John R. Ventura, Jr.
Dec 18, 2023
John R. Ventura, Jr. 46, of Bridgeport, passed away at home December 18th, after a brief illness. John spent his lifetime in Syracuse, growing up on the northside and attending Nottingham High School. He married Kelly (Dieni) Ventura on September 24, 2005. As a self-employed mason and contractor, he took great pride in his hard work. Being a friend of...
Anthony M. Briganti
Dec 18, 2023
Anthony M. Briganti, 72, of Clay, passed away on Monday December 18, 2023 unexpectedly at his home. Anthony was born in Manhattan on November 6, 1951, son of the late Anthony and Eve Briganti. Anthony was owner of Salt City Trucking, Inc., with his wife Nancy for many years. Anthony was a member of Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corp....
Gregory K. Rospendowski
Dec 18, 2023
Gregory K. Rospendowski, 77, of Syracuse, passed away surrounded by family December 18, 2023. Greg was born in Syracuse, New York on February 26, 1946 to Walter and Louise Rospendowski.Greg retired from DeLuxe Check Printers, Liverpool, after 32 years. He also retired from Home Depot, DeWitt, after 22 years. In his free time, he loved to spend time with his...
Raymond R. Grant
Dec 17, 2023
Raymond R. Grant, 86, of North Syracuse, passed away on December 17, 2023 due to complications from two strokes. He was born on September 4, 1937 in Malone, NY, to the late Helen and Cecil Grant, the first of seven children. After graduating high school, Raymond entered the US Air Force in 1956 and proudly served for 20 years until...
Wendy C. Griffis
Dec 17, 2023
Wendy C. Griffis, 67, of Pennellville, passed away December 17, 2023. Wendy was born in Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey on September 7, 1956 to Walter and Diane Griffis. Wendy worked for New York State for many years as a secretary. In her free time, she loved to rescue and spend time with her cats. She also was a member of...
Alice Marie Papp
Dec 16, 2023
Alice Marie (Werchinski) PappAlice M. Papp, 94 of Liverpool, NY passed away at the Syracuse Home in Baldwinsville on December 16, 2023.Alice was born in Dexter, NY on July 31, 1929 to Stanley and Stella Werchinski. She was raised in Lorraine, NY and graduated from Adams High School.She went on to become a Registered Nurse and graduated from the Crouse...
Paul M. Adams
Dec 16, 2023
Paul Monroe Adams (born Oct 4th, 1969) died in his home in Marietta, NY on Saturday, Dec.16th, 2023 at the age of 54.Paul was preceded in death by his father, Gordon Adams and is survived by his wife, Linda Adams; his children, Luke, Jotham, Carmen, Wesley, Abigail, Gabriel, Phoebe, Paul Jr, Josiah, Sylvana, Evangelyn, and Kara Adams; his mother, Diane...
Robert J. Wagner
Dec 15, 2023
Robert J. "Bob" Wagner, 83, of Liverpool, passed away on Friday December 15, 2023 at home. Robert was born in Syracuse on April 20, 1940, son of the late Albert and Roseanne Wagner. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Violet and daughter, Darlene Wagner.He is survived by his children, Cheryl (Richard) Marlin, Robert Wagner, II, (Donna McGiveron), and...
David W. Mosher
Dec 15, 2023
David died on Friday, December 15, 2023 at St. Camillus Nursing Home at the age of 70. He was born June 13, 1953 in Syracuse, New York.He worked at Crouse-Hinds for 23 years and retired as a property manager for Market Place in Cicero, NY in 2015. He enjoyed fishing and riding his Harley around town and Oneida Lake. He...
Joseph J. Cummings
Dec 14, 2023
Joseph J. "Joe" Cummings, 78, formerly of Syracuse, passed away on Thursday December 14, 2023. Joseph was born in Schenectady, NY on March 29, 1945 son of the late Francis Cummings and Dorothy Greenwood. Joseph retired from Syracuse PD as a detective in 1986. Joe enjoyed hunting and fishing.He is survived by brother, Michael (Cathy) Cummings, sister, Jan (Hamid) Aziz,...
