Obituaries

Kathleen M. Yager

Kathleen M. Yager

Apr 27, 2010

Kathleen “Katie” M. Yager, 88, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was born on Wednesday, November 9, 1921 and was the daughter of Grant Harrison and Louise Scheirer Harrison. Kathleen was employed by Merchants National Bank. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church...

Kenneth E. McElligott

Kenneth E. McElligott

Apr 26, 2010

Kenneth E. McElligott, 75, of Camillus, passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 8, 1934, he was the son of Thomas Patrick McElligott and Margaret Mary White McElligott. He was raised in New York City and lived in Arizona until moving to Camillus in 2005. Ken was a...

Stanley P. Olech

Stanley P. Olech

Apr 26, 2010

Stanley P. Olech, 82, of Camillus, passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, September 18, 1927, he was the son of Frank Olech and Helen Cochran Olech. He lived in Camillus for 46 years. He was a graduate of Solvay High School. Stanley was a radiological engineer for Picker X-ray Co., Upstate Medical...

Beatrice Burgess

Beatrice Burgess

Apr 22, 2010

Beatrice L. Burgess, 93, of Weedsport passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010. Born in Seneca Falls on Wednesday, November 15, 1916, she was the daughter of Stephen Durling and Margeurite G. Bracht Durling. She retired from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Paul. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Reney of Weedsport; son, Robert Burgess of Arkansas; four...

Irene R. Stieber

Irene R. Stieber

Apr 20, 2010

Irene D. Stieber, 81, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Auburn Nursing Home. Born in Auburn on Monday, October 29, 1928, she was the daughter of Martin Durgala and Anna Matus Durgala. She lived in Camillus for 55 years. Irene retired in 1993 after 28 years with GTE Sylvania and was previously employed by Sears Roebuck and...

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Apr 19, 2010

Mary T. Ellis, 79, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Camillus, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010 in Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. Born in Manhattan on Saturday, June 7, 1930, she was the daughter of Patrick Dowd and Nellie Flynn Dowd. She was raised in the Bronx, lived in Garden City, Omaha, Nebraska and Lafayette, Indiana before settling in Syracuse during...

Donald M. Bloeser

Donald M. Bloeser

Apr 15, 2010

Donald Mills Bloeser, 84, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Community General Hospital. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 23, 1925, he was the son of Carl Bloeser and Mildred Mills Bloeser. He lived in Camillus for 40 years. Donald was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was employed for many years with Chrysler Corp....

George Pavlyak

George Pavlyak

Apr 14, 2010

George Pavlyak, 89, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Auburn on Sunday, April 25, 1920, he was the son of Michael Pavlyak and Nellie Kocur Pavlyak. He lived in the Syracuse area since 1953. George was an Army veteran of World War II. He was employed for over 30 years with...

Helen Turverey Maslyn

Helen Turverey Maslyn

Apr 11, 2010

Helen Turverey Maslyn, 88, of Rochester, formerly of Syracuse, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2010 in Rochester. She was born in Syracuse on Monday, August 22, 1921. Helen and her first husband, Ray, were very active in the Presbyterian church. She was elected the first woman moderator of the Presbytery. In the late ‘70s, Helen and Ray moved to...

Bonita L. Brown

Bonita L. Brown

Apr 6, 2010

Bonita L. Brown, 60, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, April 27, 1949, she lived in Camillus for 32 years. Bonita was a graduate of Solvay High School and Crouse School of Nursing. She retired in 1987 after 17 years with Crouse Hospital. She was devoted to her family...

William J. Persaile

William J. Persaile

Apr 6, 2010

William J. Persaile, 87, of Geddes, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lebanon, New York on Monday, October 16, 1922, he was the son of Domenico Persiali and Carolina Grandi Persiali. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Central High School and General Motors Institute. He...

Harlan W. Hudson

Harlan W. Hudson

Apr 4, 2010

Harlan W. Hudson, 88, of Lakeland, Florida, and formerly of Camillus, passed away Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 of heart disease. He was a partner for 40 years with his three brothers in Manorcrest Farms, Camillus. Born in Plainville, he grew up in Baldwinsville, moving to Camillus in 1943 when they purchased the farm. Through the years, Harlan received widespread...

Adam Haahr

Adam Haahr

Apr 4, 2010

Adam Charles Haahr, infant son of David R. and Erica J. Haahr, of North Syracuse, passed away Saturday at Community General Hospital. Surviving in addition to his parents are his brother, Ethan; maternal grandparents, Robert and Jeanne Huss of Syracuse; and paternal grandparents, Sharon Haahr of Liverpool and Robert (Elizabeth) Haahr of Clay. Services will be private. Adam will be...

Robert 'Bob' Sims

Robert 'Bob' Sims

Apr 3, 2010

Robert “Bob” Sims, 61, of Clay, passed away Saturday April 3, 2010, surrounded by his family at Francis House after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Syracuse on Monday, January 24, 1949, he lived in Camillus before moving to Clay in 1973. Bob was employed by Longley Jones. He served in the National Guard from 1970-1993 and was...

Eleanor Mosch

Eleanor Mosch

Mar 26, 2010

Eleanor June Koch Mosch, 90, of Camillus, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010. Born on Monday, February 9, 1920, she was the daughter of James DeSpirito and Johanna Staats DeSpirito. After spending her early years in Solvay, she resided in Camillus for the past 70 years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Eleanor enjoyed flowers, gardening, decorating...

Jeanette R. Bridge

Jeanette R. Bridge

Mar 25, 2010

Jeanette B. Bridge, 84, formerly of Camillus, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, January 5, 1926, she was the daughter of Harry C. Britton and Celia VanBenthuysen Britton. She lived in Camillus most of her life. Her husband of 56 years, Lindsey Armour Bridge, died February 20, 2005. After retirement, Jeanette...

Theresa Alfieri

Theresa Alfieri

Mar 24, 2010

Theresa Alfieri, 90, of Fairmount, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at home. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, October 18, 1919, she was the daughter of Frank Squadrito and Rosa Amato Squadrito. She lived in Camillus since 1967. Theresa retired in 1980 after 30 years with Continental Can Co. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was also a...

Ruth H. Schultz

Ruth H. Schultz

Mar 23, 2010

Ruth H. Schultz, 92, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Rochester on Friday, January 18, 1918, she was the daughter of Nicholas Peter Julian and Helen Wade Julian. She later resided on Syracuse´s west side and in Camillus. A graduate of Central High School, Ruth was also a 1941 graduate...

Daniel R. Zimmerman

Daniel R. Zimmerman

Mar 22, 2010

Daniel R. Zimmerman, 56, of Westvale, passed away Monday, March 22, 2010 at home. Born in Syracuse on Friday, October 23, 1953, he lived in Westvale for the past 30 years. He was a graduate of West Genesee High School and a veteran of the Air Force. Daniel was a lineman for over 20 years with Verizon and was previously...

Earl F. Smarzo

Earl F. Smarzo

Mar 19, 2010

Earl F. Smarzo, 87, of Marcellus, passed away Friday, March 19, 2010 at home. Born in Newark, New Jersey on Friday, October 6, 1922, he was the son of Frederick William Smarzo and Florence Kinne Smarzo. He lived in the Syracuse-Marcellus area since 1939. Earl was a 1940 graduate of Syracuse Central High School and 1949 graduate of SU School...

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