Obituaries

Jun 12, 2013

Christopher Jon Keller, 41, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1990 graduate of West Genesee High School. Chris was a technician for 17 years with Verizon. He was an associate member of the NY Tractor Puller’s Assoc. An avid hunter, he also enjoyed coaching little league baseball and...

Jun 9, 2013

Robert J. Dooley, 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, June 9, 2013 after a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. Born on Thursday, April 8, 1926 in Troy, he lived in the Syracuse area most of his life, including the past 57 years in Camillus. Bob served in the Navy during World War II, married the...

Jun 8, 2013

Rosemary A. Fuller, 84, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Loretto.  Born in Syracuse on Sunday, December 30, 1928, she was raised by Harold and Ethel Suits.  She lived in Camillus from 1956 until moving to Sandy Pond in 1972.  She returned to Camillus in 2001.   A graduate of Solvay High School, Rosemary retired in 1990...

Jun 1, 2013

Edward H. Dobie, 75, of Marcellus, passed away Saturday. Born in Waterloo, he lived in Syracuse before moving to Stuart, Florida for 20 years. Ed returned to Syracuse in 2012. He was a graduate of Waterloo High School and Cortland State College. Ed owned and operated car washes in Syracuse. He was able to enjoy his passion for fishing by...

May 29, 2013

Ann Skurat Theiss, 93, passed away Wednesday May 29, 2013 at home. She lived in Camillus for more than 50 years. Ann was a communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Ann was predeceased by her husband, Bertram, in 2009. Surviving are her sons, Richard (Tarja) of San Diego, CA, Thomas (Katherine) of...

May 26, 2013

Gary M. Ingersoll, 58, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Born in Fulton on Thursday, June 24, 1954, he resided in Oswego and Florida before returning to the Syracuse area in 1989. Gary lived in Camillus since 1991. He was a graduate of G. Ray Bodley High School and a 1976 graduate of SUNY...

May 25, 2013

Harold “Doc” Orvis, M.D., 89, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, January 13, 1924, he lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania until moving to Syracuse in 2003. “Doc” served in the Air Force and was a graduate of Guilford College in North Carolina and Columbia University...

May 25, 2013

Elloree Channels, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Iroquois Nursing Home. She was born in Enoree, South Carolina on Wednesday, December 12, 1923. After spending her early years in Enoree, she resided in Vineland, New Jersey until moving to Syracuse in 2011 to be closer to family. Elloree was a 1941 graduate of Cross Anchor High...

May 24, 2013

Anna Milchen, 98, of Liverpool, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Francis House. Born in Syracuse on Monday, April 26, 1915, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. She resided in East Syracuse for 52 years before moving to Parkrose. A graduate of Blodgett High School, Anna retired from Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corp. after...

May 24, 2013

Doris Stanton Morey, 96, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Centre. Born on Saturday, December 2, 1916, in Syracuse, she was the daughter of Harry and Alpha Gifford Stanton. Married in 1940 to Howard K. Morey, her husband of nearly 65 years passed away in 2005. She joined him in heaven on...

May 23, 2013

May 23, 2013

Hendrikus “Henry” Gerlach, 94, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Thursday May 23, 2013. Henry was a gentle, kind and generous soul who brightened the day of all he met. His passion and loves of his life were his wife of 64 years, Dina, and his family. He worked hard his entire life to make his family’s lives the best...

May 19, 2013

Marcus John Varik, “The Big Guy”, 58, of Marcellus, passed from this earth on Sunday May 19, 2013, surrounded by his family after bravely battling cancer since last summer. Marcus was an extraordinary man, a talented artisan, having designed stained glass which hang in many homes and businesses in Central New York. He was a collector of memorabilia and a...

May 18, 2013

Horace E. Sherman, 81, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at home. Born in Elbridge on Thursday, October 22, 1931, he was the son of William Edward Sherman and Fannie Mae (Tanner) Sherman. He lived in Camillus since 1968. He attended Auburn Central High School and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Horace retired in...

May 12, 2013

Doris Giovanni, 88, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was born in Amsterdam, New York on Monday, December 29, 1924 and was the daughter of Richard Davis and Theresa (Cohen) Davis. She lived in Amsterdam, until she moved to Camillus in 2003. Doris was a graduate of W.H. Lynch High School. After many years at home raising...

May 10, 2013

Frances J. (Pontello) Macro, 82, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at University Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, December 16, 1930, she was the daughter of Diego and Desolina (Petta) Pontello. After spending her early years in Syracuse, she and Joe moved to Camillus in 1958 to raise their family. A devoted wife,...

May 9, 2013

Joan Biggs Limburg, 76, of Baldwinsville, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at home. Born in Syracuse on Friday, March 5, 1937, she was a 1955 graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy. She attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Joan was predeceased by her parents, William and Eleanor (Lyons) Biggs; and husband, Lt. Col. Robert C. Limburg on 7/10/2003. Surviving are...

May 9, 2013

Sue, “Susie”, “Susie Sunshine” Wolfram passed away peacefully on Thursday May 9, 2013 after a brief battle with breast cancer. Born in Syracuse on October 27, 1967, she was the daughter of proud parents, Isadore and Rosalind Sauro and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. If God were to make the perfect blend of smile, love and infectious...

May 7, 2013

Marie Emmi Mangano, who was equally at ease behind the counter of a Liverpool farm stand or in a New York City opera house, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 after a brief illness. She found beauty in nature, which she spread as the subject of her award-winning paintings. She found joy in a resplendent holiday table crowded with family in...

May 6, 2013

James C. Sheridan, 79, of Howlett Hill, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Thursday, May 18, 1933 and attended Marcellus High School and graduated from St. Vincent de Paul High School. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Jim retired...