Mary Stathis
Apr 9, 2019
Mary (Maria) Delaporta Stathis, 93, of Syracuse, passed away peacefully at home on April 9th surrounded by loving family members. A graduate of Syracuse University (Phi Beta Kappa), Maria raised her 10 children and also taught Spanish at various schools in the area. Born in Syracuse, she was a lifelong member of St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox church. Maria was predeceased...
Richard Oparil
Apr 6, 2019
Richard "Dick" Oparil died on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in Syracuse, NY at the age of 95. He was born on January 9, 1924 to Stanley and Anna (Penkova) Oparil, who emigrated to Elmira, NY from Czechoslovakia. Dick was the second-youngest of five children raised on a dairy farm in Elmira. He graduated from Elmira Free Academy and enlisted in...
Margaret C. Morris
Mar 27, 2019
Margaret (Peggy) Costello MorrisMargaret (Peggy) Costello Morris died on March 27, 2019 in Syracuse, N.Y. She was born on June 27, 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Edna (Halloran) and William H. Costello. She moved with her family to New York in 1926.She graduated from White Plains High School in 1936 and Columbia University School of Dental Hygiene in 1938. She...
Mary Ann Kivlighn
Mar 22, 2019
Mary Ann Kivlighn, age 90, died in Syracuse, NY on March 22, 2019. Born in Westbury, she was the only daughter of Francis J. Kivlighn and Mary Burke. Her early childhood summers were spent in Perryville, NY at her maternal grandparents farm. Mary Ann was affectionately known as "Kivi".She was a 1949 graduate of Fordham University where she met her...
Arlene Pfohl
Mar 14, 2019
Arlene Elizabeth O'Malley Pfohl, 93, passed away March 14, 2019 in the home she loved with her husband Joe by her side.Arlene was born March 26th, 1925 to George and Sarah (Hayes) O'Malley, in Geneva NY. Her early years in Geneva revolved around family, friends and St. Stephens Church. She graduated salutatorian form DeSales High School, was honored as queen...
Hillery Schneiderman
Mar 3, 2019
Hillery Susan Schneiderman, 83, died peacefully on March 3rd at Francis House in Syracuse after a long illness. She was born in South Wales NY to the late Sanford and Virginia Cornwall on May 26, 1935. She attended Antioch College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, after which she taught Public School in Rochester NY and Syracuse NY for...
Diane Kerrigan
Mar 3, 2019
Diane Kerrigan, 76 of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday March 3rd after saying goodbye to those who loved her most. Born in Syracuse, she was a 1960 graduate of West Genesee High School. Her career as a dedicated administrative assistant spanned decades and she made her most valued contributions to Pasqua Law, Exxon, Crouse Hospital and VIP Structures. She was a...
Thomas A. Francis
Feb 24, 2019
On February 24, 2019, longtime Syracuse resident, Tom Francis, passed away at his home in Utica, NY with his wife, Laurie, by his side. His passing was the result of a valiant 10 year battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Tom was born on February 3, 1947 in Rutland, Vermont to the late Harold Francis and Beulah Walker Francis. On October 31,...
Mary Carroll
Feb 23, 2019
Mary Baron Carroll, 93, passed away peacefully in the evening on Saturday February 23rd surrounded by family at her home in Cazenovia, NY. Mary was born October 27, 1925 in Auburn, NY. She was a graduate of St. Josephs School of Nursing Class of '49 and worked for many years as an RN at St. Joseph's Hospital and then Castle...
Chuck Harmon
Feb 11, 2019
After 76 years of a wonderful life, father, friend and mentor John Charles Harmon aka Chuck Harmon of Syracuse died surrounded by love on February 11, 2019. Born on June 16th, 1942 in Braddock, Pennsylvania to Sherman A. Harmon and Josephine P. Harmon, Chuck grew up in Dallas, Pittsburgh and Kansas City before his family settled in Philadelphia. At the...