OBITUARIES

Herman Root

Herman Root

Mar 18, 2011

Herman "Herm" M. Root, 89, passed away Friday at his home. Herman grew up and resided in Mattydale. He was the son of the late Herman and Edna M. Yelle Root. Herm attended North Syracuse High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served in both the European and Pacific Theatres aboard the USS Harry Lee....

Scott Whitbread

Scott Whitbread

Mar 15, 2011

Scott A. Whitbread, 46, died in Sarasota, Florida, after a long illness. Mr. Whitbread was born in Mattydale to the late Virginia Whitbread. He was a graduate of North Syracuse High School and worked many years as a driver with Automatic Data Processing. He leaves behind his foster family: Linda Franco Diaz of Paramus, NJ, Jean Paul Dodge of High...

Joseph Calandra

Joseph Calandra

Mar 11, 2011

Joseph P. Calandra of Mattydale passed away at his home Friday at 95 years of age. He was raised in Cicero, NY. He was the son of the late Frank and Maria LaCondia Calandra. Joe and his family moved to Plymouth Ave, Mattydale in 1953. Joe retired in 1978 after 35 years as a Laboratory Technician for General Electric HMED...

John Graham

John Graham

Mar 10, 2011

John A. Graham, 41, of West Monroe, died Thursday at University Hospital with his family surrounding him. John was a native of Oneida and resided in West Monroe for the past 12 years. He worked as a Diesel Mechanic for the past 12 years at several companies including: Rusty's Truck Service and Riccelli Enterprises in North Syracuse. He was predeceased...

Audrey Robins

Audrey Robins

Mar 9, 2011

Audrey Traino Robins, 73, of Conifer Village in Baldwinsville, passed away peacefully at Iroquois Nursing Home on Ash Wednesday surrounded by her family. She was a resident of the Mattydale area for most of her life and a graduate of North High School. Audrey received a Junior College Business Degree in California. Audrey was an avid bowler and a member...

Marilyn Crolick

Marilyn Crolick

Mar 7, 2011

Marilyn K. Crolick, 72, of North Syracuse, died Monday at University Hospital. Marilyn was a native of North Syracuse for the past 35 years. She was the daughter of the late Lionel and Grace Ecchles Bush. Marilyn was a 1956 graduate of Central High School. She formerly worked as a waitress at Marty's Inn Restaurant and also at Key Bank...

Barbara Bieganowski

Barbara Bieganowski

Mar 4, 2011

Barbara J. Bieganowski, 71, of Plymouth Ave., Mattydale, died Friday at University Hospital. She was a life resident of Mattydale and was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Garelick. Barbara was a 1956 graduate of North Syracuse High School and retired last year after 10 years as a bus driver for the North Syracuse Central Schools. She was...

Daniel Masters

Daniel Masters

Mar 3, 2011

Daniel C. Masters, 26, of Beley Ave., Mattydale, died Thursday in Nashville Tenn. He grew up in Warners and graduated from West Genesee High School in 2003. Danny loved to play hockey and did so since he was 4 years old. He was a member of the 2001 state championship team at West Genny; known as "Caveman" by his teammates...

Josephine Smutok

Josephine Smutok

Feb 20, 2011

Josephine Smutok, 90, passed away Sunday in Waltham, MA. Josephine was a native of Auburn where she grew up and then resided in Mattydale on 217 Raphael Ave for 50 years before moving to Wayland, MA in 2003. She was the daughter of the late George and Antonina Panna May. Josephine was a longtime parishioner of St. Margaret's Church in...

Gladys Jemola

Gladys Jemola

Feb 20, 2011

Gladys M. Jemola, 62, died Monday. Gladys was a native of Keene, NH, was raised in Redding, CA, and resided on Merrill Street in Syracuse for the past 13 years. She attended CCBI and worked as a rater for General Accident Insurance Company. Most recently Gladys worked at K-MART in Mattydale for the past 12 years until 2010 while also...

