OBITUARIES

Nathan Bigness

Nathan Bigness

Apr 1, 2008

Nathan Robert Bigness, beloved little man passed away on April 1, 2008 surrounded by his loving parents, Kristyn Whitehead and Robert Wm. Bigness. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters: Annabella Angel and Erika Madison; maternal grandfather, Richard Whitehead of Syracuse; maternal grandmother, Terri Jo Whitehead of Mattydale; maternal great grandmother, Virginia Whitehead of Syracuse; paternal...

Marie Richmond

Marie Richmond

Mar 29, 2008

Marie E. Hall Richmond, 90, of Matty Ave in Mattydale died Saturday at St. Camillus Nursing Home. Marie was a resident of Mattydale for over 55 years and was the daughter of the late Charles and Gennie Hall. Marie was employed as a sales clerk at W.T. Grant, Chappels and K-Mart before retiring in 1971. She was a member of...

Robert Fleisch

Robert Fleisch

Mar 27, 2008

Robert L. Fleisch, age 88, of 7 Denner Road, Chippewa Bay, NY died Thursday March 27, 2008 at Hospice Home at High Point, N.C. A native and lifelong resident of Syracuse, Mr. Fleisch was born September 5, 1919 a son of Henry and Mabel Jost Fleisch. He was a member of Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church in North Syracuse and,...

Emma Wesley

Emma Wesley

Mar 27, 2008

Emma M. Gage Wesley, 82, of Medford Road in Mattydale, died Thursday at St. James Health Center. Emma was born in Argyle, NY, raised in Fort Ann, NY, and resided in Mattydale for over 45 years. She was the daughter of the late Hollis and Bertha Gage. Emma was a candle maker at Muench-Kreuzer Candle Co. for 26 years before...

Debbie Carrier

Debbie Carrier

Mar 27, 2008

Debbie Skole Carrier, 49, of Mattydale, passed away suddenly Thursday. Debbie was a native of Colorado and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She was the daughter of Doris and the late Edward Skole. Debbie was predeceased by her husband, Cecil Carrier in 2005 and her brother Daniel Skole. Surviving are her two daughters: Samantha and Katelinn; her step-son, Benjamin Baerwolf,...

Jack Jirousek

Jack Jirousek

Mar 23, 2008

Jack K. Jirousek, 75, died Sunday at Francis House surrounded by his friends following a brief illness. He was born in Lacross, WI and grew up in Lincoln, NE. Jack had been a resident of Fabius for over 40 years. He was the son of the late John J. and Lona Jirousek. Jack attended the University of Nebraska where he...

Regina Beck

Regina Beck

Mar 15, 2008

Regina "Reggie" Beck, 75, of Syracuse, died peacefully on Saturday at the Francis House after a brief struggle with lung cancer. Graduating from North High, Reggie resided in Mattydale and on the North Side of Syracuse for 30 years before moving to Eastwood. She retired in 2002 from the Onondaga County Department of Social Services as a Medicaid Caseworker. Regina...

Frederick Herzog

Frederick Herzog

Mar 1, 2008

Frederick J. Herzog, 58, died Saturday at his home in Snellville, Georgia. He was a native of Syracuse and was the son of Carolyn and the late Lewis F. Herzog. Fred was a graduate of Henniger High School and received his A.A.S. in Business Administration from Onondaga Community College. He was a safety manager at Carrier for over 14 years...

Jacquin Egenhofer

Jacquin Egenhofer

Feb 26, 2008

Jacquin "Jackie" W. Egenhofer, 72, of Garden City Drive, Mattydale passed away Tuesday at home with her family by her side. Jackie was a native of Alexandria Bay before moving to Mattydale and residing there for 45 years. She spent her winters in Bradenton, Florida for the past 20 years and she was the daughter of the late Gene and...

Agnes Ware

Agnes Ware

Feb 19, 2008

Agnes "Aggie" M. Ware, 73, of the Bessie B. Apartments in Mattydale, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter. Aggie was a native of Syracuse and grew up in the North and West side of town. She had been a resident of Mattydale for over 20 years and was the daughter of the late Matty & Alice Palmisano. Aggie...

