Obituaries
Ann G. Pierce
Jan 24, 2012
Ann Reussow Pierce, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Syracuse Home Association. Born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Harry Schadle and Charlotte Bird Schadle. She lived in North Syracuse for 17 years before moving to Camillus in 1971. She graduated from Hanover Township High School in Lee Park, Pennsylvania, and attended Syracuse University. Ann...
Stuart E. Glose
Jan 21, 2012
Stuart E. Glose, 75, of West Melbourne, Florida, and formerly of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Melbourne. Born in Buffalo on Tuesday, July 7, 1936, he was the son of Edwin Glose and Madalyn Himmelsbach Glose. A graduate of Kensington High School in Buffalo, he lived in Buffalo until moving to Syracuse in 1959. Stuart was employed...
William Smith
Jan 19, 2012
William Smith, 68, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Monday, June 28, 1943, he was the son of George Smith and Margaret Rattray Smith. He came to the United States in 1998. William was employed with Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse. Surviving are his wife of 14 years, Elise...
Arthur R. Gale Jr.
Jan 17, 2012
Arthur R. Gale Jr., 86, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, he was the son of Arthur Rheuben Gale and Maude Richardson Gale. He was one of twelve children. He enlisted in the Marines at the age of seventeen. Stationed at Midway for a time...
Michael Rao
Jan 16, 2012
Michael Rao, 54, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, April 21, 1957, he was a lifetime resident of the Camillus area. He was a 1975 graduate of West Genesee High School and attended Syracuse University for photography. Michael was employed by Chrysler Corp for 31 years, retiring in 2008. He also...
Florence C. Ruffini
Jan 14, 2012
Florence C. Ruffini, 78, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at home. She was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, on Saturday, April 22, 1933. One of seven children to proud Irish parents, John and Irene Larkin, she grew up in a family whose devotion to each other was as great as the poverty they shared. Florence’s...
Doris Cutting Friske
Jan 9, 2012
Doris Cutting Friske, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 9, 2012. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, February 16, 1924, she was the daughter of Charles Arthur Cutting and Mabel Gallipeau Cutting. She lived in Camillus since 1960. Doris was a 1946 graduate of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital before retiring in 1962...
Irene F. Schumann
Jan 6, 2012
Irene F. Schumann, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at Cayuga County Nursing Home. Born in Burlington, New York, on Tuesday, August 22, 1922, she was the daughter of John Curtis Foote and Olive Telfer Foote. She spent most of her life in the Syracuse area. Irene retired from Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital as a unit receptionist....
Col. Lawrence T. Spooner
Jan 1, 2012
Col. Lawrence T. “Spoon” Spooner, 78, of Liverpool, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Syracuse Home Association. Born in Ogdensburg on Sunday, January 22, 1922, he was the son of Adelore Joseph Spooner and Leota Jane Lawrence Spooner. He lived in Camillus for 46 years. Lawrence was a 1950 graduate of Syracuse Central High School and 1953 graduate of...
Paul M. Falk
Jan 1, 2012
Paul M. Falk, 58, of Memphis. passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at University Hospital. Born in Flushing, New York, on Wednesday, February 4, 1953, he was employed by Church & Dwight for 15 years. An avid sportsman, he enjoyed scuba diving, especially in the Caribbean. He was predeceased by his father, George Francis Falk. Surviving are his daughter, Patricia...
Bessie Storrier
Dec 30, 2011
Bessie Storrier, 81, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at Iroquois Nursing Home, after a long illness. Born on Friday, June 20, 1930, she was the daughter of Harold E. Golding and Augusta Chandler. She attended Vocational High School. She retired from Crouse-Hinds and also worked at General Electric and Nettleton. Bessie was predeceased by her husband, Donald...
Anna B. Duncan
Dec 29, 2011
Anna B. Duncan, 83, of Seneca Knolls, Baldwinsville, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Crouse Hospital. Born in New York City on Friday, August 10, 1928, she was the daughter of Harry Price and Anna Koch Price. She lived in Syracuse most of her life. Anna was a former communicant of St. Augustine's Church in Baldwinsville. She loved her...
Stanley A. Leccarde
Dec 29, 2011
Stanley A. Leccarde, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Hospice House-Woodside in Pinellas Park, Florida. Born on Sunday, March 21, 1926, he was the son of Carl Leccarde and Carmel Gingo Leccarde. He lived in Watertown before moving to Syracuse in 1961. Stanley was a graduate of Watertown High School and a Navy veteran of...
Robert A. Jones
Dec 27, 2011
Robert A. Jones, 53, of Camillus, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, May 4, 1958, he was a lifetime resident of the Camillus area. He was a 1976 graduate of West Genesee High School and graduate of Onondaga Community College. Robert was employed by Carrier Corp....
Carol Ann Collins
Dec 23, 2011
Carol Ann Collins (nee Clark), 62, of Camillus, NY, passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at home, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Helen and Dorrance E. Clark, Sr., she was born in Biddeford, Maine on Thursday, February 10, 1949 and grew up in Kennebunk, Maine. She moved to Skaneateles in 1980 and later to Camillus in 2001....
Shirley A. McCabe
Dec 21, 2011
Shirley A. McCabe, 82, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 with her grandchildren at her side. Born and raised in Carthage, she moved to Syracuse in the 1950s and resided in Westvale for 45 years. Shirley wintered in North Palm Beach, Florida for the past 15 years. She was a member of the Moose Lodge in Syracuse and...
Jane Anne Scafire
Dec 20, 2011
Jane Anne Scafire, 66, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at home. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, October 4, 1945, she was the daughter of Fredrick Bressette and Beverly Joan Christian Bressette. A lifetime resident of Camillus, Jane loved her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them and traveling. She was a member of the American Legion Women's...
Olga M. Kaish
Dec 19, 2011
Olga M. Kaish, 83, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General after a long illness. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, December 26, 1927, she was the daughter of Rade Mamula and Milica Wuchinich Mamula. She lived in Camillus since 1957. Olga graduated from Chatham College and received her master’s degree from...
Kellie Jeanne Corrigan
Dec 15, 2011
Kellie Jeanne Corrigan, 51, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Friday, November 11, 1960 and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Kellie was an avid dog lover and music lover. She enjoyed the arts, especially ballet and watching Broadway shows. She was a...
Rev. Gregory C. LeStrange
Dec 13, 2011
Rev. Gregory C. LeStrange, 55, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Francis House. Born in Binghamton on Wednesday, April 11, 1956, he was ordained to the priesthood on May 15, 1982. Father Gregg was a graduate of Catholic Central School in Binghamton and a 1978 graduate of Le Moyne College. He also graduated from St. Michael’s College...







