12/27/09 Wright, Raymond
Raymond “Pete” Wright, of Liverpool, peacefully passed away at Francis House with his family around him, on Sunday Dec. 27, 2009. He was a lifetime resident of Liverpool and retired from the DPW with 33 years at the... Read full obituary.

12/27/09 Mattucci, Benny A.
Benny A. Mattucci, 87, of North Syracuse, passed away Sunday Dec. 27, 2009, at home. Benny was born on Jan. 7, 1922, in Syracuse. He worked for the A&P; Tea Co. for 25 years, and another eight years for Peter’s I.G.A. as... Read full obituary.

12/26/09 Jansen, Ruth
Ruth Sagar Jansen, 84, of 21 Flower Lane, Marcellus died Saturday Dec. 26, 2009, at home after a long illness. Ruth was a 1943 graduate of Marcellus Central School and worked for L.D. Paul Lumber Company. She enjoyed... Read full obituary.

12/26/09 Grillo, Michael L.
Michael L. Grillo, 62, of Liverpool and formerly of North Syracuse, died Saturday Dec. 26, 2009, at James Square. He was a 1965 graduate of North Syracuse High School. He was a respiratory therapist for Upstate... Read full obituary.

12/26/09 Murphy, Doris D.
Doris D. (Marks) Murphy, 84, passed away Saturday Dec. 26, 2009. Mrs. Murphy was born Oct. 17, 1925 in Florence, AL, to Owen C. and Juanita Marks. She graduated from Coffee High School in Florence. Always independent... Read full obituary.

12/26/09 Basic, John
John Basic, 86, of South Eagle Village Road, Manlius passed away Saturday Dec. 26, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family and his adoring cats, Angel and Freckles. John was born in Cold Spring, NY and was a... Read full obituary.

12/25/09 MacLaren, Stanley Free
Stanley Free MacLaren, 82, of Baldwinsville, passed away Dec. 25, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Syracuse and was a Navy veteran of WWII and a skilled card... Read full obituary.

12/25/09 McKee, Susan W.
Susan W. McKee, age 64, passed away at her home in Cazenovia on Christmas day, Dec. 25, 2009. Susan was born in Baldwin, Long Island and graduated from Ithaca College with a bachelor’s degree and from Syracuse... Read full obituary.

12/24/09 Nott, Barbara J.
Barbara J. Nott, 77, of Elbridge died unexpectedly Thursday Dec. 24, 2009, in St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Ringold, GA, Barbara moved to Elbridge in 1953. She was a 1949 graduate of Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High... Read full obituary.

12/24/09 Daucher, Marilyn K.
Marilyn K. Daucher, 77, of Liverpool, Parrish, FL, and recently Johnstown, NY, passed away Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2009, at Mountain Valley Hospice. Born in Syracuse on Jan. 20, 1932, she graduated from Syracuse... Read full obituary.

12/24/09 Pasquale, Domenica
Domenica “Minnie” Pasquale journeyed to paradise on the wings of angels on Thursday Dec. 24, 2009. She was a native and life resident of the North Side of Syracuse and was formerly employed at Learbury’s. She was... Read full obituary.

12/23/09 Heckathorne, Marjorie C.
Marjorie C. Heckathorne, 81, of Baldwinsville, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 23, 2009. Born in Johnstown, PA, she was a former resident of Oil City, PA, and a longtime resident of the Syracuse area. She was a member... Read full obituary.

12/22/09 Rundell, Helen M.
Helen M. Rundell, 90, of Rundell Road, Sherburne, passed away Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009, at the Gilmour Healthcare Facility, Norwich. She was born Aug. 31, 1919, in Sherburne, a daughter of the late Harold and Clara... Read full obituary.

12/22/09 Dickerson, Marion S.
Marion S. Dickerson, 87 of East Syracuse, passed away at home on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Minoa. Marion volunteered at The Crossings Nursing Home where she was known as the “Popcorn... Read full obituary.

12/22/09 Proietta, Arthur J.
Arthur J. Proietta, 91, of Campbell Road in Mattydale, died Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009, at his home with his family by his side. He was predeceased by his daughter, Linda Jo Proietta in 2006, his son, Guy Proietta in 1993,... Read full obituary.

12/22/09 Walliski, Catherine
Catherine Walliski, 92, of Camillus, passed away Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009, at Community General Hospital. Born in Syracuse on Monday Nov. 12, 1917, she was the daughter of Charles Organski Sr. and Stella Samuels Organski.... Read full obituary.

