Obituaries

Allison Munro

Allison Munro

Oct 26, 2009

Allison Munro, 50, of Camillus, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at home after a long illness. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Friday, February 6, 1959. She graduated from West Genesee High School and Bryant & Stratton College. Allison was an Air Force veteran. She was employed with Elmcrest Children’s Center. An avid runner,...

R. Page Norton

R. Page Norton

Oct 25, 2009

R. Page Norton, 76, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 3, 1933, he was the son of R. Page Norton Sr. and Madeline Louise Phelps Norton. He spent his early years in Clarks Summit and Windsor, NY. Page later moved to the Syracuse area...

Robert 'Bob' Stanley Schmidt

Robert 'Bob' Stanley Schmidt

Oct 24, 2009

Robert “Bob” S. Schmidt Sr., 85, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. He was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin on Friday, March 7, 1924 and was the son of Stanley W. and Ruth Katharine Hammer Schmidt. He was raised in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin until moving to Burnett, Wisconsin where he lived for...

Margaret Eleanor 'Queenie' Cronin

Margaret Eleanor 'Queenie' Cronin

Oct 22, 2009

Margaret Eleanor “Queenie” Cronin, 85, of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Wednesday, April 23, 1924, she was the daughter of William John Driscoll and Genevieve Irene Harvey Driscoll. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she graduated from St. Anthony's High School in 1942. A communicant of...

Robert Bishop

Robert Bishop

Oct 17, 2009

Robert H. Bishop, 56, of Liverpool, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Born in Syracuse on Thursday, May 28, 1953, he was a resident of the Syracuse area for many years. He also lived in Florida for several years. Robert was a graduate of Syracuse University and a Navy veteran. He was previously employed by New Venture Gear. A...

William V. Kwasigroch

William V. Kwasigroch

Oct 17, 2009

William V. Kwasigroch, 80 of Fairmount, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Born in Syracuse on Monday, August 19, 1929, he was the son of Vincent and Helen Jasinski Kwasigroch. He was a life resident of the Syracuse area. William was a member of the first graduating class from LeMoyne College in 1951 and received his master’s degree from...

Frances V. 'Francine' Fatcheric

Frances V. 'Francine' Fatcheric

Oct 7, 2009

Frances V. “Francine” Fatcheric, 89, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, March 28, 1920, she was the daughter of Peter Pigula and Anna Haliczko Pigula. She lived in Camillus since 1954. Francine was a graduate of Powelson Business Institute and the M. Louis Hair Institute in New...

Richard Q. "Rick" Ryan

Richard Q. "Rick" Ryan

Oct 4, 2009

Richard Q. “Rick” Ryan, 37, formerly of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Born in Syracuse on Friday, January 7, 1972, he lived in Wilkes Barre since 2000. A 1990 graduate of West Genesee High School, Rick was an avid sports fan who played lacrosse and wrestled. He was also a graduate of Onondaga Community...

Anna M. Slowik

Anna M. Slowik

Oct 4, 2009

Anna M. Slowik, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Poland on Monday, April 2, 1923, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Kotowicz. She moved to the United States at five years of age and lived in the Syracuse area all her life. A graduate of Blodgett...

John W. Gray

John W. Gray

Sep 29, 2009

John W. Gray, 83, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on Monday, January 11, 1926, he was the son of Dr. Albert Stanley Gray and Mary Hogan Gray. He lived in Auburn, Massachusetts before moving to Camillus in 1959. A Navy veteran of World War II, John served on...

Mary Jane Urena

Mary Jane Urena

Sep 23, 2009

Mary Fialkovic Urena, 89 of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Jamesville on Monday, March 22, 1920, she was the daughter of Michael Fialkovic and Anna Sobel Fialkovic. She moved to the Valley in the 1950s. Mary was a former communicant of St. James Church and active in St. James and CBA school activities....

Rose Basile

Rose Basile

Sep 22, 2009

Rose Trovato Basile, 93, of Camillus, the daughter of Joseph and Grace Trovato, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center with her loving family by her side. Born in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday, February 29, 1916, she lived in Syracuse until moving to Camillus in 1956. Rose graduated from St. Mary's Cathedral and...

Mary  Armstrong

Mary Armstrong

Sep 19, 2009

Mary Armstrong, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 at home. Born in Rochester, she was the daughter of John Christopher Seamans and Marguerite Drumm Seamans. She grew up in the Onondaga Park area and lived in Camillus the past 52 years. Mary was employed by Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. for 15 years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's...

John Gaza

John Gaza

Sep 15, 2009

John Gaza, 88, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Community General Hospital. Born in German Township, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 26, 1921, he was the son of Paul Gaza and Alizbeta Bumbal Gaza. Following graduation from Marcellus High School, he enlisted in the Army. He served in the Pacific Corridor during World War II. He was stationed...

Anna Zaleski Burak

Anna Zaleski Burak

Sep 15, 2009

Anna Zaleski Burak, 90, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she began her career in hairdressing after graduating from Eastwood High School at age 15. Anna served her apprenticeship at Bertha's Beauty Salon in Eastwood where she worked until her marriage in 1944 to Lt. Carl Burak. She practiced hairdressing...

Judith A. Sweeney

Judith A. Sweeney

Sep 12, 2009

Judith A. Sweeney, 66, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Crouse Hospital after a long illness. Born in Syracuse on Sunday, June 20, 1943, she was the daughter of Carl and Marian Haffner. A loving wife, mother and “Nanny”, Judy understood that as difficult as life can sometimes be, it’s family that truly matters. She leaves a...

Mary Jasiel

Mary Jasiel

Sep 12, 2009

Mary Jasiel, 88, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, August 20, 1921, she was the daughter of Frank Michaels and Mary Krasula Michaels. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she graduated from Blodgett Vocational High School. Retiring in 1986, Mary was employed 10 years with Carrier Corp....

Muriel Stevens Furtch

Muriel Stevens Furtch

Sep 11, 2009

Muriel Stevens Furtch, 90, of Camillus, passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at home. Born in White Plains on Thursday, December 5, 1918, she was the daughter of George and Maryann Alcher Stevens. She resided in Syracuse, Westvale and Camillus. Muriel graduated from Central High School in 1936 and was a graduate of Powelson Institute. She retired as an executive...

Walter Stephen Vaga

Walter Stephen Vaga

Sep 10, 2009

Walter S. Vaga, 83, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, April 2, 1926, he was the son of Stephen and Anna Vaga. He lived in Camillus for more than 50 years. An Army veteran, Walter was proud to have served his country during World War II. He...

Charles 'Chuck' Reeves

Charles 'Chuck' Reeves

Sep 9, 2009

Charles “Chuck” Reeves, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II. Chuck was employed by Fierle Equipment in Buffalo for 60 years, retiring in 2008. He was predeceased by his son, Michael John Reeves. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, the...

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