Obituaries

Anna D. Schmitz

Anna D. Schmitz

Dec 25, 2007

Anna D. Schmitz, 81, of Camillus, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Warners on Wednesday, November 10, 1926, she was the daughter of Emilian P. Daniluk and Ustina Chymicz Daniluk. Anna was a graduate of Warners High School. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, she was formerly employed at Upstate Medical Center. She was an...

Russell J. Graziano Sr.

Russell J. Graziano Sr.

Dec 23, 2007

Russell J. Graziano Sr., 89, of Solvay, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 in the home of his loving daughters. Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on Friday, March 1, 1918, he was the son of Frank Graziano and Angelina Mancuso Graziano. He lived in Solvay since the 1950's. Russell was employed by GTE Sylvania in Camillus for 28 years and was...

Geno E. Pesci

Geno E. Pesci

Dec 11, 2007

Geno E. Pesci, 83, of Syracuse, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center in Syracuse. Born in Freeport, Pennsylvania on Sunday, November 2, 1924, he was the son of Massimo Pesci and Matilda Gasparini Pesci. He lived in Lackawanna, New York for more than 40 years and Clearwater, Florida until moving to the Syracuse area...

Margaret "Maggy" M. Nash Bowen

Margaret "Maggy" M. Nash Bowen

Dec 10, 2007

Margaret Maggy M. Nash Bowen, 43, of Camillus, died Monday, December 10, 2007, unexpectedly, at home. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, she was born in Syracuse on Thursday, May 7, 1964. She was a 1981 graduate of West Genesee High School. Maggy was employed seven years with Surgical Associates. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church. A...

George Petty Jr.

George Petty Jr.

Dec 7, 2007

George Petty Jr., 69, of Fairmount, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at home. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, August 16, 1938, he was the son of George Brehm Petty Sr. and Anna Mellon Petty. He lived in Morea, Pennsylvania until moving to Syracuse in 1960. He was a graduate of Mahanoy Township High School in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania and...

Victoria Okoniewski Vodek

Victoria Okoniewski Vodek

Dec 3, 2007

Victoria Okoniewski Vodek, 98, of Camillus, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at Loretto. Born in Oswego on Saturday. May 8, 1909, she was the daughter of Stanley Okoniewski and Salomea Stobnicki Okoniewski. She was a lifetime resident of the Camillus area. Victoria, and her late husband, John, ran the Barn Store in Warners. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's...

Linda J. Amidon

Linda J. Amidon

Nov 29, 2007

Linda Jean Amidon, 61, of Camillus, died Nov. 29, 2007 at home. Born in Buffalo on Thursday, October 3, 1946, she was the daughter of Robert Lewis Marthia and Helen Barbara Keller Marthia. She was a 1964 graduate of West Genesee High School and 1968 graduate of the University of Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science degree. She continued at...

Frederick Luff Hartmann Sr.

Frederick Luff Hartmann Sr.

Nov 28, 2007

Frederick Luff Hartmann Sr., 87, of Onondaga Hill, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 19, 1920, he was the son of Leroy William Hartmann and Hazel Luff Hartmann. He lived in Springfield, Ohio, Richmond, Indiana and Troy, Ohio before moving back to Syracuse in 1983. Fred was an Army Air Corps veteran of...

John J. Walsh

John J. Walsh

Nov 28, 2007

John J. Walsh, 78, of Howlett Hill, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, October 28, 1929, he was the son of John Walsh and Hester Reid Walsh. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, John attended the Cathedral High School. He was employed for over 40 years with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., retiring...

William F. Renshaw

William F. Renshaw

Nov 7, 2007

William F. Renshaw, 66, of Camillus, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, April 21, 1941, he was the son of Herbert Franklin Renshaw and Margaret Jean Keller Renshaw. He moved to Syracuse more than 60 years ago and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Bill was a dispatcher with the...

Zena Sanscharowskiy Sweet

Zena Sanscharowskiy Sweet

Nov 7, 2007

Zena Sanscharowskiy Sweet, 55, of Fairmount, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at home. Born in Elmira on Friday, November 30, 1951, she was the daughter of Fedor Sanscharowsky and Natalia Redwanska Sanscharowsky. She lived inHorseheads before moving to Fairmount in 1983. Zena was a graduate of Horseheads High School and Elmira College. Surviving are her husband of 36 years, Franklin;...

Sharon B. Nash

Sharon B. Nash

Nov 5, 2007

Sharon B. Nash, 57, of Memphis, crossed over the rainbow bridge on Monday, November 5, 2007. Born and raised in Camillus before moving to Memphis in 1986, she was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Sharon was an administrative assistant for NYNEX, retiring in 1994 after 26 years. She was also formerly employed by Jemco Water Treatment and Purofirst...

Donald G. Moyer

Donald G. Moyer

Nov 5, 2007

Donald G. Moyer, 82, of Westvale, died Monday, November 5, 2007 at home. Born in Dodgeville on Sunday, July 19, 1925, he was the son of Jarrett Grover Moyer and Ida Laubenstein Moyer. He lived in Westvale for 56 years. Donald was an Army veteran of WW II. He was employed for 39 years with Verizon, retiring in 1986. He...

Dorothy Jean Corsivo

Dorothy Jean Corsivo

Oct 14, 2007

Dorothy Jean Corsivo, 77, of Syracuse, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Crouse Hospital. Born on Tuesday, December 3, 1929 in Islip, she was the daughter of Clifton Dunn and Bernice Griffin Dunn. She lived in Syracuse approximately 60 years. Dorothy was employed by Approved Pharmaceutical for eight years. She sponsored several overseas children throughout her life and was a...

Charles R. Searle

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

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

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

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...

Richard "Dick" A. Purcell

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....

Kevin J. Kerswell

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...