Obituaries

Daniel M. Johnson

Daniel M. Johnson

Jul 12, 2014

Loving son, husband, father, grandfather, coach, role model, mentor and Orangeman, Daniel M. Johnson, 68, of Westvale, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Crouse Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1964 graduate of St. John the Evangelist. Dan retired in 2009 from Johnson Associates and previously worked for Gordon...

Mary "Alice" Armstrong

Mary "Alice" Armstrong

Jul 10, 2014

Mary "Alice" Armstrong, 96, formerly of Camillus, died peacefully Thursday July 10, 2014, July 10, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Mary, and her husband, Roger Boothroyd, in Tampa, Florida. She was a loving and devoted wife to the late Donald F. Armstrong. She was a lifelong resident of the Syracuse area before moving to Florida in the last...

Leonard A. Van Horn Jr.

Leonard A. Van Horn Jr.

Jul 10, 2014

Leonard A. Van Horn Jr., 43, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident in South Carolina. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he lived in South Carolina since 1993. Len was a graduate of West Genesee High School and the University of Buffalo. He was employed with Integrated Combustion Solutions in...

Gerald M. "Gerry" Waldon

Gerald M. "Gerry" Waldon

Jul 8, 2014

Gerald M. "Gerry" Waldon, 69, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday at Crouse Hospital after a brief illness. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Gerry retired in 2013 after working 40 years at Carrier Corp. in the International Customer Service Group. A 1962 graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy, he joined the Army in 1967 and served in Vietnam as a...

Elizabeth Ruane

Elizabeth Ruane

Jul 5, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Ruane, 87, of Solvay, passed away at her daughter's home on Saturday, July 5, 2014. Betty met her wonderful husband John in 1952 while working at New York Telephone Company. They were married from 1953 until John's death in 2002. Betty spent most of her married life as a homemaker. She spent her last five years living at...

Sally A. Manning

Sally A. Manning

Jul 4, 2014

Sarah "Sally" Anastasia Manning, 79, of Camillus, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side at St. Joseph's Hospital on Friday, July 4. Born in Pittsfield, Mass. to the late Walter and Marion Reagan, she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and her master's degree in education from North Adams State College. She previously taught...

Richard F. Bashant

Richard F. Bashant

Jun 24, 2014

Richard F. Bashant, 78, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at University Hospital. Born in Tupper Lake, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. He retired after 20 years with O.M. Edwards Co. and was a greeter and bagger for several years with P&C Foods in Camillus. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Richard was predeceased by...

Beverly J. Moran

Beverly J. Moran

Jun 24, 2014

Beverly J. Moran, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Loretto. Born in Watertown, she was a lifetime resident of Syracuse. Beverly was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1989; son, Bernard J. Stapleton Jr.; and daughter, Donna Ellithorpe. Surviving are her daughters, Mary (Don) Francey, Kathleen Metrick, Beverly "Kelly" Stapleton, Janine (Robert) Daly and Andrea Miller;...

Michael G. Calabrese

Michael G. Calabrese

Jun 23, 2014

Michael G. Calabrese, 43, of Auburn, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014. Born and raised in Yonkers, he moved to the Syracuse area in 1991. Michael loved spending time with his son, especially watching him play football and also loved cooking for others. Surviving are his loving son, Nicholas; good friends, John K. and Jeff; and family, Marcia, Mara, Robert,...

Dorothy Louise Failoni

Dorothy Louise Failoni

Jun 20, 2014

Dorothy Louise Failoni, 90, of Solvay, passed away peacefully Friday, June 20, 2014 at home. A lifetime resident of Solvay, she possessed a deep faith in God, extraordinary love and devotion to family and quiet grace. Dorothy was a listener and giver who lived her life with a gentle spirit, open heart, kind words and soft smile. One of her...

James "Jim" Cameron

James "Jim" Cameron

Jun 16, 2014

James "Jim" Cameron, 60, of Syracuse, passed away Monday at VA Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he lived most of his life in Syracuse and was a graduate of Bishop Ludden High School, OCC, Le Moyne College and St. Leo's in Florida. Jim was an Air Force veteran. He was currently a self-employed health care practitioner and previously worked...

Wilford House

Wilford House

Jun 11, 2014

Wilford J. House, 88, of Baldwinsville, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. Born in Warners, he lived in the Town of Van Buren for 10 years and Baldwinsville until 1949. He then lived in the South until returning to Baldwinsville in 1980. He attended the Bible Baptist Seminary in Arlington, Texas. Wilford was...

Gloria D. Dunseath

Gloria D. Dunseath

Jun 9, 2014

Gloria Niemi Dunseath, 85, of Van Buren, died Monday, June 9, 2014 in Crouse Hospital. Gloria was born March 6, 1929, in Brooklyn, the oldest of two daughters of Mildred Thiessen and Julian Niemi. Julian left the family when Gloria was young so she considered her mother's second husband, Felix Swietlowkowski, as her father. Gloria attended schools in Brooklyn and...

Carolyn "Jeanne" LaRose

Carolyn "Jeanne" LaRose

Jun 9, 2014

Carolyn J. "Jeanne" LaRose, 70, of Liverpool, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a dental assistant for many years and retired as a receptionist from her son's law firm. She enjoyed interior decorating, gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandson, Jordan. Jeanne...

Mary Kowalczyk

Mary Kowalczyk

Jun 4, 2014

Mary Kowalczyk, 91, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Herkimer, Mary moved to Syracuse in 1940 and retired after 30 years with General Electric. She was a communicant of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and formerly of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian...

Sviatoslav "Sviat" Makohon

Sviatoslav "Sviat" Makohon

May 30, 2014

Sviatoslav "Sviat" Makohon, 44, of Venice, Florida, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014. He left this world peacefully after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. Sviat is survived by his parents, Ted and Stefania Dziergas of Syracuse; his vooyko/brother, Dr. Nykolai (Melissa) Pidhorodeckyj and their children, Andrew and Sonya of Akron, Ohio; cousins, Peter Dziergas, Regina Dziergas and...

Robert "Bob" Braunitzer

Robert "Bob" Braunitzer

May 28, 2014

After a long and brave fight with cancer, Bob Braunitzer, of Lakeland, returned to his Creator on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Francis House. Born in Fresno, CA on March 14, 1952, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. He graduated from Corcoran High School and Le Moyne College. Bob and Sally were high school sweethearts and were...

Eva Smolnycki

Eva Smolnycki

May 24, 2014

Eva Smolnycki, 95, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Betula, Pennsylvania in 1918, Eva later moved to Olean. She married William Smolnycki of Syracuse in 1945 and moved to Syracuse in 1946. Employed for 16 years with the West Genesee Central School District, she retired in 1975. She was a...

Helen Theresa (Fadden) Peterson

Helen Theresa (Fadden) Peterson

May 22, 2014

Helen Theresa (Fadden) Peterson, 82, of Camillus, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Born in Syracuse on July 25, 1931, she was the daughter of August J. and Mary Hawley Fadden. Helen was the sixth of eight children and last surviving sibling. She attended St. Lucy's Academy. Her most valued accomplishments were her two sons and...

Connie Gartland

Connie Gartland

May 18, 2014

Connie Gartland, 79, formerly of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Coventry, RI. Born in Syracuse, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Francis Slater Sr. and Marjorie Rockwell Julia Slater who were married on August 1, 1915. Connie lived in No. Kingstown, RI for 23 years until returning to Syracuse. She lived in Camillus for 11...

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