Obituaries
Jack Strobel
Dec 19, 2010
Jack Strobel, 84, of Warners, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Newark Wayne Community Hospital, after a period of declining health in an otherwise full active life. Born in Gainfarm, Austria on Sunday, January 31, 1926, he was the son on Raymund Strobel and Rosa Tietz Strobel. Jack came to the United States in 1934 and was a graduate...
Dorothy "Dottie" Massie
Dec 18, 2010
Dorothy “Dottie” Massie, 84, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Stonehedge Health & Rehabilitation Center in Chittenango, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Racine, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 1, 1926, she was the daughter of August Sauer Elmer and Mildred Gertrude Clark. She lived most of her life in Syracuse and was employed 15 years...
Kent G. Wheeler Sr.
Dec 18, 2010
Kent G. Wheeler Sr., 82, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, May 5, 1928, he was the son of Ralph Edward Wheeler Sr. and Grace Edna Wheeler. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse and Camillus area, he was a Navy veteran of World War II. Kent retired...
Sharon D. Catalino
Dec 11, 2010
Sharon D. Catalino, 66, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Upstate University Hospital. She was born in Syracuse on Saturday, July 1, 1944. She was a loving wife and mother who was especially devoted to her grandchildren. Sharon loved life and she fought actively for the rights of the unborn and the elderly with both the local...
Sarah J. Krisak
Dec 9, 2010
Sarah J. Krisak, 88, of Fairmount, passed way Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Pittston, Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 29, 1922, she was the daughter of Rocco Yemma and Rose Vallone Yemma. She graduated from Pittston High School and lived in Washington, DC until moving to the Syracuse area in 1945. Sarah was employed...
Joseph B. Costello II
Dec 6, 2010
Joseph B. Costello II, formerly of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 6 in Divide, CO. Joe was raised in Syracuse and moved to Colorado in 1978. He started working at the NY Telephone Co. when he was 18 and transferred to the U.S. West Telephone Co. in Colorado Springs, retiring in December 2000. He was a lineman up...
Charles E. Fehlau
Dec 5, 2010
Charles E. Fehlau, 84, of Syracuse, died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 5, 2010 after a short illness. Born on Tuesday, August 10, 1926, he was raised in Lewiston, Maine and was the son of the late Rev. Edgar R. Fehlau and Esther (Pennekamp) Fehlau. After high school, Chuck enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and...
Beverly Zavalauskas
Dec 3, 2010
Beverly Zavalauskas, 83, was called home to Heaven on Friday, December 3, 2010 while residing at Syracuse Home Association in Baldwinsville, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was born on Monday, September 26, 1927 and was the daughter of William E. Jenkins and Mary I. Nolan Jenkins. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church...
Edward J. Gorman
Dec 2, 2010
Edward J. Gorman, 69, of Baldwinsville and formerly of Fairmount, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Syracuse Home Association. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 3, 1941, he was the son of Ruth Lilley Gorman and Edward J. Gorman. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was employed by Crucible Steel Corp. for 37 years. Ed was an...
Nancy (Conklin) Carter
Nov 28, 2010
Nancy (Conklin) Carter, 65, of Geddes, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at home with her beloved companion, her dog, Lily, by her side. Born on Wednesday, June 27, 1945, she was the daughter of Alenson Roscoe Conklin Jr. and Eleanor M. Gettman Conklin. She was raised in Liverpool and lived in North Syracuse until moving to Geddes over a...
Margaret M. Cianciola
Nov 27, 2010
Margaret M. Cianciola, 83, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Community General Hospital. Born in Utica on Friday, October 28, 1927, she was the daughter of Arthur Evan Lloyd and Margaret Elizabeth Scully Lloyd. After spending her early years in Utica, she moved to Camillus in 1956. Margaret was an active communicant of St. Joseph's Church. She...
Mary Jane Mazzoni
Nov 27, 2010
Mary Jane Mazzoni, 83, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 with her loving family by her side. Born and raised in Syracuse, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Elsie Re. After graduating from high school, she went on to become a hairdresser. Mary Jane lived in Camillus most of her life and was a communicant...
Mary E. "Betty" Kelly
Nov 23, 2010
Mary E. ‘Betty” Finan Kelly, 83, of Camillus, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, August 18, 1927, she was the daughter of William Finan and Mary Flannery Finan. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she moved to Camillus in 1991. Betty was a graduate of North High School. She retired from Agway...
John E. Roycraft
Nov 21, 2010
John E. Roycraft, 91, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2010 at home joining in eternity our beloved mother. Born in Rochester on Sunday, December 22, 1918, he was the son of Francis and Mary Holland Roycraft. To his family and friends, John “Red” was an inspiration and all that is good and kind. He was the best possible...
Margaret Coyle Brody
Nov 21, 2010
Margaret Coyle Brody, 91, of Camillus, loving wife of Deacon Col. John P. “Steve” Brody Sr., went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 21, 2010, surrounded by family at home. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on Wednesday, May 28, 1919, she was the daughter of Mary Genevieve McNeil Coyle and John William Coyle. She lived in...
Michael J. Kulczyk
Nov 21, 2010
Michael J. Kulczyk, 59, of Baldwinsville, passed away Sunday at University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Michael was general manager with Harrison Bakery where he worked for over 25 years. He was also a former bartender at Weber’s Restaurant. An avid fisherman and Nascar race fan, he was also an...
David Walter Smith
Nov 15, 2010
David W. Smith, 91, of Baldwinsville, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 15, 2010. He was born in Syracuse on Sunday, January 26, 1919, the son of Ethel Lydia Hall Smith and Walter Lewis Smith. He attended Edward Smith and Nottingham Schools. David graduated from Northfield-Mount Hermon Prep School in 1938 and Syracuse University in 1942. He was...
Joseph Rudy
Nov 14, 2010
Joseph Rudy, 83, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Community General Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, Joe was born on Thursday, June 2, 1927 and was the son of Michael Rudy and Mary Marcisin Rudy. He was raised on Mather Street and graduated from Central High School. In World War II, Joe served in the Navy...
Charles A. Schiedel
Nov 14, 2010
Charles A. Schiedel, 92, formerly of Camillus, NY, passed away Sunday in Roswell, GA. Charles was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada where he lived for nine years. He resided in Syracuse from 1929 until moving to Roswell, GA in 2009. He was a Navy veteran of WW II. Owner and operator of Schiedel Cleaners in North Syracuse, he retired in...
Maria SantaFerrara
Nov 12, 2010
Maria Estelle Santa Ferrara, 85, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, November 12, 2010 with her loving family by her side. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday, October 15, 1925, she was the daughter of Juan and Maria Rivera. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church. An avid gardener, Maria enjoyed her huge rose garden with its many...