Obituaries
Gerard "Jerry" Holm
May 15, 2016
Gerard “Jerry” Holm, 87, of Jamesville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in New York City, he was raised in W. Milford, NJ and moved to Syracuse in 1951. Jerry was a 1948 graduate of the School of Technology in Newark and 1951 graduate of SUNY Canton. He was a design engineer for...
Dorothy "Peach" Clement LeBlanc
May 13, 2016
Dorothy "Peach" Clement LeBlanc, 66, of Hilton Head, SC, formerly of Baldwinsville, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016. Born in Tupper Lake, she lived in the Tupper Lake area for 20 years and lived in Baldwinsville before retiring to Hilton Head, SC. She was a graduate of Long Lake Central School and Paul Smith's College. Dorothy received her LPN from...
Leslie R. Voorhest
May 2, 2016
Leslie R. Voorhest, 93, of Syracuse and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully Monday, May 2, 2016 surrounded by his devoted wife, Virginia, six daughters and their families. Les was born in 1922 in Atlanta GA and raised in Oyster Bay, NY. He attended NC State University on a football scholarship. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II...
Bruce D. Angle
May 1, 2016
Bruce D. Angle, 87, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Suffern and Boston Lake before moving to Camillus. Bruce was a graduate of Solvay High School and employed by the NY Telephone Co. for more than 40 years. He loved hockey, chair caning, and enjoyed his home and puttering...
Mary Irene Fehr Maroney
Apr 27, 2016
Mary Irene (Fehr) Maroney, 91, of Solvay, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse, she lived most of her life in Solvay and graduated from St. John the Baptist High School. Mary retired after 20 years with Sears, Roebuck & Co. She was a communicant of St. Cecilia's Church in Solvay,...
Jeanette E. Christino
Apr 24, 2016
Jeanette E. Christino, 97, of Manlius and formerly of Camillus, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She grew up on Grindstone Island across from Clayton, NY and was a graduate of Clayton High School. Jeanette retired after many years as a bank teller with Chase Lincoln and M&T Bank and formerly worked...
Irene DeLong Curry
Apr 23, 2016
Irene DeLong Curry, 93, of Prattsburg and Avoca, passed away April 23, 2016 at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place in Baldwinsville, NY. Born in Hagerstown, MD on June 6, 1923, she grew up in Martinsburg, WV. Irene was the daughter of Thelma and James DeLong. She graduated from King’s Daughter’s Hospital in Martinsburg in 1944 and was employed with the...
Howard O. Craner
Apr 23, 2016
Howard O. Craner, 83, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Fayetteville High School and CCBI. He also attended Syracuse University and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Howard was employed by Haines Sales Corp. in East Syracuse...
Nancy F. Bogett
Apr 21, 2016
Nancy F. Bogett, 62, of Baldwinsville, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at home. Born in Maine, she grew up in Massena before moving to the Syracuse area. Nancy was an avid clock collector and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. Surviving are her husband of 44 years, James Bogett; daughter, Karen (Dan) Hildreth of Syracuse; sons, James...
John A. Eagan Sr.
Apr 18, 2016
John A. Eagan Sr., 77, of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. He had a lifelong passion of maritime history, along with building and collecting scale model ships. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, the former Ann Rauscher; daughter, Kathleen (Mark) Kendrick; and son, John Andrew (Evelyn) Eagan Jr. Per John's wishes, there will be...
Richard L. Clark
Apr 12, 2016
Richard "Dick" Clark, 80, of Warners, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Warners area, he was employed with Church & Dwight for 30 years. An avid fisherman and hunter, Dick was a member of the Elbridge Rod and Gun Club. He attended the Vineyard Church in Lakeland. Dick was predeceased by his...
Daniel L. Golden
Apr 10, 2016
Daniel L. Golden, 72, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at Forest Oaks at Spring Hill, Spring Hill, FL. A lifelong resident of the Syracuse area, he graduated from Vocational High School. Daniel was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and worked for over 15 years with Avaya, Inc. He was a member of Communication Union of America. Daniel...
Joanna Quinn Sarnacki
Apr 9, 2016
Joanna Quinn Sarnacki, 94, of Baldwinsville, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at McHarrie Life. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus for 16 years until moving to Baldwinsville in 1978. Joanna retired in 1982 after 37 years with Carrier Corp. She loved bowling, golf, word search books and a hot cup of coffee. The family of Joanna would like...
Helen M. Swierczek
Apr 8, 2016
Helen M. Swierczek, 89, of Camillus, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born and raised in New York Mills, she moved to Camillus in 1962. Helen was a graduate of New York Mills High School. She retired after 17 years with Witherill's and worked for Westvale Golf Course during retirement. Helen was a communicant...
Catherine Rockwell
Apr 6, 2016
Catherine "Katie" Rockwell, 81, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Syracuse, she lived most of her life in the Camillus area. Katie was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She retired from the Camillus Middle School after 26 years working in food service. An avid SU and Yankee...
Grace Haggerty
Apr 5, 2016
Grace Haggerty, 93, of Westvale, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Norwich, she was a 1940 graduate of Norwich High School and lived in Syracuse since 1952. Grace retired in 1990 after 38 years with Sims Match Plate Corp. and previously worked for the law office of Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece....
Donna M. Clary
Apr 5, 2016
Donna M. Clary, 56, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a 1978 graduate of Cicero High School. Donna worked for over 10 years at Aspen Dental. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and loved to cook and spend time with her family. Donna was...
Ronald F. Brooks
Apr 3, 2016
Ronald F. Brooks, 64, of Daytona Beach, FL and formerly of Syracuse passed away Sunday, April 3 at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. A graduate of East Syracuse Minoa High School, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area before moving to Daytona Beach in 2000. Ron enjoyed spending time at the beach and going to Turning...
Shirley Honors Perkins
Apr 2, 2016
Shirley H. Perkins, 87, of Fairmount, passed away peacefully April 2, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. A devoted wife and mother, she was born and raised in Skaneateles Falls and resided in Fairmount for 60 years. Shirley was a graduate of Skaneateles High School. After raising her family, she went back to work at Syracuse Merchandisers until the...
Joseph Prince
Mar 26, 2016
Joseph Prince, 79, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a Marine Corps veteran. A professional boxer in his early years, Joseph owned Pal Joey's Bar in Solvay for over 30 years and also worked as a mechanic at Sears. He loved spending time with family at his camp...