Obituaries
Gary L. Rink
Mar 1, 2012
Gary L. Rink, 80, of Jordan, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was born on Monday, January 18, 1932 and was the son of Kenneth Snell Rink and Esther Lawton Rink. Gary was a graduate of Solvay High School and Morrisville State College and a Marine Corps veteran. He retired after 25...
Mary C. Pavlyak
Feb 28, 2012
Mary C. Pavlyak, 90, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Hearth at Greenpoint. Born in Auburn on Saturday, April 2, 1921, she was the daughter of Daniel Cerza and Tekle Zuzulo Cerza. She lived in Fairmount before moving to Geddes in 1972 and to Liverpool in 2009. Mary retired from the Bon-Ton in Camillus and was...
Diane F. Millek
Feb 26, 2012
Diane F. Millek, 65, of Fairmount, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Francis House. Born in Rochester on Monday, July 1, 1946, she lived in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania before moving to Camillus in 1982. Diane was employed by Xerox in Rochester from 1967-1977. Diane was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Deborah Lamagro. Surviving are her husband, Donald F....
Mary Louise Polge
Feb 22, 2012
Mary Louise Polge, 86, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at The Centers at St. Camillus, after battling several medical problems the last three years. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 13, 1925, she graduated from Vocational High School and attended Syracuse University. Mary was a lifelong communicant of the Cathedral. When asked how she felt...
Spiro Taskovski
Feb 21, 2012
Spiro Taskovski, 76, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at University Hospital. Born in Bistrica, Macedonia on Thursday, July 25, 1935, he was the son of Todor and Neda Taskovski. He came to the United States in 1998. Spiro was a retired plumber and also worked at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was a member of...
Peter E. Lukeas
Feb 19, 2012
Peter E. Lukeas Jr., 61, of Baldwinsville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 19, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 20, 1950, he was the son of Peter Lukeas and Marie Klepfer Lukeas. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and a graduate of West Genesee High School. Peter was employed...
Christina R. Rugelis
Feb 11, 2012
Christina “Tina” Rugelis, 44, of North Syracuse, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Born in Rochester on Thursday, July 6, 1967, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and graduate of Liverpool High School and SUNY Oswego. Tina was employed by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. for many years and was a member of Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Church. She...
Neil Robert Nappa
Feb 10, 2012
Neil Robert Nappa, 83, of Camillus, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 after a short illness. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, April 11, 1928 to Carmen and Anna Nappa, Neil served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant during World War II and the Korean War and graduated from Syracuse University. He retired in 1984 from a career...
Betty A. Ganley
Jan 30, 2012
Betty A. Ganley, 88, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Crouse Hospital. A life resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Monday, October 8, 1923 and was the daughter of Frederick Andrew Sturgis and Walda Leaman Sturgis. She was a graduate of Weedsport High School and Auburn Nursing School. Betty was a World War II...
Sophie J. Kawejsza
Jan 27, 2012
Sophie J. Kawejsza, eight, of Warners, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at home. She was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday, February 10, 2003, and lived in Camillus since 2007. Sophie was a third grader at Stonehedge Elementary School. She was an avid reader, enjoyed playing hockey with the Camillus Youth Hockey Association and was a member of...
Ann G. Pierce
Jan 24, 2012
Ann Reussow Pierce, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Syracuse Home Association. Born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Harry Schadle and Charlotte Bird Schadle. She lived in North Syracuse for 17 years before moving to Camillus in 1971. She graduated from Hanover Township High School in Lee Park, Pennsylvania, and attended Syracuse University. Ann...
Stuart E. Glose
Jan 21, 2012
Stuart E. Glose, 75, of West Melbourne, Florida, and formerly of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Melbourne. Born in Buffalo on Tuesday, July 7, 1936, he was the son of Edwin Glose and Madalyn Himmelsbach Glose. A graduate of Kensington High School in Buffalo, he lived in Buffalo until moving to Syracuse in 1959. Stuart was employed...
William Smith
Jan 19, 2012
William Smith, 68, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Rome Memorial Hospital. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Monday, June 28, 1943, he was the son of George Smith and Margaret Rattray Smith. He came to the United States in 1998. William was employed with Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse. Surviving are his wife of 14 years, Elise...
Arthur R. Gale Jr.
Jan 17, 2012
Arthur R. Gale Jr., 86, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, he was the son of Arthur Rheuben Gale and Maude Richardson Gale. He was one of twelve children. He enlisted in the Marines at the age of seventeen. Stationed at Midway for a time...
Michael Rao
Jan 16, 2012
Michael Rao, 54, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at home. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, April 21, 1957, he was a lifetime resident of the Camillus area. He was a 1975 graduate of West Genesee High School and attended Syracuse University for photography. Michael was employed by Chrysler Corp for 31 years, retiring in 2008. He also...
Florence C. Ruffini
Jan 14, 2012
Florence C. Ruffini, 78, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at home. She was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, on Saturday, April 22, 1933. One of seven children to proud Irish parents, John and Irene Larkin, she grew up in a family whose devotion to each other was as great as the poverty they shared. Florence’s...
Doris Cutting Friske
Jan 9, 2012
Doris Cutting Friske, 87, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 9, 2012. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, February 16, 1924, she was the daughter of Charles Arthur Cutting and Mabel Gallipeau Cutting. She lived in Camillus since 1960. Doris was a 1946 graduate of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital before retiring in 1962...
Irene F. Schumann
Jan 6, 2012
Irene F. Schumann, 89, of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at Cayuga County Nursing Home. Born in Burlington, New York, on Tuesday, August 22, 1922, she was the daughter of John Curtis Foote and Olive Telfer Foote. She spent most of her life in the Syracuse area. Irene retired from Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital as a unit receptionist....
Col. Lawrence T. Spooner
Jan 1, 2012
Col. Lawrence T. “Spoon” Spooner, 78, of Liverpool, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Syracuse Home Association. Born in Ogdensburg on Sunday, January 22, 1922, he was the son of Adelore Joseph Spooner and Leota Jane Lawrence Spooner. He lived in Camillus for 46 years. Lawrence was a 1950 graduate of Syracuse Central High School and 1953 graduate of...
Paul M. Falk
Jan 1, 2012
Paul M. Falk, 58, of Memphis. passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at University Hospital. Born in Flushing, New York, on Wednesday, February 4, 1953, he was employed by Church & Dwight for 15 years. An avid sportsman, he enjoyed scuba diving, especially in the Caribbean. He was predeceased by his father, George Francis Falk. Surviving are his daughter, Patricia...
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