Obituaries
Christopher Michael Lannie
Jun 4, 2022
Christopher Lannie, 40, of Solvay, passed away Saturday. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Christopher received an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Onondaga Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from SUNY Cortland. He was employed by Home Depot while in high school until graduating college. Christopher worked...
Eileen (Tompkins) Shackleton
Jun 2, 2022
Eileen (Tompkins) Shackleton, 75, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday at home. A lifetime resident of the the Syracuse area, she graduated from Jordan-Elbridge High School. Eileen was employed as a library aide for the West Genesee School District for over 30 years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, baking, and cooking, but above all, she loved spending time with her family, especially...
Richard W. Hoppenstedt
Jun 1, 2022
Richard W. Hoppenstedt, 78, of Geddes, passed away Wednesday at Upstate University Hospital. Born in Poughkeepsie, he was raised in Gardiner before moving to Syracuse in 1963. A graduate of The Williston Northampton School in Massachusetts, he received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University where he was a proud member and past president of Phi Delta Theta. Richard was a...
William D. "Bill" Chase
May 31, 2022
William D. “Bill” Chase, 73, of Marcellus, passed away Tuesday at Upstate Community Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of North Syracuse High School. Bill was employed by Suburban Hardware and Iroquois Plumbing for over 30 years, retiring in 2016. He was a former member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and an...
Mark W. Waterman
May 30, 2022
Mark W. Waterman, 45, of Marcellus, passed away Monday. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Mark was a 1995 graduate of Marcellus High School where he played tennis and was coached by his mother, Linda. He later went on to receive a scholarship in tennis from Le Moyne College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1999. Mark...
Judith Ann (Morey) Daino
May 28, 2022
Judith Ann (Morey) Daino, 76, of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Francis House in Syracuse, NY, surrounded by her loving family. A native of the Syracuse area, she graduated from Central Technical High School in 1963. She was a proud homemaker who relished in taking care of her family and friends. She became...
Nancy Anne Gorman
May 28, 2022
Nancy Gorman, 75, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Watertown, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. She was a graduate of West Genesee High School and was employed by Onondaga County for 30 years. A communicant of St. Vincent De Paul Church, Nancy was also a member of the Altar & Rosary Society...
Ralph A. Bellinger
May 27, 2022
Ralph Bellinger, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Friday at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Johnson City, he was a graduate of Johnson City High School. An Army veteran, Ralph was a finance manager for GMAC until retiring in 1992 and was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church. He enjoyed boating, traveling, woodworking and renovation projects. Most of all,...
George O. Caron
May 26, 2022
George O. Caron, 97, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Thursday at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, he moved to the Syracuse area in 1954. George served in the Canadian Army during World War II and was a former member of the Canadian Legion. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen and was employed...
Huiberdina "Dina" J. Gerlach
May 25, 2022
Huiberdina “Dina” Gerlach passed away peacefully on May 25, 2022 at the age of 95. Born in Rotterdam, Holland in 1926, she emigrated with her family to the United States in 1956. She resided for most of her adult life in the Valley neighborhood of Syracuse until moving to Camillus in 1993. Dina loved her family and enjoyed taking her...
Jane Rose McEntegart Dooher
May 24, 2022
Jane Rose McEntegart Dooher passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday with her family by her side. Jane was born in New York City and grew up in Great Neck, New York. She graduated from St. Elizabeth's College as a math major. Jane’s first job was at Bell Laboratories, working on the NIKE missile project. She married Martin Dooher...
Rev. Edward F. Caldwell
May 22, 2022
Rev. Edward F. Caldwell, 96, formerly of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born in Rochester, he was a 1949 graduate of the University of Rochester and 1952 graduate of the General Theological Seminary in NYC. He served in the Episcopal Church from 1952 to 1991, including St. Paul's Church in Angelica, St. Phillip's...
Arlene Anne Ball
May 19, 2022
Arlene Anne Ball, 90, of Camillus, passed away Thursday at The Reserve at Towne Lake in Georgia. Born and raised in Solvay, she graduated from Solvay High School and later moved to Camillus. An active communicant of Holy Family Church, Arlene was a CCD teacher and leader of R.C.I.A. for many years, a Eucharistic minister, member of the Altar &...
Samuel R. Cummo
May 17, 2022
Samuel R. Cummo May 17, 2022 Samuel R. Cummo, 60, of Morrisville, NC, passed away Tuesday. He was predeceased by his father, Charles Cummo. Surviving are his wife, Tina; daughter, Kayla; mother, Donna; brothers, Chuck (Jill) and Douglas; and sister, Denise. Services will be held in NC.
Olga Banas
May 16, 2022
Olga Banas, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday at Upstate Medical Center. Born in Herkimer, she was a graduate of Herkimer High School. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Olga was a communicant of Holy Family Church and an avid boating enthusiast. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, and spending time with her family. She is remembered for...
Marilyn Barry Draveck
May 14, 2022
Marilyn Barry Draveck, 85, of Victor, and formerly of Camillus, passed away Saturday in Victor, following a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Marilyn was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary High School. She received her bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College and master’s from Oswego State. Marilyn was a...
Irene Elizabeth Olcott
May 10, 2022
Irene E. Olcott, 89, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday at Elderwood at Liverpool. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Central Tech High School. Irene was employed by West Genesee Central School District as a secretary for over 25 years and was a communicant of Holy Family Church. She was an avid golfer, enjoyed traveling,...
Frank S. Locurcio
May 8, 2022
Frank S. Locurcio, 94, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. Frank was loving and kind, with a fantastic sense of humor. Born in Buffalo, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1949. In 1953, he and his new bride Angie moved to Syracuse for a position with AMF Bowling Products. In 1962, the couple moved...
Joan Frances Vodek
May 3, 2022
Joan Frances Vodek, 84, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at home. Born in Oswego, she was a graduate of Warners High School and received a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam and master’s degree from SUNY Oswego. Joan was a math teacher at Liverpool Middle School and Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, retiring in 1991. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s...
Robert "Bob" Bruce Shields
May 3, 2022
Robert "Bob" Bruce Shields, 87, of Marcellus, passed away Tuesday at Crouse Hospital. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, he was a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and received both a Bachelor's and Master's of Science in Electrical Engineering. Bob moved to Syracuse in 1958 where he was employed by Syracuse University Research Corp. (SRC, Inc.) until 1967, when he...