Brian A. Mitchell
Dec 13, 2023
Brian A. Mitchell, 43, of Syracuse, passed away December 13, 2023. Brian was born in Syracuse, New York on August 12, 1980 to Myron and Bonnie Coolbaugh. Brian retired from Cortland Sliver Star Taxi, where he was employed as a taxi driver. He was an avid horse lover. As a child he found great solace in spending time in the...
Amanda M. Mcginnis
Dec 13, 2023
Amanda Marie McGinnis, 44, of Fayetteville, passed away December 13, 2023. Amanda was born in Syracuse, New York on May 23, 1979 to James McGinnis and Louise Ploski. She devoted her life to her daughter, Taylor. Amanda is survived by her daughter, Taylor McGinnis; mother Louise Ploski; father, James (Jackie Buczek) McGinnis; brother James McGinnis III; step sister, Nina Kurtz;...
Charles R. Doris Sr.
Dec 13, 2023
Charles R. Doris Sr., 88 of Clark Mills, NY and Poland, NY passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. He was born in Rome, NY on October 10, 1935 to the late William and Clara Doris.He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.He was an avid hunter, trapper and fisherman in which he leaves many close friends that he...
James Clabeaux
Dec 13, 2023
James Edmund Clabeaux, 80, of Baldwinsville NY, passed away December 13, 2023. James was born in Buffalo, New York on March 26, 1943 to Edmund and Evelyn Clabeaux. James received his degree as a licensed Optician from Erie community college. He later moved to Syracuse NY to work for Dr. Richard K. Dickinson, owner of Skyline Optical. After 2 years,...
Peter M. Morkovin
Dec 12, 2023
Peter M. Morkovin, 67 of Liverpool and Clayton, NY, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Born in Syracuse, NY on September 13, 1956 to the late Peter and Elizabeth Morkovin.Peter was a manager for AT&T for many years. He graduated from Nottingham High School and SUNY Geneseo. He had a great passion for sports. He was also a member...
Unice Alicene Defreitas
Dec 11, 2023
Unice DeFreitas, belovedly known as Sean of Syracuse, NY, formerly of Kingston Park St Vincent, died on December 11, 2023. She is survived by her brothers, Wendell of St. Vincent and Carlise of Canada; sisters, Amelia of Canada, and Rita, Selina and Angelina of the United States; brothers in law, Augustus Adams, Titus Simons and Frederick Wright; sisters in law,...
Ronald H. Brooks
Dec 11, 2023
Ronald H. Brooks, 72, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully December 11, 2023 surrounded by his family. Ronald was born in Watertown, New York on March 16, 1951 to Eugene and Ruth Brooks. Ronald proudly served in the United States Marines Corps during the Vietnam Era. Ronald retired from Onondaga Carpet, after 30 years of employed as an installer of all...
Meg P. Dunn
Dec 10, 2023
Meg Elaine Pearson Dunn, RN, of Palermo, NY died on 12/10/2023 at the age of 74. Meg was born April 11, 1949 in Auburn NY daughter of the late James and Margaret Pearson. She moved to and grew up in Gouverneur NY, and then attended and graduated from Keuka College in 1971 with a degree in nursing. Driven by her...
Barbara Newsom
Dec 9, 2023
Barbara Newsom, 87, of Bridgeport, NY passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at St. Joseph's hospital. Born in Syracuse, NY on December 28, 1935, to the late Frank and Dorothy Myslivecek, she was predeceased by her husband of almost 60 years, Jesse Richard Newsom. She is survived by her two sons, John Newsom and Ross Newsom; two daughters, Dorian (Brian)...
Donald R. Christian, Jr.
Dec 9, 2023
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Donald R. Christian Jr., 65, of Richland, New York. He passed away on December 9th at home. Don was born January 15, 1958 to Donald and Frances Christian Sr. of Richland, NY. Don was a man of many talents. To him there wasn't a job he couldn't handle. He started...
