Obituaries

Mary Kibling Nims

Mary Kibling Nims

Mar 20, 2011

Mary Kibling Nims, 73, of Rochester, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Watertown on Friday, August 6, 1937, she was the daughter of Lewis Kibling and Laura Sidmore Kibling. A graduate of Watertown High School, she also received a bachelor's degree from SUNY Potsdam and master's degree from SUNY Cortland. Mary resided in Liverpool...

Helen A. Bowes

Helen A. Bowes

Mar 19, 2011

Helen A. Bowes Helen A. Bowes, 91, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, November 23, 1919, she was the daughter of Robert Sopher and Marie Mahar Sopher. She was a lifetime resident of Syracuse and wintered in Florida for more than 20 years. Helen graduated from...

Mary E. Clement

Mary E. Clement

Mar 14, 2011

Mary E. Clement, 92, of Camillus, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Renovo, Pennsylvania on Friday, December 27, 1918, she was the daughter of Harold S. Miller and Emma Lamb Miller. She lived in Franklinville and was a 1936 graduate of Ten Broeck Academy. She lived in Ocala, Florida for more than 30 years...

Donald Burns

Donald Burns

Mar 11, 2011

Donald Burns, 93, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2011 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, June 26, 1917, he was the son of George William Burns and Genevieve Detwiler Burns. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and wintered in Kissimmee, Florida. Don graduated from Vocational High School and was an Army veteran...

Dorothy L. Reber

Dorothy L. Reber

Mar 9, 2011

Dorothy L. Reber, 92, of Camillus and formerly of Phoebe Retirement Village, Wernersville, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at home. A lifetime resident of Reading, Pennsylvania, Dorothy was born on Friday, June 14, 1918 and was the daughter of Albert Ibach Schuler and Clara M. Brunner Schuler. She moved to Camillus in 2005. Dorothy graduated from Reading Senior High...

Doris M. Farr

Doris M. Farr

Mar 9, 2011

Doris M. Farr, of East Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was the daughter of Theo Lee Townsend and Flossie Blanche Raymond Townsend. She worked several years at Syracuse Pottery. Doris was predeceased by her husband, Vernon E. Farr Sr.; and son, Kevin Farr. Surviving...

James Charles Condon Sr.

James Charles Condon Sr.

Mar 5, 2011

James Charles Condon Sr., 74, of Fairmount and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Vero Beach, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 20, 1936, he was the son of John Patrick Condon and Anna Billard Condon. He was a graduate of St. Anthony of Padua School. James retired from New York...

Charles W. Milne

Charles W. Milne

Mar 4, 2011

Charles W. Milne, 90, of Syracuse passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at Francis House. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, October 2, 1920, he was the son of Charles Milne and Mary Buchanan Milne. He spent his early years in Eastwood and resided in Fairmount for the past 61 years. He was a 1939 graduate of Eastwood High School. An...

Orrin C. Cooper

Orrin C. Cooper

Mar 3, 2011

Orrin C. Cooper, 87, of Liverpool, formerly of Memphis, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Glen Falls on Thursday, September 20, 1923, he was the son of Orrin McKinley Cooper and Mary Monnet Cooper. He moved to Memphis in 1949. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Orrin retired in...

Patricia Barr

Patricia Barr

Mar 2, 2011

Patricia Barr, 81, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Thursday, August 29, 1929 and was the daughter of Howard Gardner and May Denno Gardner. She was a graduate of St. Vincent DePaul High School. Pat was employed by Manco Distributor's and was a communicant of...

Charles S. Zysk

Charles S. Zysk

Feb 28, 2011

Charles S. “Charlie” Zysk Sr., 92, of Camillus, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at VA Medical Center. Born in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday, September 29, 1918, he was the son of Antoni Zysk and Wiktorija Siwek Zysk. He lived in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania until moving to the Syracuse area in 1941. For the last 32 years, Charlie spent his winters...

Anne K. Mural

Anne K. Mural

Feb 28, 2011

Anne Kathryn Mural, 67, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at home. She was born in Syracuse on Thursday, October 14, 1943. She was employed by POMCO. Anne was predeceased by her parents, Alex and Helen Moskal Mural; sister, Margaret; and brother, Robert. Surviving are her aunt, Anna Milchen of East Syracuse; nephew, Jeffrey (Kathy) Mural of Albany;...

Kathleen "Pudge" Shetler O'Hara

Kathleen "Pudge" Shetler O'Hara

Feb 28, 2011

Kathleen “Pudge” Shetler O'Hara, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at home, surrounded by her loving family and beloved pup, Agnes. Born in Syracuse she was the daughter of Earl Shetler and Agnes Kelly Shetler. She grew up on Tipperary Hill. A graduate of St. Patrick's High School, Pudge later was a proud graduate of Cayuga County Community...

Joan E. Rice

Joan E. Rice

Feb 27, 2011

Joan E. Rice, 71, of Camillus, formerly of Westvale, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Crouse Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born on Wednesday, June 21, 1939 in Brooklyn, she moved to Westvale in 1961. Joan was a dedicated homemaker while her daughters were young and she took great joy in cooking and taking care of her family....

Patricia Sgroi-Kavney

Patricia Sgroi-Kavney

Feb 26, 2011

Patricia A. “Patti” Sgroi-Kavney, 49, of Cato, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, October 31, 1961, she lived in Camillus most of her life and in Cato for the past six years. A 1979 graduate of West Genesee High School, she was employed by Dickman Farms in Auburn. She...

Pauline E. Miller

Pauline E. Miller

Feb 26, 2011

Pauline E. Miller, 84, of Camillus, died peacefully on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Iroquois Nursing Home, surrounded by her family. Born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Joseph Krusac and Mary Kasun Krusac. Prior to moving to Camillus in 1963, she lived on the west side of Syracuse for 20 years. Pauline...

Thomas J. Sexton Jr.

Thomas J. Sexton Jr.

Feb 24, 2011

Thomas J. Sexton Jr., 81, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, November 20, 1929, he was the son of Thomas J. Sexton Sr. and Ester Quinn Sexton. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a 1948 graduate of CBA and attended LeMoyne College. He was a Navy veteran of...

Vladimir Yakov Ryaby

Vladimir Yakov Ryaby

Feb 23, 2011

Vladimir Ryaby February 23, 2011 Vladimir Ryaby, 79, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday at Community General Hospital. Surviving: wife, Anna; and siblings, Anna, Vira, Vasily, Stanislav and Nick. Services were held in First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners.

George J. Mezey

George J. Mezey

Feb 19, 2011

George Julius Mezey, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at University Hospital after battling illness the last six months. Born Sunday, June 5, 1927 in Szeged, Hungary, he was the son of Mihály and Valéria Mezey. George left Hungary in 1944 as the Russians began their final push into Budapest during World War II and escaped into Germany....

Allan Drew

Allan Drew

Feb 18, 2011

Allan P. Drew, 68, of Jamesville, passed away peacefully Friday, February 18, 2011 at home. Born in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, January 15, 1943, he was the son of Freeman Pierce Drew and Ruth Jessie Knight Drew. He lived in Jamesville since 1987. Allan graduated from York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois and the University of Illinois. He earned a...