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Jeanne (Bachman) Henson

Jeanne (Bachman) Henson

Dec 3, 2017

Jeanne (Bachman) Henson, 84, of North Syracuse, passed away peacefully Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Mattydale, NY she was a life-long resident of North Syracuse, and a devoted communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother, caring grandmother and great grandmother. Jeanne enjoyed spending time...

Veronica VanBuren

Veronica VanBuren

Dec 3, 2017

Veronica D. "Ronnie" VanBuren, 90, of Mattydale, died Sunday at the home of a close friend. Born and raised in Solvay, Ronnie graduated from Solvay High School in 1945. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Owczarek . Ronnie retired in 1967 after 21 years as an administrative assistant at Crouse Hinds Corp in Syracuse. After that,...

Thomas V. "Tom" McKinnon

Thomas V. "Tom" McKinnon

Nov 29, 2017

Thomas "Tom" V. McKinnon, 71, of Mattydale, died Wednesday at University Hospital from injuries sustained from a fall at home. Born in Auburn Tom resided in Mattydale most of his life. He was the son of the late Harry and Charlotte McKinnon and attended North Syracuse High School. Tom was a former employee of the Scotch and Sirloin Restaurant in...

Velma A. Brisson (Hatch)

Velma A. Brisson (Hatch)

Nov 26, 2017

Velma H. Brisson, 100, of Mattydale, died Sunday at Elderwood at Liverpool. Born in Rockwell Springs, Velma grew up in Syracuse and was the last surviving child born to the late Irving and Harriette (Dunbar) Hatch. She was a 1936 graduate of Vocational High School. Velma married her husband and the future father of her eight children on September 5,...

Margaret B. Fortunato (DeFonde)

Margaret B. Fortunato (DeFonde)

Nov 24, 2017

Margaret B. Fortunato, 97, of Wheaton Rd. Syracuse, died Friday, November 24, 2017. Margaret was born in Skaneateles and grew up in Auburn and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose DeFonde. She resided on Butternut St. on the North side of Syracuse until 1968 when her family moved to Wheaton Road where she raised her family. In...

Jacqueline Roulston

Jacqueline Roulston

Nov 23, 2017

Jacqueline "Jackie" M. Roulston, 87, of Liverpool, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Elderwood in Liverpool. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jackie resided in NJ for 20 years, then West Ossipee, NH, before moving to the Syracuse area. She maintained a summer camp on Sabbathday Lake in Maine for many years and was a 1948 graduate of Weymouth High School. Jackie...

Dolores Gleason

Dolores Gleason

Nov 13, 2017

Dolores A. Gleason, 70, of Liverpool, died Monday, November 13th, 2017, at home. Dolores was the daughter of the late John and Mildred (Tumiel) Kuznia and grew up in Mattydale. She was a 1965 graduate of North Syracuse High School. Dolores worked as a typesetter for more than 20 years. She was a communicant of St. Margaret's Church in Mattydale...

Leona Cookman

Leona Cookman

Nov 11, 2017

Leona M. Cookman, 93, of North Syracuse, died Saturday, November 11th at her home in Malta Manor. She was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Latka) Pawlicki and was predeceased by her two children, Sandra and Richard, and by two brothers and two sisters. Leona is survived by a granddaughter, Kimberlee Ann Reed; and by two great granddaughters,...

Garry Wayne Parker

Garry Wayne Parker

Nov 8, 2017

Garry W. Parker, 69, of Garden City Drive Mattydale, died November 8th. Commital services with military honors will be Friday 11:30 am at Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery, Syracuse.

Cornelius Riley, III

Cornelius Riley, III

Nov 6, 2017

Cornelius "Red" Riley, III, 91, died Monday, November 6th at home with Hospice care and his family by his side. Born January 21, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Marion (McGuire) and Cornelius F. Riley, Jr., Red grew up in the Eastwood area. He received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from O.C.C. Red was a US Army Air...

