Obituaries

Rosemary C. Smith

Rosemary C. Smith

Nov 11, 2010

Rosemary C. (Deal) Smith, 87, of Fairmount, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital after a long illness. Born in Syracuse on Friday, February 2, 1923 to the late Mary Bell (Dillon) Deal and Allen S. Deal, Rosemary graduated from St. Vincent DePaul High School in 1941. She married Robert E. Smith in 1946 and...

Eva Margaret (Opalka) Karpenko

Eva Margaret (Opalka) Karpenko

Nov 10, 2010

Eva Margaret (Opalka) Karpenko, 85, of Franklin, Tennessee, formerly of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, following complications from a stroke. Eva was born on Sunday, December 21, 1924 in Herrings, New York, the daughter of John and Mary Opalka, and lived most of her adult life in Camillus. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School...

Michael E. Hart

Michael E. Hart

Nov 9, 2010

Michael E. Hart, 44, of Camillus, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Born in Auburn on Tuesday, July 19, 1966, he grew up in Moravia and lived in Rochester for 10 years. He resided in Camillus for the past 10 years. Michael was an engineer for Lockheed Martin for 10 years and was previously employed by Xerox in...

Anna "Anne" Prior Walsh

Anna "Anne" Prior Walsh

Nov 7, 2010

Anna “Anne” Prior Walsh, 79, of Camillus, passed away quietly on Sunday November 7, 2010, surrounded by her family’s love. Anne was born in Oswego on Sunday, February 22, 1931, the daughter of Frank M. and Mary E. Prior. She was a graduate of Oswego High School and was later employed by SUNY Oswego. Anne committed her life energy to...

Eileen W. Hamann

Eileen W. Hamann

Nov 7, 2010

Eileen (nee Wurst) Hamann, 80, of Syracuse, formerly of Camillus, passed away on Sunday. Eileen led a life blessed by a good family, a strong faith and many good friends. She was a loving and caring woman who was both a loyal friend and a wonderful neighbor. Born on March 2, 1930 in Great Neck, NY, Eileen graduated from SUNY...

Carl "Chick" J. Beverine Jr.

Carl "Chick" J. Beverine Jr.

Nov 3, 2010

Carl “Chick” J. Beverine Jr., 71, of Baldwinsville, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Monday, March 20, 1939 and was the son of Carl John Beverine Sr. and Josephine Mary Lazzaro Beverine. He graduated from Central High School and was a Marine Corps veteran. Chick worked...

Arthur Evans Tashko LeGacy

Arthur Evans Tashko LeGacy

Nov 3, 2010

Arthur Evans Tashko LeGacy, Professor Emeritus of History at Syracuse University, passed away peacefully from cancer on November 3. Born in Boston on June 1, 1933 to the actress, Elsa Evans Sanvito and the painter, Artur Tashko, Arthur grew up as part of the family of Norman and Genevieve LeGacy of Brookline, MA. Arthur was the nephew of the Albanian...

John J. Camaione

John J. Camaione

Oct 25, 2010

John Joseph “J.J.” Camaione John Joseph “J.J.” Camaione, 52, of Hollywood, Florida, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2010 after a short illness. J.J. grew up in the Valley section of Syracuse and was a 1975 graduate of Corcoran High School. He was a double kidney transplant recipient (1980 and 2000). John worked as a consumer credit counselor in...

Ronald K. Kotz

Ronald K. Kotz

Oct 18, 2010

Ronald K. Kotz, 77, of Camillus, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Buffalo on Sunday, September 17, 1933, he was the son of William Kotz and Gwendolyn Durham Kotz. He moved to Syracuse in 1963. Ronald was a graduate of LaFayette High School and served on the school newspaper staff. He was...

Jeanne H. Slocombe

Jeanne H. Slocombe

Oct 15, 2010

Jeanne H. Slocombe, 81, of Camillus, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at home. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, November 3, 1928, she was the daughter of Arthur Francis Hillebrand and Mae Gertrude Henderson Hillebrand. She resided in Syracuse until moving to Camillus in 1984. Formerly employed by AT&T, Jeanne was a communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed spending...

