Patricia Harte Durgin
Nov 18, 2015
Patricia Harte Durgin passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on November 18, 2015. She was born Patricia Helen Harte on March 9, 1934 in Addison, Vermont to parents Helen Cawley Harte and Patrick Francis Harte. She was the oldest of six girls (Patricia, Helen, Catherine, Marie, Frances and Elizabeth) who grew up on a dairy farm in Northern...
Paul E. Britton
Nov 10, 2015
Paul E. Britton, 93, passed away on November 10. Born in Syracuse, he attended Bellevue Elementary School, Central High School and CCBI. Paul graduated from Syracuse University in 1943 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and was a member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity.