Nabeeha "Nab" Mahshie
Dec 14, 2020
Nabeeha “Nab” Mahshie, 81, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 from natural causes. Nab was born in Syracuse on December 7, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Diab and Salemie Mahshie. Nab was employed with Addis Company for many years. She was a member of St. Elias Orthodox Church. Nab had many talents, loved...
Carol A. (Raite) Smith
Dec 13, 2020
Carol A. (Raite) Smith, 76, longtime resident of the Syracuse area, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Carol was a graduate of Solvay High School. She was employed by P&C, Tops Friendly Markets and was a waitress at several local restaurants for many years. She loved doing her greeting card ministry to help...
Mary Elizabeth Rugelis
Dec 11, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Rugelis, 80, of Westvale, passed away peacefully at home on Friday. She was born in Massena and was a graduate of Massena General High School and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Indiana. She moved to Syracuse area in the 1960’s and worked at SCM for a number of years before becoming a nurse with St....
Jamie Michael Rotella
Dec 11, 2020
Jamie Michael Rotella, 38, of Elbridge, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. Born in Syracuse, he moved to Boynton Beach, FL, where he was a karate instructor and moved back to Syracuse in 2007. He attended Palm Beach Community College and was most recently employed with Maguire Chevrolet of Baldwinsville. He was a lowrider car enthusiast and loved spending time...
Raymond P. Prowak
Dec 10, 2020
Raymond Paul Prowak, 91, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on Thursday at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Auburn, he moved to the Syracuse area in 1954. A graduate of Auburn East High School, Raymond was an Air Force veteran and employed with JPMorgan Chase for 37 years before retiring in 1990. He was a communicant of St. John the Baptist...
Eleanor Joan Winkelman
Dec 10, 2020
Eleanor Joan Winkelman, 78, of Marcellus, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Little Falls, she moved to the Syracuse area when she was 13 years old. Eleanor was a graduate of West Genesee High School and employed with Welch Allyn for over 25 years. She enjoyed cruising in her 1923 T-bucket and...
Catherine Steele
Dec 9, 2020
Catherine (Petterino) Steele, 103, of Amsterdam, NY, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center of COVID-19. She was born on October 30, 1917 in Rome, NY, the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Fortunata (Ridolfo) Petterino. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Northville. Catherine worked hard her entire life. She...
Robert Kasson Champlain
Dec 9, 2020
Robert Kasson Champlain, 91, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Loretto. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a graduate of Split Rock High School. Robert was a Navy veteran and engineer at AT&T. He enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting. He was a devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather and is now reunited with the love of...
Mark Mitchell Gibson
Dec 8, 2020
Mark Mitchell Gibson, 69, of Camillus, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 due to complications of diabetes and COVID-19. Born in Kansas City, MO, he grew up in the town of Marshall, MO before moving to Syracuse in 1973. Mark was one of the original owners of The Bebop Shop music store in Liverpool. He worked in retail music...
Eugenia Yakobchuk
Dec 7, 2020
Eugenia Yakobchuk, 82, of Camillus, passed away Monday. Born in Ternopil, Ukraine, she moved to the Syracuse area in December of 1990. Eugenia was employed with Arcom Labs for 10 years before retiring in 2000. She loved God and was a member of First Ukranian Pentecostal Church. Eugenia enjoyed baking, cooking and spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. She...
Carmen Yetman
Dec 7, 2020
Carmen Yetman, 79, of Liverpool, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute of pancreatic cancer. Born in Quebec, she moved to Liverpool in 1984 to raise her children. Carmen spent many years as a military wife traveling the world and made an impression wherever she went. She was employed with Hydro Quebec in the 1960s and...
Mildred Lennon Winn
Dec 6, 2020
Mildred Winn, nee Lennon, 93, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, at her daughter Kathy’s home surrounded by her loving family. Mildred was born in New York City in 1927, the youngest of four close siblings. She grew up in Greenwich Village and Brooklyn, roller skating and saving precious nickels for the movies. She met her husband of 60 delighted years,...
Roger Rada
Dec 6, 2020
Roger Rada, beloved coach, teacher, mentor and friend was a man of few words, so when he spoke, his words carried weight. One of his favorite sayings was, “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” By that measure, Rada, who passed away December 6 at the age of 91 with family by his...
Joyce A. Bowes
Dec 5, 2020
Joyce A. (Merriman) Bowes, 91, of Camillus, passed away Saturday. Born and raised in Otisco, she moved to The Valley in 1945 before settling in Camillus in 1955. She was a 1946 graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy. Joyce was employed with GTE Sylvania for 12 years and formerly worked at the NY Telephone Co. She was a communicant of St....
Stephanie Petralito
Dec 3, 2020
Stephanie Petralito, 94, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020. Stephanie was born on July 7, 1926 in Syracuse. She was employed with Carrier Corp. and Syracuse Auto Parts before leaving to raise her family, her most important job. Stephanie and her husband, Vincent enjoyed a beautiful life together, taking many trips and cruises along the way. Stephanie was...
Paul A. Cerio
Nov 28, 2020
Paul A. Cerio, 84, of Warners, passed away Saturday at Loretto. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1954 graduate of St. John the Baptist and 1956 graduate of Morrisville State College. An Air Force veteran, Paul owned and operated Cerio's Auto Electric for over 40 years before retiring in 2007. He enjoyed bowling, hunting, and auto...
Veronica Mary Stepien
Nov 28, 2020
Veronica M. Rolince Stepien, 99, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday. She was the seventh child of twelve children born to Mary A. and Joseph Rolince. All but two oldest children moved from Leckrone, PA to Syracuse when Veronica was seven years old. Veronica was an avid reader and even when her vision was failing, she spent many hours listening to...
Denise M. Brady
Nov 26, 2020
** IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THE CALLING HOURS AND/OR SERVICE FOR DENISE, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL BY FOLLOW THIS LINK ~ https://wordoflifeag.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/1047/responses/new Denise M. Brady, 66, of Liverpool, passed away Friday at University Hospital. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Denise was a beautician for many years and a volunteer paramedic at...
Richard T. "Dick" Burke
Nov 26, 2020
Richard “Dick” T. Burke, 79, of Camillus, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was a life long resident of the Syracuse area, growing up in Fairmount and graduating from West Genesse High School. He was drafted into the US Army and served in Korea for two years. After his service, he worked at the Pennysaver and then owned...
Patricia "Patty" Oakes
Nov 23, 2020
On Monday, November 23, Patricia “Patty” Oakes, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and aunt, passed away. Patty was born on January 2, 1957 in Syracuse to Thomas and Helen (Carroll) Gould. She attended Most Holy Rosary, followed by Corcoran High School, class of 1975. After graduation, she fell in love with the medical field and became an LPN, where...
