Obituaries

John B. Preston

John B. Preston

Feb 24, 2007

John Brand Preston, 87, of Camillus, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Camillus on Friday, July 18, 1919, he was the son of Francis and Alta Preston. A graduate of Solvay High School and a 1947 graduate of Syracuse University Law School, he was a...

Julien John Polge, Sr.

Julien John Polge, Sr.

Feb 24, 2007

Julien John Polge, Sr., The Fish Man , 83, of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Terre Haute, Indiana while visiting his daughters. He was born May 28, 1923 in Syracuse to August Polge and Mary Gurniak Polge. He was a graduate of Central High School. An Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, he was...

Mary Ann McNamara Fox

Mary Ann McNamara Fox

Feb 24, 2007

Mary Ann McNamara Fox, 79, of Syracuse, died Saturday, February 24, 2007. Born on Friday, November 18, 1927, she was the daughter of Clara Machut and Ambrose Llewellyn McNamara. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she attended Most Holy Rosary School and graduated from Onondaga Community College. Mary Ann was employed for many years in government service, retiring from...

Helen Kotyra

Helen Kotyra

Feb 19, 2007

Helen Lischak Kotyra, 87, formerly of Syracuse, died Monday, February 19, 2007 in Marietta, Georgia after a short illness. Born in Syracuse on October 4, 1919, she was the daughter of Julia Patala and Michael Lischak. She lived in Syracuse until moving to Marietta 2 years ago. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Walter, and daughter, Judith A. Lewis. Bowling...

Patsy George Germinio

Patsy George Germinio

Feb 19, 2007

Patsy George Pappy Boy Germinio, 81, of Warners, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Community-General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday, February 23, 1925, he was the son of Antoinette Fall and Joseph Germinio. A lifetime resident of Warners, he attended Warners High School. Patsy was a former supervisor for the Camillus Highway Department for 30 years, retiring in 1987....

Patricia J. Nichols

Patricia J. Nichols

Feb 3, 2007

Patricia J. Nichols, 64, of Syracuse, died Saturday, February 3, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Born in Buffalo on Friday, March 27, 1942, she was the daughter of Alfred Giles Jennings and Elizabeth Muriel Bard. Pat was a longtime Syracuse resident. A 1963 graduate of Syracuse University School of Nursing, she was a school nurse at Webster Elementary...

Joyce Elaine Vahey

Joyce Elaine Vahey

Jan 25, 2007

Joyce Elaine Vahey, 64, of Camillus, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at Francis House. Born in Hornell on Monday, November 16, 1942, she was the daughter of Gustave Adolphus Benson and Fanny Sage. She lived in Copenhagen, Remsen, Little Falls, Rome, Massena and Navarino until moving to Camillus in 1993. Joyce graduated from Hornell High School in 1960 and attended...

Albert "Bud" Haines

Albert "Bud" Haines

Jan 21, 2007

Albert Bud Haines, 88, of Camillus, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Tuesday, August 20, 1918, he was the son of Harold Haines and Florence Rosa Moss. A resident of Camillus for over 50 years, Bud was employed by Crucible Steel Corp. as a metallurgist. He was an Army veteran...

Yvonne Mary Coon

Yvonne Mary Coon

Jan 20, 2007

Yvonne Mary Coulombe Coon, 62, of Millcreek, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, January 20, 2007at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pennsylvania after a courageous battle against several illnesses. Born in Syracuse on Saturday, July 8, 1944, she was the daughter of Emil and Elizabeth Gustina Coulombe. Yvonne was a 1962 graduate of West Genesee High School and lived in Erie for...

Frank J. Sprague

Frank J. Sprague

Jan 13, 2007

Frank J. Sprague, 76, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Francis House after his courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded and supported by his loving family. Mr. Sprague was born in Syracuse, NY. He graduated from Central Tech High School and attended both Syracuse University and Hobart College. He was an Air Force veteran, serving...

