Obituaries
Anna Smith
Jan 5, 2010
Anna Miller Smith January 5, 2010 Anna Miller Smith, 96, of Syracuse, recently passed away at Francis House. Born in Watertown, she was one of six daughters born to Charles and Annie (Fasano) Miller. Mrs. Smith was a nurse at Memorial Hospital during the 1950s and later worked as a realtor for Roney Realty. She and her husband Lowell went...
Diane Marie Benjack
Jan 5, 2010
Diane M. Benjack, 56, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at home. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she was born on Thursday, September 3, 1953. She was raised by her grandparents, Harriet and Dennis Benjack Sr. in East Syracuse where she spent her childhood before moving to Camillus in 1987. A former communicant of Our Lady of Good Counsel,...
Rita Sprague
Jan 5, 2010
Rita Sprague, 83, of Camillus, is at peace after having passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, surrounded and supported by her loving sons. Born in Albany on Wednesday, February 17, 1926, she was the daughter of Thomas Joseph Sheehan and Anna Elizabeth Gottstein Sheehan. Rita was a graduate of Albany High School and Albany...
John "Jack" G. Cuddy Jr.
Jan 4, 2010
John G. “Jack” Cuddy Jr., 76, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born on Friday, July 14, 1933, he was the son of the late John G. Cuddy Sr. and Rosemone Hughes Cuddy. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Jack was a graduate of CBA, Class of 1951, and the University of Notre...
Thomas L. Wescott
Jan 4, 2010
Thomas L. Wescott, 52, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, March 24, 1957, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. He was a graduate of the Rome School of the Deaf. Tom was employed by Penn Traffic for 13 years. He was a member of the NYS Teamsters Union 317 and...
William "Bill" Nock
Dec 29, 2009
William “Bill” Nock, 81, of Camillus passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at University Hospital. Born in Kingston, New York on Friday, January 13, 1928, he was the son of Albert W. Nock and Winifred F. Barr Nock. He lived in the Camillus area since 1955. Bill was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He retired from...
Miriam L. Domres
Dec 28, 2009
Miriam L. Domres, 84, of Fairmount, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Ithaca, on Tuesday, May 5, 1925, she was the daughter of William Charles Morris and Agnes Gertrude O’Connor Morris. She graduated from Ithaca High School and lived in Fairmount since 1959. Miriam worked 27 years in the parish office of...
Eleanor Clancy McCarthy
Dec 27, 2009
Eleanor Clancy McCarthy, 80, of Camillus was called home to Heaven on Sunday, December 27, 2009. Born in Split Rock on Tuesday, October 8, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence M. Clancy and Helen M. Mahar Clancy. She lived in Buffalo from 1967 until returning to Syracuse in 1983. Eleanor was a graduate of Cathedral High School. She was...
Robert F. Corcoran
Dec 26, 2009
Robert F. Corcoran, 75, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Friday, November 23, 1934, he was the son of Thomas J. Corcoran and Virginia Weis Corcoran. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was co-owner of Peerless Press in Syracuse for 41 years. He was a Navy veteran...
Catherine Walliski
Dec 22, 2009
Catherine Walliski, 92, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, November 12, 1917, she was the daughter of Charles Organski Sr. and Stella Samuels Organski. She lived in Camillus since 1986. Catherine lived 12 years in Bremerhaven and Frankfurt, West Germany. She spoke fluent German and Polish and traveled extensively...
Michael James McLaughlin
Dec 20, 2009
Michael James McLaughlin, 29, of San Diego, California and formerly of Camillus, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 in Santa Ana, California. He was born and raised in Camillus before moving to San Diego in February 2005. A 1998 graduate of West Genesee High School, Michael also attended Bridgton Academy in Maine and Rutgers University. He was an account executive...
Marcella Merrill
Dec 19, 2009
Marcella Merrill, 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Francis House. Born in Marcellus on Friday, December 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Melvin C. Merrill and Martha Zavalauskas Merrill. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. A graduate of Solvay High School, Marcella also graduated from Syracuse University and received her master’s...
Helen V. Flynn
Dec 17, 2009
Helen V. Flynn, 89, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 9, 1920, she was the daughter of Stanley J. Sizing and Gertrude Castle Sizing. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Helen was a graduate of St. Anthony's School and communicant of Holy Family Church. She enjoyed...
Kathleen Reite
Dec 16, 2009
Kathleen Reite, 49, of Preble, passed away Wednesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she worked as a bartender for the VFW Post in Syracuse. Kathy was an avid bowler and enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. Surviving are her children, Virginia LaPoint, John and Robert; sisters, Virginia Wager, Linda Lieberman, Brenda Flask, and...
Gloria J. Herron
Dec 15, 2009
Gloria Jean Herron, 68, of Fairmount, passed away Tuesday at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she grew up in the Valley and graduated from Onondaga Valley Academy. Gloria retired from M&T Bank and was also formerly employed by Onondaga Savings Bank. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was a former member of the funeral luncheon committee. She enjoyed...
Charles M. Barry
Dec 14, 2009
Charles M. Barry, 80, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at home. Born in Syracuse on Friday, October 25, 1929, he was the son of Charles Barry and Margaret Morgan Barry. He spent his early years in Marcellus before moving to California and later residing in Camillus. Charles was a graduate of Marcellus High School and Niagara University....
Christine (Hogan) Porter
Dec 11, 2009
Christine (Hogan) Porter, 62, of Sacramento, California, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009. Born in Cuba, New York on Tuesday, March 18, 1947, she was the daughter of John Edward Hogan and Vivian Fern Ransier. Surviving are her daughter, Laurle Jones; sons, Jeff, John, and Edward Barnard; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, John, Gordon, Hugh, Terence, and...
Joseph Rocco Morabito
Dec 10, 2009
J.R. Morabito, 56, a resident of Camillus, and beloved brother, father, son and friend, succumbed to a long term illness on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, November 19, 1953, he was a 1971 graduate of West Genesee High School and graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in environmental science...
Lisa Brown (Turo)
Dec 9, 2009
Lisa (Turo) Brown, 41, of Liverpool, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 12, 1968, she was the daughter of Russell B. Brown and Mary N. Detrick Brown. Lisa was employed for five years with Taco Bell in Liverpool. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and loved spending time with her family. Surviving are her...
William Slifka
Dec 8, 2009
William Slifka, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, August 14, 1925, he was the son of Nestor Slifka and Mary Ozogar Slifka. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he served the federal government for a total of 38 years, retiring as an electronic quality assurance...
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