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...
Dr. Harlan London
Dec 19, 2022
Dr. Harlan London, long-time professor of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University, passed from this life to eternity… Born February 5, 1929 and reared on the London Family owned farm “in the Delta of Arkansas.” Harlan was one of six boys and two girls born to Robert London, Sr., and Marie Scruggs London, who walked one mile to and...
Robert Vanderhoek
Dec 5, 2022
Robert Alan Vanderhoek, 91, of Dewitt passed away peacefully Monday, December 5 , 2022 following an extended illness. Born in Niagara Falls the son of Daniel G and Ethel Vanderhoek. He was a graduate with honors of Cornell University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. During his time at Cornell he was active in the ARMY ROTC, following graduation he served in...
Lynne McCormick
Nov 5, 2022
Lynne McCormick, 84 of Syracuse passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 5, 2022. Born in Syracuse to Arnold and Marion Dettor, she graduated from Nottingham High School and Skidmore College. She began her career as an executive assistant at Agway after the birth of her daughter Traci. In 1969, Lynne took a vacation to Old Forge and...
Norma Tonkin
Nov 4, 2022
Norma J (Beeman) Tonkin passed away November 4, 2022. She touched the lives of so many, as a Wife, Mother, Mother-in-law, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. She inspired countless children of the Syracuse community over 30 years as a devoted and beloved nursery school teacher at Erwin Methodist Nursery School.
She was born in Chittenango and began mothering at an early...
Kathleen Curry Freeman Gibson
Nov 3, 2022
Kathleen Freeman Gibson passed away peacefully at home on November 3, 2022 with her loving husband Mark Gibson Sr. by her side. Born May 20, 1952 to the late Thomas and Mary Curry in Syracuse; Kathleen is survived by her husband Mark; her children Matthew, John, Genesis and Joshua, her step-son Mark Jr; sisters Mary and Eileen, brothers John and Steve;...