James "Freddie" Wright

James "Freddie" Wright

Jan 7, 2007

James Freddie Wright, 91, of 2461 W. Brickyard Rd., Warners, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Syracuse on Friday, August 20, 1915, he was the son of James Pulcifer Wright and Blanche Ferguson Wright. A lifetime resident of Warners, he was employed by Syracuse China Corp. for 44 years, retiring in 1979....

Wayne "Garrett" Morgan

Wayne "Garrett" Morgan

Jan 6, 2007

Wayne Garrett Morgan, 10, of Westvale, died Saturday, January 6, 2007 at home. Born on Friday, November 8, 1996, he lived in Bossier City, Louisiana, until moving to Syracuse in 2001. Garrett was a student in Julie Mayhew's class at Stonehedge Elementary School in the West Genesee Central School District. Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Laurie and Gregory Dennee...

Carol E. Marsh

Carol E. Marsh

Dec 21, 2006

Carol E. Marsh, 67, of Camillus, died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at home. Born on Tuesday, September 26, 1939, she was the daughter of James Fredrick Duprey and Thelma Carrie Sims. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, Carol was in the first graduating class from West Genesee High School. She was a member of the Amboy Belle Isle United Church and...

Frances J. Murphy

Frances J. Murphy

Dec 18, 2006

Frances J. Murphy, 83, of Camillus, died Monday, December 18, 2006 at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Sunday, September 9, 1923, she was the daughter of Lillian Ryder and Louis Tork. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she graduated from Vocational High School. Frances was employed by G.C. Murphy's in Camillus for more than 10 years and was...

Ella "Bidgie" Tambroni

Ella "Bidgie" Tambroni

Dec 16, 2006

Ella Bidgie Tambroni, 85, of the village of Camillus, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at home with her family. Born on Saturday, January 15, 1921, she was the daughter of Domenick Romano Simonelli and Carmen Inizzi. A lifetime resident of Camillus, she was a graduate of Camillus High School. Bidgie was a bus driver for the West Genesee Central School...

Olive E. Hayes

Olive E. Hayes

Dec 15, 2006

Olive E. Hayes, 87, a lifetime resident of Tipperary Hill, died Friday, December 15, 2006 at the Heritage Apts. Born in Syracuse on Friday, July 4, 1919, she was the daughter of Anna Blair and George B. Krzywicki. She was employed for 17 years by St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Ollie was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church and...

Michael J. Arney

Michael J. Arney

Dec 13, 2006

Michael J. Arney, 46, of Syracuse, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at home. Born on Monday, June 27, 1960, he was the son of Wilfred Salem Arney and Cora Mae Matthews. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a union steward at Penny Curtiss Bakery where he was employed for 24 years. Michael was a Kempo Karate brown belt and...

Climent "Smokey" Mangine

Climent "Smokey" Mangine

Dec 12, 2006

Climent Smokey Mangine, 85, of Warners, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Iroquois Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Born in Syracuse on Monday, March 28, 1931, he was the son of Fred Mangine and Rose Yzzo. A lifetime resident of Warners, he graduated from Warners High School in 1938. Smokey was employed for 44 years with Crucible...

Anne L. Sadowski

Anne L. Sadowski

Dec 11, 2006

Anne L. Sadowski, 91, of Fairmount, died Monday, December 11, 2006 at Birchwood Health Care Center. She was born in Syracuse on Friday, March 26, 1915 and was the daughter of Helen and Frank Luczak. She graduated from Vocational High School in 1932. Anne worked as a secretary for the Syracuse VA Medical Center for 33 years, retiring in 1981....

Bette Shafer Dean

Bette Shafer Dean

Dec 1, 2006

Bette Shafer Dean, 85, of Syracuse, entered into glory with Jesus on Monday, November 27, 2006. She was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. After raising her family in Syracuse, she graduated from Onondaga Community College. She also studied fine arts at Syracuse University and Sam Miguel College in Mexico. She and her husband, the late Richard Dean, traveled and spent...

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