OBITUARIES

Lena DeSimone

Lena DeSimone

Dec 25, 2007

Michaelena ?Lena? A. DeSimone, 90, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday at Birchwood Health Care Center. Lena was a native of Syracuse and was born to the late Joseph and Loretta Lupo. She formerly resided in the Mattydale area for 55 years before moving to Birchwood Health Care Center in 2003. Lena co-owned and operated Pat?s Safeway Dry Cleaners for 30...

Ida Hurley

Ida Hurley

Dec 23, 2007

Ida B. Graham Hurley, 99, of Chittenango, passed away Sunday at St. Joseph?s Hospital. Ida was a native of Baldwinsville and was born to the late William Graham and Rosetta Smith. She formerly resided in the Kirkville area since 1975 before moving to Chittenango. Ida worked as a cooking teacher for the government education program ?Manpower? for 22 years before...

Mary Mazella

Mary Mazella

Dec 22, 2007

Mary R. Turchiano Mazella, 75, of Lyncourt, passed away Saturday at the Francis House with her family at her side. She was a native of Syracuse and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Turchiano and has resided in Lyncourt since 1969. Mary retired in 1989 after 18 years as an assembler for the General Motors Corp. She...

Irene Ziebro

Irene Ziebro

Dec 15, 2007

Irene H. Magdon Ziebro, 85, of Parish, passed away peacefully Saturday at her home with her family by her side. Irene was a native of Dickson City, PA and was born to the late John Magdon and Agnes Szarek. She formerly resided in the Mattydale area for 48 years before moving to Parish 5 months ago. Irene worked part time...

Maddie Rebb

Maddie Rebb

Dec 8, 2007

Maddie Rae Rebb, infant daughter of Leanna O?Dett and Matthew Rebb, of West Carthage, died Saturday at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse. Surviving in addition to her parents are her maternal grandparents, Tim O?Dett, of Star Lake, and Becky O?Dett, of Carthage; her paternal grandparents, Edmund Rebb, of Carthage, and Tammey Rebb, of Philadelphia, NY, as well as several aunts, uncles...

August Bertolo

August Bertolo

Dec 4, 2007

August ?Gus? Bertolo, 85, of Mattydale, died Tuesday at Crouse hospital. Gus was a native of Syracuse and was the middle child of nine siblings born to the late Angelo Bertolo and Concetta Ponzio and resided in Mattydale since 1951. Gus attended Vocational High School and later attended Columbia College. He was an avid boxer and gymnast in his youth....

Maurice Dowling

Maurice Dowling

Dec 3, 2007

Maurice H. Dowling, 78, of Matty Ave. Mattydale died Monday at St. Joseph?s hospital. Maurice was a native of Croghan NY; he had been a resident of Mattydale since 1962. He was the son of the late Hugh J. Dowling and Frances Parquet. Maurice attended Fr. Leo Memorial High School and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Siena College....

Mary Harris

Mary Harris

Nov 27, 2007

Mary E. Svoboda Harris, 89, of Park Rose Estates, Liverpool, passed away Tuesday at Birchwood Nursing Home. Mary was a native of Syracuse and had resided in Mattydale for over 58 years before moving to Liverpool. She was the sole survivor of the late Frank Svoboda and Mary Spinar and her seven siblings. Mary worked as a cook for the...

Norma O'Brien

Norma O'Brien

Nov 24, 2007

Norma Hunter, Corcoran O?Brien, 84 formerly of Orchard Dr. West, North Syracuse, died Saturday at Loretto, Cunningham, Syracuse. Norma was a native of Amsterdam, NY and resided in N. Syracuse for 51 years before moving to Loretto in 2003. Norma was a 1941 graduate of St. Vincent DePaul High in Syracuse. Norma loved to entertain friends at home and she...

Christine Howe

Christine Howe

Nov 19, 2007

Chris C. Rousche Howe, 47, of Lynhurst Ave, North Syracuse, died Monday at St. Joseph?s Hospital. A native of Syracuse, Chris grew up in Central Square before residing in North Syracuse for the past 17 years. She was the daughter of Myrna Moore and the late Roger Rousche. Chris graduated from Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square in...