12/22/09 Host, Alida E.
Alida E. Host, 96, of Jamesville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Dec. 22, 2009. Born in Pompey, Alida received her bachelor’s degree from Albany State College and her master’s degree from Syracuse University. A... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Albanese, Nicholas
Nicholas Albanese, 88, of Manlius, passed away on Monday Dec. 21, 2009, at Francis House. He was born in Brooklyn, the son of the late Dominic and Anna Albanese. Nicholas served with the U.S. Navy during WWII. He... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Svedman, Marjorie A.
Marjorie A. (Hewitt) Svedman, 79, Manlius, passed away on Monday Dec. 21, 2009, at home after a brief illness. Born in Evanston, Illinois, she graduated from Nottingham High School in Syracuse. Marjorie was a homemaker... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Bradley, Richard F.
Richard F. “Dick” Bradley, 69, of Eaton Street, Hamilton, passed away Monday Dec. 21, 2009, at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, New Hartford. He was born Sept. 11, 1940 in Oneida, a son of the late Howard S. and Iola... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Wetter, Joanne
Joanne (Hartung) Wetter, 65, of Liverpool, lost her battle with ovarian/peritoneal cancer on Dec. 21, 2009. She was the beloved wife of 39 years to Nick Wetter. Joanne was born in Maryland and primarily raised in... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Tucker, Russell H.
Russell H. Tucker, 85, of Glenwood Avenue, Oneida, died Monday Dec. 21, 2009, in the Oneida Healthcare Center, where he had been a patient for the past three days. Born in Clark Mills on May 22, 1924, he was the son of... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Boudov, M. Sandra
M. Sandra Boudov, 65, of Liverpool, passed away on Monday Dec. 21, 2009. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, to Bernard and Mary Sechrist, she was a resident of Liverpool for 32 years. Sandra was a registered nurse and retired... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Kuhns, Beulah
Beulah “Boots” Kuhns, 95, a resident of Skaneateles since 1944, died on Dec. 21, 2009, at Van Duyn Home and Hospital. The second of six children born to Grover and Ada Ryan in Port Gibson, N Y, she married her husband... Read full obituary.

12/21/09 Ruffo, Frank A.
Frank A. Ruffo, 63, of Fabius, passed away Dec. 21, 2009, at Community Hospital. Frank retired from Fabius High School after 32 years of teaching. His wife, Beth Ruffo died in 2002. Survivors: his fiancé Lynda Walsh;... Read full obituary.

12/20/09 Kulick McCullough, Marion
Marion Kulick McCullough, 94, of Fairmount, passed away Sunday Dec. 20, 2009, at Van Duyn. Born in Midland, Ontario Canada on Jan. 30, 1915, she was a graduate of Most Holy Rosary High School in 1934. She retired from... Read full obituary.

12/20/09 Johnson, Lorinda S.
Lorinda S. Johnson, 82, of Jordan died Sunday Dec. 20, 2009 in Mercy Health & Rehabilitation Center. A native and life resident of Jordan, Lorinda was a 1944 graduate of Jordan High School. She was also a graduate of... Read full obituary.

12/20/09 Farnham, Charles ‘Laurence’
Charles " Laurence " Farnham, 92, of Phoenix, passed away at the home of his daughter, Janet Bednarczyk in Marcellus, on Sunday Dec. 20, 2009. He was born in Norwich to the late Lewis A. and Mildred (German) Farnham in... Read full obituary.

12/20/09 Dixon, Florence A.
Florence A. Dixon, 95, of Manlius, passed away on Sunday Dec. 20, 2009. Florence graduated from nursing school in Binghamton. She practiced until her retirement in 1976, most recently for the Syracuse Home Association.... Read full obituary.

12/20/09 Snyder, Robert H.
Robert H. Snyder, 89, of Weedsport, died Sunday Dec. 20, 2009. Born in Groton he lived in South Carolina for many years operating a Bi-Lo Grocery. An Army veteran of World War II, he served as a staff sergeant with the... Read full obituary.

12/19/09 Giufre, Frank A.
Frank A. “ Sharkie” Giufre, 84, Stroud Street, Canastota, died Saturday Dec. 19, 2009, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, where he had been a medical patient following a brief illness. Born in Canastota on June 13,... Read full obituary.

12/19/09 Fiore, Peter L.
Peter L. Fiore, 52, of Acton, MA., formerly of Canastota, died Saturday Dec. 19, 2009, at his home. He was the beloved husband of 22 years of Kim (Palioca) Fiore. Born in Oneida, he was a son of the late Louis Fiore,... Read full obituary.

12/19/09 Grinnell, Robert I., Jr.,
Robert I. Grinnell, Jr., 31, West Elm Street, Oneida, died Saturday evening Dec. 19, 2009, at the home of his sister and brother-in- law, following an extended illness of over one year. Born in Oneida on April 25, 1978,... Read full obituary.

12/19/09 Merrill, Marcella
Marcella Merrill, 87, of Camillus, passed away peacefully Saturday Dec. 19, 2009, at Francis House. Born in Marcellus on Friday Dec. 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Melvin C. Merrill and Martha Zavalauskas Merrill. ... Read full obituary.

12/18/09 Kennedy, Matthew
Matthew Kennedy, 22 Former hardwood floor installer Matthew Kennedy, 22, of Baldwinsville, died unexpectedly Dec. 18, 2009 at home. Born in Syracuse, he attended Baldwinsville High School and had worked as a hardwood... Read full obituary.

12/18/09 Lawrence, Erma S.
Erma S. Lawrence, 80, of Durhamville, formerly of the town of Smithfield, where she was active in community affairs for many years, died Friday Dec. 18, 2009, in the Oneida Healthcare Center, where she had been admitted... Read full obituary.