Obituaries
Salvatore R. "Sam" "Sal" Sansone
Mar 23, 2006
Salvatore R. Sam Sal Sansone, of Westvale, died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Sal had a long history of an exemplary career in the food service industry. He graduated from Central Technical High School where he was president of the Senate Fraternity. He also graduated with honors from the Culinary Institute of America, located at that time in New Haven, Connecticut....
Frank E. Gillet
Mar 22, 2006
Frank Ellsworth Gillet, 92, formerly of Fairmount, died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, March 17, 1914, he was the son of Llewellyn Leroy Gillet and Lena Holden. He lived in Fairmount for 55 years until moving to Liverpool in 2004. Frank retired in 1979 after 38 years of teaching, including 32 years of...
Kim John Ahern
Mar 7, 2006
Kim J. Ahern, 68, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, April 4, 1937, he was the son of John Floyd Ahern and Pauline Girard. Mr. Ahern retired in 1988 after 23 years of service with the Syracuse Fire Department. He was awarded the...
Dominick J. Gravante
Feb 28, 2006
Dominick J. Gravante, 98, of Syracuse, died Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Friday, May 17, 1907 in New York City, he was the son of Anthony Gravante and Sarah Orlando. He lived in New York City until moving to the north side of Syracuse in 1950. Dominick was a public accountant with...
Rose "Rosie" Winnicki
Feb 24, 2006
Rose Rosie Vetroock Winnicki, 84, of Fairmount, died Friday, February 24, 2006 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, June 22, 1921, she was the daughter of Theodore Vetroock and Katherine Kuzio. She lived in Fairmount for 18 years until moving to the Jordan-Meridian area where she resided for 25 years. In 1944, she returned...
Thomas J. McMahon, Jr.
Feb 22, 2006
Thomas J. McMahon, Jr., 79 years old, of Westvale, died quietly at his home Wednesday, February 22, 2006 after suffering from a brief illness. Mr. McMahon was a 1945 graduate of North High School. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, February 17, 1927, he was the son of Thomas John McMahon, Sr. and Helen Johnson. In World War II Mr. McMahon...
Madeline N. Crysler
Feb 18, 2006
Madeline N. Crysler, 80, formerly of Marietta, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2006, surrounded by her family. Born in Hinsdale, Illinois on Monday, March 9, 1925, she was the daughter of Lucien Nelson Sizer and Mabel Guyette. Madeline lived in South Onondaga until moving to Marietta where she lived most of her life. She was...
John F. Gebhardt
Feb 18, 2006
John F. Gebhardt, 86, of Camillus, died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, September 15, 1919, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse-Camillus area, John was an Army veteran of World War II. He was employed by Crucible Steel Corp. and Sanderson Steel, retiring in 1981 after 46 years. He was a communicant...
Robert A. Banazek
Feb 11, 2006
Robert A. Banazek, 65, of Camillus, died Saturday, February 11, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, April 5, 1940, he was the son of Alexander Walter Banazek and Mary Jane Demianyk. He had lived in Camillus since 1984. Bob was a graduate of Eastwood High School and received his bachelor's degree and his master's...
Royce H. Newell
Feb 3, 2006
Royce H. Newell, 78, of Camillus, died Friday, February 3, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. Born in Corry, Pennsylvania on Monday, May 2, 1927, he was the son of Ralph Newell and Joseph Roberts. He lived in the Syracuse area since 1949, most of that time in Camillus. Royce was a graduate of Jamestown High School...
Jill A. McShane
Jan 31, 2006
Jill A. McShane, 57, of Camillus, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on Wednesday, June 2, 1948 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Raised in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Jill had lived in the Syracuse area since 1977. Trained as a nurse and a medical records technician, she was employed by St....
Mary Trepa Rurka
Jan 22, 2006
Mary Trepa Rurka, 83, of Camillus, died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at home. Born in Syracuse on Friday, March 17, 1922, she was the daughter of Stanley Trepa and Eve Michonska. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse-Camillus area. Mary was a graduate of Sacred Heart School and communicant of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She...
Joseph Edward DeMari
Jan 20, 2006
Joseph Edward DeMari, 82, of Fairmount passed away peacefully January 20, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, surrounded by his family. Born in Sea Cliff, Long Island on Saturday, May 5, 1923, he was the son of Eugene M. DeMari and Nerina Fittipaldi. He lived in Brooklyn before moving to Fairmount for 45 years. Joseph was in the second...
George Hodge
Jan 19, 2006
George Hodge, 84, of Camillus, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Mill Shoals,Illinois on Thursday, February 3, 1921, he was the son of Rufus Virgil Hodge and Armilda Duckworth. He lived in Buffalo and Syracuse until moving to Camillus more than 30 years ago. George received a bachelor´s degree in administration from the University of Buffalo...
Richard J. Howe
Jan 6, 2006
Richard James Howe, 76, of Eastwood, New York, died Friday, January 6, 2006 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York. Born in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday, May 19, 1929, he was the son of William Henry Howe and Jennie Blacklock. Richard lived in the Syracuse area most of his life. A U.S. Navy veteran for 20 years,...
Nancy Carol Rosen
Dec 25, 2005
Nancy Carol Rosen, 62, of Baldwinsville, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at home. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, April 27, 1943, she was the daughter of Earl John Clark and Beatrice Sarah Kelley. She grew up in Lakeland and lived in Baldwinsville for 37 years. Nancy enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed occasional trips...
Jonathan R. Lobko
Dec 17, 2005
Jonathan Ryan Lobko, 22, of Camillus, died Saturday, December 17, 2005 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He was born in Olean on Wednesday, November 9, 1983 and lived in Camillus most of his life. A graduate of West Genesee High School, Jon served in the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia on the U.S.S. WASP and served in the Persian Gulf. Jon...
George I. Dimovski
Dec 11, 2005
George I. Dimovski, 77, of Camillus, died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Rosewood Heights Health Center. Born in Velushena, Macedonia, in the former Yugoslavia, on Friday, April 6, 1928, he was the son of Ilija and Menka Ristevski. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. George studied agriculture during his formative years as a student and...
Harry Ritchie
Dec 7, 2005
Harry Ritchie, 67, of Fairmount, died Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at home. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Sunday, April 4, 1938, he was the son of Charles and Georgina Ritchie and lived in Fairmount for 28 years. Harry was a Marine Corps veteran. He was employed by Glidden Paint in Syracuse for 33 years, retiring in 2001 and was...
Mary R. Buonvecchio
Nov 26, 2005
Mary R. Buonvecchio, 90, formerly of Elbridge and Camillus, died Thursday, November 26, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Bow, New Hampshire. Born in Campobasso, Italy on October 27, 1915, Mary was the daughter of Eustachio and Luisa Simonelli. She lived on Fikes Rd., Elbridge for 32 years and in Camillus for 41 years until moving to Bow...