Obituaries
Margaret R. Coleman
Jan 27, 2016
Margaret R. Coleman, 78, of Camillus, died Wednesday at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she attended Smith Tech and Syracuse University. Margaret was employed with GTE Products Corp. and formerly Key Bank. She was a communicant and active volunteer of St. Joseph's Church. Margaret was a member of Women of the Moose. Surviving...
Joseph Serbun
Jan 25, 2016
Joseph Serbun, 86, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, Joe graduated from Vocational High School in 1947 and was a Marine Corps veteran. He was employed for 40 years with GE, retiring in 1992. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church and a former...
John F. Sullivan Jr.
Jan 24, 2016
John F. "Jack" Sullivan Jr. of Camillus, found eternal peace Sunday under the fine care at Loretto Fahey 2. Jack was born on December 17,1946 to John and Constance Sullivan in Newark, NJ. Raised in Wood-Ridge, NJ, he graduated from Wood-Ridge High School and Passaic School of Drafting. He worked at Bendix Corp. as an aeronautical space administrative designer. In...
Mary Crowley Detor
Jan 23, 2016
Mary Crowley Detor, 89, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of St. John the Baptist High School. Mary was a former communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church and president of its Altar & Rosary Society. She enjoyed spending time with her family and playing...
Robert Thomas Gordon
Jan 20, 2016
Robert "Bob" Thomas Gordon, 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 20, 2016 surrounded by his family. Bob was born on February 15, 1928 in Port Chester, NY to William and Mary Gordon. He followed to Heaven his parents; brother, William (Helene); sister, Joan; nephew, Thomas and daughter-in-law, Marlene. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 57 years,...
Bette Avis Merchant-Keil
Jan 19, 2016
Bette Merchant-Keil passed away peacefully on Tuesday after a brief illness. She was born in Rochester on May 29, 1932 to Kenneth and Eleanor Martin, and lived most of her life in the CNY area. After retiring from Syracuse China, Bette spent her final years designing and selling hand-crafted jewelry along with her husband, Bob Keil. Bette was admired for...
Christine A. Coleates
Jan 18, 2016
Christine "Chrissy" A. Coleates, 39, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 at Francis House. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a 1994 graduate of West Genesee High School and a member of the color guard. Chrissy attended the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and OCC. She was employed with Time Warner Cable and previously for...
Edwin "Tom" Dugan
Jan 16, 2016
Edwin Thomas "Tom" Dugan, of Camillus, passed away on Saturday at The Centers at St. Camillus after a long illness. He was 87 years old. "Big Daddy" was born on November 20, 1928 in East Orange, NJ. Tom also resided in Baltimore, MD and Greendale, WI before moving to Camillus in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne...
Alfred J. "Greenie" Green
Jan 11, 2016
Alfred J. "Greenie" Green, 80, of Camillus, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Loretto. Born in Lilly, PA, the son of a coal miner, he moved to the Syracuse area in 1953. Alfred retired from Syroco after 45 years. A member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, he was formerly a trustee for the Howlett Hill Presbyterian Church. He was...
Louise D. Wagner
Jan 11, 2016
Louise D. Wagner, 96, of Westvale, passed away Monday at McHarrie Life. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was a graduate of Warners High School and Syracuse University, where she received her master's degree. She retired in 1977 as principal of Brighton and Roberts School of the Syracuse City School District. Louise and her husband operated an antique...
John T. Poppe Sr.
Jan 7, 2016
John T. Poppe Sr., 89, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016 at University Hospital. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, he was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II, where he served in the Asiatic Pacific area. He also served in the Korean War. John retired from Carrier Corp. after more than 30 years. He enjoyed fishing and playing...
George R. Longmuir
Jan 5, 2016
George R. Longmuir, 90, of Camillus, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday at VA Medical Center. A man of great faith, he was born in Montreal and spent part of his childhood in Alaska, which he enjoyed telling stories about. A Navy veteran of WW II, George served in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters, where he was...
Marlene Patrick Chatfield
Jan 5, 2016
Marlene Patrick Chatfield, 79, of Syracuse, passed away unexpectedly January 5, 2016 at her home on Tuesday. She was a loving, devoted mother to her three daughters, Lisa Chatfield, Kimberly Chatfield (Jesse Cizenski) and Carin (Gary) Saxenian. She also leaves behind two grandchildren, Patrick Calkins and Ava Saxenian, as well as her beloved cousin, Marsha Jaquin. Marlene graduated from Syracuse...
Deborah M. Martin
Jan 4, 2016
Deborah M. Martin, 59, passed away Monday. Surviving: children, Adrianna, Eric and Joshua; sisters, Linda York and Sandra Holcomb; and brother, Thomas Holcomb. Calling hours: Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus. Services: Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
John Howard
Jan 1, 2016
John "Tim" Howard, Jr., 68, of Brewerton, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Loretto. Born in Syracuse, he lived in Camillus for 35 years and was a 1966 graduate of Most Holy Rosary School. Tim was a lifetime member of the Camillus and Brewerton Fire Departments and former president of Onondaga County Fireman's Association and Western Section Line Officers'...
Vladimir Ososkalo
Dec 31, 2015
Vladimir Ososkalo, 83, of Solvay, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at home. Born in Milyach, Ukraine, he was a machinist with Meloon Foundries, Inc. in Syracuse. Surviving are his wife Nadezhda; son, John (Valentina) Ososkalo; daughters, Vera (Mykola) Herasymovych, Jenna (Vasiliy) Lozitsky, Anna (Andray) Ososkalo and Irene Ososkalo; 31 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; five nieces; and two nephews. Relatives and...
June Elizabeth Laws
Dec 28, 2015
June Elizabeth Kolb Laws passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing after a long battle with dementia. The daughter of John Kolb and Mary Jones Kolb, she was a lifelong member of the East Syracuse Ladies Auxiliary, past member of the Eastern Star and attended the United Church of Christ, East Syracuse. June...
Julie K. Pitts
Dec 26, 2015
Julie K. Pitts, 94 of Solvay, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. A lifetime resident of Syracuse, she attended Vocational High School. Julie was employed by Allied Chemical Corp. for 25 years. She was formerly a communicant of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and currently a communicant of St. Cecilia’s...
Lawrence "Butch" J. Barney
Dec 25, 2015
Lawrence "Butch" J. Barney, 73, of Camillus, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at home. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, he was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy. Larry served in the Air Force from 1961 until 1965. In 2001 he retired from Niagara Mohawk after 28 years. As a teenager, he enjoyed speed skating. Larry loved the...
Ann Flynn Mangan
Dec 21, 2015
Ann Flynn Mangan, 64, of Camillus, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, at Francis House following a courageous eight year battle with cancer, with her loving family by her side. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, Ann attended St. Patrick's Elementary School and was a graduate of West Genesee High School. She retired in 2009 after 20 years as...
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