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Tristen M. King

Tristen M. King

Dec 30, 2020

Tristen M. King, 7, of Mattydale, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Tristen attended second grade at Allen Road Elementary in North Syracuse. He loved riding bikes, swimming, playing football, jumping on the trampoline and climbing trees. Tristen loved the outdoors and sports and was self taught in karate. He played Roblox and spent time with his cousins. Tristen is...

Brandon Galloway

Brandon Galloway

Dec 26, 2020

Brandon Galloway, 39, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, December 26, at home. Brandon grew up in the Lyncourt and Cicero area and was a graduate of CNS High School. He was an avid fan of the NY Yankees and NY Giants, loved to play poker and follow his fantasy football teams. Brandon enjoyed playing golf and baseball. He was predeceased...

Dorothy I. Duplessis (White)

Dorothy I. Duplessis (White)

Dec 17, 2020

Dorothy I. Duplessis, 93, of Cicero, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at The Cottages at Garden Grove. Dorothy grew up in Westvale and was the daughter of the late Lewis and Pearl (Johnson) White. She resided in the North Syracuse area for 50 years and wintered in Florida during the 1980's. Dorothy then moved to Central Square where she...

Mary E. Button (Czarna)

Mary E. Button (Czarna)

Dec 17, 2020

Mary (Czarna) Pooler Button, 97, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Crouse Hospital. Mary was raised on the North side of Syracuse where she graduated from St. John the Baptist High School. She has lived in Liverpool for over 70 years; prior to that, she resided on Free Street which is now known as Hiawatha Blvd. Mary...

Patricia A. Burdick (Potter)

Patricia A. Burdick (Potter)

Dec 12, 2020

Patricia A. Burdick, 79, of Pitcher Hill, died Saturday. She resided in Nedrow most of her life and was predeceased by her husband, Lynn. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including Richard (Sissy) Gibson of Cicero.

Zella C. Callahan

Zella C. Callahan

Dec 6, 2020

Zella C. Callahan, 74, longtime resident of Oswego Road in Clay, passed away Sunday, December 6th at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Zella was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Julia (Snook) Pepperman and attended Marcellus High School. She was known to be a very colorful person wearing tie dye clothing and sporting purple hair. Zella loved rug hooking,...

June L. Foster

June L. Foster

Dec 2, 2020

June K. Foster, 92, of Mattydale, passed away Wednesday, December 2, at Loretto Nursing Home in Syracuse. A native of Little Falls, June resided on Garden City Drive in Mattydale for almost 50 years before moving to the Bessie Riordan Senior Apartments in 2009. She was the daughter of the late Elmer and Nathele (Crossley) Knoph. June was a 1947...

Mary Lou Green

Mary Lou Green

Nov 29, 2020

Mary Lou Green, 82, of The Cottages in Cicero, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020. Born to the late Dr. Roy and Edna (Winkler) Wichterman, Mary Lou was a native of Athens, Ohio. She was a 1955 graduate of Ohio University where she met her husband. She went on to pursue her graduate studies at Columbia University, spent two summers...

Har G. Dayal

Har G. Dayal

Nov 27, 2020

Har G. Dayal, 81, of Liverpool, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Van Duyn Nursing Home. Har was born in Lucknow, India, to the late Rama and Chandresh (Kumari) Dayal. He grew up in India and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in Germany. Har emigrated to the United States in 1973 and resided in the Syracuse area. He...

Helen E. Nappa

Helen E. Nappa

Nov 26, 2020

Helen E. Nappa, 90, longtime resident of Mattydale, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Loretto Nursing Home in Syracuse. Helen was born in Syracuse to the late Peter and Dora (Merril) Ronacher. She grew up in North Syracuse where she attended North Syracuse High. Helen resided in Mattydale since 1963. She retired in 2004 after 22 years in the...

