OBITUARIES

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 28, 2006

Ronald P. Bellanger, 69 of David Drive, N. Syracuse, died Wednesday at Crouse Hospital. A native of Syracuse Ron was the son of the late Ronald & Eileen Bellanger. He grew up in Mattydale and resided in North Syracuse for the past 43 years. Ron also maintained a summer cottage on Star Lake for many years. He graduated from North...

Jun 23, 2006

Eric Jon Lamb, 35 of Schoharie died tragically from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Friday in Cobleskill. Born in Oswego Eric resided most of his life in Central New York before moving to Schoharie two years ago. He was a 1989 graduate of East Syracuse Minoa High School and attended Alfred State. Eric Worked as a Pipe Fitter for...

Jun 19, 2006

Donald B. Detjen, 69 of Matty Ave., Mattydale died Monday at St. Joseph?s Hospital. A native of New York City Don resided in North Syracuse for several years before moving to Mattydale in 1967. He Graduated from North Syracuse High School in 1954 and retired in1998 after 44 years as a Hard Iron Clerk, with Frazer and Jones in Solvay....

Jun 17, 2006

Dorothy L. Pitcher Sweeting, 30, of Brighton Ave. Syracuse died Saturday at her home unexpectedly. She was lovingly known to her friends and family as ?Dort? and much to her dismay some knew her as?Dinky Dort?. Dort was a life resident of the south side of Syracuse and attended Syracuse City Schools. She was raised by her Godparents Dawn and...

Jun 17, 2006

Jun 14, 2006

Harriet C. ?Hitz? Potter, 79, of Brewerton Rd., Cicero died Wednesday at the Iroquois Nursing Home. A native of Oswego Mrs. Potter was an alum of Oswego High and graduated in 1948 from Oswego State University with a Bachelor?s Degree in Teaching. She retired in 1965 after many years as a teacher with the Liverpool and Troy school districts. She...