Obituaries

John "Jack" G. Cuddy Jr.

John "Jack" G. Cuddy Jr.

Jan 4, 2010

John G. “Jack” Cuddy Jr., 76, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born on Friday, July 14, 1933, he was the son of the late John G. Cuddy Sr. and Rosemone Hughes Cuddy. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Jack was a graduate of CBA, Class of 1951, and the University of Notre...

Thomas L. Wescott

Thomas L. Wescott

Jan 4, 2010

Thomas L. Wescott, 52, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, March 24, 1957, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. He was a graduate of the Rome School of the Deaf. Tom was employed by Penn Traffic for 13 years. He was a member of the NYS Teamsters Union 317 and...

William "Bill" Nock

William "Bill" Nock

Dec 29, 2009

William “Bill” Nock, 81, of Camillus passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at University Hospital. Born in Kingston, New York on Friday, January 13, 1928, he was the son of Albert W. Nock and Winifred F. Barr Nock. He lived in the Camillus area since 1955. Bill was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He retired from...

Miriam L. Domres

Miriam L. Domres

Dec 28, 2009

Miriam L. Domres, 84, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Ithaca, on Tuesday, May 5, 1925, she was the daughter of William Charles Morris and Agnes Gertrude O’Connor Morris. She graduated from Ithaca High School and lived in Fairmount since 1959. Miriam worked 27 years in the parish office of...

Eleanor Clancy McCarthy

Eleanor Clancy McCarthy

Dec 27, 2009

Eleanor Clancy McCarthy, 80, of Camillus was called home to Heaven on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Born in Split Rock on Tuesday, October 8, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence M. Clancy and Helen M. Mahar Clancy. She lived in Buffalo from 1967 until returning to Syracuse in 1983. Eleanor was a graduate of Cathedral High School. She was...

Robert F. Corcoran

Robert F. Corcoran

Dec 26, 2009

Robert F. Corcoran, 75, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, November 23, 1934, he was the son of Thomas J. Corcoran and Virginia Weis Corcoran. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was co-owner of Peerless Press in Syracuse for 41 years. He was a Navy veteran...

Catherine Walliski

Catherine Walliski

Dec 22, 2009

Catherine Walliski, 92, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, November 12, 1917, she was the daughter of Charles Organski Sr. and Stella Samuels Organski. She lived in Camillus since 1986. Catherine lived 12 years in Bremerhaven and Frankfurt, West Germany. She spoke fluent German and Polish and traveled extensively...

Michael James McLaughlin

Michael James McLaughlin

Dec 20, 2009

Michael James McLaughlin, 29, of San Diego, California and formerly of Camillus, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 in Santa Ana, California. He was born and raised in Camillus before moving to San Diego in February 2005. A 1998 graduate of West Genesee High School, Michael also attended Bridgton Academy in Maine and Rutgers University. He was an account executive...

Marcella Merrill

Marcella Merrill

Dec 19, 2009

Marcella Merrill, 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Francis House. Born in Marcellus on Friday, December 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Melvin C. Merrill and Martha Zavalauskas Merrill. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. A graduate of Solvay High School, Marcella also graduated from Syracuse University and received her master’s...

Helen V. Flynn

Helen V. Flynn

Dec 17, 2009

Helen V. Flynn, 89, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 9, 1920, she was the daughter of Stanley J. Sizing and Gertrude Castle Sizing. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Helen was a graduate of St. Anthony's School and communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed...

Kathleen Reite

Kathleen Reite

Dec 16, 2009

Kathleen Reite, 49, of Preble, passed away Wednesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she worked as a bartender for the VFW Post in Syracuse. Kathy was an avid bowler and enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. Surviving are her children, Virginia LaPoint, John and Robert; sisters, Virginia Wager, Linda Lieberman, Brenda Flask, and...

Gloria J. Herron

Gloria J. Herron

Dec 15, 2009

Gloria Jean Herron, 68, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she grew up in the Valley and graduated from Onondaga Valley Academy. Gloria retired from M&T Bank and was also formerly employed by Onondaga Savings Bank. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was a former member of the funeral luncheon committee. She enjoyed...

Charles M. Barry

Charles M. Barry

Dec 14, 2009

Charles M. Barry, 80, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at home. Born in Syracuse on Friday, October 25, 1929, he was the son of Charles Barry and Margaret Morgan Barry. He spent his early years in Marcellus before moving to California and later residing in Camillus. Charles was a graduate of Marcellus High School and Niagara University....

Christine (Hogan) Porter

Christine (Hogan) Porter

Dec 11, 2009

Christine (Hogan) Porter, 62, of Sacramento, California, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009. Born in Cuba, New York on Tuesday, March 18, 1947, she was the daughter of John Edward Hogan and Vivian Fern Ransier. Surviving are her daughter, Laurle Jones; sons, Jeff, John, and Edward Barnard; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, John, Gordon, Hugh, Terence, and...

Joseph Rocco Morabito

Joseph Rocco Morabito

Dec 10, 2009

J.R. Morabito, 56, a resident of Camillus, and beloved brother, father, son and friend, succumbed to a long term illness on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, November 19, 1953, he was a 1971 graduate of West Genesee High School and graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in environmental science...

Lisa Brown (Turo)

Lisa Brown (Turo)

Dec 9, 2009

Lisa (Turo) Brown, 41, of Liverpool, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 12, 1968, she was the daughter of Russell B. Brown and Mary N. Detrick Brown. Lisa was employed for five years with Taco Bell in Liverpool. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and loved spending time with her family. Surviving are her...

William Slifka

William Slifka

Dec 8, 2009

William Slifka, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, August 14, 1925, he was the son of Nestor Slifka and Mary Ozogar Slifka. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he served the federal government for a total of 38 years, retiring as an electronic quality assurance...

Mary Volsko Slowinski

Mary Volsko Slowinski

Dec 8, 2009

Mary Volsko Slowinski, 93, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, March 24, 1916, she was the daughter of Julia and Stephen Volsko. While a teen, she relocated to the Lyndhurst, New Jersey area where she met and later married Matthew Slowinski in May 1935. It was there that she...

Mark S. Miller

Mark S. Miller

Dec 7, 2009

Mark S. Miller, 52, of Warners, passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born on Saturday, June 1, 1957, he was the son of Charles Samuel Miller Jr. and Elma Jane Weisbrod. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he graduated from West Genesee High School and Onondaga Community College. Mark was employed by Case...

Lois Betts Michalowski

Lois Betts Michalowski

Dec 7, 2009

Lois Michalowski, 96, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Rochester on Friday, April 4, 1913, she was the daughter of Benjamin Butler Betts and Irene Belle Hill Betts. After spending her early years in Rochester, she also lived in St. Petersburg, Florida before moving to the Syracuse area in the...