Obituaries
Norma K. (Dwyer) Maher
Dec 13, 2011
Norma K. (Dwyer) Maher, 91, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Central Park Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, July 7, 1920, she was the daughter of Robert and Marjorie Dwyer. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Solvay High School. Norma was a former secretary at Solvay Process and Home...
Evelyn G. O'Keefe
Dec 12, 2011
Evelyn G. O'Keefe, 90, of Jamesville, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Loretto. Born in Brooklyn on Thursday, January 27, 1921, she was the daughter of James Henry Curry and Mary Elizabeth White Curry. She spent her early years in Brooklyn where she was a graduate of Bishop McDonnell High School. She lived in Kendall Park, New Jersey from...
Eileen Simone
Dec 12, 2011
Eileen G. Simone, 87, formerly of 911 Granger Rd., Fairmount, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Crouse Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Syracuse on Monday, March 3, 1924, she was the daughter of Thomas Graser and Margaret Baker. She lived in Tipperary Hill before moving to Fairmount over 50 years ago and was a graduate of St....
Mary Waverchak McGraw
Dec 1, 2011
Mary Waverchak McGraw, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at The Centers at Camillus. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Sunday, October 29, 1922 and was the daughter of Paul Waverchak and Mary Zory Waverchak. She was a graduate of Vocational High School. Mary retired in 1982 from AT&T after more than...
Mary Raymond
Nov 30, 2011
Mary E. Raymond, 89, of Lakeland, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, May 20, 1922, she was the daughter of Theodore Patrick Yager and Ethel Blanche Hogan Yager. She lived in Lakeland since 1953. Mary graduated from Central High School and attended Comptometer School. She was formerly employed by...
Mary Ellen (Carter) Poorman
Nov 29, 2011
Mary Ellen (Carter) Poorman, 88, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, December 23, 1922, she was the daughter of John Edward Poorman and Lucy Edna Tucker Carter. A 1939 graduate of St. Anthony of Padua School, she grew up in The Valley and lived in Camillus for 60 years. She...
Jean Walter Teachout
Nov 28, 2011
Jean W. Teachout, 92, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at his niece’s home in Liverpool. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday, December 6, 1918, he was the son of Charles Henry Teachout and Inez Yager Teachout. He lived in Jordan until moving to Fairmount in 1952. Jean was an Army veteran of World War II. He retired...
Marjorie J. Gaza
Nov 28, 2011
Marjorie J. (Bero) Gaza, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, November 28, at her home. Born on the St. Regis (Akwesasne) Reserve on Monday, December 7, 1925, she was the daughter of Loran Bero and Josephine Sawatis. Following her graduation from Bombay High School, Marge moved to Syracuse to work at the General Electric plant during World War II. While...
Thomas A. DeJohn
Nov 24, 2011
Thomas A. DeJohn, 83, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 25, 1928, he was the son of Michael and Philomena DeJohn. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, Tom was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a mason for more than 40 years. A member...
Jeffrey L. Morgan
Nov 23, 2011
Jeffrey L. Morgan, 66, of Geddes, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Rosewood Heights Health Center after a short illness. Born in Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday, November 21, 1945, he moved to Syracuse as a child. Jeffrey was a graduate of Westhill High School and Navy veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was employed by Niagara Mohawk as a...
Jeannette Ciciarelli Orzel
Nov 19, 2011
Jeannette Ciciarelli Orzel, 90, of Camillus, went home to the Lord Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, July 4, 1921, she was the daughter of John Ciciarelli and Theresa Frustaglia Ciciarelli. She was a graduate of Vocational High School and lived on the west end until moving to Camillus in 1952....
Margaret Simpson
Nov 12, 2011
Margaret A. Simpson, 70, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Saratoga on Saturday, August 23, 1941, she was a teacher at the Dr. King Elementary School in the Syracuse City School District for many years. Margaret’s many interests included: cooking, reading, golfing, bowling, photography, gardening, animals and taking care of loved ones. Margaret...
Jane Heer St.Denis
Nov 7, 2011
Jane Heer St.Denis, 91, of Naples, New York, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, March 11, 1920, she was the daughter of Jacob Heer and Theresa Storffler Heer. She lived in Syracuse until moving to Lake Mary, Florida in 1976 and moved to Naples in 2009. Jane was employed...
Robert E. Dugan
Nov 2, 2011
Robert E. Dugan, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, October 15, 1925, he was the son of Thomas Dugan and Frances McCarthy Dugan. Bob was a firefighter for the city of Syracuse for 37 years. He received the Francis Hendricks Medal award for bravery in...
Adrienne F. Carta
Nov 1, 2011
Adrienne F. Carta, 75, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at home, surrounded by her family. Born in Cortland on Saturday, August 29, 1936, she was the daughter of Peter Bertini and Anna Russo Bertini. She was raised in Cortland and was a 1954 graduate of Cortland High School and moved to Syracuse in 1956, when she attended...
Mary "Beth" Riposo
Oct 29, 2011
Mary “Beth” Riposo, 59, of Erieville, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Francis House. Born in Buffalo on Sunday, July 27, 1952, she was raised in Camillus. Beth was employed with Wells Fargo Advisors in Syracuse. She loved spending time with her family and all of her very good friends. With a positive attitude, she always thought of others...
Stanley A. Jachim
Oct 29, 2011
Stanley Anthony Jachim, 97, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 7, 1914, he was the son of Stanley and Nellie Jachim. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was employed by the Liverpool Central School District. He was an Army veteran of World War II....
Dorothy Anne Norton
Oct 29, 2011
Dorothy A. Norton, 74, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011 at home. Born in Binghamton, New York, on Friday, June 25, 1937, she was the daughter of Raymond Hall Hathaway and Anna Ruggles Harpur Hathaway. She spent her early years in Windsor before moving to Syracuse and later to Camillus. She was employed by the New York State...
James J. Hayes
Oct 26, 2011
James J. “Jimbo” Hayes, 52, of Jordan, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at home. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, August, 11 1959, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Jim retired in 2007 after 29 years with Camillus Cutlery and most recently worked with McQuay International in Auburn for the last two years. He was a communicant...
Rodney "Red" DuBray
Oct 23, 2011
Rodney “Red” DuBray, 77, of Weedsport, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at home, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on Saturday, January 6, 1934, he was the son of Ameddy Oliver DuBray and Hazel Emma Moody DuBray. He was raised in Saranac Lake and lived over 30 years in Orlando, Florida, until moving to Weedsport in 2007. He was...







