Obituaries

Stanley W. Kalwara

Stanley W. Kalwara

Nov 1, 2008

Stanley W. Kalwara, 87, of Onondaga Hill, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. Born in New York City on Saturday, April 9, 1921, he was the son of Joseph Kalwara and Weronika Krochmiel Kalwara. He grew up in New York City and moved to the Town of Onondaga in 1956. A safety engineer...

Danny A. Russo

Danny A. Russo

Oct 29, 2008

Danny A. Russo, 90, of Fairmount, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Geneva on Saturday, March 23, 1918, he was the son of Angelo C. Russo and Jeanette M. Silvage Russo. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. A veteran of...

Paul Daniluk

Paul Daniluk

Oct 26, 2008

Paul Daniluk, 86, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Fabius on Monday, September 11, 1922, he was the son of Emilian P. Daniluk and Stella Chymicz Daniluk. He lived in Memphis for more than 55 years. Paul was employed by Crucible Steel Corp. for 33 years, retiring in 1983 and was previously a...

Robert G. Price

Robert G. Price

Oct 25, 2008

Robert G. Price, 82, of Camillus, died peacefully Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Community-General Hospital from complications due to Parkinson's. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 16, 1926, he was the son of Edward Francis Price and Mary Josephine Boyce Price. He was a graduate of LaSalle High School in Philadelphia and Syracuse University. Bob lived in Camillus since...

Anthony Vannucci Jr.

Anthony Vannucci Jr.

Oct 24, 2008

Anthony Vannucci Jr., 69, of Syracuse, died of carcenoid cancer on Friday, October 24, 2008 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, August 27, 1939, he was the son of Anthony Vannucci Sr. and Carmella Firenze Vannucci. He graduated from Fulton High School and cum laude from Syracuse University in 1987, receiving a BA degree. He was employed by Bristol-Myers...

Ruth A. Dame

Ruth A. Dame

Oct 16, 2008

Ruth A. Dame, 88, of Elbridge, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Francis House. Born in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday, July 27, 1920, she was the daughter of Edward Kuester and Cora Whaley Kuester. She lived in White Plains before moving to the Syracuse area. Ruth was owner of The Dames Restaurant in Marcellus, retiring in 1989 after 11 years....

Ermenegildo "Gildo" Martilotta

Ermenegildo "Gildo" Martilotta

Oct 14, 2008

Ermenegildo Gildo Martilotta, 69, of Syracuse, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born on Wednesday, May 24, 1939, he was the son of Armando Martilotta and Antonietta Turko Martilotta. He was raised in Cetraro, Italy,and moved to the Syracuse area in 1968. Gildo started cutting hair at age 11 in his father's barber shop. He...

Judy Mayer Barry

Judy Mayer Barry

Oct 9, 2008

Judy Mayer Barry, 85, of Camillus, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, August 12, 1923, she was the daughter of John Daniel Mayer and Julia Visneau Mayer. She moved to Camillus in 1955. Judy was employed with The Cherry House in the village of Camillus. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and...

Susan A. Otis

Susan A. Otis

Oct 7, 2008

Susan A. Otis, 63, of Camillus, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, September 8, 1945, she was the daughter of Bertrand Archer Dunham and Elizabeth Grace Stocum Dunham. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse-Camillus area. Susan was employed by Stonehedge Elementary School for more than 15 years and eight years with...

John "Jack" J. Kelleher

John "Jack" J. Kelleher

Oct 4, 2008

John Jack J. Kelleher, 88, of Camillus, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Manhattan on Thursday, December 18, 1919, he was the son of John Andrew Kelleher and Grace Meade Kelleher. He lived in Camillus since 1959. Jack was employed by F. Schumacher & Co. for 38 years, retiring in 1985. An Army...

Tina M. McCallops

Tina M. McCallops

Sep 29, 2008

Tina M. McCallops, 43, of Geddes, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, September 21, 1965, she lived in San Bernardino in her early years and Geddes for the past 10 years. Tina was a communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. Surviving are her...

Anthony A. Washington

Anthony A. Washington

Sep 27, 2008

Anthony A. Uncle Tony Washington, 57, of Syracuse died Saturday, September 27, 2008 at home. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, July 12, 1951, he was the son of Sinas Washington and Bertha Mae Benson Washington. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a graduate of Henninger High School. Tony was a chef for Veal & Vintage for more than 20...

Helen F. Baker

Helen F. Baker

Sep 26, 2008

Helen F. Baker, 64, of Syracuse, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at University Hospital. Born in Cazenovia on Friday, June 23, 1944, she grew up and remained in Syracuse where she has left a lasting impression on the lives of the many she has touched. Surviving are her sister and brother-in-law, Hazel and Roger Kitchen of Oneida and brother, Peter...

John Volsko

John Volsko

Sep 23, 2008

John Volsko, 87, of Camillus, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, May 27, 1921, he was the son of Stephen Volsko and Julia Gidik Volsko. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he attended Porter School. John was employed by Crucible Steel Corp. He worked in CCC camps. He was a former communicant...

Rev. Vincent J. Kilpatrick

Rev. Vincent J. Kilpatrick

Sep 17, 2008

Reverend Vincent Kilpatrick, 84, of Syracuse, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. He was born in Vandling, Pennsylvania on Monday, June 16, 1924 and was the son of Eugene Vincent Kilpatrick and Anna Mary Casey Kilpatrick. He moved to Syracuse with his family at age 13. A 1942 graduate of St. Patricks High School, Father...

Margaret Macko Hickey Ososki

Margaret Macko Hickey Ososki

Sep 11, 2008

Margaret Macko Hickey Ososki, of Westvale, died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse, she was the daughter of Panko Macko and Anna Pjtak Macko. Margaret lived in Westvale since 1950 and graduated from Vocational High School. She retired in 1975 after 15 years with the Bishop Ludden Faculty House. A communicant of St. Charles Borromeo...

Judy F. Rothbaler-Stemmer

Judy F. Rothbaler-Stemmer

Sep 10, 2008

Judy F. Rothbaler-Stemmer, 69, of Syracuse died Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Wednesday, October 26, 1938. Judy was a graduate of North Syracuse High School and Powelson Business School. She was formerly an executive secretary for the president of Crouse-Hinds. Judy was predeceased...

Anna Marie "Ann" Osler

Anna Marie "Ann" Osler

Sep 9, 2008

Anna Marie Ann Osler, 76, of Westvale, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Francis House. Born in Buffalo on Tuesday, August 16, 1932, she was the daughter of Jerome Matthew Kraemer and Mildred Mary Schuh Kraemer. She lived in Westvale for 33 years. Ann was employed with General Mills, Inc. in Buffalo for 11 years, retiring in 1961. She was...

Thomas D. Mahany

Thomas D. Mahany

Sep 5, 2008

Thomas D. Mahany, 84, of Camillus, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at home. Born in Lackawanna on Tuesday, February 12, 1924, he was the son of Thomas Daniel Mahany and Margaret Johanna Cavanaugh Mahany. He spent his early years in South Buffalo and Tonawanda before moving to Camillus in 1969. A graduate of Canisius High School, Tom was also a...

Todd R. Alger

Todd R. Alger

Sep 5, 2008

Todd R. Alger, 37, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, died unexpectedly Friday,September 5, 2008 in Tampa, Florida. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi on Sunday, June 6, 1971, he grew up in Westvale and graduated from Westhill High School in 1990. Upon graduation from Emery Aviation College, Todd was a certified flight instructor and a commercial pilot. During that time, he flew Mercy...