Obituaries
Meg Hoffman
Mar 12, 2023
Meg Hoffman, 89, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Upstate Community Hospital. Born in NYC, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Meg was the owner of the Neugent Income Tax Service, retiring in 1990 after 15-plus years. She was a member of a book and writing club and a couple of her short stories were published. Meg...
Art Campbell
Mar 10, 2023
Art Campbell, 85, of Camillus, went to his heavenly home on Friday. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Marcellus High School. A six-year U.S. Marine Reservist, Art was employed by New Process Gear as a mechanic and later a machinist for over 30 years, retiring in 1994. He was an active friend of Bill...
Leo Henry Goss Jr.
Mar 10, 2023
Leo Henry Goss Jr., 95, of Solvay, passed away Friday at home. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he graduated from Onondaga Valley Academy and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Leo was employed with Onondaga County in various departments before retiring in 1992. He previously worked at the NY Telephone Co. for over 20 years. A communicant of Holy Family Church,...
Gerald Brayton Ross
Feb 23, 2023
Gerald Brayton Ross, 88, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at Loretto. A lifetime resident of Camillus, he was a 1953 graduate of Camillus High School. Gerald retired in 1992 after 38 years with the NYS Dept. of Transportation. An avid reader and Indiana Hoosiers fan, he also liked to fish, take walks at the Erie Canal Park, and loved his...
Mary Susan Schneid
Feb 22, 2023
Mary Susan Schneid, 86, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. Mary, who preferred to be called Sue, was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. A 1957 graduate of the Catherine Laboure School of Nursing in Boston, MA, she was a registered nurse for over 25 years. Sue worked at several hospitals in the...
Thomas Joseph Purcell
Feb 22, 2023
Thomas J. Purcell, 83, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at home. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, he moved to Syracuse in 1971. Tom received his bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University and was employed by McCormick & Company, Inc. and Coca-Cola Company, before becoming a sales manager at McLane Northeast. During his retirement, he worked with Sam Rao Florist. A...
Marylou Yacano
Feb 22, 2023
Marylou Yacano, 77, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at Iroquois Skilled Nursing Community. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of West Genesee High School and Cayuga County Community College in Auburn. Marylou was employed by Equitable for over 20 years, retiring in 2016. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was an avid golfer and...
Roberta Wagner Hennessey
Feb 21, 2023
Roberta Wagner Hennessey, 88, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at Upstate Community Hospital. Born in Schenectady to Charles and Sophie (Godell) Wagner, she graduated from Nott Terrace High School. In 1956, Roberta earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Syracuse University where she was elected to membership in Eta Pi Upsilon, Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Kappa Delta, and Phi...
Alice Virginia Hotchkiss Hidy
Feb 20, 2023
Alice Virginia Hotchkiss Hidy, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday at Elderwood at Liverpool. She was a well-loved daughter, sister, friend, wife, mother, and grandmother, as well as quintessential elementary school teacher.
Alice approached everything with passion, bravery, and kindness. Raised in Larchmont, she sailed, danced, skied, and laughed her way into adulthood. Alice studied at Syracuse University, following after...
Maurice "Joseph" Monti
Feb 19, 2023
Maurice “Joseph” Monti, 75, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Francis House. Born in Syracuse, he received his master’s degree in social work from Syracuse University. Joseph was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a Russian translator. In 1981, he founded and ran for many years his own counseling practice, Professional Counseling Services. A wonderful chef, Joseph enjoyed playing pool,...
Joan Hollington Butler
Feb 17, 2023
Joan Hollington Butler, 84, of Camillus, passed away Friday at St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she attended Vocational High School. She was a member of CNY Street Rod Assoc. and loved spending time with her family.
Joan was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Robert; parents, Louis and Elizabeth Hollington; and...
Florence R. Anton
Feb 14, 2023
Florence R. Anton, 81, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at Syracuse Home Health and Rehabilitation at McHarrie Place. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she lived in Canton, PA, before moving to Syracuse in 2009. Florence graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Brooklyn and was employed with Meyer & Meyer in NYC for 44 years. A communicant of Holy Family Church,...
Todd S. Weseloh
Feb 14, 2023
Todd S. Weseloh, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.
Surviving are his nieces and nephews, Barb (Joel) Colburn, Janet Eustis, Richard (Jackie) Eustis, and John Eustis; great-nieces; and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Joseph F. Volcko
Feb 13, 2023
Joseph F. Volcko, 79, of Syracuse, passed away Monday at The Commons on St. Anthony. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was employed by the Syracuse Fire Dept. for over 20 years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the Camillus Country Club and an avid golfer and card player.
Joseph was predeceased by his parents, Joseph...
Petar Glamcevski
Feb 13, 2023
Petar Glamcevski, 87, of Syracuse, passed away Monday at St. Joseph's Health Hospital. Born and raised in Macedonia, he immigrated to the United States in 1964. Petar was a member of St. George Macedonian Orthodox Church and served in the Macedonian military. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gardening. Most of all, he loved his family and spending time with them,...
Hank "Binky" Miller
Feb 9, 2023
Hank “Binky” Miller, 78, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday at St. Joseph's Health Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a member of the Lakeshore Baptist Church and an A.A. sponsor. He was employed by Anheuser-Busch for over 20 years.
Hank was predeceased by his parents; three sisters; and one brother.
Surviving are his wife of 57...
Patsy Ann "Patti" Wilson
Feb 6, 2023
Patsy Ann “Patti” Wilson, 78, of Camillus, passed away Monday at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Lafayette High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College. After college, Patti worked as a caseworker, then taught at East Hill Elementary School in Camillus. She spent many years with the...
Ivan A Sovenko
Feb 6, 2023
Ivan Sovenko, 84, of Camillus, passed away Monday at home. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1996. He was an electrician for SU 149 in Ukraine.
Ivan was predeceased by his wife, Anna; and parents, Alexeyevich and Martha.
Surviving are his daughters, Lyudmila (Igor) Bloshkin of Liverpool, and Irina (Peter) Kozachuk of Camillus; seven grandchildren; and...
Michael Dooley
Feb 2, 2023
Michael Dooley, 71, of Liverpool, passed away unexpectedly at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was very youthful, fun-loving, creative, energetic, and very active in all things he loved up until the final days of his life. Born in Mattydale, Michael grew up in Camillus and was a 1970 graduate of West Genesee High School. He was an accomplished and self-taught musician,...
Mary Aline Krisak
Jan 31, 2023
Mary Aline Krisak, 92, of Camillus, went home to the Lord Tuesday after a long and happy life. She was born in Syracuse to George and Lia Lawrence. Mary Aline attended Convent School and Cornell University. She met and married Stephen J. Krisak while working as a receptionist at Fruehauf Trailer Company in Syracuse. They were married at St. John...