Obituaries
John W. Morris
Apr 24, 2007
John W. Morris, 90, of Camillus, New York, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Syracuse, on Friday, August 4, 1916 to William and Marguerite Morris. He was a lifelong resident of the Syracuse area and a 1935 graduate of Eastwood High School. Upon graduation from high school...
Anna Sikorski
Apr 23, 2007
Anna Sikorski, 81, of Lakeland, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at the Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, July 22, 1925, she was the daughter of John Kotash and Victoria Szafranice. She lived in Lakeland for 49 years. Anna was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church and a member of the Altar & Rosary Society. She...
Frank Kucharski
Apr 22, 2007
Frank Kucharski, 90, of Syracuse, died Sunday, April 22, 2007 at Francis House. Born in Rochester on Friday, September 15, 1916, he was the son of Michael Kucharski and Justina Nabor Kucharski. He lived most of his life in Syracuse. Frank was an Army veteran of World War II. He was employed for 28 years with Acme Supermarkets, retiring in...
William P. Fogarty Jr.
Apr 16, 2007
William P. Fogarty Jr., 85, of Camillus, died Monday, April 16, 2007 at home after a long illness. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, May 26, 1921, he was the son of William Patrick Fogarty and Sarah Irene Armstrong Fogarty. He lived in the Tipperary Hill section on the west side of Syracuse until moving to Camillus in 1955. William graduated...
Arlene O'Hara O'Connor
Apr 11, 2007
Arlene O'Hara O'Connor, 80, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, July 3, 1926, she was the daughter of Joseph F. O'Hara and Margaret E. Caveny. She lived in Camillus most of her life and Tipperary Hill for 25 years. Arlene was a 1943 graduate of Camillus High School and received a B.S. from...
Russell L. Druce
Apr 11, 2007
Russell L. Druce, 66, of Camillus, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital after a long illness. Born in Clifford, NY on June 6, 1940, he lived in Camillus since 1968. Russell was a graduate of Mexico Academy and Central School. He received a B.S. degree from the State University College at Oswego and a Master's...
Dorothy Johnston Welles
Apr 11, 2007
Dorothy Johnston Welles, 83, of Lakeland, Florida and formerly of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at her son's home in Lakeland, Florida. Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 8, 1924, she was the daughter of Datus Johnston and Hazel Bell Johnston. She was raised in Clearfield and lived in Gouverneur until moving to the Syracuse-Camillus area more...
Carol J. Fitzgerald
Apr 4, 2007
Carol Jean Fitzgerald, 60, of Camillus, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at her home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 15, 1946, she was the daughter of Leroy A. Boison and Eugenia Sierzputowski. She lived in Camillus for 35 years. Carol attended Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from the Convent School. She enjoyed her family, dancing, and traveling. Her husband...
Carol Lasher Corp
Apr 2, 2007
Carol Lasher Corp, 66, of Westvale, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at home. Born in Schenectady on Sunday, January 12, 1941, she was the daughter of Edward Clarence Lasher and Consoella Drucilla Matthews Lasher. Carol lived in Eastwood and the south side of Syracuse before moving to Westvale 35 years ago. A 1958 graduate of Eastwood High School, she was...
Paul A. Henry
Mar 27, 2007
Paul A. Uncle Paul Henry, 86, of Goodland, Florida and formerly of Syracuse, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in Naples, Florida. Born on Thursday, October 7, 1920, he was the son of Paul Henry and Florence Ann Lauer Henry. He was raised and lived in Auburn for 25 years and then lived in Syracuse for more than 30 years until...
John Chatfield
Mar 26, 2007
John Chatty Chatfield, 77, of Camillus, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, August 14, 1929, he was the son of George Chatfield and Mabel Rice Chatfield. He was a lifetime resident of Camillus. Chatty was employed by Clemett Co., Inc., retiring in 1991 and was formerly employed by Don Elliott's Fuel Service, the...
James P. Wavercak
Mar 22, 2007
James P. Wavercak, 64, of the village of Camillus, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in the loving arms of his family. Born in Syracuse on Friday, October 16, 1942, Jim lived in Memphis until moving to the village of Camillus four years ago. A graduate of West Genesee High School, he attended Auburn Community College and Onondaga Community College. Jim...
Donald Edward Dobrowolski
Mar 19, 2007
Donald E. Dobrowolski, 76, of Fairmount, died Monday, March 19, 2007 at Francis House. Born on Saturday, April 12, 1930 to Bruno Dobrowolski and Jane Brown Muirhead Dobrowolski, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Don was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and received a Bronze Star. He was employed for 50 years with the Sheet...
Anne "Lois" Jordan
Mar 18, 2007
Anne Lois Jordan, 85, of Howlett Hill, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, July 10, 1921, she was the daughter of Lester Jeremiah Warner and Mary Evelyn Roche Warner. Anne was a lifetime resident of the Howlett Hill area and a 1939 graduate of Vocational High School. She was a communicant of Holy Family...
Kathleen A. Blaney
Mar 2, 2007
Kathleen A. Blaney, 48, of Syracuse, died March 2, 2007 at home. Born inSyracuse on Sunday, December 21, 1958, she lived in Syracuse for 17 years until moving to Spokane, Washington. Kathleen returned to Syracuse in 1995. She was a graduate of West Genesee High School and received a bachelor's degree in social work from Eastern Washington University in Cheney,...
Mary Gryniewicz Gardner
Mar 2, 2007
Mary (Gryniewicz) Gardner, 81, of Camillus, passed away Friday, March 2, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Born in Poland on Friday, June 12, 1925, she was the daughter of Vincent and Helen Gryniewicz. She lived her life in the Syracuse-Camillus area. Mary was a graduate of Sacred Heart School and Vocational High School....
Dr. Edward F. Murphy
Feb 26, 2007
Dr. Edward F. Murphy, 88, of Syracuse and formerly of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, died Monday, February 26, 2007 at his home. Born in Pittsfield on Thursday, January 16, 1919, he lived there for 18 years. He spent most of his life in Winooski, Vermont until moving to Syracuse in 1997. A US paratrooper during World War II, Ed was a graduate...
John B. Preston
Feb 24, 2007
John Brand Preston, 87, of Camillus, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Camillus on Friday, July 18, 1919, he was the son of Francis and Alta Preston. A graduate of Solvay High School and a 1947 graduate of Syracuse University Law School, he was a...
Julien John Polge, Sr.
Feb 24, 2007
Julien John Polge, Sr., The Fish Man , 83, of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Terre Haute, Indiana while visiting his daughters. He was born May 28, 1923 in Syracuse to August Polge and Mary Gurniak Polge. He was a graduate of Central High School. An Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, he was...
Mary Ann McNamara Fox
Feb 24, 2007
Mary Ann McNamara Fox, 79, of Syracuse, died Saturday, February 24, 2007. Born on Friday, November 18, 1927, she was the daughter of Clara Machut and Ambrose Llewellyn McNamara. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she attended Most Holy Rosary School and graduated from Onondaga Community College. Mary Ann was employed for many years in government service, retiring from...