Obituaries
Lois H. Earnshaw
Dec 28, 2021
Lois H. Earnshaw, 77, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Fort Benning, GA, she spent most of her life in the Syracuse area. A graduate of Marcellus High School, Lois was employed as an X-ray technician with Crouse Hospital and volunteered in the NICU. She was a member of Vineyard Church. Lois enjoyed...
Regina R. Thomson
Dec 26, 2021
Regina R. Thomson, 88, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of St. John the Baptist School where she was valedictorian and received her bachelor’s degree from Le Moyne College. Regina was employed by the Onondaga County Dept. of Social Services for 10 years and was an elementary school...
Robin Lee Steencken
Dec 25, 2021
Robin Lee Steencken, 74, of Skaneateles, passed away Saturday at her home. Born in Owosso, Michigan, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1975, ultimately settling in Skaneateles. She attended Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., where she studied early elementary education. After that, she devoted herself to assisting her husband in his dental practice and raising their three children....
James "Jim" Draveck
Dec 25, 2021
James “Jim” Barry Draveck DDS, 60, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at Upstate University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1979 graduate of West Genesee High School, class of 1983 at Le Moyne College and 1987 graduate of Georgetown University School of Dentistry. Jim owned his own dental practice for...
Anthony Albert Sardino
Dec 24, 2021
Anthony Albert Sardino, 68, of Camillus, passed away Friday at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Utica, he was a graduate of Utica College. Throughout his college years, he worked at Chicago Markets where he met his wife. He enjoyed a 45-year career in the field of information technology, including GTE Corporation and Carrols Corporation where...
Diane C. Lawrence
Dec 23, 2021
Diane Lawrence, 77, of Marcellus, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, December 23. She was formerly employed by Onondaga Community College. She volunteered at the Syracuse Rescue Mission, was an active member of the Friends of Marcellus Free Library and enjoyed folksmarches. Diane was predeceased by her parents, Priscilla and William Metzger. Surviving are her daughter, Carrie (Charles) Grooms of Camillus; son,...
David Mooney
Dec 23, 2021
David Michael Mooney, 72, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, surrounded by his family. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy. He was employed by Mutual of New York for more than 20 years and was a freelance photo-ready artist, known for his work with Coleman’s, the...
Diane Kane
Dec 19, 2021
Diane Kane, 79, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Central High School. Diane was an activities director for Brookdale Bellevue for more than 10 years and previously worked at Papa Chubb’s Pizza & Restaurant in Camillus. She was a member of St. Stephen’s...
Victoria (Miller) DeMarchi
Dec 14, 2021
Victoria (Miller) DeMarchi, 64, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Tuesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Corcoran High School. Victoria was a teaching assistant at West Genesee Central School District for 18 years and a building representative for the West Genesee Paraprofessional Association. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching and her time spent...
Maureen "MoMo" Hulbert
Dec 14, 2021
Maureen “MoMo” Hulbert, 78, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at Upstate Community Hospital. Born in Lowville, she resided in Beaver Falls and Clayton, moving to Syracuse in 2007. A graduate of Beaver River Central High School, Maureen was a self-employed seamstress and housekeeper. She was also a member of the Lyons Club in Clayton and ran a catalog store there...
John Earl Thomas
Dec 13, 2021
John Earl Thomas, 57, of Syracuse, passed away on Monday. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School. John was employed as a welder at Specialty Welding. He had a true passion for music and found much joy in writing it, playing his guitar, and teaching guitar lessons. John was a snake enthusiast, enjoyed fishing...
Rose Farrugia Piston
Dec 13, 2021
Rose Farrugia Piston, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday at Upstate Community Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Rose was a graduate of North High School and a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church. She adored her four grandsons and truly enjoyed spending time with her family. Rose was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Donald in 2012;...
Douglas Jerome Hayes
Dec 10, 2021
Douglas J. Hayes, 58, formerly of Syracuse, died peacefully on Friday at St. Luke's Hospital in Utica. You may remember Doug from Our Lady of Lourdes School, Bishop Ludden High School, and Onondaga Community College. Doug’s career highlights include the Veterans Administration and Omnicare. Always busy, helpful, and an avid handyman, he was often involved in home improvements and projects,...
Cathy Mae (Dolengo) Solarte
Dec 10, 2021
Cathy Mae (Dolengo) Solarte, 58, of Camillus, lost her third and final battle with cancer, Friday, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Cathy was positive until the end and always thinking of others. Cathy grew up in the Camillus area, graduating from West Genesee High School in 1981. Shortly after, she moved to Dallas, TX where she met her...
Rosalie Ann Muehlberger
Dec 9, 2021
Rosalie Ann Muehlberger, 83, passed away Thursday. Predeceased by her husband, Carl and parents. Surviving are her two sons; one sister; and two grandchildren. There will be no services.
Michael Joseph Stack
Dec 9, 2021
Michael Joseph Stack, 87 of Camillus, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Thursday surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Dromerin, Listowel, County Kerry Ireland to Mai Shanahan and Thomas Stack. When Michael was 19 years old, he immigrated to Syracuse, NY in 1952. His older brother, Edward Stack and Uncle Patrick Shanahan helped sponsor...
Maureen M. Gridley
Dec 8, 2021
Maureen Gridley, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at the age of 84. She was the loving mother of nine children, 35 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. An avid Syracuse basketball fan, Maureen loved watching every game, decked head to toe in orange, yelling at the TV the entire time. She attended many games and could be seen high fiving anyone around...
Priscilla Mae Metzger
Dec 5, 2021
Priscilla Humberstone Metzger, 99, of Marcellus, passed away December 5 at home. Priscilla was predeceased by her husband, William L. Metzger. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Lawrence and son Richard W. Metzger of Utah; 11 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. A joint celebration of life will be held at Grace Chapel, 1674 U.S. Route 20, Skaneateles, NY 13152, June...
Janice Marie Pidkaminy
Dec 5, 2021
Janice M. Pidkaminy, 80, passed away Sunday at Crouse Hospital. Her interests included art, reading, coloring and traveling. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Janice was predeceased by her daughter, Sherri Thomas. She is survived by her husband of 62 years; Edward; daughter, Wendy (Donnie) of Clarkesville, GA; sons, Edward (Linda) and Timothy, both of Lakeland;...
Mary Speach Petta Miller
Dec 4, 2021
Mary Speach Petta Miller, 108, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a buyer for Addis Co. for over 30 years, retiring in 1976. Mary was also the co-owner of the “Almost New Shop” in Skaneateles. She was a proud member of the Italian Heritage Society...
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