Obituaries
Richard D. Saunders
Jun 10, 2009
Richard D. Saunders, 70, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Solvay High School and was a Navy veteran. He was a toolmaker with Valenite Metals for more than 20 years and also a former security guard for Guardsmark. Richard was a communicant of Holy Family Church,...
Richard D. Saunders
Jun 10, 2009
Richard D. Saunders, 70, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, September 28, 1938, he was the son of Richard Saunders and Mabel Kirkpatrick Saunders. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and graduate of Solvay High School. He was a Navy veteran. Richard was a toolmaker with Valenite...
Russell M. Davis
Jun 8, 2009
Russell M. Davis, 89, of Solvay, passed away Monday, June 8, 2009 at Sunnyside Care Center. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, April 6, 1920, he was the son of James Arthur Davis and Georgia Mae Russell Davis. He spent his early years in Syracuse and lived in Camillus, Manlius, Cleveland and Lakeland, Florida before moving to Solvay seven years ago....
Vernon 'Bud' Sherwood
Jun 7, 2009
Vernon “Bud” Sherwood, 83, of Oswego, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. The only child of Frank and Mary Sherwood, Bud was born in Onondaga Hill on Wednesday, August 26, 1925. He lived in the Syracuse area until his retirement in 1986. Bud spent the...
Howard E. Zufelt
Jun 5, 2009
Howard E. Zufelt, 84, of Camillus, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Tully on Wednesday, May 13, 1925, he was the son of Lester Zufelt and Pauline Cook Zufelt. He lived in Pulaski for 30 years before moving to Camillus 50 years ago. Howard was a Navy veteran of World War II. He owned...
Frank William Appleton
Jun 4, 2009
Frank W. Appleton, 41, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Tuesday, May 21, 1968 to Tracey Appleton and June Rocco Appleton. He graduated from Cicero North Syracuse High School and ITT Technical Institute. Frank was employed for two years with Gartner Equipment and previously for...
Olga Petrovets
Jun 2, 2009
Olga Petrovets, 73, of Solvay, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at home. Born in Perebrody, Ukraine on Sunday, July 28, 1935, she was the daughter of Ivan and Agafia Evsovich. She moved to the United States in 1989 and lived in Solvay since 1997. Olga was a member of the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed the outdoors, her...
Arthur W. Lange
May 31, 2009
Arthur W. Lange, 75, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Oneida on Sunday, June 11, 1933, he was the son of Raymond Lange and Sadie Kathryn Brown Lange. After spending his early years in Oneida, he lived in Camillus for 41 years. He attended Pratt University in New York City and Mohawk...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...







