OBITUARIES

Kay Clary

Kay Clary

Feb 14, 2011

Kay L. Clary, 67, passed peacefully with her family by her side, Monday at Crouse Hospital. Kay was a native of Watertown and grew up in the Gouverneur and Watertown area. She resided on Rinaldo Blvd in Bridgeport for over 20 years before moving to St. Camillus Health & Rehab in 2000. Kay was the daughter of the late Kenneth...

John Lukasiewicz

John Lukasiewicz

Feb 14, 2011

John M. "Babe" Lukasiewicz, 90, of North Syracuse, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital on Monday, February 14, 2011. John served as a corporal in the Marines in the Pacific during World War II, was a lifetime member of the VFW and the American Legion in Mattydale, and was a Salina Civic Senior Member. John retired in 1983 from General...

Charlene Borayi

Charlene Borayi

Feb 5, 2011

Charlene M. O'Shea Borayi, 54, of Oswego, died Saturday at Oswego Hospital. Charlene was a native of Syracuse and a 1975 graduate of Cicero High School. She moved to Oswego six years ago in 2005; previously she resided on Salina Street in Liverpool for 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Bessie Hodge O'Shea. Surviving are...

Nancy Casolare

Nancy Casolare

Feb 4, 2011

Nancy K. Casolare, 60, of Liverpool, died Friday at Iroquois Nursing Home with her sister and daughter by her side. Nancy was a native of Massena and resided in Liverpool on Hollywood Circle for 39 years. She was the daughter of the late Gus and Geraldine LaRock Hammill. She owned and operated Nancy's Hair Designers in Mattydale for 35 years...

Jacqueline Wade

Jacqueline Wade

Jan 30, 2011

Jacqueline "Jackie" Horner Wade, 67, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2011 at the Del Webb Hospice House in Surprise AZ. Left to cherish Jackie's memory are her husband, James Wade, of Skaneateles; her son, Christopher Barnard; and step-children: Michael Lynda Wade, Mindy Norm Beck, and Jake Sarah Wade. She also leaves behind several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jackie will be...

Joseph Lorini

Joseph Lorini

Jan 29, 2011

Joseph Lorini, 71, longtime resident of 102 Garden City Drive in Mattydale, died Saturday at Loretto Cunningham. Joseph was a native of Mattydale and resided there most of his life with the exception of several years spent in the Jamesville Area. He was self-employed as a newspaper distributor for the Post Standard and a communicant of St. Margaret's Church in...

Earl Hawn

Earl Hawn

Jan 28, 2011

Earl P. Hawn, 79, of Mattydale, passed away Friday at his home, surrounded by his family. As a young man, Earl was in the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country in Korea where he received a Purple Heart and ribbon having been wounded twice. After returning home from the war, Earl became a Marine Recruiter stationed in the Chimes...

William Moreth

William Moreth

Jan 26, 2011

William "Bill" S. Moreth, 55, longtime resident of Pennellville, died Wednesday after a brief illness at University Hospital. Bill was a native of Mattydale and was the son of the late Robert G. and Doris M. Demo Moreth. Bill attended North Syracuse Central Schools and worked as a pile man for the past 35 years at PCI Inc., Dewitt. He...

Andrew Sinco

Andrew Sinco

Jan 26, 2011

A native of Nanticoke, PA, and resident of Mattydale for the past 50 years, Andy Sinco, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 with the love of his family surrounding him. He served in the United States Air Force and retired from the New York Air National Guard 174th Fighter Wing at Hancock Field. Andy worked at General Electric and...

Beverly Massimiani

Beverly Massimiani

Jan 23, 2011

Beverly A. Massimiani, 64, of the North side of Syracuse, died Sunday. A native of Carbondale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Theresa Mauro Bentler. Beverly retired in 2007 after 10 years at Berry Plastics in Solvay. She attended St. Vincent DePaul Church. She was predeceased by a brother, Edward. Surviving are her three children: Anthony...

