Catherine Elizabeth Burns

Catherine Vincent Burns, 95, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, October 5, 1915, she was the daughter of Anna Gilmaster Vincent and Harold George Vincent. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she graduated from St. Lucy's Academy and Powelson Business Institute. Kate was a communicant of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Surviving are her husband of 66 years, Donald; daughter, Marti Drechsler of St, James, Long Island; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Debra Burns and James and Kathleen Burns, all of Westvale; grandchildren, Jamie, Amy, Tommy and Michael Drechsler, and Joe Burns; great-grandchildren, Savannah, Remy, Belle and Zalea; sisters, Delores Romano and Maryann Ryan, both of Syracuse; sisters-in-law, June Yerdon of Ohio and Ruth Newell of Liverpool; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 7 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Private burial will be in Assumption Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus. Contributions may be made to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 259 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY 13202.