Obituaries
Theresa "Terry" Dugan
Oct 18, 2022
Theresa “Terry” Dugan, 98, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at Iroquois Nursing Home. Born in Baillieston, Scotland to Irish parents, she came to the U.S. when she was only two. Theresa was always very proud of her new country; believing it was the best country in the world to live in. She had the heart of a true American, but...
Genevieve Marie Duszak
Oct 15, 2022
Genevieve Marie Duszak, 90, of Solvay, passed away Saturday at Francis House. Born in Baldwinsville, she was a lifetime resident of the Warners area. She was a graduate of Elizabeth Street School. Genevieve was an assembler at Anaren Microwave, Inc. for over 20 years, retiring in 1994. A communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church in Lakeland, she was a...
Charles E. Keener Jr.
Oct 11, 2022
Charles E. Keener Jr., 71, of Canandaigua, passed away Tuesday at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Syracuse and raised in Oswego County, he was a graduate of John C. Birdlebough High School and a United States Navy veteran. He enjoyed long walks, golfing, and traveling.
Charles was predeceased by his parents, Charles Sr. and Phyllis Keener.
Surviving are his sisters,...
John Edward Caslake
Oct 11, 2022
John E. Caslake, 84, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he served in the U.S. Army National Guard 27th Division from 1955-1965. John was employed by Crucible Steel for 17 years before retiring in 1995. A communicant of St. Marianne Cope Parish at Our Lady of Peace Church, he was also a...
Deritha Fiorelli
Oct 11, 2022
Deritha Ann “Dee Dee” Fiorelli, 76, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday at Crouse Hospital. Born and raised in Waterloo, she resided in the Syracuse area for over 50 years. Dee Dee was a graduate of Waterloo Central High School and received a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Empire State College. She was employed as an administrative assistant to the Dean for...
Madaline Caslake
Oct 5, 2022
Madaline Caslake, 82, of Syracuse, passed away on October 5 at Upstate University Hospital. She was joined in heaven, just days later, by her husband, John, of 61 years. Born and raised in Scranton, PA, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1954. Madaline was a graduate of Vocational High School and was employed by Solvay Union Free School District...
Maeve Elyse Huckle
Oct 5, 2022
Maeve Elyse Huckle, infant daughter of Alexandra Huckle and Nicholas Koopman, of Solvay, passed away Wednesday at home.
Also surviving are her siblings, James, Hazel and Anastasia; grandparents, James and Judy Huckle, and Charles and Amy Koopman; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Relatives and friends may call Saturday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Buranich...
David M. Bigsby
Oct 5, 2022
David M. Bigsby, 82, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of North Syracuse High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University. David was employed by the NYS Dept. of Labor for over 25 years. A communicant of Holy Family Church, he was a member of...
Helen J. (Lenkiewicz) Vickers
Oct 4, 2022
Helen J. (Lenkiewicz) Vickers, 83, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday at home. Born in Syracuse, she was employed by Dr. Anthony J. LaTessa for 29 years, retiring in 1998. Helen was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School. She was a former communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Syracuse where she was a member of the choir, officer of the...
Audrey Elaine Denny
Oct 3, 2022
Audrey Elaine Denny, 75, of Syracuse, passed away Monday at Upstate Community Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she earned her nursing degree in 1971 and began working at Upstate Medical Center. Audrey retired after over 40 years of dedicated service with Planned Parenthood and was a strong advocate of women’s health. She...
James "Jim" Lozott
Oct 1, 2022
James "Jim" Lozott, 84, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at Crouse Hospital. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse and Camillus areas. Jim was employed by Roadway Express for 25 years before retiring in 1992 and was a delivery driver for Sam Rao Florist for many years after retirement. Jim was a member of the Teamsters Local 317, Elbridge...
Kurt B. Peterson
Sep 29, 2022
Kurt B. Peterson, 81, of Cicero, passed away Thursday at The Cottages at Garden Grove. Born in Salem, MA, he spent most of his life in the Syracuse area. Kurt graduated from Solvay High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Hobart College. He was an Army veteran and retired from Mid-State Contracting after 30 years. Kurt was an avid...
Virginia Katherine (Graf) Rand
Sep 23, 2022
Virginia Katherine (Graf) Rand, 96, of Camillus, passed away Friday, September 23, at Francis House.
Virginia was born in 1926 in Syracuse and raised on Tennyson Avenue on Tipperary Hill. Her parents, Marie and Simon Graf, were Ellis Island immigrants from Germany who met in Syracuse in 1910. Virginia was a graduate of Central High School and received her BSN...
Teruko A. Stacy
Sep 17, 2022
Teruko A. Stacy, 92, of Nedrow, passed away Saturday at home. Born and raised in Japan, she moved to the United States in 1954. Teruko was employed with Loretto for over 20 years, working as a nurse’s aide and as a clerk in the Central Supply Dept. She was a member of the Japanese American Cultural Exchange Society and enjoyed...
John R. "Jack" Kelly
Sep 13, 2022
John R. “Jack” Kelly, 97, of Skaneateles, passed away Tuesday at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Jack was an Army veteran of WWII, and received the Silver Star Medal and Purple Heart. He was employed with the Syracuse City School District for 32 years. A communicant of St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Skaneateles, Jack enjoyed...
Ruth M. Holden
Sep 13, 2022
Ruth M. Holden, 94, of Baldwinsville, passed away Tuesday at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place.
Ruth was predeceased in 2002 by her husband of 20 years, William; son, Gary in 1994; and brother, Paul McIntyre in 2018.
Surviving are her daughter, Janet E. (Bernie) Horning of Parish; grandson, Phillip L. (Jamie) Eipp II of Pulaski; great-grandchildren, Cali Rey and...
Lois Jean Harter
Sep 11, 2022
Lois Jean Harter, 77, of Camillus, passed away Sunday at Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Cazenovia High School and earned her master's degree from SUNY Cortland. Lois taught elementary school with the Skaneateles School District for 33 years, retiring in 2000. She enjoyed traveling the world, painting,...
Mark Thomas Ganley
Sep 11, 2022
Mark Thomas Ganley, of Camillus, passed away on Sunday, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. He was born on November 7, 1954 to Bob and Rita (Sharkey) Ganley. Mark grew up in a large Irish Catholic family in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse.
Mark attended Blessed Sacrament Church and graduated from Henninger High School. He spent over a 30-year career...
Maurice Patrick Downey Jr.
Sep 10, 2022
Maurice P. Downey, Jr., 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a long illness. Maurice was an honor graduate of Bishop Ludden High School and attended SUNY Plattsburgh. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years on the USS Enterprise. He worked for many years at Cicero-North Syracuse School District and at NYS Thruway Authority. Maurice will be...
Eugenia Dmytryszyn Don
Sep 9, 2022
Our beloved mother and Baba, Eugenia, (Zhenia), passed away on Friday. Eugenia was born in Zhitomir, Ukraine, the second eldest of five children. At the end of World War II, she and her family were relocated to Stuttgart, Germany, where she met her future husband, Walter. During the time in Germany, Eugenia trained as a seamstress. She and...