John Hawk

John Hawk

Nov 4, 2017

John "Jack" M. Hawk, 81, of Brookfield Road in Mattydale, died Saturday, November 4th at home with his family by his side. Raised in North Syracuse, Jack was the son of the late Milton C. and Janet H. Hawk. He was a 1954 graduate of North Syracuse High School and a US Marine Corps veteran. Jack worked as a mechanic...

Emma Weaver

Emma Weaver

Nov 3, 2017

Emma L. Weaver, 80, of Mattydale, died Friday, November 3rd, 2017 at University Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine (Zucker) Kuhrt and was predeceased by her husband, Fred, and by two brothers and sisters. Emma is survived by her three children: Patricia Carley, James Weaver and Karl Weaver; five sisters; five grandchildren; and by several...

Marge O'Connor (Rayo)

Marge O'Connor (Rayo)

Nov 1, 2017

Marge O'Connor, 86, longtime resident of Mattydale, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Born and raised in Syracuse, Marge was the daughter of the late Paul G. and Margaret (Vogt) O'Connor. She worked for Carrier Corporation in Syracuse before retiring. Marge enjoyed playing cards, Bingo, and Sudoku as well as her travels to Las Vegas and Florida. Marge was a...

David C. Olson

David C. Olson

Oct 27, 2017

David C. Olson, 67, of Cicero, died unexpectedly Friday, October 27, 2017. David was born in Buffalo NY, the son of the late Alexander S. and Marianne (Osieja) Olson. He graduated from Maryvale High school in Cheektowaga, NY, received his undergraduate degree from Buffalo State College and his Masters Degree in Education from Syracuse University. David was a veteran of...

John M. "Jack" French Jr.

John M. "Jack" French Jr.

Oct 26, 2017

John "Jack" M. French, Jr., 87, of Richfield Blvd in Mattydale, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Iroquois Nursing Home. A native of Syracuse, Jack was the son of the late Amy (Vickery) and John M. French, Sr. He was a 1947 graduate of East Syracuse High School where he still holds the record for the 400 yard dash. Jack...

Margaret Turner

Margaret Turner

Oct 14, 2017

Margaret "Margie" S. Turner, 99, lifelong resident of Syracuse, died Saturday, October 14th, at Elderwood at Liverpool. She was the last surviving child of nine born to late Gabriel and Bertha (Huber) Streiff. Margie grew up in Syracuse and attended Nottingham High School. She moved to the Mattydale area where she lived for 70 years. Margie retired in 1981 after...

Julia Rioux

Julia Rioux

Oct 8, 2017

Julia "Julie" M. Rioux, 68, of Hastings, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Francis House after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Syracuse to the late John and Betty Sappington, Julie was raised in Mattydale where she was a 1967 graduate of North Syracuse High School. After raising her family, she worked for the Central Square School District....

Colleen Flask

Colleen Flask

Sep 26, 2017

Colleen (Corcoran, Wilcox) Flask, 70, lifelong resident of Pitcher Hill, died Tuesday September 26th at home surrounded by her family. Colleen was the daughter of the late William J. and Norma (Hunter) Corcoran and a 1965 graduate of Liverpool High. She graduated from the Central Tech Nursing Program and worked at St. Joseph's Hospital for three years. She also worked...

Stanley A. Ferris

Stanley A. Ferris

Sep 21, 2017

Stanley A. Ferris, 91, long time resident of Rebecca Street in North Syracuse, died peacefully in his sleep at The Crossings in Minoa on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Stanley was a native of Malone, NY and was the son of the late Stanley B. and Alice (Brown) Ferris. He served as a radio man in the US Navy during World...

Musa Jarvis

Musa Jarvis

Sep 17, 2017

Musa "Liz" (Murray) Jarvis, 80, of Baldwinsville, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Crouse Hospital. Musa was born in Syracuse, attended North High and resided in Mattydale most of her life. It was here where Musa and Richard, her husband of 63 years, raised their family. Musa was a Homemaker and worked part time at various restaurants over the years...

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