Lucinda Porter
May 17, 2023
Lucinda Christian Porter was born in Syracuse, New York on September 22,1942. She grew up in the Sedgwick section of Syracuse, summering at Skaneateles Lake and Manasquan, New Jersey. She attended Miss Halls School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Bradford College in Haverhill, Massachusetts, University of Colorado (BA) and University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (MA).
As part owner of Harmon's Landing...
Barbara Hayes
Apr 29, 2023
Barbara M. (O’Connor) Hayes, 94 passed away on April 29, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area and a proud graduate of the first class at Lemoyne College in 1951, obtaining her BS degree in Social Studies. She received her MA in Education from Syracuse University. Barbara was a NYS Certified teacher...
Elizabeth Miller
Apr 25, 2023
Elizabeth W. Miller of Syracuse passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 to join the Angels. Born in England, her family migrated to Australia around 1950 to her new hometown of Orange, New South Wales.She worked in Sydney in television, newspaper, advertising, and hotels. She also volunteered to give tours to US servicemen on leave from Vietnam. Luckily, future husband...
Suzanne Tankersley
Apr 13, 2023
Suzanne (Suzy) M. Tankersley passed away on April 13 at home with her family by her side after a courageous battle with ALS. Born March 10, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the only child of Emil and Katherine Quayle. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1970 with majors in textiles and retailing. Suzy met her husband...
John Lawrence Daly
Apr 11, 2023
John Lawrence Daly, born September 24, 1936, died April 11, 2023, after a long illness. John (Larry), a lifelong educator, had an irrepressibly active and fertile mind that thrived on his love for and curiosity about people. He took delight in surprising friends and family with visits, music, in writing and sharing his poetry, in conversing with strangers, and going...
Olga Zeppos
Mar 31, 2023
Olga Zeppos, age 100, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023 at her home with her devoted caregivers at her side after a long period of declining health. Throughout her struggle she always maintained her sharp wit and spunk. Despite her failing health, she always knew that all the people that surrounded her were “family” and that they loved...
Dana Crocker
Mar 29, 2023
Dana Lent Crocker of DeWitt, New York passed away on March 29, 2023 after a short illness at the age of 75. Dana was born on December 31, 1947, to the late Lt. Commander John and Margaret Crocker at the United States Naval Station in Patuxent River, Maryland. With his dad serving in the Navy, Dana moved around the country...
Clara Macri
Feb 16, 2023
Clara A. (LaValle) Macri, 94, passed away Thursday, February 16th after a brief illness. She was the longest lived of seven children of Anthony and Frances LaValle, growing up on the West End of Syracuse. After high school she worked as a technical secretary in California for the NACA, the precursor to NASA, typing many of the papers which would...
Richard DeLorenzo
Jan 27, 2023
Richard J. (Dick) DeLorenzo Sr. passed peacefully surrounded by his loving children on January 27, 2023 at Crouse Hospital. He was born September 16, 1933 in Syracuse, NY and was a lifelong resident of the area. He grew up on the west end, graduated from Solvay High School and attended Syracuse University. A devout Catholic, Dick and his wife, Nancy,...
John DiGesare
Jan 1, 2023
John Joseph DiGesare, 85, was surrounded at his passing on January 1st, 2023, by his wife and two daughters as his energy returned to the universe. John was born on September 22, 1937, in Schenectady, New York to Johanna and Joseph DiGesare. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1955 and received a National Merit Scholarship to attend Syracuse...