Norma L. Bronson
Jul 3, 2020
Norma L. Bronson, 89, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. She was born in Cazenovia, attended Cazenovia High School and received her diploma in 1948. Norma married Louis Bronson in 1949 and was a lifelong resident of Cazenovia. Norma was a loving wife, mother and grandmother whose family was an essential part of...
Thomas Long
Jul 2, 2020
Thomas Edward Long, 80, of Cazenovia, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020. He was born February 24, 1940 in Granville, New York to Robert and Betty McCauley Long. Tom graduated from Vermont Technical College in 1960 with an Associate's degree in electronics and enlisted in the US Air Force in 1961. Upon his Honorable Discharge in 1965, Tom enrolled in...
R. Shain Emerson
Jun 16, 2020
R. Shain Emerson, 81, of Cazenovia, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at University Hospital. Shain was born in Buffalo on September 8, 1938 to William and Elizabeth Newell Emerson, was a graduate of Cazenovia High School in 1955 and attended the University of Buffalo before becoming an iron worker. His employment included a Superintendent with the Syracuse Rigging Company...
Daniel Kutik
Jun 15, 2020
Daniel Thomas "Danny" Kutik, 53, of Cazenovia, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020. He was born July 12, 1966 in Queens, New York to Robert and Marie Kutik. Danny enjoyed reading DC Comics and liked superhero memorabilia, his favorite being Shazam. One of Danny's proudest moments was being an uncle and great uncle. Danny was a very brave and courageous...
Linda A. Skeele
Jun 14, 2020
Linda A. Skeele, 71, of Pompey, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born April 7, 1949 in Hudson, New York to Robert and Anne Pratts Weinman. Linda was a graduate of Hudson High School in 1967 and S.U.N.Y. Cobleskill in 1969 where she earned her Associates degree in Secretarial Science. She was employed in the Communication News Office...
Elizabeth Maliga
Jun 5, 2020
Elizabeth "Betty" Maliga passed away peacefully on June 5, 2020, after a long illness. Betty was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on February 13, 1934, the oldest child of William and Elizabeth Kennedy. Betty graduated from Janesville High School in 1952 and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1955. She was president of her class and practiced as a...
Nancy Holland
May 29, 2020
Nancy Holland of Cazenovia quietly passed away in the early afternoon on May 29, 2020 due to heart failure. Before moving to the village, she spent much of her youth living in Syracuse, New York. After graduating from high school (SJCA) and LeMoyne College, Nancy earned her Master's degree from SUNY Oswego. When she married James Holland in 1964, the...
Sean Patrick O'Hara
May 27, 2020
Sean Patrick O'Hara, 41, of Boston, formerly of Cazenovia, passed away at his home on May 27, 2020. He was born July 19, 1978 in Syracuse and was a graduate of Cazenovia High School where he was a member of their football, basketball and baseball teams. Sean continued his education and was a graduate of the University of Rochester where...
Frank Valletta
May 16, 2020
We celebrate the life of Frank E. Valletta, 89, beloved husband, Dad and Papoo, as we note his passing at home in Pompey, on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Frank was surrounded by the loving attention of his children and wife at the time of his passing. Frank leaves his wife of 62 years, Elaine (Radway) Valletta; his children Theresa Lea,...
Robert Cody
May 15, 2020
Robert B. Cody, 99, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. He was born in Syracuse in 1921, a son of the late, Byron G. and Frances M. Cody and graduated from Syracuse University with a BA, MA and EDD. Robert served in the U.S. Army as a Captain during World War II...
Barbara Fletcher
May 1, 2020
Barbara Fletcher, 76, of Canastota, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. She was born October 10, 1943 in Syracuse to Nicholas and Bertha Track. Barbara resided in Oswego until she relocated to Canastota in the early 1970's. She graduated from B.O.C.E.S. as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1977 and was a Pediatric LPN for several years at St. Joseph's Hospital...
Shirley K. Falkner
Apr 27, 2020
Shirley was born May 25, 1928 in Buffalo NY. She began playing piano at the age of 5 and graduated from Kenmore High School in 1946. Her 55 year love affair & marriage to Chuck, began with a 90 day courtship in Buffalo. She was a dedicated and loving wife, homemaker and mother to 4 children. They split their time...
Tom Mccobb
Apr 25, 2020
Thomas C. McCobb, a longtime Cazenovia resident, died April 25, 2020 at the age of 89 following a long illness. He was at home surrounded by his family at the time of his death. After serving in the U.S Air Force, Tom went on to graduate from Cornell University with a B.S. in Business and Economics. He then pursued a...
Colonel John C. Druke
Apr 23, 2020
John Charles Druke passed away at home in Cazenovia, NY on April 23, 2020, with loving family by his side. John was born at home in Williamsville, Vermont, to Josef J. and Gertrude E. (Hickethier) Druke on December 22, 1932. He was raised and educated in Williamsville and was a graduate of St. Michael's High School, Brattleboro, and St. Michael's...
Ronald Horner
Apr 9, 2020
Ronald Horner, 86, of Cazenovia, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020. He was born in Lysander and was a veteran of the Korean War. Ron was employed as a heavy equipment operator with the Town of Cazenovia Highway Department for 20 years when he retired as the Assistant Superintendent in 1995. He enjoyed being outdoors and looked forward to taking...
Merwin Hughes
Mar 18, 2020
Merwin "Bernie" Hughes, 84, of Cazenovia, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Syracuse to Merwin and Mabel Hughes and served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. Bernie retired in the year 2000 from the Morrisville Big M Supermarket, working in the meat department as a cutter. He was a member...
Thomas J. Biviano
Mar 15, 2020
Thomas J. Biviano, 84, of Cazenovia, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020. He was born in Norwich to Angelo and Lillian Biviano and was a veteran of the Korean War. Tom received a degree in Engineering and retired as a foreman with Mack Trucks, Inc. in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Upon his retirement he established Biviano Construction in Syracuse which specialized in...
Patricia Haley
Mar 14, 2020
Patricia "Pat" Haley, 72, of Cazenovia, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at home. She was born in Syracuse, NY and was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy in 1965. Pat retired from a career in office management. Pat was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (LAFASNY) since 1983 where...
Ernest Sellen, Sr.
Mar 11, 2020
Ernest Linwood Sellen, Sr., 86, of Delphi Falls, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at home with his family by his side. He was born March 25, 1933 in Syracuse to John Selenski and Eleanor Leinbough. Ernie enlisted in the U.S. Army in March of 1953 and was stationed in the motor pool unit until his Honorable Discharge in December...
Virginia Salmon
Mar 10, 2020
Virginia M. Salmon, 83, of Sherrill, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Oneida Healthcare Center-Extended Care Facility. She was born September 30, 1936 in Sullivan to Fredrick and Lulu DuBois and was a graduate of Chittenango High School in 1954. Virginia had been employed as an assembler and quality control inspector with Marquart Switches, Tronser, Inc. and was also...
