OBITUARIES

Sharon E. Belair (Koenecke)

Sharon E. Belair (Koenecke)

Mar 13, 2014

Sharon E. Belair, 67, of Kellar Rd. in Brewerton, died Thursday at Crouse Hospital. Sharon was the daughter of the late Andrew and Evelyn Koenecke. She grew up in North Syracuse and graduated from North Syracuse High School in 1965. She later moved to Cicero where she raised her family with her former husband Gordon Belair and resided there for...

Dianne G. Ludwig (Pitkin)

Dianne G. Ludwig (Pitkin)

Mar 13, 2014

Dianne G. Ludwig, 71, native and lifelong resident of Syracuse, died Thursday. She worked as a Lunch Aid for the City of Syracuse School District for several years and later worked for housekeeping at the Spaghetti Warehouse. Dianne was a very dedicated wife and mother who recently enjoyed spending time with her friends at Malta House and the PACE program....

Leo  Guy Choiniere

Leo  Guy Choiniere

Mar 7, 2014

Leo G. Choiniere, 82, formerly of 118 Campbell Road in Mattydale, died Friday at Loretto Cunningham. Leo was a native of Rouses Point, NY, where he grew up on the family farm and graduated from Rouses Point High School in 1949. He was the last surviving child born to the late George and Alida (Grenon) Choiniere. Leo was a US...

Reginald F. Potter, Jr.

Reginald F. Potter, Jr.

Feb 20, 2014

Reginald F. Potter, Jr., 59, of West Monroe, died unexpectedly Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Syracuse, Reginald resided in Mattydale and Central Square before settling in West Monroe 17 years ago. He was the son of the late Regina (Hollister) and Reginald F. Potter, Sr. Reginald worked for more than 20 years as a truck driver most...

Lawrence R. "Larry" Rima

Lawrence R. "Larry" Rima

Feb 19, 2014

Lawrence "Larry" R. Rima, 78, of Bridgeport, passed away Wednesday. Originally from Watertown, Larry was a graduate of Immaculate Heart Academy. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Teamsters Union. Larry was as an umpire for many years for the Central Square RBI Baseball League. He enjoyed playing golf and baseball and was...

Charles W. "Charlie" Jaquin

Charles W. "Charlie" Jaquin

Feb 8, 2014

Charles "Charlie" W. Jaquin, 96, long time resident of Mattydale, died Saturday at home. Charlie was a native of Syracuse and a graduate of St. John the Baptist High School. He was the son of the late Charles C. and Elizabeth (Crinnin) Jaquin. Charlie retired in 1993 after 45 years as a salesman for various companies in the Syracuse area...

William A. "Bill" Duke

William A. "Bill" Duke

Feb 6, 2014

William "Bill" A. Duke, 56, of Hidden Falls Road in Tully, passed away at home on Thursday, February 6, 2014. A native of Syracuse, Bill grew up in Cincinnatus and graduated from Cincinnatus High School in 1975. He was the son of Betty and the late William Duke. Bill, a Master Plumber, took over ownership of Duke’s Plumbing after the...

Kathleen M. Bennett (McCarthy)

Kathleen M. Bennett (McCarthy)

Feb 5, 2014

Kathleen M. Bennett, 83, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen was a native of the North side of Syracuse and resided on Ross Park for over 40 years before moving to Ellenton, Florida for 14 years. She had since moved back to the Syracuse area in 2008 and resided on Bryant Ave. She was the...

Frank Porpiglio

Frank Porpiglio

Feb 1, 2014

Frank Porpiglio, 88, lifelong resident of Syracuse, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Rosewood Heights. Frank was a US Marine Corp. veteran serving during World War II. He retired from Centro in Syracuse as a supervisor. Frank was also a member of the Knights of Columbus on Burnet Ave. Frank was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, the former...

Robert "Skeeter" Doughty

Robert "Skeeter" Doughty

Feb 1, 2014

Robert "Skeeter" Doughty, 65, of Wadsworth Street in Syracuse, passed away Saturday at home. Born and raised on the South side of Syracuse, he attended Nottingham High School and was the son of the late Ronald and Mary Doughty. Skeeter was employed as a janitor for more than 20 years for R&R Janitorial in East Syracuse before retiring in 2000....