Gary Fox

Gary Fox

Nov 18, 2007

Gary D. Fox, 60, of North Syracuse, died Sunday at St. Joseph?s Hospital. A native of Syracuse, Gary resided in the Mattydale and North Syracuse areas all his life and was the son of the late Robert L. Fox and Ruth Harke. Gary was a 1965 graduate of North Syracuse High School and was employed as a dispatcher for Onondaga...

Kathleen Hawk

Kathleen Hawk

Nov 17, 2007

Kathleen A. Ryan Hawk, 92, of Oswego, passed away Saturday at her home. Kathleen was a native of Syracuse and had resided in Mattydale for over twenty years before moving to Oswego. She was the daughter of the late William A. Ryan and Helen Clougherty. Kathleen worked as a senior clerk at the Salina Free Library from 1978 to 2000....

Morris Sweeting

Morris Sweeting

Nov 11, 2007

Morris ?Moe? Sweeting, Jr., 57, of North Alvord Street, Syracuse, passed away Sunday unexpectedly. A native of Parish, Moe was the son of Virginia and Morris Sweeting Sr. and resided in the Syracuse and Camden areas for most of his life. Moe retired in 1989 after more than 20 years at Crouse Hinds and has since worked at Hinderwadels Grove...

John Hachmann

John Hachmann

Nov 8, 2007

Jack Hachmann, 65, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday at home. Jack grew up in Bellevue, Iowa and resided in Liverpool for the past 42 years. He attended St. Rose of Lima Church and St. Margaret?s Church. Jack was a 1960 graduate of North Syracuse High School and served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. For the past...

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Nov 6, 2007

Jeffrey Johnson, 46, of Otisco Road, Marietta, passed away Tuesday at University Hospital due to injuries sustained in a traffic accident on Saturday. A native of Cambridge MN, Jeff was the son of the Reverend Leonard and Joyce Copeland Johnson and resided in the Otisco Area for the past 10 years. Jeff was a 1979 graduate of Maryvale High in...

Earl Cayea

Earl Cayea

Nov 4, 2007

Earl J. Cayea, 84, of Garden City Drive, Mattydale, passed away Sunday at James Square Health Care Center. A native of Malone, Earl was the son of the late Raphael and Emma Cayea and resided in Mattydale since 1948. He also maintained a camp at Brennan?s Beach, Pulaski for the past 24 years. He worked with the Civil Conservation Corps...

Gerald Hilaire

Gerald Hilaire

Oct 20, 2007

Gerald ?Jerry? St. Hilaire, 62, of Campbell Rd. Mattydale passed away Saturday at his home. A native of Moira, NY, he was a 1965 graduate of Norwood-Norfolk High School and was the son of the late Irene St. Hilaire. Jerry retired in 2000 after 10 Years as the Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Clay. Since then he worked...

Frank Aviles

Frank Aviles

Oct 19, 2007

Frank Aviles, 79, of Syracuse, passed away Friday October 19 in Mexico City while visiting family. Frank was a native of Mitchell, Nebraska and grew up in the country of Mexico. Frank served in the US Air Force during the Korean conflict. He retired in 1987 after working at General Electric for 37 years. He was a member of the...

Mark Darmofal

Mark Darmofal

Oct 11, 2007

Mark Edward Darmofal, 27, of Callahan, Fl., was killed in a vehicle accident in Jacksonville, FL on October 11, 2007. He is survived by his parents Edwin & Patricia of Callahan, FL; sister Kristy Darmofal, Callahan, FL; brother Joseph Darmofal of Jacksonville, FL; maternal grandmother Doris Gallagher of Syracuse, NY; paternal grandmother Helen Niedzwicki of New Brittan, CT; godparents Janice...

Ryan Schafer

Ryan Schafer

Oct 9, 2007

Ryan C. Schafer, 21, a native of Syracuse, passed away October 9, 2007 in Wyoming. Ryan attended East Syracuse Minoa High School. He was predeceased by his father, Carl Schafer Sr. in 2002. Surviving are his nine brothers, Carl Jr., of North Syracuse, Timothy, of Mattydale, Robert , of Scotsdale AZ, John, of Edmunds OK, Jeffrey, of North Syracuse, James...