retired from the Town of Camillus Highway Dept. in 2007 after 30 years. He was a former member of Amboy...

Vernon V. Collings

Vernon V. Collings

May 4, 2011

Vernon V. Collings, 90, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday at home. Born in Kansas City, KS, he lived in Massachusetts for 10 years, Vermont for eight years and the Syracuse area for approximately 40 years. He was an Army veteran of WWII. Vernon graduated from the University of Vermont in 1950 with a bachelor´s degree in mechanical engineering and was...

Barbara D. Ahern

Barbara D. Ahern

May 3, 2011

Barbara D. Ahern, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at home with her loving family by her side. Born in Watertown on Saturday, July 7, 1934, she lived on Howlett Hill Rd. for 42 years. Barbara enjoyed cooking and doing crafts. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time with them, especially her grandchildren and...

Elaine J. Stauss

Elaine J. Stauss

Apr 30, 2011

Elaine J. Stauss, 77, of Camillus, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, January 4, 1934, she was the daughter of Howard G. Utter and Marion Saile Utter. She was a graduate of North High School. Elaine was formerly employed by David's and retired from Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association after...

Theresa Sak-Hagen

Theresa Sak-Hagen

Apr 29, 2011

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Theresa A. Sak-Hagen, 52, of Camillus, on Friday April 29, 2011. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, January 14, 1959, Theresa recently relocated from Columbia, Maryland to the Camillus area to be closer to her family members. A 1977 graduate of West Genesee High School, she owned and operated...