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Henry C. Lennox
Oct 25, 2018
Henry C. Lennox, 81, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at home. A lifetime resident of the Camillus and Liverpool areas, he was a graduate of St. John the Baptist. Henry was a lifelong truck driver, beginning his career with Sun Oil Co. and retiring from Eckerd. Before truck driving, he was an EMT for Eastern Ambulance and...
Jeanne L. (Rousche) DiPaola
Oct 24, 2018
Jeanne L. (Rousche) DiPaola, 88, of Westvale, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School. Jeanne was in the first graduating class of Le Moyne College where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1951. She earned her master's degree from SU and...
Richard D. Ungerer
Oct 24, 2018
Richard D. Ungerer, 75, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Nottingham High School and earned his bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure. Upon graduation, Richard then served proudly in the US Army earning the rank of first lieutenant. He was employed...
Jane (Kulick) Fenn
Oct 23, 2018
Jane (Kulick) Fenn, 95, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 due to complications of a fall while a resident at St. Camillus. She graduated from Camillus High School in 1940 and Syracuse Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1942. She retired as a registered nurse from Van Duyn Home and Hospital. Jane and her husband, Phil, took many...
Dave Mathewson
Oct 21, 2018
Dave Mathewson, 66, of Cicero, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 21, 2018 at home. At eight years old, Dave was first introduced to radio control (RC) airplanes by his father and a lifelong passion for the sport took flight. From the 70s into the 90s, Dave was an accomplished RC pilot with numerous championships in modeling competitions to his credit....
Daniel Duhamel
Oct 20, 2018
Daniel Duhamel, 54, of Camillus, died October 20, 2018. He was predeceased by his parents, Fernand and Jean. Surviving are his sons, Aaron, Mathew and Christopher; and brother, John. Services will be held at a later date.
Melissa (Weiner) Luke
Oct 19, 2018
Melissa (Weiner) Luke, 50, of Warners, passed away Friday October 19, 2018, surrounded by her loved ones. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she attended West Genesee High School. Melissa was a home health aide for the handicapped and elderly. She loved children, spending time with family and was a loving mother and friend. Surviving are her husband of...
Robert T. Castilano
Oct 19, 2018
Robert T. Castilano, 90, of Camillus, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at the VA Medical Center. Born in Clyde, he moved to Camillus in 1957. A graduate of Clyde Central, Robert earned his bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure and master's degree from SU. He was an Army veteran of WWII and employed with the West Genesee Central School District...
Bernard A. "Bernie" Schmidt
Oct 17, 2018
Bernard A. “Bernie” Schmidt passed away on October 17, 2018. Born in Amsterdam, NY at St. Mary’s Hospital on May 4, 1929 to Rudolph and Sarah Lillian Schmidt. He was given the nickname of Tony as a child in honor of his grandfather, Anthony Dolan. Bernie graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School and was in the third graduating class...
Catherine E. Cook
Oct 16, 2018
Catherine E. Cook, 102, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Providence, RI, she moved to Camillus in 1963. A graduate of Hope High School, she was employed with Onondaga Savings Bank for 17 years. As a child, Catherine danced professionally with her partner, Duke McHale, in New England. Her love of dance...
Audrey K. Hanlon
Oct 14, 2018
Audrey K. Hanlon, 71, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at home. Born in Auburn, she was a graduate of Central High School in Auburn. Audrey moved to Camillus in 1995 and was employed as a clerk at the DMV and University Hospital. She was a member of St. Hyacinths Church in Auburn and attended the United Methodist...
Carl B. Brown
Oct 13, 2018
Carl B. Brown, 63, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Francis House. Born in Plattsburgh, he moved to the Syracuse area in the early 80s. Carl was known for his birthday of 5-5-55. He was employed with Val's Motors for 25 years as a manager and auto body painter. He enjoyed casinos, Las Vegas, NASCAR, classic cars...
Peter A. Dottolo
Oct 13, 2018
Peter A. Dottolo, 94, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Cathedral High School and St. Bonaventure University. He was an Army veteran of WW II. He retired in 1985 after 20 years as a decorating consultant with Manor House. For 25 years, Peter...
James "Jim" Santamour
Oct 13, 2018
James "Jim" Santamour, 96, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Elderwood Health Care at Birchwood. Born in Antwerp, he was a graduate of Poland Central School and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He lived in Camillus since 1957. Jim was employed with Borden, Inc. for 41 years, retiring in 1987. A longtime communicant of...
David C. Allen
Oct 12, 2018
David C. Allen, 87, of Camillus, went to be with God on October 12, 2018. He retired from GE in 1989 after 38 years. Surviving are his beloved wife of 67 years, Monna; beloved son, David P. Allen (Linda Downing) of Brewerton; grandchildren, Dryw Downing of Salt Lake City, UT and Diedre Downing of Brooklyn; and several nieces and nephews....
Albert "Chuck" Seremet
Oct 9, 2018
Albert “Chuck” Seremet, 79, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the VA Medical Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of St. John the Evangelist where he was an acclaimed member of their basketball team and often referred to as “Red” for the color of his hair. Chuck later attended...
Doris Isabelle Carpenter
Oct 4, 2018
Doris Isabelle Carpenter, of Marcellus, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Crouse Hospital at the age of 103. Born in Buffalo, she was the daughter of Isabelle and A. Warren Anderson. Doris was a graduate of SUNY at Geneseo and received her degree in education at SUNY at Buffalo. She taught three years in Huntington, Long Island before...
Edward T. Cleary, Jr.
Sep 30, 2018
Edward T. Cleary Jr., 88, of Lakeland, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at home. Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Lakeland in 1993. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and attended the University of Maryland and Syracuse University. Edward was employed with IBM for 31 years, retiring in 1987. Edward was predeceased by his brothers,...
Dorothea Adele Heesemann
Sep 30, 2018
Dorothea Adele Heesemann, 82, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was the beloved daughter of Adele and August Scheidtmann and was a graduate of Hunter College. She worked for MONY and later in life, for Chase Bank. Dorothea loved her life, family and shared much laughter and joy with them. She had many interests including bridge, skiing,...
Holly Kicak Ward
Sep 24, 2018
It is with great sadness that Holly Kicak Ward, 41, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Holly graduated from Bishop Ludden High School and Le Moyne College in 1999 where she met the love of her life, Christopher. They married in 2002 and settled in Westvale to raise their...

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