Obituaries
John R. "Jack" Kelly
Sep 13, 2022
John R. “Jack” Kelly, 97, of Skaneateles, passed away Tuesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Jack was an Army veteran of WWII, and received the Silver Star Medal and Purple Heart. He was employed with the Syracuse City School District for 32 years. A communicant of St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Skaneateles, Jack enjoyed...
Ruth M. Holden
Sep 13, 2022
Ruth M. Holden, 94, of Baldwinsville, passed away Tuesday at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place.
Ruth was predeceased in 2002 by her husband of 20 years, William; son, Gary in 1994; and brother, Paul McIntyre in 2018.
Surviving are her daughter, Janet E. (Bernie) Horning of Parish; grandson, Phillip L. (Jamie) Eipp II of Pulaski; great-grandchildren, Cali Rey and...
Lois Jean Harter
Sep 11, 2022
Lois Jean Harter, 77, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Cazenovia High School and earned her master's degree from SUNY Cortland. Lois taught elementary school with the Skaneateles School District for 33 years, retiring in 2000. She enjoyed traveling the world, painting,...
Mark Thomas Ganley
Sep 11, 2022
Mark Thomas Ganley, of Camillus, passed away on Sunday, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was born on November 7, 1954 to Bob and Rita (Sharkey) Ganley. Mark grew up in a large Irish Catholic family in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse.
Mark attended Blessed Sacrament Church and graduated from Henninger High School. He spent over a 30-year career...
Maurice Patrick Downey Jr.
Sep 10, 2022
Maurice P. Downey, Jr., 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long illness. Maurice was an honor graduate of Bishop Ludden High School and attended SUNY Plattsburgh. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years on the USS Enterprise. He worked for many years at Cicero-North Syracuse School District and at NYS Thruway Authority. Maurice will be...
Eugenia Dmytryszyn Don
Sep 9, 2022
Our beloved mother and Baba, Eugenia, (Zhenia), passed away on Friday. Eugenia was born in Zhitomir, Ukraine, the second eldest of five children. At the end of World War II, she and her family were relocated to Stuttgart, Germany, where she met her future husband, Walter. During the time in Germany, Eugenia trained as a seamstress. She and...
John H. Chatfield
Sep 8, 2022
John “Jack” H. Chatfield, 70, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at home. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was employed at Carrier Corp for over 25 years. He enjoyed woodworking and classic cars, but, above all, he loved spending time with his family.
John was predeceased by his parents, Geraldine “Jerry” and John “Chatty” Chatfield.
Surviving are his...
Raymond John Ackerman
Sep 7, 2022
Raymond John Ackerman, 94, passed away Wednesday, September 7 in Winston Salem, NC, surrounded by his family. He was born in Brooklyn on September 12, 1927. Raymond lived in NYC until moving to Syracuse in 1955. He then settled in North Carolina 25 years later.
Raymond worked for New York Telephone Co. before transferring to North Carolina to work...
Mark Kevin McQueeney
Sep 7, 2022
Mark K. McQueeney, 68, of Marcellus, passed away Wednesday, peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Born in Auburn, he was a 1972 graduate of West Genesee High School and attended Auburn Community College. Mark began his career in telecommunications at NY Telephone Co., where he spent 30 years in data communications. He led the effort to design and build NYSERNET,...
Jeanne Mary DeRose
Sep 6, 2022
Jeanne Mary DeRose, 76, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Tuesday at Upstate Medical Center. Born in Woonsocket, RI, she grew up in Buffalo before becoming a 1966 graduate of Alfred State College. Jeanne moved to the Syracuse area in 1968 where she was employed at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Bristol Myers Squibb, working in their labs. She then worked as...
Veronica "Ronnie" Capraro
Sep 4, 2022
Veronica “Ronnie” Stasia Gawron Capraro, 99, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at the Living Center at Geneva-North, two months shy of her 100th birthday. She was loved and will be missed by her many relatives and friends.
Ronnie was born in Amsterdam, NY on November 19, 1922, the daughter of Polish immigrants, Stanislaus and Julianna (Zientek) Gawron, and was the...
Steven J. Leach
Sep 3, 2022
Steven J. Leach, 71, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, surrounded by his loving wife and daughter. Born and raised in Southampton, England, he moved to the United States and settled in Solvay in 1978. Steve was a self-employed painter for over 25 years and later worked at James Square Nursing Home in the maintenance dept....
Robert Francis DeBottis
Sep 2, 2022
Robert F. DeBottis, 61, of Jordan, passed away Friday at home, surrounded by his family. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, Bob was the first baby born in Syracuse on the day that JFK was elected President. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, playing the harmonica, and listening to classic rock and blues music, which he had an encyclopedic knowledge...
Michael "Magic" Hrab
Sep 1, 2022
Michael "Magic" Hrab, 63, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Bishop Ludden High School and Le Moyne College and received his Law degree from Western New England Law School. Michael was a lawyer with Hancock and Estabrook, LLP. He wanted to personally thank everyone he shared...
Joyce (Tracy) Wojtalewski
Aug 31, 2022
Joyce (Tracy) Wojtalewski, 78, of Solvay, passed away Wednesday at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born and raised in Tully, she moved to Solvay in 1962. A communicant of St. Marianne Cope at St. Cecilia Church, Joyce was an avid reader who enjoyed playing Bingo, crocheting, and cross-stitching.
Joyce was predeceased by her husband, Stanley Jr. in 1989; son, Michael...
Christian Putnam Grome
Aug 30, 2022
Christian Putnam Grome, 22, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a 2018 graduate of West Genesee High School. Christian received his associate’s degree from Onondaga Community College and was attending Binghamton University. He was a member of the Student Government Association at OCC. He loved music and playing his guitar and adored...
Bruce Edward Barch
Aug 28, 2022
Bruce Edward Barch, 72, of Onondaga Hill, formerly of Westvale, passed away Sunday at Crouse Hospital. He fought through many tough health hurdles and always came back, stronger and more determined to live life to the fullest. Anyone else may have given up after becoming a double amputee and needing dialysis treatments, but he remained positive, loving, and determined until...
Louise Massaro Patapow
Aug 27, 2022
Louise Massaro Patapow, 96, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of North High School and worked at First Trust and Merchants Banks. In 1975, Louise completed the BOCES LPN Program and became a licensed practical nurse. She worked at...
Wayne Edward Giangiobbe, Sr.
Aug 25, 2022
Wayne "PapaG" Edward Giangiobbe Sr., 85, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at St. Joseph’s Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born January 29, 1937, to Carmen and Evelyn, he was a resident of the Syracuse area before moving to Camillus where he raised his children. Wayne graduated from Vocational High School in 1955 and was a Navy veteran of the Korean...
Christine "Chris" Licamele
Aug 17, 2022
Christine “Chris” Licamele, 71, of Camillus, passed away on Wednesday, following a brief illness.
Born to Stephen and Helen Swierczek, Chris was a 1969 graduate of West Genesee High School, and worked for Onondaga County’s Bureau of Vital Statistics for over 30 years processing birth and death records. She helped parents receive birth certificates of their newborns, while providing comfort...
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