OBITUARIES

Barbara A. Galvin (Bockheim)

Barbara A. Galvin (Bockheim)

Dec 11, 2013

Barbara A. Galvin, 80, of Whitmore Road in North Syracuse died Wednesday at Francis House. Barbara grew up in Mattydale, lived in Pitcher Hill since 1976 and was a 1950 graduate of North Syracuse High. Barbara retired in 2005 after 9 years as a medical transcriber for Hospice of CNY. Prior to that, she worked for many years at the...

Margaret M. "Peggy" Kelly

Margaret M. "Peggy" Kelly

Dec 8, 2013

Margaret "Peggy" Kelly, 55, lifelong resident of Syracuse, passed away Sunday at home. Peggy attended Blodgett School in the Syracuse City School district. Peggy worked as a custodian for the Syracuse City School District for almost 30 years. She also worked at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in the housekeeping department for many years. Peggy enjoyed swimming, barbeques and spending...

Patricia Hoey

Patricia Hoey

Dec 5, 2013

Patricia M. Hoey, of North Syracuse, passed away on Thursday, December 5. Born Patricia Mary O’Brien on November 21, 1929, she was the daughter of Frank and Eleanor O’Brien of Albany NY. She was a loving home maker and met the love of her life, Edward Hoey, whom she married on January 27, 1950. They later moved to Syracuse and...

Carol Hallatt

Carol Hallatt

Nov 27, 2013

Carol Hallatt, 71, of Mattydale, died Wednesday at Crouse Hospital with her loving family surrounding her. Carol grew up on the North side of Syracuse and was the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Senske) Steinbach. Her career was devoted to being a full time wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Assumption Academy and was a 1959 graduate of...

Raymond Garcia

Raymond Garcia

Nov 21, 2013

Raymond Garcia, 53, of Syracuse, died Thursday at his home. Raymond was born in Manhattan NY and was a 1977 graduate of Corcoran High School. Raymond worked for several years at Crucible Steel in Solvay as a Mechanical Engineer. Prior to that, he worked at B.G. Sulzle in North Syracuse. He was a handyman and was well known for being...

James Klachaney

James Klachaney

Nov 15, 2013

James M. Klachaney, 65, died Friday at his home in Camillus. Jim was a life resident of the Syracuse area. He was the son of the late Micheal and Nora (Donovan) Klachaney. He retired in 2011 after many years as a laborer at the CNYDSO Gateway workshop and later participated in the W. Genesee Day Hab program. Jim was also...

Steven Towndrow

Steven Towndrow

Nov 13, 2013

Steven P. Potter-Towndrow, 26, died Wednesday at University Hospital. Born in Syracuse, Steve grew up in Mattydale and resided in the city for the past seven years. He attended Henninger High school with the class of 2005. He worked as a laborer and a painter for several years Ray Mirra Homes and most recently with Koslowsky Construction. Steve was an...

Ellen Giarrosso

Ellen Giarrosso

Nov 8, 2013

Ellen "Betty" (Sheehan) Giarrosso, 91, died peacefully Friday, November 8, at Community General Hospital surrounded by her loving children. Betty was a lifelong resident of Syracuse who also summered with her family in Wells Beach, Maine. She was a graduate of Vocational High School and the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary (Hallacy) Sheehan. Betty worked at the Syracuse...

Albert DeJohn III

Albert DeJohn III

Nov 3, 2013

Albert C. DeJohn, III, 74, of North Syracuse, died Sunday morning at home. Albert grew up on the North side of Syracuse and attended North Syracuse Schools and Eastwood High. He was the son of the late Albert and Mary (Mulholland) DeJohn Jr. Albert worked for Bristol Laboratories, Lampson Corp and several other companies in the Syracuse area lastly he...

Charles R. Schill

Charles R. Schill

Oct 31, 2013

Charles R. Schill, 88, of Cullman, Alabama, died October 31, 2013. A native of Syracuse, Charles was raised in Mattydale where he graduated from North Syracuse High before moving to Alabama where he resided for the past 28 years. He was the son of the late Charles and Louise (Klotz) Schill. Charles joined the US Navy in 1941 and served...

