Obituaries
Edwin A. Towers
Nov 9, 2014
Edwin A. Towers, 74, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014. He was born on October 11, 1940, the son of the late John "Jack" Towers and Grace Marion Brown Towers of Houlton and Fort Fairfield, Maine. Ed graduated from Fort Fairfield High School in 1958 where he was active in music and athletics. He was an alumnus of...
Anne Luteran
Nov 8, 2014
Anne Luteran, 48, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Anne was a former waitress at Pensabene's Park West for eight years. She was most recently employed by New York State. She enjoyed sports, including SU basketball, and most of all, spending time with her family. Anne was predeceased by her father,...
Rev. Dennis W. Slater
Oct 31, 2014
Rev. Dennis W. Slater, 78, of Syracuse, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. He was born in Syracuse on June 10, 1936 to the late Thomas F. and Marjorie Slater. Father Slater was ordained a Catholic priest on May 19, 1962. He was a graduate of CBA and received a bachelor's degree from Niagara...
Donald Smith
Oct 31, 2014
Donald "Smitty" Smith, 81, of Camillus, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at home. Born in Columbia, SC, he was raised at the Carolina Children's Home and moved to Camillus in 1955. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Smitty retired in 1988 after 32 years with the US Postal Service in Camillus and also worked in mail...
Raymond E. Collins
Oct 29, 2014
Raymond E. Collins, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse, he attended St. Lucy's Academy. A Navy veteran during World War II, Raymond served aboard the USS New Jersey and received 11 battle stars. He was employed for over 35 years with Morris Distributing Co., retiring as...
William Lepkowski
Oct 29, 2014
William "Bill" Lepkowski, 65, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. He was the resident artist at TLS. Surviving are his sister, Celaine Kaupp; brothers, Walter and Jeffery; many nieces and nephews; and his TLC Family, who have supported him with kindness and dignity. Services for Bill will be at the...
Roland F. Link
Oct 17, 2014
Roland F. Link, 80, of Bonita Springs, FL, formally of Camillus, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014. Born and raised in Germany, he immigrated to Canada and later to Cleveland, Ohio where he became a U.S. Citizen. Upon completing high school, he trained to be a tool and die maker and later worked for General Motors for 30 years, retiring...
Mary E. Richards
Oct 17, 2014
Mary E. Droll Richards, 94, of Camillus, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at home. Born in Lima, Ohio, she was a graduate of Vaughnsville High School and moved to Syracuse in 1952. Mary retired in 1984 after 25 years with GE and was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed painting, needle point, reading, and spending time...
Dennis Patrick Daley
Oct 15, 2014
Dennis Patrick Daley, 23, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse, he was a 2009 graduate of West Genesee High School and member of the National Honor Society. He loved spending time with his family and going to concerts with his dad. He also loved animals, including rescues of all kinds. He was...
Elsie L. Tanchak
Oct 14, 2014
Elsie L. Tanchak, 83, of Seneca Falls, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born in Walworth, she was raised in Waterloo and moved to Seneca Falls in 1955. Elsie retired after many years from Philips GTE in Seneca Falls and also worked at Chappell's in Auburn and Walmart in Waterloo. She was a communicant...
William B. McAfee Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
William B. McAfee Jr., 85, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at home. Born in Pennsylvania, he lived in Camillus since 1956. He retired after 45 years with Burns Bros., Inc. and was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 267 for 65 years. Bill was a jazz drummer and an avid SU sports fan and also...
Miles E. Buck
Oct 12, 2014
Miles E. Buck, 56, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1976 graduate of Henninger High School. Miles retired in 2007 after 25 years with James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. A gifted local musician, he played bass along with other instruments and...
Margaret O'Brien Kanaley
Oct 11, 2014
Margaret O’Brien Kanaley died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at home following an extensive illness. Peg was born in Syracuse and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School and St. Joseph’s School of Nursing. She was a nurse with Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital for a number of years. She continued on to receive her master's degree and worked at St....
Viola "Vi" Slade
Oct 6, 2014
Viola "Vi" Slade, 97, of Camillus, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1956. A graduate of Vocational High, Vi was employed for 11 years with Excelsior Insurance Co. and formerly with Bradley & Williams Electrical Contractors. She was a former communicant of Holy Family Church...
James C. Lawyer
Oct 4, 2014
James C. Lawyer, 53, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at home from heart complications due to his battle with lung cancer. One of nine children, Jim was a graduate of Corcoran High School and attended OCC. He was employed over 30 years with Onondaga County, first with the Highway Dept. and then Water Environment Protection in East Syracuse. He will...
Margaret J. McAfee
Oct 4, 2014
Margaret J. McAfee, 86, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at home. Born and raised in Harrisville, she lived in Camillus since 1956. A graduate of Central City Business Institute, Margaret was a secretary for General Electric and also worked for Qualified Consulting Services in Camillus. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church, an avid SU sports fan and also...
Doris J. Hennessy
Sep 23, 2014
Doris J. Hennessy, 90, of Geddes, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at home. Born in Oneida, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Doris was predeceased by her parents, Gerald and Louise Bowles. She was the eldest of 14 siblings, 10 of whom have predeceased her. Surviving are her son, Jerry (Janet) Moran of Wildwood Crest, NJ;...
Sophia "Bunny" Bodnar
Sep 22, 2014
Sophia "Bunny" Bodnar, 94, formerly of Onondaga Hill, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 in Massachusetts. Bunny was born in Elkhorn, West Virginia in 1920. During World War II, she went to Washington D.C. working as a "government girl" for a federal agency. She married her high school sweetheart, John Bodnar, in 1942 and they moved to Syracuse shortly after....
Donald B. Stratton Sr.
Sep 19, 2014
Donald B. Stratton Sr., 80, of Camillus, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 19, 2014. Born in Bath, NY, he lived in Camillus for more than 15 years. Donald retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 20 years. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. He was...
Mary B. Graham
Sep 18, 2014
Mary B. Graham, 93, of Ashley, PA, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the home of her son in Camillus. Born in Plymouth, PA, Mary was a lifetime resident of the Wilkes-Barre, PA area and a communicant of St. Leo's Church in Ashley. Surviving are her sons, Robert Kertulis of Camillus and John Graham of Las Vegas, NV; five...
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