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Maria (Puglisi) Abelli
Oct 12, 2017
Maria (Puglisi) Abelli, 87, formerly of New Hartford, NY, went home to be with the Lord on October 12, 2017. She has been happily reunited with her husband, Dino J. Abelli; her parents, Josephine and Antonino Puglisi; and her sister, Tana (Freddie) Destro. Maria was born on February 17, 1930 in Linguaglossa, Sicily and immigrated to America at the age...
James Karle Lafaver
Oct 11, 2017
James Karle Lafaver, 77, of Syracuse, passed away on October 11, 2017. James was born in Syracuse, New York on June 12, 1940 to William and Evelyn Lafaver. James retired from Truax and Hovey Liverpool, NY. He was preceded in death by his Father, William Ernest Lafaver; Mother, Evelyn Jean Lafaver; Brother, Billy Lafaver; Two Sisters, Dorothy Cross and Lorna...
Ralph R. Walker
Oct 10, 2017
Ralph R. Walker, 80 of Mattydale, passed away peacefully with loving family by his side. Born on December 27, 1936 to the late Harold and Ruth (Kraft) Walker. He worked for Carrier Corp. for 38 years. Ralph loved to ride his motorcycle and to hunt. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Villa; children, Mark Walker, Francine and...
Deborah A. Rankins
Oct 10, 2017
Deborah A. Rankins, 65, of Liverpool passed away on Tuesday. She was born in Auburn on October 30, 1951 to Matthew and Mary Sroka. Deborah was a teacher at Chestnut Hill Elementary. She enjoyed decorating for all the holidays, crafts and spending time with her family. Debbie also enjoyed watching her soap operas. Deborah is survived by her husband, Kenneth...
Todd L. Girard
Oct 10, 2017
Todd L. Girard, 50 of Syracuse passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 24, 1967 to Lawrence Girard and Dawne Baiguini. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was employed by Eaton-Crouse Hinds. Todd was a true outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, camping, boating and his motorcycle. He loved spending time with his family in...
Bill Thomson, Jr.
Oct 9, 2017
Bill Thomson, 85, of Trumansburg, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on October 9, 2017 after complications from COPD, which he struggled with for years. He spent rewarding years teaching science at South Seneca, where he also enjoyed coaching cross-country and girls' basketball and softball. After retiring from the school, Bill volunteered at Gadabout and drove cars for Cutting Motors...
William J. Springer
Oct 9, 2017
William J Springer, 53 of Liverpool, NY died peacefully Monday morning surrounded by family after a 2 year hard fought battle with cancer. Billy was last employed by Burdick Hyundai in Cicero, NY. His entire career was customer service based. He was well respected and made many friends in every community and company he was employed in. He had an...
Garrett P. Gardner Sr.
Oct 7, 2017
Garrett P. Gardner Sr. of Mattydale, passed away at home. Born on the West side of Syracuse and lifetime resident of the state of NY. Surviving are his wife of 19 years Stephanie, his twin brother Eric Sr., his older brothers Richard (Christine) & Lawrence, his older sister Nikki, his six children: Beth, Mikey Sr., Meghan, Hannah, Daisy, & Garrett...
Joshua Thomas Hertweck
Oct 7, 2017
Joshua Thomas Hertweck, 31, of Las Vegas, went home to be with his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, last Saturday. He was born in Springfield, MO, and raised in Liverpool, NY. After graduating from Faith Heritage School, Joshua attended CCC and SUNY Oswego. He received his bachelor's degree in childhood education and his master's degree in literacy education.Joshua taught at...
Robert Joseph Wortel
Oct 7, 2017
Robert Joseph Wortel, 59, of North Syracuse, passed away on Saturday. He was predeceased by his father, Robert Wortel. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Jacquelynn (Schairer) Wortel; 3 children, Stephanie (Daniel) Wortel-London, Robert Wortel and Meghan Wortel; mother, Kathleen Wortel; 4 brothers, Bill (Amy), Kevin (Linda), Mike (Sherrie) and Kelly (Raye) Wortel and many nieces...