Charles Hayes

Charles Hayes

Feb 12, 2008

Charles C. Hayes, 69, of Beley Ave in Mattydale died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Charlie was a life long resident of Mattydale and was the son of the late Timothy J. Hayes and Florence L. Chubb. Charlie was a graduate of North Syracuse High School Class of 1957. He served in the US Navy during the 1950's. He owned...

Joseph Brady JR.

Joseph Brady JR.

Feb 8, 2008

Joseph F. Brady Jr., 51, of Wetzel Rd., Liverpool, died unexpectedly on Friday. He was a native of Syracuse, grew up in East Syracuse and resided in Liverpool for the past 30 years. Joe was a 1974 graduate of East Syracuse Minoa High School. He worked for Crucible Specialty Metals in Solvay for the past 33 years and was a...

Gene Jock SR.

Gene Jock SR.

Feb 8, 2008

Gene "Poncho" Jock, 54, of County Rte. 65, Bernhards Bay, passed away Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Gene was a native of the North side of Syracuse and resided there before moving to Bernhards Bay in 1995. He worked as a glass installer for 22 years for various glass Companies in the Syracuse area including Syracuse Glass Co. until 2004....

Evelyn Anderson

Evelyn Anderson

Jan 21, 2008

Evelyn L. Schlie Anderson, 88, formerly of Elbow Road, North Syracuse, died Monday at Loretto Cunningham. Evelyn was the daughter of the late Frederick Schlie and Laura Fix and resided in the Syracuse area all her life. Evelyn worked as a waitress for 30 years at Ma & Pa’s Inn in North Syracuse and since had worked at Ormond’s for...

Milred Kuznia

Milred Kuznia

Jan 19, 2008

Mildred “Millie” Tumiel Kuznia, 92, of Boulevard St., Mattydale died peacefully Saturday at Crouse Hospital following a short illness with her loving family at her side. A native of Buffalo she was the daughter of the Anthony and Angeline Tumiel and resided in Mattydale for the past 52 years. Millie worked as a receptionist for Dr. Perlman and a clerk...

Victoria Furgal

Victoria Furgal

Jan 19, 2008

Victoria N. “Vicky” Furgal, 84, formerly of Garden City Drive, Mattydale died Saturday at the Francis House. A native of Syracuse and resided in Mattydale for 55 years before moving in 2003 to Greenpoint and then Rogers’ Apartments. She retired in 1982 after 7 years in food preparation for American Airline at Syracuse International Airport and for 10 years prior...

Bertha Mahaney

Bertha Mahaney

Jan 16, 2008

Bertha C. Wlodarski Mahaney, 95, formerly of Mattydale, died Wednesday at Stonehedge Nursing Home in Rome. Bertha was a native of Youngstown, Ohio before residing in the Mattydale area for over 65 years. She then moved to Stonehedge Nursing Home where she lived for the past 5 months. She was the daughter of John and Helen Wlodarski. Bertha was employed...

Samuel Procopio

Samuel Procopio

Jan 14, 2008

Samuel Procopio, 59 died Monday at his home in Syracuse. Samuel was a lifelong resident of Syracuse and was the son of the late Dominick Procopio and Frances Hare. He was employed by Valle Steak House as a busboy for several years and enjoyed playing Little League in Kirk Park. Samuel was predeceased by his brother, Dominick Procopio. He is...

Eloise Hanavan

Eloise Hanavan

Jan 12, 2008

Eloise P. Goss Hanavan, 85, of Mattydale went home to be with her Lord and beloved husband Owen on Saturday at Crouse Hospital. Born and raised in Syracuse, she was the daughter the late Leo and Mildred Goss and graduated from St. Anthony of Padua High, and then moved to Mattydale in 1971. She was a devout communicant of St....

Patrick Green

Patrick Green

Jan 6, 2008

Patrick Jiff J. Green, 62, of North Syracuse, passed away Sunday at St. Josephs Hospital. Jiff was a native of Mattydale and was the son of the late Herbert Green and Ellen OKeefe Green. He resided in the North Syracuse and Mattydale areas for most of his life and spent four years in Missouri before moving back to North Syracuse...