Obituaries
James "Jim" Santamour
Oct 13, 2018
James "Jim" Santamour, 96, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Elderwood Health Care at Birchwood. Born in Antwerp, he was a graduate of Poland Central School and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He lived in Camillus since 1957. Jim was employed with Borden, Inc. for 41 years, retiring in 1987. A longtime communicant of...
David C. Allen
Oct 12, 2018
David C. Allen, 87, of Camillus, went to be with God on October 12, 2018. He retired from GE in 1989 after 38 years. Surviving are his beloved wife of 67 years, Monna; beloved son, David P. Allen (Linda Downing) of Brewerton; grandchildren, Dryw Downing of Salt Lake City, UT and Diedre Downing of Brooklyn; and several nieces and nephews....
Albert "Chuck" Seremet
Oct 9, 2018
Albert “Chuck” Seremet, 79, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the VA Medical Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of St. John the Evangelist where he was an acclaimed member of their basketball team and often referred to as “Red” for the color of his hair. Chuck later attended...
Doris Isabelle Carpenter
Oct 4, 2018
Doris Isabelle Carpenter, of Marcellus, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Crouse Hospital at the age of 103. Born in Buffalo, she was the daughter of Isabelle and A. Warren Anderson. Doris was a graduate of SUNY at Geneseo and received her degree in education at SUNY at Buffalo. She taught three years in Huntington, Long Island before...
Edward T. Cleary, Jr.
Sep 30, 2018
Edward T. Cleary Jr., 88, of Lakeland, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at home. Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Lakeland in 1993. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and attended the University of Maryland and Syracuse University. Edward was employed with IBM for 31 years, retiring in 1987. Edward was predeceased by his brothers,...
Dorothea Adele Heesemann
Sep 30, 2018
Dorothea Adele Heesemann, 82, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018. She was the beloved daughter of Adele and August Scheidtmann and was a graduate of Hunter College. She worked for MONY and later in life, for Chase Bank. Dorothea loved her life, family and shared much laughter and joy with them. She had many interests including bridge, skiing,...
Holly Kicak Ward
Sep 24, 2018
It is with great sadness that Holly Kicak Ward, 41, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Crouse Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Holly graduated from Bishop Ludden High School and Le Moyne College in 1999 where she met the love of her life, Christopher. They married in 2002 and settled in Westvale to raise their...
Robert E. Detor Sr.
Sep 22, 2018
Robert E. Detor Sr., 98, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Central Tech High School and Syracuse University, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Theta Tau and Pi Mu Epsilon. Robert was owner of Detor Construction for over 35 years. He...
Pat Goyer
Sep 22, 2018
Pat Goyer, 71, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Yonkers, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1968. Pat earned her bachelor's degree from Nazareth College and taught with the Syracuse City School District for eight years. She enjoyed horseback riding, traveling and was the NYS Cowboy Shooting Champion of...
Edward "Ted" H. Warne
Sep 15, 2018
Edward “Ted” H. Warne of Manlius, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the age of 91. Ted was born on November 7, 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Warne of Syracuse, he was the devoted husband of Patricia (Farrido) Warne, who predeceased Ted on December 20, 2016. Ted was a 1944 graduate of Eastwood High School. While in his...
Edward "Ed" G. Chamberland
Sep 15, 2018
Edward "Ed" G. Chamberland, 87, of Fairmount, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Willimantic, CT, he lived in the Syracuse area for most of his life. After graduating from St. Lucy’s High School in 1949, Edward served in the Naval Reserves for eight years. Ed met the love of his life,...
Louise Messere
Sep 7, 2018
Louise Messere, 98, of Camillus, passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Solvay, she was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Louise was employed with Van Duyn Home & Hospital for nine years and previously worked at Drake's Nursing Home for 14 years. She was a member of Fairmount Community Church. She enjoyed reading, Yankee baseball...
Helen (Lizo) Solomon
Aug 31, 2018
Helen (Lizo) Solomon, 91, of Lakeland, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living Facility. Her memory will be cherished by all. Helen, a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church, was widowed 10 years ago after 60 wonderful years shared with her beloved husband, Stefan. Helen was predeceased by her brother, Joseph Lizo; and sisters,...
Geraldine "Gerry" M. Schmidt
Aug 22, 2018
Geraldine "Gerry" M. Schmidt, 87, formerly of Orchard Village in Camillus, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, she was a graduate of Mount Marie Academy in Canton, OH. Gerry and her husband, Bob enjoyed living in Michigan and Indiana before moving to Camillus in 1972. Gerry raised...
Glenn Orlando Sherwood
Aug 22, 2018
Glenn Orlando Sherwood, 90, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Born in Elmira, he lived most of his life in the Syracuse area. Glenn was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He earned his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and was employed with General Electric Co. for 34 years before retiring in 1991. Glenn was a dedicated...
Catherine E. Perry
Aug 20, 2018
Catherine “Cathie” Perry, 76, of Auburn, passed away Monday at Syracuse Home at McHarrie Place. She was born and raised in Rome before moving to the Syracuse area. Cathie earned her master's degree from SUNY Buffalo and was employed as a guidance counselor with West Genesee High School. She was very active in charity work, especially at St. Lucy’s Parish...
Marcia (Hooper) Valerino
Aug 19, 2018
Marcia (Hooper) Valerino, 77, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Marcia loved music, crocheting, rides to Skaneateles and trips to the casino, but above all loved spending time with her family and friends. Marcia was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Henrietta Hooper; son, Gene...
Gary J. Lamoureaux
Aug 18, 2018
Gary J. Lamoureaux, 68, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the VA Medical Center. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of West Genesee High School. Gary was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He was founder and owner of GJL Construction and loved boating and fishing in his free time....
Thomas A. Fantauzzi Jr.
Aug 14, 2018
Thomas A. Fantauzzi Jr., 83, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born to the late Tommaso and Mary Josephine Fantauzzi, he was raised in Syracuse, moved to Camillus in 1973 and wintered in Hudson, FL for many years. He was an Army veteran. Thomas worked as a...
Stephen J. Gersbacher
Aug 14, 2018
Stephen J. Gersbacher, 54, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Crouse Hospital, surrounded by his family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Westhill High School. Stephen earned his bachelor's degree from The College at Brockport and was employed with Airgas for over 28 years. An avid outdoorsman, he loved snowmobiling, hiking...
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