Obituaries

Feb 20, 2014

Mary “Patsy” Gridley, 72, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2014. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was a former member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians and opened her home as a host family for Project Children. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Mary was predeceased by her husband of...

Feb 18, 2014

Ruth L. Larkin, 87, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of Camillus, she was a stay-at-home mom, later working part-time at The Addis Co. where she enjoyed her time with co-workers and meeting and greeting customers. Ruth was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and an avid reader. She enjoyed spending time...

Feb 18, 2014

Nora Moran, 71, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born and raised in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1970 and was a 1960 graduate of Central High School. She retired after 15 years with the Town of Camillus. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church. Nora loved the outdoors, especially...

Feb 18, 2014

Robert Frank Keane, 81, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Loretto. Born and raised in Douglas, Arizona, he lived in Gary, Indiana from 1945 until moving to Camillus in 1953. Bob was a 1950 graduate of Tolleston High School where he met his bride, Doris, and a 1952 graduate of Valparaiso Institute of Technology. He served...

Feb 18, 2014

Saif Jaber, 39, formerly of Camillus, passed away suddenly in his sleep last Tuesday night, February 18, 2014. He was an amazing father, supportive husband, beloved son and brother, and great friend to so many people. Prior to being married and moving to Memphis, TN, Saif worked at the DeWitt Food Mart, where he was partners with the LoBello Family....

Feb 17, 2014

Ann Adrianne Volsko, 88, of Camillus, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Vocational High School and Kathryn Gibbs Secretarial School. Ann was employed by the NYS Health Dept. for more than 20 years and was a member of the Lincoln Cultural Assn....

Feb 15, 2014

Virginia T. Neagle Hayes, 90, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Virginia was a 1940 graduate of St. Patrick's High School. She retired in 1990 from Hutchings Psychiatric Center. She loved to fish and spend time at her camp on Oneida Lake. Virginia was predeceased by her first husband,...

Feb 13, 2014

Beverly A. Brown, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday. Born in Syracuse, Beverly was an administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Surviving are her sister-in-law, Chris Brown of Syracuse; niece, Lisa Brown of Rochester; nephews, Jeffrey Brown of Houston, TX and Peter Brown of Syracuse and cousin Anne Meyers of North Carolina. Relatives and friends may call Thursday,...

Feb 12, 2014

Feb 12, 2014

Thomas S. Grier, 85, of Camillus, went home to The Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, after a short illness. He was born in Akron, Ohio on May 19, 1928. While growing up, his family lived in various locations across the U.S., finally settling in Central New York in 1943. He attended Marcellus High School and honorably served two tours...

Feb 12, 2014

Theresa Kunai Dobrowolski, 83, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Theresa was employed by General Motors for more than five years. An active member of the Camillus Seniors, she was also an avid bridge player. Theresa loved singing at family events. She was a...

Feb 6, 2014

Dorothy Bilecki Gleason, 84, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Camillus since 1957 and was a graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. Dorothy retired in 1994 after 14 years with Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital and was formerly employed with Brown-Lipe Chapin and Bristol Labs. She was a communicant of...

Feb 5, 2014

Gerald T. Flanagan, 79, formerly of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Leesburg, Florida. Born in Syracuse, he was the son of Bernard and Marie (Dair) Flanagan. He moved to The Plantation at Leesburg in January 2002 from Camillus with his wife, Linda. Jerry retired from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp after 41 years. Formerly a communicant, lector and...

Feb 5, 2014

Willis “Baldy” Baldwin, 91, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Loretto. Born in Fulton, he lived in Syracuse for over 30 years and was an Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He was the owner of Baldy's Service Center until the late 60s and retired in 1984 from the Camillus Post Office. Baldy enjoyed gardening, playing cards,...

Feb 4, 2014

Reba Williams, 95, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at University Hospital at Community General. Born in Kansas City, MO, she lived in Newport Beach, CA for 50 years before moving to Camillus in 2004. Reba graduated with a BA in journalism from the University of Missouri. During WWII, she worked as a civilian under Admiral Nimitz in...

Feb 2, 2014

Dennis E. Martin, 56, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. He was a graduate of Syracuse University, avid chess player and history buff, especially the Civil War era. Dennis was predeceased by his father, Richard W. Martin, in 1998. Surviving are his mother, Barbara J. (Franklin) Martin of Syracuse; sister, Sherry (Mark) Martin Russell...

Feb 1, 2014

Janet L. Petrocci, 75, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 at home. She was a lifetime resident of Fairmount and Camillus. Janet was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1997. Surviving are her daughters, Mary Jo (Tom) McCabe of Binghamton, Lori Petrocci of Cato, Lisa Petrocci-Clay of Liverpool and Melissa (Dave) VanDuser of Camillus; eight grandchildren; and her...

Jan 31, 2014

Kevin Ryan Hickey, 20, of Camillus, passed away Friday at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born in Long Beach, California on January 18, 1994, he lived in Auburn from 1994 until moving to Camillus in 2009. Kevin was a student in the Auburn City School District before graduating from West Genesee High School in 2012. He was a communicant of...

Jan 30, 2014

Gerald “Gerry” S. Inman, 68, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born and raised in Ithaca, he resided in Syracuse and Camillus for 34 years. Gerald graduated from Ithaca High School in 1963, Tompkins Community College in 1970 and Cornell University in 1972. He received his master's degree from SUNY Binghamton in 1978. An Air Force veteran of...

Jan 26, 2014

Jo-Ann M. Dykeman Gates, 79, of Fairmount, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2014 at University Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Solvay High School. She worked at Carrier Corp. and Onondaga Road Elementary School library. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and served as a...