Obituaries

Helen M. Brown

Helen M. Brown

Apr 14, 2008

Helen McCauley Brown, 86, of Camillus, died Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Francis House. Born in Richmond, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, December 14, 1921, she was the daughter of Roderick McCauley and Ann Kavanaugh McCauley. She grew up in Tupper Lake before moving to Watertown in 1964. Helen also lived in Leesburg, Florida from 1985 until moving to Syracuse...

Deborah L. Brittain

Deborah L. Brittain

Apr 11, 2008

Deborah L. Brittain, 45, of Syracuse, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a 1981 graduate of West Genesee High School. Deborah was a legal secretary for Costello Cooney & Fearon in Syracuse and was also formerly employed by Devorsetz Law Firm in Syracuse for 17 years. She was...

Dale Lewis Wise

Dale Lewis Wise

Apr 10, 2008

Dale Lewis Wise, 71, of the village of Camillus, passed away April 10, 2008 at home after a long illness. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, July 1, 1936, he was the son of Truman Wise and Lovina Taylor Wise Evans. He grew up in Marcellus and was a graduate of Marcellus High School. Dale lived in Camillus since 1961. Formerly...

Gerald J. Bolton Sr.

Gerald J. Bolton Sr.

Apr 9, 2008

Gerald J. Bolton Sr., 72, of Camillus died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the VA Medical Center. Born in Hudson on Monday, September 9, 1935, he lived in Camillus most of his life. He was formerly employed by the New York State Developmental Center for more than 30 years and the Onondaga County Sheriffs Dept. for approximately 20 years. An...

John Higgins Clancy

John Higgins Clancy

Apr 7, 2008

John Higgins Clancy, 85, of Camillus, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at University Hospital. Born in Oswego on Saturday, January 27, 1923, he was the son of Laurence David Clancy II and Elizabeth Higgins Clancy. He lived in Camillus since 1952. John graduated from Oswego High School and attended Rochester Business Institute. He was an Army veteran of World War...

Margaret A. Coon

Margaret A. Coon

Apr 7, 2008

Margaret A. Coon, 75, formerly of Fairmount, passed away quietly and peacefully Thursday morning, April 3, 2008 at Loretto after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was known to just about everyone who knew her as Peg or Peggy. After graduating from Solvay High School in 1950, Peg worked for more than 40 years at Merchants National Bank and...

Joseph J. Raite

Joseph J. Raite

Apr 3, 2008

Joseph J. Raite, 87, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse on December 2, 1920, he was the son of James and Catina Raite of N. Syracuse. Joe lived in Camillus for over 50 years. He was the owner and president of Raite Builders, Inc. in Camillus for 33 years. Joe married his...

Doris L. Kohls

Doris L. Kohls

Apr 3, 2008

Doris L. Kohls, 80, of Westvale, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Rochester on January 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Carl Julius Kohls and Antoinette Frances Sanger. A graduate of St. Boniface Grammar School and Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester, she was a secretary at Sibley, Lindsay...

William F. Normoyle

William F. Normoyle

Apr 2, 2008

William F. Normoyle, 76, of Camillus, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Francis House after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Syracuse on Friday, October 23, 1931, he was the son of Joseph Patrick Normoyle and Eileen Tangney Normoyle. He lived in Camillus since 1958. Bill was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary School, LeMoyne College and was...

Edward John Lang

Edward John Lang

Apr 1, 2008

Edward John Lang, 80, of Camillus, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at home. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 2, 1927, he was the son of Edward Francis Lang and Gertrude Elizabeth Mahar Lang. He lived in Camillus for 50 years and was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary and CCBI. Ed was a salesman for Johnston's Linens for...

Gertrude Godzwon Gabor

Gertrude Godzwon Gabor

Mar 31, 2008

Gertrude Gabor, 80, of Westvale, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a 1945 graduate of Blodgett-Vocational High School. Gertrude was employed by Jacobsen's Oriental Rugs for 31 years, retiring in 1992. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and member of the Ladies Auxiliary of...

Katherine Frajda Bott

Katherine Frajda Bott

Mar 30, 2008

Katherine Frajda Bott, 89, of Camillus, died Sunday, March 30, 2008 at home. Born in Marcellus Falls, she lived in Camillus since 1964. Kate was a graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing and practiced nursing for 15 years. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was also a former communicant of St. Margaret's Church and member of the Altar...

Betty M. Geisendorfer

Betty M. Geisendorfer

Mar 29, 2008

Betty M. Geisendorfer, 84, of Camillus, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born and raised in Buffalo, she lived in Camillus since 1962. Betty was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church and its choir. She was formerly employed by Prudential in Buffalo and Witherill's in Camillus. Her interests included bowling, gardening, playing cards, tennis...

Regina J. Czerniak

Regina J. Czerniak

Mar 26, 2008

Regina J. Czerniak, 83, of Utica, formerly of Marcellus, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, February 26, 1925, she was the daughter of Stanley Pokrentowski and Malvina Zajka Pokrentowski. Regina lived in Marcellus for 38 years and later resided in Old Forge before moving to Utica in 2003. She...

Sgt. Christopher Curtis Simpson

Sgt. Christopher Curtis Simpson

Mar 17, 2008

In the early morning hours of Monday, March 17, 2008, Sergeant Christopher Curtis Simpson, 23, made the ultimate sacrifice during his service to his country, his family, and his friends. Chris was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1-68th Combined Arms Battalion, Charlie Company, when his convoy came under attack. In addition to other numerous personal award and campaign ribbons,...

Olga Lott

Olga Lott

Mar 16, 2008

Blessed with a long life, Olga Tracz Lott, 92, of Germantown, Tennessee, formerly of Fairmount, joyfully returned to eternal peace on Sunday, March 16. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, January 11, 1916, she was the daughter of Jacob Tracz and Catherine Wilkowicz Tracz. A 1932 graduate of Solvay High School, Olga worked for Camillus Cutlery during the Depression and World...

Kathleen M. Ennis

Kathleen M. Ennis

Mar 12, 2008

Kathleen M. Ennis, 58, of Marcellus, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 with her loving family by her side. Born and raised in Buffalo, she lived in Camillus until moving to Marcellus to raise her family. Supervisor in Clinical Pathology at University Hospital, Kathleen was employed for 35 years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Camillus. She enjoyed...

Irene M. Eallonardo DeRito

Irene M. Eallonardo DeRito

Mar 7, 2008

Irene M. Eallonardo DeRito, 83, of Camillus, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1924, she was the daughter of Anthony Eallonardo and Irene Alvino Eallonardo. She was a longtime resident of Camillus. Irene attended Camillus High School. Her husband, John W. DeRito, died in 1978 and son, John A. DeRito, who...

Natalie S. Keeley

Natalie S. Keeley

Feb 25, 2008

Natalie S. Keeley, 79, of Syracuse, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Johnson City on Friday, January 11, 1929, she was the daughter of Marion Hanrahan Swart and Ira Swart. She was a lifetime resident of Syracuse. Natalie was employed by New York Telephone Co. retiring after more than 20 years. She was a graduate of...

Margaret Latorre

Margaret Latorre

Feb 12, 2008

Margaret Latorre, 85, formerly of Camillus, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, June 26, 1922, she was the daughter of Mabel Neely Everett and Frank LeRoy Robbins. She lived in Auburn for 28 years until moving to Camillus in 1994. Margaret was a graduate of Syracuse University, along with many family members starting...