Obituaries

David F. 'Danny' Daniels

David F. 'Danny' Daniels

May 29, 2009

David F. “Danny” Daniels, 75, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, June 27, 1933, he was the son of Frederick Henry Daniels and Ruth Margaret Flannery Daniels. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Danny was a 1951 graduate of Central Tech and attended Syracuse University. A contractor and...

George 'David' McAllister

George 'David' McAllister

May 26, 2009

George “David” McAllister, 57, of Skaneateles, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 2, 1951, he was the son of Thomas Frank McAllister and Amelia Wright McAllister. He lived in Camillus until moving to Skaneateles 25 years ago. David was an A-1 carpenter, working for various construction companies before retiring from...

Edward W. Peck

Edward W. Peck

May 26, 2009

Edward W. Peck, 91, of Oneida and formerly of Fairmount Hills, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Oneida Healthcare Center. Born in Syracuse on Monday, October 15, 1917, he was the son of Lee Peck and Hattie Lemke Peck. He lived in Fairmount and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina until moving to Oneida in 1993. A graduate of St. Vincent...

Ada Caldwell Clark

Ada Caldwell Clark

May 25, 2009

Ada Caldwell Clark, 98, of Williamsburg, Virginia and formerly of Syracuse, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009. Born in New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada on Sunday, December 18, 1910, she was the daughter of Robert Caldwell and Anabelle Morrison Caldwell. A resident of Syracuse for 65 years, she lived in St. Petersburg, Florida before moving to Williamsburg, Virginia 15 years ago....

William J. O'Hern

William J. O'Hern

May 22, 2009

William J. “Cowboy” O'Hern, 95, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at home. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, November 22, 1913, he was the son of William Joseph O’Hern and Elisabeth Veronica Fahey O’Hern. He lived in Fairmount for 57 years. William was formerly employed by BOCES Onondaga-Madison, retiring in 1975, and Genesee Brewing Co. He was an...

Nancy Nesbitt Strickland

Nancy Nesbitt Strickland

May 22, 2009

Nancy Nesbitt Strickland, 77, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, June 13, 1931, she was the daughter of William and Gladys Nesbitt. Nancy graduated from Vassar College and was proud of her employment with American Airlines and West Genesee School District. She was an accomplished equestrian in her youth and later enjoyed owning...

Lorraine Charlotte Bailey

Lorraine Charlotte Bailey

May 20, 2009

Lorraine C. Bailey, 80, of Camillus, formerly of Tipp Hill, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, July 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Charlotte Tymofy Czarnecki and Walter Czarnecki. A graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Lorraine was a former employee of New Process Gear and homemaker. She was an avid...

Leonard 'Lenny' McManus

Leonard 'Lenny' McManus

May 17, 2009

Leonard “Lenny” McManus, 80, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Camillus on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17, 1929, he was the son of Clyde L. McManus and Mabel Hartkopf McManus. A lifetime resident of Camillus, he was a 1947 graduate of Camillus High School. Lenny retired in 1987 as a senior...

John F. Otis Jr.

John F. Otis Jr.

May 15, 2009

John Francis Otis Jr., 63, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at home. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was born on Wednesday, July 4, 1945. He graduated from St. Vincent DePaul School. John retired from Phillip Morris USA after 33 years and previously with IATSE Local Union 9 after more than 30 years. He was a communicant...

Ann Marie Hilton

Ann Marie Hilton

May 15, 2009

Ann Marie Hilton, 73, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Buffalo on Sunday, July 7, 1935, she was the daughter of Harold Keith Baillie and Marie Bommer Baillie. She lived in the Syracuse area since 1950 and was a 1952 graduate of St. Anthony High School. Ann was employed by St. Camillus...

Evelyn Durgala Avery

Evelyn Durgala Avery

May 13, 2009

Evelyn Durgala Avery, 82, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Auburn Nursing Home. Born in Auburn on Sunday, August 8, 1926, she was the daughter of Martin Durgala and Anna Matus Durgala. A lifetime resident of the Auburn area, she graduated from Skaneateles High School. She was employed with Auburn and Moravia Correctional Facilities for many years....

Anna Tomoroksa

Anna Tomoroksa

May 13, 2009

Anna Tomoroksa, 75, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at home. Born in Horohov, Ukraine on Thursday, October 5, 1933, she was the daughter of Homa Tomoroksa and Marina Kisil Tomoroksa. Anna worked in the Ukraine on a government farm for 43 years, retiring in 1988. She came to the United States on May 26, 1996. She was...

Barbara J. Ingram

Barbara J. Ingram

May 8, 2009

Barbara J. Ingram, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, June 29, 1932, she was the daughter of Charles Edward Kemp and Dorothy Poorman Kemp. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was employed by the Syracuse City School District for 20 years. Barbara enjoyed cats, loved her...

Dorothy Leona Champlain

Dorothy Leona Champlain

May 8, 2009

Dorothy Leona Champlain, 101, formerly of Howlett Hill, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 in Leesburg, Florida. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, August 29, 1907, she was the daughter of George John Hammerle and Alice B. Durston Hammerle. She lived in Syracuse until moving to Florida in the mid ‘70s. Dorothy was a former switchboard operator. She was a member...

Agnes K. Whipple

Agnes K. Whipple

May 5, 2009

Agnes K. Whipple, 86, formerly of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Manlius. Born in New York on Wednesday, November 29, 1922, she was the daughter of William Thompson Kennedy and Janet Gordon Camp Kennedy. She was raised in New York City and lived in Rochester before moving to the Albany area. Agnes graduated from Spence School and...

Jane Bialczak Whitbread

Jane Bialczak Whitbread

May 5, 2009

Jane Bialczak Whitbread, 88, of Solvay, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Community General Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Tuesday, February 8, 1921 and was the daughter of Felix Bialczak and Anna Kaczmarczyk Bialczak. She graduated from Vocational High School. Jane spent most of her working years with Dey Bros. as their...

David P. Kenna

David P. Kenna

May 5, 2009

David P. Kenna, 71, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. Born in Buffalo on Saturday, July 24, 1937, he was raised in Rochester and lived in Camillus since 1966. He was the son of Frank C. Kenna and Mary Constance Montgomery Kenna. David graduated from Aquinas Institute in 1955, University of Windsor...

Michael John Strempel

Michael John Strempel

May 4, 2009

Michael John Strempel, 42, of 206 Pitcher Lane, North Syracuse, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he attended ARC of Onondaga Day Programs in Eastwood and Fremont and was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Camillus. Michael was predeceased by his grandparents, Jane and Carl Strempel and Florence and...

Stephen Moskal

Stephen Moskal

Apr 28, 2009

Stephen Moskal, 96, a lifetime resident of Syracuse, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Loretto. Born on Wednesday, January 8, 1913, he was the son of Wasyl Moskal and Anna Smolnycki Moskal. He was employed by Simmons Mattress Co. for more than 20 years, retiring in 1975. Stephen was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and...

Hoyt LeRoy Champlain

Hoyt LeRoy Champlain

Apr 26, 2009

Hoyt LeRoy Champlain, 104, formerly of Howlett Hill, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Leesburg, Florida. Born in Howlett Hill on Saturday, April 22, 1905, he was the son of Paul E. Champlain and Lara Emily Kasson Champlain. He lived in Syracuse until moving to Florida in the mid '70s. Hoyt was employed with the New York State Dept....