Obituaries
Aleksandr M. Burun
Apr 26, 2018
Aleksandr M. Burun, 55, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at University Hospital. Born in Ukraine, he was a self-employed tradesman. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Nadia; sons, Aleksandr (Nicole Prince) and Vladislav; and brother-in-law, Fillip (Diana) Silyuk. First service will be Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church, 3875 Warners Rd.,...
Kathleen A. (Noonan) Plevel
Apr 22, 2018
Kathleen A. (Noonan) Plevel, 91, a loving devoted wife and mother, passed away Sunday April 22, 2018. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a graduate of Central High School and worked at Precision Casting in Fayetteville. In 1965, she moved to Camillus with her husband where they raised their three children. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church...
Joseph G. Bowes
Apr 22, 2018
Joseph G. Bowes, 100, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1936 graduate of Central Tech High School and Niagara University. Joseph was employed with Excellus BlueCross & BlueShield for 36 years before retiring in 1982. A communicant of Most Holy Rosary Church,...
Fedor Kovch
Apr 21, 2018
Fedor Kovch, 94, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 at The Cottages at Garden Grove. Born in Volyn, Ukraine, he moved to the United States in 2004. Fedor worked in mining for 12 years. He was a member of Slavic Baptist Church and enjoyed beekeeping, eating and spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife of 67 years, the...
Dorothy Rolince
Apr 18, 2018
Dorothy Rolince, 89, of Central Square, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Crouse Hospital. Born and raised in West Monroe, she moved to Syracuse in 1946. A graduate of Crouse Irving School of Nursing, Dorothy was a registered nurse with Crouse Irving Hospital. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and formerly of St. Stephen's Church, where she...
Joan Theresa Osterhout
Apr 17, 2018
Joan Theresa Osterhout, 86, of Geddes, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a graduate of St. Anthony's. Joan previously worked as a bookkeeper for A. Bryant Kreis Heating Co. An active communicant of Holy Family Church, Joan assisted in housekeeping and money collecting for over 30 years. She enjoyed eating...
Nina Motelytska
Apr 17, 2018
Nina Motelytska, 75, of Lakeland, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. She was a member of First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church. Nina was predeceased by her son, Vladimir; two brothers; and a sister. Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Oleksandr Motelytskyy; daughters, Lilia (Sergii) of Lakeland and Lesia (Andre) of Ukraine; sister, Galina of...
Melva Jones
Apr 16, 2018
Melva Jones, 96, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Utica, she lived in Clark Mills and Allegany before moving to Fairmount. She was a graduate of Westmoreland High School. She was a former member of the Camillus Senior Citizens Society and loved spending time with her family and friends. Melva was predeceased...
Suzanne B. (Rybak) Thomas
Apr 15, 2018
Suzanne B. (Rybak) Thomas, 57, of North Syracuse, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Crouse Hospital surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Suzanne was employed for over 13 years with OCM BOCES. She loved listening to oldies, sewing, shopping, reading, antiquing and fixer-upper projects,...
Peter L. Demers
Apr 13, 2018
Peter L. Demers, 70, of Camillus, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Massena, he was a graduate of Holy Family and SUNY Canton. Peter was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed with the State of New York for over 10 years and retired from General Motors after 18...
Richard Nick Shewchuk
Apr 11, 2018
Richard Nick Shewchuk, 78, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Syracuse Home, surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1957 graduate of Vocational High School. A Navy veteran, Richard served with the Mediterranean Fleet aboard the USS Plymouth Rock LSD-29, rank IC2. He was employed with Bristol Myers for...
Kenneth Jenner
Apr 11, 2018
Kenneth “Ken” Jenner, 98, formerly of Camillus, passed away April 11 at his home in Clearwater, FL. Born April 26, 1919 in Hannawa Falls, NY to Walter and Phyllis Jenner, he was married to Elizabeth (Betty) Bean for 67 years until her passing on March 29, 2008. Together they raised five children. Ken was a graduate of Powelson Business School...
Ronald A. Miller
Apr 8, 2018
Ronald A. Miller, 90, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Syracuse University and earned his MD in 1952 from the Medical University of New York at Syracuse. He was a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, Phi Beta Kappa and...
Oliver Patrick Pfleiderer
Apr 6, 2018
Oliver Patrick Pfleiderer, infant son of Steven and Kerry Pfleiderer (Goessling), passed away peacefully Friday at Crouse Hospital. Born at 36 weeks and 5 days, he weighed 5 lbs. 10.7 ounces and was 21 inches long. Although Oliver never spent time with us on Earth, he was very loved and touched many lives. Oliver will never be forgotten. In addition...
Eleanor "Nelly" Ann Dow
Apr 3, 2018
Eleanor “Nelly” Ann Dow, 68, of Jamesville, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Binghamton and raised in Syracuse, she was the youngest child of the late Robert F. and Mary Agnes Dow. Nelly was a graduate of Bishop Ludden High School and received a degree in psychology from Canisius College in Buffalo. She was employed with...
Jayne Street
Apr 3, 2018
Jayne Street, 92, of Jamesville, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Upstate University Hospital Community Campus. She was employed with the NY Telephone Co., Dey Brothers and was a dedicated volunteer at Community General Hospital for over 40 years. Jayne married George on May 30, 1947. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Camillus before moving to...
Kathleen T. Cregan
Apr 3, 2018
Kathleen T. Cregan, 74, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Jim and Babe Connor, October 3, 1943 in Cashel, Turlough, County Mayo, Ireland. Kathleen was a graduate of Parke National School and Technical College in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. She came to the United States at age 17 where she...
Donald L. Yacavone
Apr 2, 2018
Donald L. Yacavone, 74, of Camillus, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Cortland, he lived in Camillus since 1976 and was a graduate of Mohawk Community College. Donald made a career of sales and over the years was a representative for E.W. Edwards & Sons, the Shamrock Inn, Arnolds Bakery, Penny Curtis...
Eileen Kilpatrick
Apr 2, 2018
Eileen Kilpatrick, 82, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at The Cottages at Garden Grove. Born in Vandling, PA, she lived most of her life in the Syracuse area. She was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School and attended OCC. Eileen was employed 10 years with the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office and also worked for...
Christine R. (Warwick) Borst
Mar 31, 2018
Christine Ruth (Warwick) Borst, 65, of Latham, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Trumansburg, she was a graduate of Albany Memorial School of Nursing. A registered nurse for over 35 years, Christine worked at A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton and retired from Upstate University Hospital. She loved sewing, dogs, and...