Reinaldah "Nell" Marian (Smith) Hartmann
May 15, 2018
Reinaldah “Nell” Marian (Smith) Hartmann, 97, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at home. Nell was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a tireless volunteer at Community Hospital, Meals on Wheels and St. Michael's Lutheran Church. Nell enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking and all things blue. A dedicated correspondent to many, she loved connecting with others...
Hugh E. Stannard
May 13, 2018
Hugh E. Stannard, 101, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 surrounded by family. Born in Lowell, Vermont, he lived in St. Johnsbury, Vermont for several years before moving to Camillus in 1965. He was a 1934 graduate of Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Hugh retired in 1978...
Juan A. Ruffo
May 13, 2018
Juan A. Ruffo, 82, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Born in Solvay, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and a graduate of Solvay High School. Juan was employed with Allied Chemical Corp., retiring in 1986. He enjoyed winters in Florida and was...
J. Edward Kaish
May 11, 2018
J. Edward Kaish, 87, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Syracuse VA Medical Center from a brief illness. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus since 1957. Ed received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Syracuse University where he was in the first undergrad class of the Radio and TV majors, the precursor to the Newhouse School...
Martha L. (Slater) Wheeler
May 10, 2018
Martha L. (Slater) Wheeler, 80, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she formerly lived in Howlett Hill. Martha was employed with St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center for 23 years. She was a member of West Genesee Hills Baptist Church. Martha enjoyed baking, especially cake decorating, and...
Patricia A. Alvaro
May 8, 2018
Patricia A. Alvaro, 84, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Darlington, WI, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1957. Patricia earned her associate degree in medical technology. She started as a part-time medical technologist at St. Joseph's Hospital and retired in 2012 as the assistant supervisor of hematology after a career of over...
Wally Holzner
May 2, 2018
Wally Holzner, 98, of Menorah Park in Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. In March 2007 she moved to CNY from Yonkers, where she had lived with her late husband, George, and where she was active in German-American organizations. Her life began as Walburga Riedmeier on January 23, 1920 in Obermondsberg, Germany, where she was raised and worked on...
Giovanni "Johnny" Colianni
Apr 28, 2018
Giovanni “Johnny” Colianni, 93, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Scranton, PA, he moved to Syracuse in 1990. Johnny attended Old Forge High School and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was employed with Scranton Bakery Supply for 30 years, retiring in 1990 and later drove busses for First...
Rita Szymanski
Apr 28, 2018
Rita Szymanski, 93, of Camillus, succumbed to a long illness on Saturday, April 28, 2018. She was born on her mother's birthday and grew up in Buffalo, where she graduated from Kensington High School. In her youth, she enjoyed gymnastics and the church choir. She and her family moved to Camillus in 1962. Rita was a longtime communicant of St....
Douglas P. Klaczko
Apr 27, 2018
Douglas P. Klaczko, 47, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of Camillus, he was a 1989 graduate of West Genesee High School and was employed with P&C Foods and Tops Markets for over 20 years. Doug was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. He loved hunting and fishing,...
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...
