obituaries
Obituaries
Don Cliffe
Nov 7, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for Don Cliffe, 86, of Cazenovia, who passed away peacefully on November 7, 2022 after a short illness with family by his side will be held 10 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2023 at St. James Church, 6 Green Street in Cazenovia. Don's family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church following the...
Amy Lynn Light
Oct 31, 2022
Amy Lynn Light, 52, of New Woodstock, passed away peacefully Monday, October, 31, 2022 at home with her loving family by her side. She was born April 26, 1970 in Oneida to Robert and Sally Richards. Amy was a graduate of Cazenovia High School in 1988 and began her career at Stearns and Wheler/GHD in Cazenovia and continued her employment...
Susan A. Becker
Oct 28, 2022
Susan A. Becker, 100, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, New York. She was born June 3, 1922 in Binnewater, New York to Burtrand and Jane Eselby Pine and resided in Cazenovia since 1961. Susan and her husband, Casper, who was enlisted in the U.S. Army, lived in Germany, Korea and...
Nancy Snell Stoker
Oct 22, 2022
Nancy Snell Stoker, 88, of Cazenovia, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022. Nancy was born January 5, 1934 in Munnsville, the youngest of 14 children to Frederick and Emma Snell. She was a graduate of Stockbridge Valley Central School where she was a cheerleader and continued that role for her children and grandchildren. On October 4, 1952, Nancy married Henry...
Augusta Steinhorst
Oct 18, 2022
Augusta "Gussie" Steinhorst, 100, of Cazenovia, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville. Gussie was born January 7, 1922 in Rammingen, Germany and moved to Buffalo in 1926. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in 1939 and married Albert G, Steinhorst in 1941. Gussie was a homemaker and resided in Tonawanda until moving...
Marcia B. Dwyer
Oct 18, 2022
Marcia Lee (Brennan) Dwyer passed away on October 18, 2022 surrounded by family. Marcia was born in Syracuse on May 24,1937 to Floyd and Elizabeth (Finkelstein) Brennan. She grew up in Syracuse with her siblings Floyd "Skip" and Ronald Brennan and was a graduate of Central High School in 1954. Marcia was employed by the Post Standard and General Electric...
Shirley A. Nash
Oct 17, 2022
Shirley A. Nash, 92, of Cazenovia passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at home with her daughter by her side. She was born June 20, 1930 in Warners to Robert and Gertrude Alvord and was a graduate of North Syracuse High School in 1949. Shirley was employed by the North Syracuse Central School District as a secretary for several years...
Carol J. Granger
Oct 14, 2022
Carol J. Granger, 82, of Morrisville, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. She was born July 28, 1940 in Oswego to Leon and Laura Moody. Carol was a homemaker and in her free time she enjoyed playing cards, completing puzzles and reading. Carol is survived by her children, Allen, Jr., David, Wayne, Jeffrey, Daren,...
Beverly Ferstler Thorp
Oct 12, 2022
Beverly Ferstler Thorp, 86, of Cazenovia, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at home with her daughters at her side. She was born on March 31, 1936 in Syracuse to Raymond "Pete" and Leona Stevenson Ferstler. A graduate of Minoa High School in 1953, Beverly married her high school sweetheart Bob on August 14, 1954, together they lived in Cazenovia...
Ron Messineo
Oct 5, 2022
Ron Messineo passed away at the age of 79 after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Ron was born and lived in Lincoln, NE, where he married and raised his three children. Recently, Ron and his wife, Carol, moved to Cazenovia, NY. Ron loved his family and made it a point to spend...
Richard Sheridan
Oct 3, 2022
Richard "Dick" Sheridan of Cazenovia died at his home on Monday evening, October 3, 2022. Dick was the long-time owner of Gateway Equipment, a family-owned business engaged in the distribution of heavy equipment, with offices in E. Syracuse and Buffalo (Cheektowaga) NY, that he sold to Milton CAT, a multi-state Caterpillar dealer in 2011. Dick was born in Stoneham, MA...
Jean C. Omans
Sep 29, 2022
Jean C. Omans, 93, of Erieville, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 29, 2022. She was born January 27, 1929 in Oneida to Clarence and Gwendolyn Thurston and was a graduate of Stockbridge Valley High School in 1946. Jean enlisted into the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and served her country for six years until her honorable discharge as a Staff...
James M. Lee
Sep 1, 2022
James M. Lee, 72, of Nelson passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. He was born November 25, 1949 in Canastota and was a life resident of the Town of Nelson. Jim was a graduate of Morrisville High School in 1969 and served in the US Air Force from 1970 until his honorable discharge in...
Mary Ellen Hughes
Aug 21, 2022
Mary Ellen "Peggy" Hughes, 82, of Cazenovia, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 21, 2022 following a brief illness. She was born June 7, 1940 in Syracuse to Edward and Cecilia O'Hara. Peggy was employed in the medical field as an office manager for 16 years with Genesee Walnut Orthopedic Surgeons and then as the billing manager with...
Christina Angel Valletta
Aug 2, 2022
Christina Angel Valletta, 32, of Cazenovia, passed Tuesday, August 2, 2022 after a two-year battle with cancer. Christina was born October 11, 1989 in Watertown to Charles Blasco and Ali Pelow. She was a graduate of General Brown High School, Dexter New York in 2008 and attended the cosmetology program located at the Charles H. Bohlan, Jr. Technical Center located...
Bernard Gerbig
Jul 30, 2022
Bernard F. "Ben" Gerbig born June 5, 1941, passed away on July 30, 2022 after a brief illness. Ben grew up on the family farm on Cody Road in Smithfield. He attended the Peterboro Elementary School, graduated from Morrisville-Eaton Central School in 1958, and from SUNY Brockport with Bachelors and Masters Degrees. He taught High School Math at Kendall Central...
Janet Elizabeth Episcopo
Jul 26, 2022
Janet Elizabeth Episcopo, 87, of Morrisville, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Crouse Community Center. She was born July 17, 1935 in Utica to Ruggles and Margaret Payne and was a graduate of Morrisville High School. Shortly after her graduation, Janet and her good friend Esther Spader enlisted into the US Army and served her country until she was...
Erna Hamel
Jul 25, 2022
My sister and I are mourning the loss on July 25, 2022 of our very special mother, Erna Hamel. She was born in Vienna, Austria, on May 13, 1921. The birth was attended by her grandmother, a midwife. She was a beautiful woman who was a cover girl on a literary magazine in her teens. She was very bright and...
Dean A. Coe
Jul 10, 2022
Dean A. Coe, 86, of Nelson passed away peacefully, Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was born in Syracuse and was a lifetime resident of Nelson, New York. Dean was a graduate of Cazenovia High School. He was a hard and dedicated worker, drove bus for the Cazenovia Central School District for 20 years, delivered the Hi Neighbor newspaper and was...
Carrie Lindfield Fuller
Jul 8, 2022
Carrie Anne Lindfield Fuller, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2022 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was 44 years old. Carrie was born on August 4, 1977 to Earl and Linda Lindfield from Hastings, New York and lived most of her adult life in the Fairmount area. Carrie graduated from Paul V. Moore High School in Central...
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