Obituaries
Joseph R. Lydon
Sep 10, 2023
Joseph R. Lydon, 73, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Upstate University Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School. Joseph was employed by American Steel & Aluminum, LLC, for over 40 years before retiring in 2020. Joe was a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the American Legion Tipperary...
Susan McGough
Sep 8, 2023
Susan Cairns McGough, 96, of Fairmount, passed away Friday at home. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1957. Susan was a 1945 graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls and attended Haverford College. She was employed as a library clerk at Onondaga Central Library, retiring in 2009. Previously, in the late...
Jeffrey Scott Gill
Sep 6, 2023
Jeffrey Gill, 48, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at Upstate University Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Jeff ran his own business, Gill Construction, for over 15 years. An avid year-round hiker, he was a member of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and the Adirondack Winter Forty-Sixers (#7272W), loved to metal...
Robert J. "Bob" Creme
Sep 5, 2023
Robert J. “Bob” Creme, 75, of Warners, passed away Tuesday at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Silver Spring, MD, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. A 1971 graduate of SUNY Oswego, Bob began a career in education, teaching 4th grade at Solvay Elementary School until 1986. He earned both his master's degree in...
Alexandria "Sandy" Grigoriadis
Sep 4, 2023
Alexandria “Sandy” Grigoriadis, 90, of East Rochester, passed away peacefully at home. She, along with her husband, Pandelis “Paul”, and their family, were lifetime residents of Camillus. Sandy and her husband owned a grocery store in Jacks Reef for over twenty-five years. Her life was centered around her family; she loved her husband, three daughters, and adored her five grandchildren.
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Ruth (Bogardus) Walker
Sep 2, 2023
Ruth (Bogardus) Walker, 92, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. Born and raised in Auburn, she lived in Camillus for more than 60 years. She was a graduate of Auburn High School. Ruth attended First Baptist Church of Memphis and was a lifelong member of the Second Baptist Church in Auburn. She enjoyed crocheting, but most...
Damon N. "Skip" Alger
Sep 1, 2023
Damon N. “Skip” Alger, 86, of Westvale, died Friday at Francis House, holding hands with the love of his life, Kathleen “Ghee” Alger. A man of few words, Skip spoke volumes through his generosity and thoughtfulness. A cherished husband, father, beloved uncle and surrogate grandfather to dozens, Skip was a man to whom there was much more than met the...
Carol Myers Murphy
Aug 31, 2023
Carol Myers Murphy, 85, of Fairmount, passed away Thursday at Auburn Community Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of St. Anthony's Convent School and received her associate degree from Alfred State. Carol was employed by St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center for 29 years. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church where she served...
Helen Wilson Jones
Aug 27, 2023
Helen Wilson Jones, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. Born and raised in Cortland, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Helen worked as a bookkeeper with Jones Garage for over 20 years. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting and was a woman of great faith who loved reading her Bible....
Gary Lee Sampo
Aug 26, 2023
Gary L. Sampo, 78, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday at St. Joseph's Health Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Onondaga Valley High School and received his associate degree from OCC. Gary was employed by Community General Hospital for over 44 years. A car enthusiast, especially for classic cars, he was a member of...
Mary Ellen Ungerer
Aug 26, 2023
Mary Ellen Ungerer, 81, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Olean, she settled in the Syracuse area where she was employed as a teacher’s aide and library aide at West Genesee High School. Mary Ellen received a business certificate from Bryant & Stratton College. An avid reader, she also enjoyed...
George "Bud" Curry
Aug 22, 2023
George “Bud” Curry, 89, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a 1951 graduate of St. John the Evangelist School where he played basketball, proudly wearing the number 4. Bud graduated from Niagara University in 1956 where he met the love of his life, Joyce Miller. He married...
Robin Elizabeth Nizer-Fitzpatrick
Aug 21, 2023
Robin E. Nizer-Fitzpatrick, 48, of Syracuse, passed away Monday at Upstate University Hospital. A 1992 graduate of Central Square High School, she attended OCM BOCES and became a licensed practical nurse. Robin was an LPN in geriatric care for over 15 years at various nursing homes. She enjoyed gardening, diamond painting, cooking, fishing, and being with her favorite dogs, Charlie...
George T. Boss
Aug 17, 2023
George T. Boss, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday at Upstate Community Hospital. Born in Fort Morgan, Colorado, he was a graduate of Brush High School and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He lived in the Syracuse area since 1984. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a member of the Tin Can Sailors. George was an electrical engineer for General...
Earle "Sam" Crowell
Aug 17, 2023
Earle “Sam” John Crowell, 77, of Baldwinsville, departed this earth to make his heavenly tee time on Thursday. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he retired in 2001, after 34 years as an operations supervisor at Bristol-Myers Squibb. During his 22 years of retirement, he travelled with his wife, Linda, and enjoyed watching his six grandchildren grow from...
Edward P. Stabler
Aug 16, 2023
Edward P. Stabler, 94, of Camillus, died peacefully at home with his loving family. Ed grew up in Scarsdale, NY. He went to Swarthmore College and got his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. He spent his career as a professor of electrical and then computer engineering at Syracuse University. He loved his work, especially his sabbaticals at NASA,...
Gregory M. McCracken
Aug 16, 2023
Gregory M. McCracken, 62, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Fowler High School. Gregory enjoyed working with his hands and was a carpenter for more than 40 years. He also enjoyed fishing and assembling car model kits. And he loved to laugh!
Gregory was predeceased by his...
Patricia Ann Janes Clendenin
Aug 15, 2023
Patricia Ann Janes Clendenin, 82, of Camillus, passed away at home on August 15. Born in Rockford, IL, to Lillian Florine Herndon Janes and H. Arthur Janes, her family moved to Indianapolis, IN, in 1948. A graduate of North Central High School, Pat earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Indiana University Bloomington. At IU, she was a member...
Linda (Coe) Paterniti
Aug 14, 2023
Linda (Coe) Paterniti, 84, of Camillus, passed away Monday after courageously battling a long illness. She was born December 6, 1938, in Oswego, NY, and later graduated from SUNY Oswego with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. Linda met her husband, Joe, in college, and they were married in Oswego in 1959. She was a full-time elementary school teacher in the...
Thomas A. Cawley II
Aug 11, 2023
Thomas A. Cawley II, 66, of Syracuse, passed away Friday at Crouse Hospital following a short illness. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Tom was a graduate of Central Tech and was employed as a mechanic with Centro for 41 years, retiring in 2016. He was a member of the Syracuse Crunch Booster...
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