David P. Vrooman Sr.

David P. Vrooman Sr.

Jan 24, 2014

David P. Vrooman, Sr., 79, of Holiday, Florida, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014. David was a native of Auburn who resided most of his life in Central Square before moving South to Florida in 2007. He was the son of the late Paul and Mary E. (MacArthur) Vrooman. David served in the National Guard for eight years during the...

Maureen A. Bauer (Miller)

Maureen A. Bauer (Miller)

Jan 20, 2014

Maureen A. Bauer, 62, of Clay, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Maureen resided in the Liverpool and Clay area for most of her life. She was a graduate of North Syracuse High, Class of 1969, and she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Anna May Miller. Maureen retired in 2011 after working for many years as a...

Edward G. Magnanti

Edward G. Magnanti

Jan 18, 2014

Edward “Ed” G. Magnanti, 87, of Mattydale, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday at Elderwood at Birchwood. Born February 2, 1926, he grew up on the North side of Syracuse and resided in Mattydale for most of his life. Mr. Magnanti was a World War II Navy Veteran. He retired as the shop superintendent at...

Barry J. La Rochelle

Barry J. La Rochelle

Jan 12, 2014

Barry J. La Rochelle, 55, of Plymouth Ave. South in Mattydale, died Sunday at the VA Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, Barry grew up in the North Syracuse and Cicero area. He was a 1977 graduate of Cicero High and the son of the late James R. and Lorraine (Dupra) La Rochelle. Barry received an Associate's Degree in Business Administration...

Alvah H. "Al" Seymour Jr.

Alvah H. "Al" Seymour Jr.

Jan 2, 2014

Alvah "Al" H. Seymour, Jr., 75, of Mattydale, died Thursday, January 2 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Al was born on the South Side of Syracuse before moving to Mattydale in 1954. He graduated from North Syracuse High School in 1956 and was the son of the late Mary Alice (Stokes Moore) and Alvah H. Seymour, Sr. Al served in the...

Antoni F. "Tony" Camorati

Antoni F. "Tony" Camorati

Dec 30, 2013

Antoni "Tony" F. Camorati, 98, of Maple Flats, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Syracuse. A native of Westfield, MA, Tony resided in Mattydale since 1950 before moving to his daughter's home in 2010. He was a US Army Veteran serving in the European Theater and P.O.W. during World War II where he received two Bronze...

Josephine Detjen (DeCicco)

Josephine Detjen (DeCicco)

Dec 28, 2013

Josephine (DeCicco) Detjen, 83, of Wells Ave. W., North Syracuse, died Saturday, December 28, at her son’s home in Naples, Florida. A life long resident of Syracuse, Josephine resided in North Syracuse since 1966. She retired in 1993 after over 20 years of working at Penny Curtis Baking Company. She was a member of the Bakery & Confectionery Union and...

Steven W. Adams

Steven W. Adams

Dec 24, 2013

Steven William Adams, 47, of Camillus NY died unexpectedly on December 24, 2013. Steven grew up in Mattydale and graduated from CNS in 1984. He resided in Camillus for the past 20 years. Steven chose to pursue his love of music by touring the country enjoying the Grateful Dead. He worked as a waiter for Skychefs at the Hancock Airport...

Max J. Fleming

Max J. Fleming

Dec 23, 2013

Max J. Fleming, 89, of Mattydale, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Max was born and raised in St. John's Newfoundland to the late Michael and Theresa Fleming. He resided in Mattydale for the past 61 years. Max retired in 1986 after 45 years as a sheet metal worker for the Local #58 in Syracuse. He enjoyed woodworking and camping...

Chester C. "Chet" Kozlowski

Chester C. "Chet" Kozlowski

Dec 20, 2013

Chester "Chet" C. Kozlowski, 92, longtime resident of North Syracuse, died Friday at Crouse Hospital. Chet was born in Syracuse and resided in Mattydale for 70 years before moving to North Syracuse in 1994. He was the last surviving child born to the late Stanley Kozlowski and Eva Ustinanski. Chet served the US Army during World War II. He retired...