Obituaries
Mary Louise Alfieri
Dec 27, 2012
Mary L. Alfieri, 78, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born on Wednesday, May 16, 1934, she was the daughter of Joseph and Louise Besser. Mary lived in Buffalo until moving to Camillus in 1978. Mary was devoted to her family and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and friends. Mary...
George Mayer
Dec 25, 2012
George Mayer, 85, of Camillus, joined Jesus for His birthday celebration on Christmas Day. His loving wife of 62 years, Gloria (Klein) Mayer was by his side. Born in Buffalo on Tuesday, March 8, 1927, he was the son of Raymond H. Mayer and Clara A. (Goerner) Mayer. George lived in Ithaca for most of his life and attended Syracuse...
Stephen Stott
Dec 23, 2012
Steve Stott, a life-long resident of the Syracuse area, died Sunday. He was a master automotive and electronics technician who could repair anything. Steve enjoyed boating and tinkering with his collection of computer equipment. He was an active step-father who had a wonderful sense of humor. Steve is survived by his wife, Mary Olin; step-sons, Dean and Daryl; parents, Anne...
Joan Lingyak McManus
Dec 19, 2012
Joan Lingyak McManus, 81, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at home, surrounded by her family. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, she was born on Tuesday, January 20, 1931 and was the daughter of Gustav Lingyak and Hazel Jennings Lingyak. She was a 1949 graduate of Camillus High School and attended OCC and Auburn Community College....
Ryan Alisanski
Dec 18, 2012
Ryan Alisanski, 32, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at University Hospital following a brief illness. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Monday, October 13, 1980 and graduated from Marcellus High School in 1999 and Rochester Institute of Technology in 2003. Ryan was employed for ten years with Marsh, Inc. He was a...
Mary E. Kilpatrick Cosgrove
Dec 18, 2012
Mary E. Kilpatrick Cosgrove, 81, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Loretto. Born in Vandling, Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 18, 1931, she was the daughter of Eugene Kilpatrick and Anna Casey Kilpatrick. She spent her early years in the Tipperary Hill area and was a graduate of St. Patrick's School. Mary retired from New York Telephone Co....
Lucy Cusano Panzino
Dec 18, 2012
Lucy Panzino, 94, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, in her loving husband’s arms, at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Thursday, January 17, 1918, and was the daughter of Anthony Cusano and Anna Serio Cusanoa. She was a graduate of Eastwood High School and moved to...
Anastasia "Anne" E. Zysk
Dec 16, 2012
Anastasia “Anne” Zysk, 93, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Monday, December 23, 1918, she was the daughter of Francis Banaszek and Eleanore Sieraszuska Banaszek. She lived in Camillus most of her life. For 32 years, Anne and her husband spent winters in Cape Canaveral, Florida. She was formerly employed by GE...
Frances E. Jenks
Dec 14, 2012
Frances E. Jenks, 92, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Phoenix, New York on Thursday, July 15, 1920, she was the daughter of George McKinley and Carrie Tottingham McKinley. Frances lived in the Syracuse area most of her life and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. Frances was predeceased by...
Henry Zimmer
Dec 12, 2012
Henry Zimmer, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Loretto. Born in Baldwinsville on Saturday, May 22 1926, he was the son of Charles Eli Zimmer and Jenny VanTassell Zimmer. He retired as a maintenance worker for the City of Fulton. Henry was predeceased by his brothers, Roy, Charles and Joseph. Surviving are his sisters, Grace Zimmer...
William Louis "Bill" Hastings
Dec 3, 2012
William Louis “Bill” Hastings, 86, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Crouse Hospital after a brief illness. Born on Wednesday, July 21, 1926 in Rochester, he was the son of Ruth Yauchzi and William J. Hastings. Bill was a graduate of the Allendale School for Boys in Rochester and Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While at Lycoming,...
James Weldner
Dec 1, 2012
James Weldner, 66, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 1 at University Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus.
James "Jimmy" Elliott Holmes Jr.
Dec 1, 2012
James “Jimmy” Elliott Holmes Jr., 10, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Born in Rochester on Monday, February 25, 2002, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Jimmy was a fifth grader at BOCES TEAM Program at Solvay Middle School, where he was a presenter at the Assistive Technology Fair this year....
Ruth C. Bishop
Nov 30, 2012
Ruth Carlton Bishop, 97, formerly of Camillus, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012, at Crouse Hospital. She was a resident of Springside at Seneca Hill in Oswego. Born in Ithaca on Sunday, July 25, 1915, she was the daughter of Carrie Elizabeth Lamb Carlton and Merritt Scott Carlton. She spent her early years in Poultney, Vermont, and lived in the...
James T. Mento
Nov 27, 2012
James T. Mento, 70, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 8, 1942, he was the son of Joseph Mento and Frances Veronica Pigula Mento Fatcheric. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Jim...
Lillian Sartwell Murray
Nov 25, 2012
Lillian Sartwell Murray, 95, of Warners, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Sunday, September 23, 1917 and was the daughter of Floyd Sartwell and Hanna Brown Sartwell. Lillian worked several years at Easy Washer during World War...
Michael Shawn Carter
Nov 20, 2012
Michael Shawn Carter, 49, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, June 16, 1963, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Michael was a graduate of West Genesee High School. He was formerly employed by Lockheed Martin and Carey International. He was also a former communicant of St. Joseph's Church...
Deacon John Paul "Steve" Brody Sr.
Nov 19, 2012
Deacon John Paul “Steve” Brody, Colonel USMC, 95, of Camillus, went to meet his Lord and Savior Monday, November 19, 2012. Steve was born in Dobravka, Czechoslovakia on Sunday, July 8, 1917, and overcame hardship in the Great Depression to graduate third in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1940. Upon graduation, he received a commission from...
Roseann (Jarvis) Webster
Nov 19, 2012
Roseann (Jarvis) Webster, 84, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Syracuse on Friday, July 6, 1928, she lived in Ithaca for 23 years before returning to Syracuse in 1997. She was a graduate of Solvay High School and worked as a home health aide for Family & Children's Service...
Marian L. Vryhof
Nov 16, 2012
Marian L. Vryhof, 85, of Camillus, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Summit, New Jersey on Wednesday, October 26, 1927, she was the daughter of Edward Orville Highbrown and Laura Coe Trowbridge Highbrown. She lived in Camillus since 1950. Marian retired in 1989 from Van Duyn Home & Hospital. An elder...