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Richard J. Benner
Sep 30, 2021
Richard "Dick" J. Benner, 77, of Cazenovia, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born July 14, 1944, in Syracuse to Francis and Margaret Benner. Dick was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Vietnam Era. He was an active in the Cazenovia community where he was a member of the American Legion Post #88, Cazenovia...
John J. Laub
Sep 17, 2021
John J. Laub, 73, of Eaton, passed away at home Friday, September 17, 2021. He was born October 26, 1947 in Jackson Heights, New York to John J. and Margaret Lenaghan Laub. John retired from Crucible Steel where he had been employed as a certified welder for 27 years. He was an avid collector of Cub Cadet Tractors and model...
Mark Farrell
Sep 15, 2021
Mark Farrell, 82, of Cazenovia passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at home. Mark was born December 28, 1938 in Fayetteville to Frank and Marion Jane Farrell Sr. and was a graduate of Fabius High School. Throughout his career, Mark had been employed as an operator and job site superintendent for several companies in Central New York including J.J. Lane...
Lonna M. Kelly
Sep 10, 2021
Lonna Murray Kelly, 68, of Verona Beach passed away peacefully Friday, September 10, 2021 at Oneida Healthcare where she was compassionately cared for during her recent illness. Lonna is survived by her husband of 25 years, John M. Kelly of Verona Beach; two step daughters, Jacqueline (Dr. Bradley) Hubbard of Dallas, TX and Erin (Ryan) Ward of Austin, TX; her...
Ellen D. Romagnoli
Sep 10, 2021
Ellen Delmore Romagnoli, 61, of Cazenovia, passed away at home with her family by her by her side on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born September 17, 1959 in Rochester to Paul and Ann Delmore. Ellen received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Oswego majoring in Psychology and continued her education at Penn State where she earned her Master's in...
Gertrude S. Ramich
Sep 7, 2021
Gertrude S. Ramich, 84, of Crystal River, Florida formerly of Cazenovia passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021. She was born November 1, 1936 in Perryville to Henry and Christine Siebenbaum. Gertrude was the co-owner of C.W. Jones Incorporated and Jones Carr Wash. She had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia and the Leonard Society. Gertrude moved...
Shirley Zirbel
Sep 7, 2021
Shirley Heffernan Zirbel, 89, of Cazenovia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville where she resided for the past year and a half. Shirley was born June 30, 1932 to Timothy and Lena Heffernan. Shirley graduated from Fabius High School in 1949. Shirley and her husband Dick celebrated 70 years of marriage August...
Janet Elaine Coleman
Sep 4, 2021
Janet Elaine Coleman, 88, of Cazenovia, died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Oneida Health Extended Care Facility. She was born in Manlius, Janet and her identical twin sister, Joyce were the oldest of three children to Frank and Lillian Emmons. In her younger years, Janet was an avid horsewoman who competed in many riding events. Janet graduated from Manlius High...
Richard M. Young, Jr.
Sep 4, 2021
Richard M. Young, Jr., 38, of Cazenovia, passed away suddenly Saturday, September 4, 2021 while playing the game he loved, softball. Richard was born September 13, 1982 in Batavia to Richard Young and Lorrie Wright. He was a 2001 graduate of Cazenovia High School and had been employed for the past 20 years with F. W. Webb Company in Cazenovia...
Meagan Marie Wright
Aug 20, 2021
Meagan Marie Wright, 33, of New Woodstock, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 20, 2021. She was born April 8, 1988 in Oneida to Matthew Frink and Donna Gardner. Meagan was a graduate of Cazenovia High School in 2007 and attended the Utica School of Commerce. She had been employed as an Optometric Technician at Weiss, Savedoff & Ciccone, Doctors of...
Christopher Johnson
Aug 18, 2021
Christopher Johnson, resident of the Catherine St. IRA in Chittenango, commenced his heavenly life on August 18, 2021. The son of Eleanor and William Johnson, Chris was raised in Cazenovia and lived there until 2008. Anyone who interacted with Christopher quickly learned that he possessed a gentle soul. His kind disposition emanated a goodness which empowered people to bring kindness...
Gary R. Holmes
Aug 18, 2021
Gary Robert Holmes, 70, of New Woodstock, passed away suddenly at his home on August 18, 2021. He was born November 4, 1950, in Syracuse to Robert and Eleanor Holmes, as the third of four children-- Lonnie, Jeannie, and Ronnie. Gary is also survived by his wife, Libby (Graves), his lifelong partner of 45 years. They built their beloved log...
Mark L. Kendrick
Aug 2, 2021
Mark L. Kendrick, 67, of Cazenovia, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse. He was born November 3, 1953 in Syracuse to Lawrence and Mary Kendrick. Mark was a graduate of Cazenovia High School and attended the University of New Mexico where he studied engineering. He was employed at Triumph Actuation Systems in Connecticut until returning...
Lyndon Clark
Jul 6, 2021
Lyndon Scott Clark, always known as Lyndy to family and friends, died at age 75 on July 6, 2021 after a 9-year diagnosis of stage 4 renal cell carcinoma. He died surrounded by his loving family. Lyndy was born June 19, 1946 in Syracuse NY to the late Elizabeth Barr Clark and Donald Clark. Lyndy served two years in the...
Thomas J. Wall Iii, Esq.
Jul 6, 2021
Thomas J. Wall III, Esq., 91, passed away peacefully holding the hands of family on July 6, 2021. Tom was born in Baldwin, NY to teacher Emily Hruby Wall and attorney Thomas Joseph Wall II and enjoyed his summers on Long Island spending time on the local golf course and frequenting Jones Beach. He joined the United States Air Force...
Deborah R. Bushneck
Jul 4, 2021
Deborah R. (O'Dell) Bushneck, 66, of Cazenovia, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021. She was born December 21, 1954 in DeRuyter to Vern and Dorothy O'Dell. Deborah was a graduate of Otselic Valley High School and earned her degree in nursing from St. Joseph's College of Nursing. She had been employed as the Director of Nursing at Tully Hill Treatment...
Dane R. Conley
Jul 1, 2021
Dane R. Conley, 74, of Cazenovia, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 at University Hospital in Syracuse. He was born November 11, 1946 in Oswego to Leo and Georgeanne Conley and was a graduate of Oswego High School in 1966. Dane had been employed for over 40 years in construction beginning with Nussbaumer & Clarke and retired as an administrator...
William Carroll Coyne, Jr.
Jun 24, 2021
Mr. William Carroll "Nick" Coyne Jr., 89, died June 24, 2021, in Cazenovia, New York. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of William Carroll Coyne and Esther Ploucher Coyne. When he was two, after the death of his father, he moved to Norwich, N.Y. with his mother and siblings, to join her new husband, Dr. George L. Manley....
Rita Dady-Costello
Jun 14, 2021
Rita L. Dady-Costello, 95, of Cazenovia, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021. She was born March 12, 1926 in Syracuse to James and Mary Armstrong. Rita was employed as a secretary with New Idea Farm Equipment in Syracuse, Agway Energy Products in DeWitt and retired from Sears in Fayetteville. Rita volunteered at the Mustard Seed and had been a Den...
Raymond Kent
Jun 4, 2021
Raymond "Ray" Kent, 69, of West Monroe, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 4, 2021. He was born on Christmas Eve in 1951 in Syracuse to Raymond and Helen Kent. Ray had been employed as a truck driver for several years and was recently employed as an RV Service Technician with Wilkins RV in Brewerton. He enjoyed going to drag races,...
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