OBITUARIES

Wendy Dirk

Wendy Dirk

Sep 23, 2006

Wendy L. Dirk Abbey, 47, of Dawns Ridge, Cicero, died Saturday. A native of Syracuse she resided in Cicero since 1980. She was a 1977 graduate of North Syracuse High School worked as an Account Executive in the advertising department of the Post Standard. Wendy was active in many sport activities including bowling and softball, especially with the Cicero Falcons...

James Dirk

James Dirk

Sep 23, 2006

James Jim P. Dirk, 50, of Dawns Ridge, Cicero, died Saturday. A native of Syracuse he resided in Cicero since 1980. He was a 1975 graduate of Liverpool High School. and worked for the Carrier Corporation for 27 years. Jim then received an associates degree in business from Bryant & Stranton business school. And has recently started as a school...

Joan Ashley

Joan Ashley

Sep 18, 2006

Joan M. Ashley, of Mattydale, died Saturday, September 16, at St. Joseph's Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late George and Bertha Schotthoefer. Joan graduated from St. John the Baptist School in Syra-cuse. She is survivedby her husband, Robert Ashley; her sister, Rosemarie Zellers; her children, Daniel McDonald, David McDonald, Marsha McCarthy, Nancy Newman, Terry...

Ashling O'Brien

Ashling O'Brien

Sep 13, 2006

Ashling Lillian O?Brien, infant daughter of Richard O?Brien and Kimberly Stephani O?Brien of Onondaga Hill, died on September 13, 2006 in Crouse hospital. She was predeceased by a paternal Grandfather Fintan O?Brien in 1989. Ashling was survived in addition to her parents by her maternal Grandparents Laureen and Thomas Goettel of Cicero along with Donald Stephani and Betty Lasher of...

Margaret McCartin

Margaret McCartin

Sep 10, 2006

Margaret M. Ryding McCartin, 69, of Division St., Baldwinsville, died Sunday at the home of her daughters. A native of Ogdensburg she resided in the Syracuse area for most of her life before moving to Baldwinsville in 1998. She was a 1955 graduate of North Syracuse High School and retired after many years as a custodian at the Roxboro Rd....

Eunice Lasda

Eunice Lasda

Sep 8, 2006

Eunice M. Lasda, 89, passed away in her sleep on September 8, 2006 at her home after a long illness. Daughter of the late Tracey Hotaling and Chloa Munger, Eunice was born on February 3, 1917 and raised on a farm in Pennelville, NY. She moved to her Second North Street home with her first husband, Homer Phillips deceased and...

Rita Burkett

Rita Burkett

Aug 31, 2006

Rita N. LeFebrue Burkett, 86 of Hinsdale Rd., Mattydale, died Thursday, at St. Joseph?s Hospital. A native of Naponee, Ontario Mrs. Burkett resided in Mattydale the past 54 years and maintained a summer residence at Panther Lake for many years. Rita was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Lefebrue and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1969 from...

Rose Stankewitz

Rose Stankewitz

Aug 27, 2006

Rose Campanelli Stankewitz, 83 of Breman Ave. Mattydale, died Sunday, at Van Duyn Home and Hospital. A native of Syracuse Mrs. Stankewitz resided in Mattydale since 1950. Rose retired in 1983 after 37 years of service in the Television Division of the General Electric Co. She was a communicant of St. Margaret?s Church in Mattydale and enjoyed working in her...

Linda Daniels

Linda Daniels

Aug 10, 2006

Linda L. Daniels, 52, formerly of Nazareth Dr., Cicero, died Thursday in New Bern NC. A native of Mattydale, Linda graduated from North Syracuse High School in 1970 and resided in Cicero for 10 years before moving to N. Carolina in 1998, where she took a supervisor position with the Wheatston Corp. Before that she worked for several Syracuse area...

Colleen Mahoney

Colleen Mahoney

Aug 10, 2006

Colleen A. Mahoney, 45, of James St. Syracuse, died Thursday. Born in Syracuse, and grew up in Mattydale, Colleen resided the past 13 years in Syracuse. She attended St. Margaret?s, Bishop Grimes and North Syracuse Schools and worked for several years as a clerk at Wal-Mart in Fairmount. She also was employed as a Home Health Aid for a number...

