Obituaries
Charles R. Searle
Sep 30, 2007
Charles R. Searle, 69, of Camillus, died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 23, 1938, he was the son of George William Searle and Anna Kulman Searle. Charles was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy and lived in Camillus since 1942. Retiring in 1986, he was employed for 25 years with Allied...
Betty DeWitt
Sep 13, 2007
Betty DeWitt, 90, of Syracuse, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Auburn Memorial Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, March 7, 1917, she was the daughter of William and Ruby Murray McNamara. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a communicant of St. Ann's Church. Betty was formerly employed by The Addis Co. She enjoyed her children, grandchildren...
Edgar "Bud" Elliott
Sep 7, 2007
Edgar Bud Elliott, 81, of Fairmount, died Friday, September 7, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, June 4, 1926, he was the son of William Edgar and Frances Rose Groboske Elliott. He lived in Camillus for 59 years. Bud was owner of Albert's Jewelers when he retired in 1993 after 50 years. A past...
Rudolph F. Karasek
Sep 3, 2007
Rudolph F. Karasek, 88, of Camillus, died Monday, September 3, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Herkimer on Sunday, September 22, 1918, he was the son of Joseph and Mary Herkel Karasek. He lived in Fort Herkimer before moving to Camillus in 1954. Rudy graduated from Herkimer High School and owned and operated High Path Stock Farm in Camillus for...
Kevin J. Kerswell
Aug 25, 2007
Kevin J. Kerswell, 50, of Baldwinsville, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007. Born in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, January 9, 1957, he was the son of Wilbur James Kerswell and Audrey Mary Taylor Kerswell. He grew up in Camillus. Kevin moved to California after graduating from college. He taught at Tennyson High School for many years. He was a 1975...
Richard "Dick" A. Purcell
Aug 25, 2007
Richard Dick A. Purcell, 75, of Camillus, died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the Francis House. Born on Monday, May 23, 1932, he was raised in Syracuse and lived in Camillus since 1972. Dick graduated from Onondaga Valley Academy in 1951 and was a Korean War veteran. Employed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp for 38 years, he retired in 1991....
Verna O. Baker
Aug 10, 2007
Verna O. Baker, 100, formerly of Camillus, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Sydenham, Ontario on Saturday, August 3, 1907, she was the daughter of Ira John Orser and Victoria Lees Orser. She lived in the Syracuse area most of her life and Camillus for more than 30 years. Verna was a graduate of Sydenham...
John C. Kowalewski Sr.
Aug 9, 2007
John C. Kowalewski Sr., 85, of Lakeland, died August 9, 2007. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, May 28, 1922, he was the son of Constantine Kowalewski and Rosalia Sklarczyk Kowalewski. After spending his early years in Syracuse, he lived in Lakeland for the past 40 years. John was part owner of Sky Window Cleaning & Janitorial Co. where he retired...
Kathleen Marie Low
Aug 6, 2007
Kathleen Marie Low, 63, of East Syracuse, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at home. Born in Potsdam on Monday, June 5, 1944, she was the daughter of John Hatch Low and Marie Isabell Coleman Low. She was a 1963 graduate of Potsdam Central School. Kathy lived in the Syracuse area for more than 30 years and was formerly employed by...
Robert E. Welles
Aug 6, 2007
Robert "Bob" Evan Welles, 82, of Lakeland, Florida and formerly of Camillus, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, December 23, 1924, he was the son of Frank M. Welles and Ethel Jones Welles. Bob graduated from Valley High School and attended Syracuse University. He served in World War II with the Army Corp of Engineers,...
Marjorie J. Vertrees
Aug 4, 2007
Marjorie Lockerbie Vertrees, 87, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007at her home surrounded by her devoted family. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, July 14, 1920, she was the daughter of Earl M. Lockerbie and Dorothy W. Stowe Vertrees. She lived in Camillus for 53 years. She will be remembered for her strength of character and strong sense of...
Doris "Pat" Hamilton
Jul 26, 2007
Doris Pat Hamilton, 72, of the village of Camillus, died Thursday, July 26, 2007at home. Born in Watertown on Christmas Day, 1934, she was the daughter of George Alberry and Doris Ann Walker Alberry. She lived in the Syracuse area since 1969. Doris was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and a former member of the Altar and Rosary Society...
Frank T. Lacina
Jul 21, 2007
Frank T. Lacina, 90, of Camillus, died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at his daughter Mary Ann's home in Fairmount. Born on Wednesday, October 25, 1916, he was the son of Frank William Lacina and Anna Humzor Lacina. After growing up in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he lived in Camillus for the past 54 years. Frank was a truck driver for 45 years,...
Virginia Foote Bluto
Jul 11, 2007
Virginia Foote Bluto, 84, of Camillus, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Burlington, Vermont on Sunday, July 16, 1922, she was the daughter of Charles Philo Foote and Mae Murray Foote. She was raised in Charlotte, Vermont and lived in Camillus since 1956. Virginia Iggy was a graduate of the Northfield Seminary...
Patricia "Patti" Kelly Gleason
Jul 4, 2007
Patricia Patti Kelly Gleason, 46, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Crouse Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Syracuse on Friday, December 2, 1960, she was the daughter of William Francis Gleason and Elizabeth Ann Crook Gleason. She was a lifetime resident of Camillus. Patricia was a 1979 graduate of West Genesee High...
Anne Calley
Jun 21, 2007
Anne Calley, 96, of Syracuse, died Thursday, June 21, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Utica on Thursday, July 28, 1910, she was the daughter of Frank Paul Toscano and Mary Zaza Toscano. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Anne and her husband started Calley United Appliances in 1946, now called City Hardware. She...
Grace W. Campbell
Jun 21, 2007
Grace W. Campbell, 89, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Rochester on Thursday, June 13, 1918, she was the daughter of William Henry and Rose Emily Griffiths Scriver. A long-time member of Asbury First United Methodist Church in Rochester, Grace was active in all aspects of church life. Her love of travel took her first...
Paul R. Cayen
Jun 9, 2007
Paul R. Cayen, 73, of Fairmount, died Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Canton on Sunday, October 1, 1933, he was the son of Rolland E. Cayen and Mabel E. Foster. He lived in Potsdam for 16 years and in Syracuse until moving to Fairmount in 1964. Paul was employed by Community-General Hospital for three years and...
Phyllis Jean McCarthy
Jun 4, 2007
Phyllis Jean McCarthy, 67, of Romulus, passed away peacefully Monday, June 4, 2007 at Geneva General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, July 7, 1939, she was a graduate of West Genesee High School and lived in Romulus since 2000. Phyllis was formerly employed by Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield. She also tended bar for several years at her...
Rev. Thomas E. Cooper
Jun 1, 2007
Rev. Thomas E. Cooper, 74, of Camillus, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. The son of James Edward Cooper and Arlie Marie Dobbins Cooper, he was born on Thursday, June 16, 1932 in Adrian, Michigan. After spending his early years in Adrian, he moved to Camillus in 1970. Father Cooper was a 1950 graduate of...
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