Verna Gordon

Verna Gordon

Jan 22, 2011

Verna Mae L. "G.G." Gordon, 86, of Minoa, died Saturday at her home. A native of Malone, Verna Mae resided in Mattydale for more than 30 years before moving to Minoa in 1991 and was the daughter of the late William J. and Louise Recine Bombard. Verna Mae was an avid bowling enthusiast and was a member of several leagues...

Ernest Benkoski

Ernest Benkoski

Jan 20, 2011

Ernest F. Benkoski, 88, USAF retiree and one of the ?greatest generation?, departed this life on January 20, 2011. Ernest, known as Ben, was a native of Westford, MA, who resided on Greenbriar Road in North Syracuse for many years. After graduating from Westford Academy in 1938, he joined the Civil Conservation Corps and worked in Montana Forester Service. Ben...

Jorge Palmero

Jorge Palmero

Jan 20, 2011

Jorge "Troy" Palmero, 28, of Liverpool, died Thursday. Troy was a native of New York City, previously residing in Queens, before moving to the Liverpool area in 1995. He was employed by McDonald's in Liverpool as a cook. Prior to that, Troy worked for AT&T Telephone in Syracuse as a customer service rep. Surviving are his parents: JoAnne Palmero and...

Paul Manzini

Paul Manzini

Jan 17, 2011

Paul W. Manzini, 69, formerly of 6034 Marigold Lane in Cicero, died Monday at Loretto Fahey. Paul was a native of the Bronx and was the son of the late George G. and Florence Kuhn Manzini. He was a 1967 graduate of Wagner College in Staten Island where he earned his Bachelor?s degree in Philosophy and Religion as well as...

Debra Meikleham

Debra Meikleham

Jan 7, 2011

Debra F. Meikleham, 57, of Lemoyne Ave. in Syracuse died Friday at her home. Debra grew up in Colorado Springs and was the daughter of Joyce and the late Merle Park. She was an Air force veteran and attended Syracuse University where she received her Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts in 1977. She then taught theater production for more than...

Joseph Gadziala

Joseph Gadziala

Dec 31, 2010

Joseph A. Gadziala, Sr., 47, of Syracuse, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Joseph was a native of Utica and resided on Burdick Ave. in Syracuse for the past 13 years. Joseph was a graduate of Utica Free Academy. He owned and operated Joey G's General Contracting in Syracuse from 2004-2009; prior to that, he worked as a mechanic for...

Mark Stoetzel

Mark Stoetzel

Dec 30, 2010

A husband, a father, and a friend. It is with great sadness that the family of Mark W. Stoetzel announces his passing on December 30, 2010 at the age of 51 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was a life resident of North Syracuse and was a 1977 graduate of Cicero High school and was employed for the...

Esther Schnobrich

Esther Schnobrich

Dec 21, 2010

Esther M. Schnobrich, 80, of Lyncourt, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Esther was a native of Central Square and resided in Lyncourt for the past 30 years. She was the only child born to the late Harold and Anna Farrar VanDeusen. Esther retired in 1992 after 21 years as a bookkeeper for Merchant's Bank in Syracuse. She...

Amy Hunter

Amy Hunter

Dec 21, 2010

Amy M. Hunter, 33, of Central Square, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. Amy was a native of Mattydale and resided in Central Square for the past 5 years. She was a 1996 graduate of Cicero North Syracuse High School and worked at New Process Gear for five years as a test driver; prior to that she worked...

Lydia Cleveland

Lydia Cleveland

Dec 16, 2010

Lydia A. Cleveland, 84, life resident of Mattydale, died Thursday at St. Joseph?s Hospital Health Center. Lydia resided on Breman Ave in Mattydale for the past 43 years and was the daughter of the late Bernard J. and Lydia Dygert Kinslow. She retired after 15 years at B.G. Sulzle Needle Factory in North Syracuse. Previously, she worked at General Electric...