Obituaries
Jack Gutchess
Dec 1, 2022
Jack Gutchess, 91, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at home. He retired in 1993 as a construction superintendent with Visconti Construction after 38 years of employment. Jack enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout the United States and was an avid Syracuse sports fan. He enjoyed trap shooting and won countless tournaments and awards. He was inducted into the NYS Amateur Trap...
Nancy Sarah Myers
Nov 30, 2022
Nancy S. Myers, 89, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she graduated from Syracuse University. Nancy was an elementary school teacher for the West Genesee School District for several years. A communicant of St. Joseph’s Church, she volunteered at the food pantry. Nancy was an avid golfer and a longtime member of...
Dorthey LaBeff
Nov 30, 2022
Dorthey LaBeff, 95, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday at Crouse Hospital after a brief illness. She began her career in the food service industry at the TB Sanitarium on Onondaga Hill, then the Onondaga County Home, and retired from the Syracuse City School District as a school lunch manager. Dorthey was a communicant of Holy Family Church for over 60...
Louis C. "Curly" Petrangelo
Nov 28, 2022
Louis C. “Curly” Petrangelo, 100, of Camillus passed away Monday at Upstate University Hospital. Born in Solvay, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Curly was a 1939 graduate of Warners High School and worked at Crucible Industries for 42 years, retiring in 1984. A communicant of Holy Family Church, he was also a longtime member of the...
Donald P. "Skip" Reynolds
Nov 27, 2022
Donald P. “Skip” Reynolds, 77, of South Onondaga, passed away Sunday at Upstate Community Hospital. A lifetime resident of the South Onondaga area, he was employed as the maintenance personnel for various companies, including Roth Brothers Smelting Corp. and James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. Skip was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. He was known...
Michael S. Rinaldo
Nov 26, 2022
Michael S. Rinaldo, 33, of Camillus, passed away Saturday due to an unexpected and tragic hunting accident in Weedsport. Born in Syracuse, he was raised in Auburn and lived in Warners before settling in Camillus in 2019. A graduate of West Genesee High School, Michael was an accomplished welder and painter who was employed by Digital Analysis, Inc. in Skaneateles....
Stanley E. Cwirko
Nov 17, 2022
Stanley E. Cwirko, 91, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Thursday after a long and fulfilling life. Born and raised in Staten Island, he moved to Camillus in 1966. Stan graduated from Port Richmond High School and then migrated upstate where he graduated from SUNY Brockport. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was also stationed...
Donald C. Marcellus
Nov 16, 2022
Donald C. Marcellus, 98, of Camillus, was called home on Wednesday, surrounded by family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a proud graduate of Fayetteville High School and Syracuse University College of Engineering. Don was a U.S. Army veteran who received a bronze star medal for his service in WWII. As a young man, he played in...
Ivanna Kozak
Nov 11, 2022
Ivanna Kozak, 89, of Camillus, passed away Friday at home. Born and raised in Borshchovychi, Ukraine, she immigrated to the U.S. in 2005 and settled in Camillus. A member of the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church, she enjoyed singing and cooking, especially pierogies.
Ivanna was predeceased by her parents, Muxinol and Anna Pidganok.
Surviving are her sons, Vladimir of Camillus...
Virginia Marie Voorhest
Nov 7, 2022
Virginia “Ginny” Voorhest, of Onondaga Hill, passed away peacefully on Monday at home, surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Hicksville, NY. Ginny enjoyed working as an administrative assistant for the West Genesee School District for over 25 years. Devoted to her faith, she was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church. Ginny attended daily Mass, was a...
Diane C. Czarny
Nov 5, 2022
Diane C. Czarny, 81, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she was a graduate of Solvay High School and attended Sacred Heart Academy. Diane was a devoted parishioner and lector at Holy Family Church. She was a charter member of WAVES where she volunteered for 25 years. Along with her husband, Ed, she...
Menka Sekovska
Nov 2, 2022
Menka Sekovska, 92, of Baldwinsville, passed away Wednesday at home. Born and raised in Macedonia, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1970. Menka was a factory worker for over 10 years at Julius Resnick, Inc. and EDCO Filters, retiring in 1992. She was a member of St. George Macedonian Orthodox Church since 1970. She was a talented crocheter and...
Carmella M. Dalton
Oct 30, 2022
Carmella M. Dalton, 92, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. Born in Pittston, PA, she moved to the Camillus area in 1950. Carmella was a 1948 graduate of Hughestown High School and attended Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA. She was employed by Warner National Advertising for 18 years and then worked for Hancock...
Patricia Louise (Shea) Wheeler
Oct 30, 2022
Patricia Louise (Shea) Wheeler, 80, of Camillus, passed away and went to be with our Lord, our Blessed Mother, Mary, and the love of her life, Richard, on Sunday at home. She valiantly fought a long, hard battle of COPD/emphysema and was able to celebrate her 80th birthday in September for a week and a half, surrounded by her family...
Edward R. Loos
Oct 19, 2022
Edward R. Loos, 78, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at home. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus for most of his life. A 1962 graduate of St. John the Baptist Academy in Syracuse, Edward also received a bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and a master’s degree from SUNY Cortland. He taught secondary mathematics for three years at Bishop...
Barbara "Bobbie" Long
Oct 18, 2022
Barbara “Bobbie” Long, 62, of Baldwinsville, passed away Tuesday at Francis House. Born in Auburn, she lived in Camillus for many years before moving to Baldwinsville in 2001. Bobbie was a 1979 graduate of West Genesee High School and attended Herkimer County Community College. She was employed by New Process Gear for 22 years, retiring in 2010, and most recently...
Theresa "Terry" Dugan
Oct 18, 2022
Theresa “Terry” Dugan, 98, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Baillieston, Scotland to Irish parents, she came to the U.S. when she was only two. Theresa was always very proud of her new country; believing it was the best country in the world to live in. She had the heart of a true American, but...
Genevieve Marie Duszak
Oct 15, 2022
Genevieve Marie Duszak, 90, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at Francis House. Born in Baldwinsville, she was a lifetime resident of the Warners area. She was a graduate of Elizabeth Street School. Genevieve was an assembler at Anaren Microwave, Inc. for over 20 years, retiring in 1994. A communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in Lakeland, she was a...
Charles E. Keener Jr.
Oct 11, 2022
Charles E. Keener Jr., 71, of Canandaigua, passed away Tuesday at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Syracuse and raised in Oswego County, he was a graduate of John C. Birdlebough High School and a United States Navy veteran. He enjoyed long walks, golfing, and traveling.
Charles was predeceased by his parents, Charles Sr. and Phyllis Keener.
Surviving are his sisters,...
John Edward Caslake
Oct 11, 2022
John E. Caslake, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he served in the U.S. Army National Guard 27th Division from 1955-1965. John was employed by Crucible Steel for 17 years before retiring in 1995. A communicant of St. Marianne Cope Parish at Our Lady of Peace Church, he was also a...
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