Robert F. Lagstrom
Oct 7, 2017
Robert F. Lagstrom passed away on Saturday at home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Robert was born on March 24, 1944 in Elmira son of the late Robert and Florence Morey Ackles Lagstrom. Robert was a graduate of Tully High School, Cobleskill College and Syracuse University Maxwell School with a Masters Degre in social work. He was an...
Mary Elizabeth Wheeler
Oct 5, 2017
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Wheeler, 95, of North Syracuse, passed away October 5, 2017. Mary was born in Fulton, New York on June 13, 1922 to the late Eugene and Mary Wilson. Betty attended Traphagen School of Fashion, New York City. She taught for 25 years at the North Syracuse School District and worked 13 years as a manager for Stylish...
Daniel R. Spier
Oct 4, 2017
Daniel R. Spier Jr, 96, of North Syracuse, passed away October 4, 2017. Daniel was born in North Syracuse, New York on March 5, 1921 to the late Daniel and Helen Spier. He proudly served his country during WWII in the U.S Marine Corps. Daniel retired from the US Postal Service. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW,...
Anita T. Kimpland
Oct 3, 2017
Anita T. Kimpland, 86, of North Syracuse, passed away on Tuesday. She was a lifelong resident of North Syracuse and retired from General Electric. She is survived by a son, Edward (Sharon) Griffin, daughter, JoAnn (Eugene) Fuller and a son, Jay (Candy) Kimpland; 3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her...
Lisa A. Fortino-Donati
Oct 2, 2017
Lisa A Fortino-Donati, 56, of Syracuse, New York, passed away October 2, 2017. She was born on February 13, 1961 in Syracuse, NY. Lisa loved spending time with her grandson as well as her family and friends, her beloved cat Denny, camping, cooking and enjoyed playing softball and a good game of pitch. She is preceded in death by her...
Alan G. Parent
Oct 2, 2017
Alan G. Parent, 57, of Liverpool, passed away unexpectedly on Monday. He was born in Syracuse on August 15, 1960 son of Rodger and Patricia Parent. Al enjoyed singing Sweet Caroline, and loved spending time with family & friends. Al was owner-operator of Alan Parent Painting, 3rd Generation.He also enjoyed spending his winters in Hilton Head Island with his entire...
Robert Lee Harmon Sr
Oct 2, 2017
Robert L. Harmon, Sr, born March 10, 1927 passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday. He attended K-12 at the Rome School for the Deaf. While there, he met his wife of 62 years, Frances and settled in North Syracuse. He retired from Penny Curtis (P&C) Bakery after 42 years as a machine operator. Robert enjoyed spending his time...
Carl E. Heil
Oct 1, 2017
Carl E. Heil, 83, of Cicero, passed away on Sunday in Minoa, New York after a long illness. He was born in Syracuse, New York on June 23, 1934, the son of Daniel and Julia (Zimmerman) Heil.Carl is survived by his wife of 46 years, Rhondda C. Heil, daughters; Pamela H. Casey, Diane (James) Barrett, Laurie (Peter) Wieland, son, Chris...
Paul Dale Szolusha
Oct 1, 2017
Paul Szolusha, 76, of Jamesville, NY, passed away on Sunday October 1st, 2017. Paul spent most of his life in Jamesville.Paul was a US Marine. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, he was stationed in Georgia working on guided missile systems to defend our country. After his tour of duty, he came to Syracuse in the late 1960s. He worked at...
Helen A. Keys
Oct 1, 2017
Helen Keys, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning. Helen, better known as Hun, Aunt Hunny, Ma, Grandma Keys and Grammy, was born in 1926 and was part of the greatest generation living through the great depression and WWII. She married her childhood sweetheart, William Grabowski who passed away in 1956. They had one child, Gary. She married John Keys...