Herthel H. Buckland

Herthel H. Buckland

Oct 15, 2010

Herthel “Tracy” Buckland, 99, of DeWitt, passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at Francis House. Born in Canaseraga on Saturday, July 8, 1911, she was the daughter of Horace Seth Tracy and Grayce L. Boylan Tracy. She was a graduate of SUNY Geneseo. Tracy was owner of Buckland & Co., Inc. in DeWitt. She taught grade school before going into...

Nancy Petrivelli Hoppes

Nancy Petrivelli Hoppes

Oct 12, 2010

Nancy Petrivelli Hoppes, 54, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born on Thursday, July 12, 1956, she lived in New Jersey for many years before moving back to Syracuse in 2003. Nancy was very giving and loved children and animals. Nancy was predeceased by her father, Francis Albert Petrivelli in 1992. Surviving...

John M. Fusco Sr.

John M. Fusco Sr.

Oct 12, 2010

John M. Fusco Sr., 81, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at University Hospital surrounded by his family. A lifetime resident of the Fairmount, Solvay area, he was born in Syracuse on Saturday, January 5, 1929 and was the son of Gaetano Fusco and Theresa Ferrara Fusco. John was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He retired...

Margaret B. Fitzgerald

Margaret B. Fitzgerald

Oct 11, 2010

Margaret B. Fitzgerald, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at Syracuse Home Association. Born on Thursday, September 27, 1923, she was the daughter of Arthur and Marian Smith Brooks. She was a graduate of Utica Free Academy. Margaret moved to Syracuse in 1987. She retired as operations officer after working more than 25 years with Savings Bank...

Earl "Rocky" Devereaux

Earl "Rocky" Devereaux

Oct 4, 2010

Earl “Rocky” Devereaux, 60, of Lakeland, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of Lakeland, he was born Wednesday, December 7, 1949. He graduated from Solvay High School. Rocky was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He retired in 2005 after 30 years with New Venture Gear. A former member of...

Catherine Elizabeth Burns

Catherine Elizabeth Burns

Oct 3, 2010

Catherine Vincent Burns, 95, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, October 5, 1915, she was the daughter of Anna Gilmaster Vincent and Harold George Vincent. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she graduated from St. Lucy's Academy and Powelson Business Institute. Kate was a communicant of the Cathedral of the...

Sarah B. Heffron-O'Donnell

Sarah B. Heffron-O'Donnell

Oct 2, 2010

Sarah Heffron-O'Donnell, 29, of Adams Center, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, February 11, 1981, she was a lifetime resident of Camillus before moving to Adams Center in 2009. Sarah was a 1999 graduate of West Genesee High School, a 2003 graduate of SUNY Geneseo where she received...

Marguerite "Margo" H. Lynch

Marguerite "Margo" H. Lynch

Oct 2, 2010

Marguerite “Margo” H. Lynch, 89, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Touch of Home, Round Rock, Texas. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, July 26, 1921, she was the daughter of George Moyer and Helen MacDonald Moyer. She lived in Camillus for 37 years and moved to Bradenton, Florida in 1988 and lived in Austin, Texas since 2006....

Edwin Russell Lambert

Edwin Russell Lambert

Sep 25, 2010

Edwin Russell Lambert, 83, of Fairmount, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at his home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, May 22, 1927, he was the son of Russell Franklin Lambert and Frances Lenore Carpenter Lambert. He resided in Syracuse for most of his life. He was a longtime communicant of Holy Family Church...

F.G. (Jerry) McGivern

F.G. (Jerry) McGivern

Sep 24, 2010

F.G. “Jerry” McGivern, 88, of Camillus, passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Kearny, New Jersey on Sunday, December 4, 1921, he was the son of Patrick Joseph McGivern and Cathrine Anne Madden McGivern. He and lived in Camillus since 1962. He graduated from Kearny High School and attended the Newark Engineering Institute. Jerry was...