Obituaries
Dorothy Jane Nolan
May 26, 2018
Dorothy Jane Nolan, 95, of Camillus, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Corning. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and served in World War II as an Army nurse. Dorothy retired as supervising nurse of the H3 Women's Building at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and a member...
Lawrence W. Gardiner
May 26, 2018
Lawrence W. Gardiner, 65, of Jordan, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Francis House. Born in Roslyn, he grew up in Liverpool. Larry retired in 1994 after 20 years with the Syracuse Police Department. Following retirement, he drove a school bus for Cato-Meridian School District for the next 20 years. A communicant of Holy Family Church, Larry was a...
Alfred Gregory Tienken
May 24, 2018
Alfred Gregory Tienken, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018. Born and raised in the Syracuse area, he was employed with R.E. Dietz Co. as a manufacturing engineer for 42 years. Alfred obtained many patents for the company during his working career. He served in the Army for two years and was stationed in various places around the...
Mary Ellen "Melly" Mackenzie
May 22, 2018
Mary Ellen “Melly” Mackenzie, 91, of Clifton Park, NY, passed away Tuesday at University Hospital, Syracuse, surrounded by her loving family. Melly was born on November 13, 1926 in Cedar Rapids, IA, daughter of the late Louis and Florence Dennis and wife of the late John Rowland Mackenzie. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music from Carleton College. Melly’s Christian...
Barbara M. Nuzzi
May 18, 2018
Barbara M. Nuzzi, 73, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at University Hospital. A graduate of Liverpool High School, she was employed with the Holy Family Diocese for over 20 years before retiring in 2003. Barbara was previously employed with Alcoa on James Street. A communicant of Holy Family Church, she was a generous person and donated to...
Phyllis O. (Groth) Salisbury
May 17, 2018
Phyllis O. (Groth) Salisbury, 88, of Syracuse, NY, formerly of Spingville, NY, passed away May 17, 2018. Phyllis was predeceased by her husband, Ronald A. Salisbury, in 2011. Surviving are her daughters, Amy (Jeff Newton) Salisbury of Syracuse, NY and Audrey Salisbury of Brownsburg, IN; and granddaughter, Allison Serd of Brownsburg, IN. A private memorial service will be held at...
Victor B. Hanousek
May 16, 2018
Victor B. Hanousek, 44, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Westhill High School and attended Hobart College. Victor was employed with Verizon for ten years. He was a communicant of Holy Family Church, coached baseball for CSBA and was the former vice president of the Onondaga...
Reinaldah "Nell" Marian (Smith) Hartmann
May 15, 2018
Reinaldah “Nell” Marian (Smith) Hartmann, 97, of Syracuse, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at home. Nell was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a tireless volunteer at Community Hospital, Meals on Wheels and St. Michael's Lutheran Church. Nell enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking and all things blue. A dedicated correspondent to many, she loved connecting with others...
Hugh E. Stannard
May 13, 2018
Hugh E. Stannard, 101, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 surrounded by family. Born in Lowell, Vermont, he lived in St. Johnsbury, Vermont for several years before moving to Camillus in 1965. He was a 1934 graduate of Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Hugh retired in 1978...
Juan A. Ruffo
May 13, 2018
Juan A. Ruffo, 82, of Marcellus, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Born in Solvay, he was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and a graduate of Solvay High School. Juan was employed with Allied Chemical Corp., retiring in 1986. He enjoyed winters in Florida and was...
J. Edward Kaish
May 11, 2018
J. Edward Kaish, 87, of Camillus, passed away Friday, May 11, 2018 at Syracuse VA Medical Center from a brief illness. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus since 1957. Ed received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Syracuse University where he was in the first undergrad class of the Radio and TV majors, the precursor to the Newhouse School...
Martha L. (Slater) Wheeler
May 10, 2018
Martha L. (Slater) Wheeler, 80, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she formerly lived in Howlett Hill. Martha was employed with St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center for 23 years. She was a member of West Genesee Hills Baptist Church. Martha enjoyed baking, especially cake decorating, and...
Patricia A. Alvaro
May 8, 2018
Patricia A. Alvaro, 84, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Darlington, WI, she moved to the Syracuse area in 1957. Patricia earned her associate degree in medical technology. She started as a part-time medical technologist at St. Joseph's Hospital and retired in 2012 as the assistant supervisor of hematology after a career of over...
Wally Holzner
May 2, 2018
Wally Holzner, 98, of Menorah Park in Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. In March 2007 she moved to CNY from Yonkers, where she had lived with her late husband, George, and where she was active in German-American organizations. Her life began as Walburga Riedmeier on January 23, 1920 in Obermondsberg, Germany, where she was raised and worked on...
Giovanni "Johnny" Colianni
Apr 28, 2018
Giovanni “Johnny” Colianni, 93, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Loretto. Born in Scranton, PA, he moved to Syracuse in 1990. Johnny attended Old Forge High School and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was employed with Scranton Bakery Supply for 30 years, retiring in 1990 and later drove busses for First...
Rita Szymanski
Apr 28, 2018
Rita Szymanski, 93, of Camillus, succumbed to a long illness on Saturday, April 28, 2018. She was born on her mother's birthday and grew up in Buffalo, where she graduated from Kensington High School. In her youth, she enjoyed gymnastics and the church choir. She and her family moved to Camillus in 1962. Rita was a longtime communicant of St....
Douglas P. Klaczko
Apr 27, 2018
Douglas P. Klaczko, 47, of Fairmount, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of Camillus, he was a 1989 graduate of West Genesee High School and was employed with P&C Foods and Tops Markets for over 20 years. Doug was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. He loved hunting and fishing,...
Aleksandr M. Burun
Apr 26, 2018
Aleksandr M. Burun, 55, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at University Hospital. Born in Ukraine, he was a self-employed tradesman. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Nadia; sons, Aleksandr (Nicole Prince) and Vladislav; and brother-in-law, Fillip (Diana) Silyuk. First service will be Monday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church, 3875 Warners Rd.,...
Kathleen A. (Noonan) Plevel
Apr 22, 2018
Kathleen A. (Noonan) Plevel, 91, a loving devoted wife and mother, passed away Sunday April 22, 2018. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she was a graduate of Central High School and worked at Precision Casting in Fayetteville. In 1965, she moved to Camillus with her husband where they raised their three children. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church...
Joseph G. Bowes
Apr 22, 2018
Joseph G. Bowes, 100, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a 1936 graduate of Central Tech High School and Niagara University. Joseph was employed with Excellus BlueCross & BlueShield for 36 years before retiring in 1982. A communicant of Most Holy Rosary Church,...
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