Robert McRobbie

Robert McRobbie

Aug 10, 2006

Robert ?Bob? McRobbie, 61 of Roxboro Circle Mattydale, died Thursday at University Hospital. He was a life resident of the Syracuse area. He was a 1964 Graduate of North Syracuse High School. Bob retired in 1981 after 16 years as a deputy Sheriff with the Onondaga Co. Sheriff?s Dept. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard and volunteered...

Martha Meter

Martha Meter

Aug 3, 2006

Martha M. Van Meter, 73, of Sheatree Lane, North Syracuse, died Thursday at her home following a lengthy illness. A native of Caine AR, Mrs. Van Meter resided in the N. Syracuse area for most of her life. Martha was a 1955 graduate from St. Joseph?s School of Nursing and later graduated Cum-Laude in 1973 with a Masters degree in...

Lorraine Valentino

Lorraine Valentino

Aug 1, 2006

Lorraine M. Young Valentino, 66, of Brown Ave. Mattydale, died Tuesday at St. Joseph?s Hospital after taking ill unexpecticaly at home. Mrs. Valentino resided in Syracuse for most of her life before moving to Mattydale 14 years ago. She maintained a Summer camp at Coldbrook Campsites in Port Leyden. She worked for the past 13 years as a document checker...

Donald Woodworth

Donald Woodworth

Jul 31, 2006

Donald D. Woodworth ?Woody?, 73 of Reis Dr., Cicero died Monday at St. Joseph?s Hospital. Born and raised in Eastwood, Woody resided in Mattydale for most of his life before moving to Cicero 6 years ago. He was a 1951 Graduate of HW Smith Technical and Industrial High School from which he received a SUNY degree in Graphic Arts. He...

Michael Thomson

Michael Thomson

Jul 31, 2006

Michael E. Thomson, 43, of Rosewood Cir. North Syracuse died Monday at St. Joseph?s Hospital after a long battle with Colon Cancer. Born and raised in Dutchess County, Michael graduated in 1981 from John Jay High School in E. Fishkill, and received his BS from Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University and has resided in North Syracuse for the...

Louis Parolin

Louis Parolin

Jul 31, 2006

Louis "Louie" Parolin Jr., 78, of Casual Estates, Liverpool, died peacefully Monday at the home of his sister in East Syracuse, with his loving family by his side. A native of Syracuse, Mr. Parolin resided at 409 Florida Rd., Mattydale, for 20 years be-fore moving to Liverpool in 2000. He also maintained a winter residence in Fruitland, FL, for the...

Theresa Molchanoff

Theresa Molchanoff

Jul 28, 2006

Theresa ?Tess? Mastriano Molchanoff, 87 formerly of 1365 Teall Ave. Syracuse, died Friday, at her home in Liverpool peacefully, with her family by her side. Tess retired in 1986 after more than 20 years in the Marketing Department of the Dey Brothers Dept. Store. She was a communicant of St. Margaret?s Church in Mattydale. She was predeceased by her loving...

John Allen

John Allen

Jul 20, 2006

John ?Jack? J. Allen Sr., 79 of Boulevard St. Mattydale, died Thursday at his home. A native of Syracuse Jack resided in Mattydale since 1953. He retired in 1982 after 30 years as a Truck Driver for several area companies including Pratt & Whitney Machine & Tool and Anheiser-Bush. He was an army veteran of WWII and was a communicant...

Willard Lyon

Willard Lyon

Jul 17, 2006

Willard ?Bill? Lyon, 61 of Griffiths St., Syracuse, died Monday at his home. A native of Moira, NY and a graduate of Brushton-Moira High School, he resided in Syracuse for the past 41 years. He retired on the 1st of July after more than 30 years with the bakery sanitation department of the Penny Curtis Baking Co. Prior to that...

Howard Church

Howard Church

Jul 6, 2006

Howard ?Howie? C. Church, 83, of Breman Ave., Mattydale, died Thursday at Iroquois Nursing Home. A native of Syracuse he resided in Mattydale for the past 50 years. Howie was an Army veteran of WW II and served in the Pacific Theater. He retired in 1985 after 34 years as a machinist with the Rollaway Bearing Co. in Syracuse. He...