Dawne Smith

Dawne Smith

Oct 27, 2013

Dawne P. Smith, 72, of Wilkinson Place in Baldwinsville, Passed away Sunday at Crouse Hospital. Dawne was born in Augusta, Maine, where she graduated from Cony High School and she was the daughter of the late Roger and Leora (Ireland)Coté. Dawne resided in Baldwinsville for the past 40 years. She retired in 2005 after 10 years as a data processor...

Muriel Bisignani

Muriel Bisignani

Oct 26, 2013

Muriel (Mimi) G. Lawrence Bisignani, 86, passed away Saturday in the arms of her loving husband, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Muriel was born and raised in Syracuse and resided in Lyncourt for 49 years. She was the daughter of the late Willis Garni and Helen VanKuren. Mimi was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother whose legacy...

Enrico Paradiso

Enrico Paradiso

Oct 21, 2013

Enrico "Rick" O. Paradiso, 80, of Olive Street in Syracuse, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Yonkers, NY, Rick resided in Sun City, Arizona before moving to Syracuse 12 years ago. He was a 1950 graduate of Commerce High School in Yonkers and the son of the late Nichola and Giosiphina (LaCotta) Paradiso. Rick was a Korean...

Kathleen Swan

Kathleen Swan

Oct 20, 2013

Kathleen M. Swan, 56, of Syracuse, died Sunday at University Hospital. Kathleen grew up in the Mattydale area and attended the North Syracuse School District. She was the daughter of the late William and Helen (VanAlstine) Swan and frequented Calvary Bible Baptist Church in Elbridge. Surviving are her 10 siblings: William Swan of New Port Richie, FL, Eileen Haggen of...

Dennis Lagoe Jr

Dennis Lagoe Jr

Oct 9, 2013

Dennis E. Lagoe, Jr., 38, of Baldwinsville, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday at University Hospital. Born in Oswego, Dennis grew up in the Syracuse area and was a 1992 graduate of Henninger High School. Dennis worked for DOT Foods in Syracuse as a truck driver. He was a member of the F & AM Lodge #501 in...

Nicholas Rice

Nicholas Rice

Oct 6, 2013

Nicholas "Nick" G. Rice, 82, lifelong resident of North Syracuse, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Nick was a 1949 graduate of North Syracuse High School and was the son of the late Nicholas L. and Anna C. (Mueller) Rice. He served in the US Army in Germany during the Korean War. Nick worked at Syracuse Color Press in Solvay...

Rev. Robert Overmier

Rev. Robert Overmier

Oct 2, 2013

Rev. Robert "Bob" Overmier, 85, long time resident of Mattydale, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Bob was a native of Fremont, Ohio and resided on McKenney Ave in Mattydale since 1960. He was the son of the late Oliver and Zella (Bolen) Overmier. Bob was a World War II US Army veteran. He came home and received his Masters...

Kathleen Chetwin

Kathleen Chetwin

Sep 25, 2013

Kathleen Jeanette (Post) Chetwin wishes to announce a change in address. She left on the greatest adventure of her life on Wednesday, September 25. Born in Jamestown NY, to Marguerite Ballard Post and Hubert Post in May of 1931, she moved to the Syracuse area as a child. While having been a longtime resident of Liverpool, she will now reside...

Beverly Gunderson

Beverly Gunderson

Sep 21, 2013

Beverly, 85, passed away Saturday at Van Duyn Nursing Home. Born in Syracuse, Beverly resided in Santa Rosa, CA, for 30 years prior to moving to Sandra Lane in North Syracuse. She was the daughter of the late Glenn L. and Mary E. (Cartwright) Perrigo. Beverly worked as an Airline Stewardess for Delta and TWA. She volunteered for many years...

Robert Teachout

Robert Teachout

Sep 20, 2013

Robert Y. Teachout, 83, of Mattydale, died Friday at home. A native of Weedsport, Robert was the son of the late Charles H. and Inez (Yager) Teachout. He retired in 1992 after many years as an employee of Syracuse China in Syracuse. Robert was a member of the American Legion Post #1832 and a long time member of the Pastime...