obituaries
Obituaries
Todd Spangler, Phd
Dec 14, 2016
Todd H. Spangler, PhD, 56, of Cazenovia, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday. Born December 7, 1960, in Stoughton, WI, to Edward and Beverli Spangler, Todd also lived in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Los Angeles and resided in Central NY since 1987. Todd attended Stoughton H.S., UW-La Crosse and graduated from the UW-Madison. Todd obtained his PhD from the California School...
Elmer Bartlett
Dec 13, 2016
Elmer "Fudd" Bartlett, 84, of Hannibal, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening at Oswego Hospital. Elmer was born in Fulton and resided in Hannibal for the past 39 years. He was a mechanic at Tretch's Service Station in Fulton for 15 years and retired from Sealright, where he worked for several years. Fudd loved country music, playing his guitar and building...
Martha Mawson
Dec 8, 2016
Martha Mawson, 74, of Delphi Falls, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon at Crouse Hospital with her family by her side. She was born in Syracuse, a daughter to the late Curtis and Helen Eaton and grew up on Pleasant Street in Manlius. Martha was a loving homemaker who enjoyed quilting with her quilting club and playing cards on Wednesday afternoon...
Cynthia Flynn
Nov 26, 2016
Cynthia A. "Cindy" Flynn, 55, of Cortland, formerly of Palermo, passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. Cindy was born in Syracuse and was an outgoing people person. Her smile and friendly personality made the world around her a better place. Cindy was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Cortland and...
Jack Altmeyer
Nov 23, 2016
John W. "Jack" Altmeyer, Jr., 85, of Cazenovia, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon at the Grand in Chittenango. He was born in Boston, MA and graduated from Harvard University in 1951. Jack was a District Sales Manager with Alan Wood Steel Company in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania for 15 years before starting his own business, Altmeyer & Co. in 1977. Based in...
Irene H. Ryan
Nov 10, 2016
Irene H. Ryan, 93, of Cazenovia, formerly of New Port Richey, Florida, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville. She was born in Syracuse, a daughter to the late, John and Katherine Hoslyk and was a homemaker. Irene graduated from business school in Syracuse and enjoyed reading, knitting and watching football. In addition to her parents,...
Lillian Schmidtka
Nov 6, 2016
Lillian Grace Schmidtka, 91, a lifelong resident of Cazenovia went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Born in Canastota, the oldest child of the late John and Gertrude Wright Bruinsma, Lillian graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1944. She was a homemaker and caretaker; Lillian took great care in raising her children...
Jean A. Porter
Nov 2, 2016
Jean A. Porter November 2, 2016 Jean A. Porter, 84, of Cazenovia, passed away Wednesday morning at her home. She was born in Mexico, New York, a daughter to the late LaVerne and Ester Bennett Acome and grew up in Red Creek. Jean had worked at Comstock Foods in Red Creek and was the former Vice President of Ralph's Diesel...
Charles W. Jones
Nov 2, 2016
Charles W. Jones, 81, of Cazenovia, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening with his family by his side. He was born in Oneida, a son to the late William G. and Marie Jones and grew up in Cazenovia. Charles graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1954 and shortly thereafter joined the Cazenovia Fire Department. Later that year on November 17, 1954,...
Marilyn A. Marris
Oct 29, 2016
Marilyn A. Marris, 84, of Cazenovia, passed away Saturday morning at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville. She was born in Syracuse, a daughter to the late Calvin and Adeline Hand Wallingford and lived all her life in Cazenovia. Marilyn worked alongside her husband on their family farm and she was a daycare provider for several years. Marilyn enjoyed playing Solitaire,...
Patti A. Hanifan
Oct 27, 2016
Patricia "Patti" A. (Van Patten) Hanifan, of Oswego, died unexpectedly Sunday, October 27, 2016, in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, at the age of 57. Patti was born on January 5, 1959 in Potsdam, to Christian and Bernice Van Patten. She grew up in Oswego and later moved to Heuvelton. Patti graduated from SUNY Canton and took up painting as a lifelong...
David Whitten
Oct 21, 2016
David Whitten, 75, of Oswego, New York passed away Friday, October 21, 2016. He was born January 1, 1941 in Alton, illinois to Virginia and Gilbert Whitten. David worked with Owens Illinois as a design engineer. His career allowed him to travel extensively and he had several patents with the company. David loved to send jokes on e-mail, car races...
Leonard James Coleman, Jr.
Oct 15, 2016
Leonard "Lennie" James Coleman, Jr., 87, of Morrisville, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the New York State Veteran's Home at Oxford. Lennie was born on March 3, 1929 in Tupper Lake, New York to parents, Mary Jane (Richer) and Leonard James Coleman, Sr. He graduated from Tupper Lake High School and then worked a couple of years for...
Roger S. Lewis
Oct 14, 2016
Roger S. Lewis, 90, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday morning at home. He was born in West Winfield, New York, a son to the late Fred and Kathyrn Lewis. Roger was a proud veteran of World War II where he served in the US Navy. He was the parts manager for Mack Trucks and retired as the parts manager from...
Avelina Coronado Quiroga
Oct 7, 2016
Avelina Coronado Quiroga, a loving mother, amazing woman and life teacher died Friday, October 7, 2016 at the age of 87. She was born on March 10, 1929 in Peru and leaves a great legacy of unconditional love and simple but powerful teachings about the beauty and uncomplicated, long lasting power of life's most precious gifts. Her family and friends...
Carol Lee Bentley
Oct 6, 2016
Carol Lee (Crosby) Bentley, 72, of Erieville, died peacefully on October 6, 2016 at the Lutheran Home of CNY after a brief illness. Carol was an extremely talented woman who could paint beautiful pictures, crochet, knit or sew anything she chose, often without a pattern. However, her true passion was quilting, which she designed and sewed by hand. She was...
Kris Reardon
Oct 4, 2016
Ann "Kris" (Parisou) Reardon, 74, of Cazenovia, formerly of Quincy, MA, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at home surrounded by her family. Kris was born in Cazenovia, a daughter to the late Howard and Marie Kennedy Parisou and graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1960. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Cazenovia Fire Department Auxiliary. Kris...
Melvin G. Sherman
Oct 2, 2016
Melvin G. Sherman, 87, of Sarasota, Florida and Cazenovia, New York, passed away Sunday at Crouse Community Center in Morrisville. He was born in Laurelton, Long Island, a son to the late Gumtow and Hazel Sherman. Mel was a photo engraver and retired from Wilbar Photo Engravers in Hartford, CT. He enjoyed playing tennis, golf and his beloved dog, Fluffy....
Deborah Murray
Oct 1, 2016
Deborah Kassor Murray passed away on October 1, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital at the age of 90. Born and raised in West Hartford, CT., Deborah attended The Chaffee School and graduated from Wellesley College. In high school, she met Raymond who would become her husband of 52 years. Together they journeyed through Harvard Law School with two young sons...
Bryant A.L. Lewis, Jr.
Sep 27, 2016
Bryant A.L. Lewis, Jr., 85, of Erieville, passed away Tuesday at the Syracuse V.A. Medical Center. He was born in Ossining, New York a son to the late Bryant A.L. and Eugenie Geotz Lewis, Sr. He graduated from North Tarrytown High School in 1949 then graduated from Farmingdale Institute of Agriculture in 1952. Bryant was an Army veteran of the...
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