Obituaries
Anna Mae Turnshek
Oct 4, 2017
Anna Mae Turnshek, 87, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at The Centers at St. Camillus. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, she moved to the Syracuse area in 2003. Anna enjoyed baking and sewing, but above all, loved spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who brought her great joy. Anna was predeceased...
Robert "Bob" R. Preske
Oct 4, 2017
Robert "Bob" R. Preske, 64, of Fairmount, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he graduated from West Genesee High School and OCC. Robert was employed with Camillus Cutlery for many years. He was a member of ARCS in Marcellus, Camillus Indoor Activities, and Elbridge Rod and Gun Club. An avid outdoorsman, Robert enjoyed...
Mildred M. Webster
Oct 2, 2017
Mildred M. Webster, 85, of Camillus, passed away Monday, October 2, 2017 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. Mildred was a 36-year breast cancer survivor. She retired from JC Penney where she worked for over ten years and previously worked for Witherals Department Store. She loved to shop,...
Sebastian "Ben" Mandolfo
Oct 2, 2017
Sebastian "Ben" Mandolfo, 85, of Fairmount, passed away Monday surrounded by his loving family. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Ben was employed for 34 years with Carrier Corp., retiring in 1987 as a program analyst manager. He was a communicant of Holy Family Church. An avid reader, Ben...
Salvatore "Sal" Pullano
Sep 28, 2017
Salvatore "Sal" Pullano, 95, of Camillus, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017. A lifetime resident, Sal grew up on Delhi Street in Syracuse and was a graduate of North High School and Syracuse University. He served in the Navy during WWII aboard the USS Whitney in the Pacific. Sal was employed for 33 years at ONBank, retiring in 1983 as...
Richard A. Bartlett
Sep 28, 2017
Richard A. Bartlett, 64, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 after a short illness. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he graduated from Corcoran High School. An Army veteran, Rich was employed with the Postal Service for 32 years before retiring in 2010. After retirement, he was employed with NSW Solutions. Rich was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing...
Walter Dmytryszyn Don
Sep 27, 2017
Walter Dmytryszyn Don, 93, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017. On September 1, 1924, a son was welcomed into the world by proud parents, Mykola and Anna Dmytryszyn in a village in Western Ukraine. They named their son Wolodymir "Walter" and thus began his journey of a thousand steps. Walter had a typical childhood and often shared his...
Gloria M. Cook
Sep 27, 2017
Gloria M. Cook, 89, formerly of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at The Centers at St. Camillus. She lived most of her life in the Syracuse area and attended Central High School. Gloria was predeceased by her husband, Daniel, in 2014; and son, Daniel Jr., in 2015. Surviving are her daughter, Linda Kelly of Tennessee; granddaughter, Ashley Allen...
Cathy Cartner (Wangerman) Neuner
Sep 24, 2017
Cathy Cartner (Wangerman) Neuner, 67, of Onondaga Hill, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Hackensack, NJ, she lived most of her life in the Syracuse area. Cathy was a graduate of Nottingham High School, New York State College of Forestry and received her master's degree from Syracuse University. She was employed for...
Joan P. Bellso
Sep 23, 2017
Joan Bellso, 82, of Camillus, passed away Saturday at Francis House. She was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. An active communicant of Holy Family Church, Joan also volunteered at St. Camillus. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Francis J. Bellso; daughter, Susan (Tom) Dezio of Pittsford; sons, David of Syracuse, Michael (Colleen) of Dallas, TX and James...
Helen Myrdek
Sep 19, 2017
Helen Myrdek, 96, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at The Centers at St. Camillus. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she moved to Camillus in 1945. During her early years, Helen worked for Syracuse China for 12 years. She then worked in the cafeteria of the West Genesee School District, retiring after 20 years. She always...
Sheila Ann Connors
Sep 18, 2017
Sheila Ann Connors, 55, of Camillus, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017. She was predeceased by her parents, Dayton and Julianne Connors; and brother, Mark. A lifelong resident of Camillus, Sheila graduated from West Genesee High School and attended SUNY Plattsburgh and Syracuse University. She was most recently employed by Aetna Medicare as a field sales representative. She also was...
William Andrews Beard
Sep 18, 2017
William Andrews Beard, 92, of Camillus, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 at his daughter's home in Cicero. He was born in Syracuse on September 24, 1924 to Beach L. and Violet Ballard. William attended high school at Onondaga Valley Academy and served in the US Navy during WWII as an aviation ordinanceman, Third Class, in the Pacific on the...
Ross C. Sanford
Sep 17, 2017
Ross C. Sanford, 71, of Memphis, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Crouse Hospital. Born in Carthage, he lived in the Syracuse area for most of his life and was an Army veteran. Ross retired in 2005 after 30 years with Onondaga County. He had a passion for cars and loved racing and was a member of the Syracuse...
Blanche Rogers Kosky
Sep 17, 2017
Blanche Rogers Kosky, 90, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at University Hospital. Born in Newburgh in October 1926, she was a 1942 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy. Blanche was employed at Stewart Air Force Base for several years where she met Capt. John Kosky, who was a public information officer at the base. He produced a weekly...
Milica Dudevski
Sep 17, 2017
Milica (Yankulovich) Dudevski, 88, of Camillus, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Crouse Hospital, surrounded by her daughter, daughter-in-law, her sisters and family. Born in Velushina, Macedonia on August 19, 1929, she married Alex (Aco) Dudevski from Kumanovo, Macedonia. Mr. & Mrs. Dudevski, their daughter, and two sons, lived in Macedonia until they emigrated to the U.S. in 1957....
Harvey J. Wolf
Sep 15, 2017
Harvey Wolf, 87, of Camillus, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Elderwood Senior Care in Liverpool. He was born in Buffalo, attended Buffalo Technical High School and served in the NY National Guard. He achieved his Eagle Scout in 1948 and later served as a Scoutmaster at Holy Family School. Harvey came to Syracuse in 1953 and was...
Suzanne C. (Walker) Payne
Sep 14, 2017
Suzanne C. (Walker) Payne, 52, of Westvale, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she graduated from West Genesee High School in 1983, received her bachelor's degree from Niagara University, master's degree in nursing from SU and her post master's certificate from SUNY Albany in 2008. Suzanne was a nurse practitioner...
John R. Cashion
Sep 13, 2017
John R. Cashion, 82, of Camillus, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Born and raised in Cortland, he moved to Camillus in 1963. A graduate of St. Mary's High School, John owned Diz's IGA for 25 years before retiring in 2001. He was a communicant of Holy Family Church who loved helping his neighbors...
Sharon E. Kearns
Sep 11, 2017
Sharon E. Kearns, 75, of Camillus, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at Loretto. Born in Buffalo, she was a lifetime resident of the Central New York area and a 1960 graduate of West Genesee High School. Sharon retired in 1997 after 25 years with GTE Products Corp. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church and served as...