Stephen N. "Steve" Fortunato

Stephen N. "Steve" Fortunato

Nov 25, 2020

Stephen “Steve” N. Fortunato, 65, passed away Wednesday, November 25 in Utica. Steve was born and raised on the North side of Syracuse. He was a 1973 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy before attending O.C.C. and graduating from Lemoyne College with a degree in Business Administration. Steve also took some course work from Syracuse University. Steve was an accounting controller...

Richard "Dick" McClusky

Richard "Dick" McClusky

Nov 23, 2020

Richard “Dick” McClusky, 79, lifelong resident of Solvay, passed away Monday, November 23 at home. Dick was a Vietnam veteran of the US Army and boxed in the service. He retired after more than 20 years as a custodian at Solvay High School. Previously, he was a truck driver for the Teamsters for 27 years. Dick enjoyed racing cars, playing...

Charles H. "Chuck" Proulx

Charles H. "Chuck" Proulx

Nov 22, 2020

Charles “Chuck” H. Proulx, 93, of Bernhards Bay, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at home. Born and raised in Marietta, NY, Chuck was a 1945 graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. He was the son of the late Joseph and Anne Marie (Demers) Proulx. Chuck served in the US Army Air Force with the Occupational Forces in Japan. Upon...

Pauline "Paula" Dennis

Pauline "Paula" Dennis

Nov 5, 2020

Pauline “Paula” Dennis, 94, of The Hearth at Greenpoint Manor in Liverpool, passed away Thursday, November 5, at Francis House Born in Syracuse, Paula was a graduate of Central High School who resided in Mattydale for 50 years before moving to Liverpool in 2013. In her youth, she modeled clothing for several department stores. Paula co-owned a ceramic shop for...

Patricia A. Sabine

Patricia A. Sabine

Oct 26, 2020

Patricia A. Sabine, 87, of Cicero, passed away Monday, October 26 at Elderwood at Liverpool. Patricia grew up in the City of Syracuse and resided in Cicero since 1958. After graduation, Patricia worked at Bristol Myer Squibb for several years. She was an avid bowler belonging to several area leagues and coached girls’ softball with Cicero Little League. Patricia was...

Howard J. Downing Sr.

Howard J. Downing Sr.

Oct 21, 2020

Howard J. Downing, Sr., of Liverpool, passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Syracuse to the late Howard and Mary (Scott) Downing. After 30 years, he retired from New Process Gear. Howard served in Vietnam in 1968 as a Tech Sargeant (E5) in the United States Army. He enjoyed building cars and was a founding father of the Central...

Marcia F. Mahoney

Marcia F. Mahoney

Oct 16, 2020

Marcia F. Mahoney, 78, resident of Mattydale for the past 50 years, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. A native of Syracuse, Marcia grew up in the Valley area of the city. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Edward Mahoney, in 2017 and by a daughter, Colleen, in 2006. Marcia is survived by her three children: William...

Peter G. Anchikites

Peter G. Anchikites

Oct 15, 2020

Peter G. “Pop Pop”Anchikites, 77, of West Monroe, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to the late Peter P. and Janice (Hill) Anchikites, Pete was raised in the Scranton area before relocating to the West side of Syracuse. He was a 1962 graduate of Vocational High School in Syracuse. Pete retired in...

Mary E. Pawlewitz

Mary E. Pawlewitz

Oct 14, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Pawlewitz, 83, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital with her loving husband of 62 years, Leonard, and her daughters by her side. Mary retired after many years as an abstractor with Monroe Abstract. She was a communicant of St. Margaret’s Church. Mary resided in Liverpool for many years with her husband where they raised three beautiful daughters....

Kaeleigh A. Holcomb

Kaeleigh A. Holcomb

Oct 2, 2020

Kaeleigh “Kael” A. Holcomb, 26, lifelong resident of Mattydale, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. Kaeleigh was a 2012 graduate of Cicero North Syracuse High School and a former member of the Mattydale Junior Fire Department. She enjoyed spending time with her cousins, friends and family and loved nature and all its wonders. Kaeleigh is survived by her parents, Teri...