Elizabeth Wiemeier

Elizabeth Wiemeier

Feb 17, 2011

Elizabeth "Liz" J. Wiemeier, 83, took the hand of our Lord and peacefully ended her journey here on earth with her husband, Harold "Bud" by her side. Elizabeth was a resident of Lake Wales, FL and Black Lake, NY for the past 22 years. She resided in North Syracuse for 27 years prior to that. Liz retired from the North...

Cecile Dumas

Cecile Dumas

Feb 17, 2011

Cecile B. Brunet Dumas, 92, longtime resident of Syracuse, died Thursday at Crouse Hospital. A native of St. Vincent in Alberta, Canada, Cecile had resided on Grant Blvd in Syracuse for many years and was the daughter of the late Cleophas and Ida Adam Brunet. She was predeceased by her husband, Romeo Dumas, in 1991; a son, Gerald "Gerry" Dumas...

Margaret Weeden

Margaret Weeden

Feb 16, 2011

Margaret V. Weeden, 86, died Wednesday at The Crossing in Minoa. Margaret was a native of Syracuse and had resided at 298 County Route 11 in West Monroe for 36 years before moving to The Crossings at Minoa in 2008. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Mabel Endres. Margaret was a 1942 graduate of North Syracuse High...

Kay Clary

Kay Clary

Feb 14, 2011

Kay L. Clary, 67, passed peacefully with her family by her side, Monday at Crouse Hospital. Kay was a native of Watertown and grew up in the Gouverneur and Watertown area. She resided on Rinaldo Blvd in Bridgeport for over 20 years before moving to St. Camillus Health & Rehab in 2000. Kay was the daughter of the late Kenneth...

John Lukasiewicz

John Lukasiewicz

Feb 14, 2011

John M. "Babe" Lukasiewicz, 90, of North Syracuse, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital on Monday, February 14, 2011. John served as a corporal in the Marines in the Pacific during World War II, was a lifetime member of the VFW and the American Legion in Mattydale, and was a Salina Civic Senior Member. John retired in 1983 from General...

Charlene Borayi

Charlene Borayi

Feb 5, 2011

Charlene M. O'Shea Borayi, 54, of Oswego, died Saturday at Oswego Hospital. Charlene was a native of Syracuse and a 1975 graduate of Cicero High School. She moved to Oswego six years ago in 2005; previously she resided on Salina Street in Liverpool for 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Bessie Hodge O'Shea. Surviving are...

Nancy Casolare

Nancy Casolare

Feb 4, 2011

Nancy K. Casolare, 60, of Liverpool, died Friday at Iroquois Nursing Home with her sister and daughter by her side. Nancy was a native of Massena and resided in Liverpool on Hollywood Circle for 39 years. She was the daughter of the late Gus and Geraldine LaRock Hammill. She owned and operated Nancy's Hair Designers in Mattydale for 35 years...

Jacqueline Wade

Jacqueline Wade

Jan 30, 2011

Jacqueline "Jackie" Horner Wade, 67, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2011 at the Del Webb Hospice House in Surprise AZ. Left to cherish Jackie's memory are her husband, James Wade, of Skaneateles; her son, Christopher Barnard; and step-children: Michael Lynda Wade, Mindy Norm Beck, and Jake Sarah Wade. She also leaves behind several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jackie will be...

Joseph Lorini

Joseph Lorini

Jan 29, 2011

Joseph Lorini, 71, longtime resident of 102 Garden City Drive in Mattydale, died Saturday at Loretto Cunningham. Joseph was a native of Mattydale and resided there most of his life with the exception of several years spent in the Jamesville Area. He was self-employed as a newspaper distributor for the Post Standard and a communicant of St. Margaret's Church in...

Earl Hawn

Earl Hawn

Jan 28, 2011

Earl P. Hawn, 79, of Mattydale, passed away Friday at his home, surrounded by his family. As a young man, Earl was in the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country in Korea where he received a Purple Heart and ribbon having been wounded twice. After returning home from the war, Earl became a Marine Recruiter stationed in the Chimes...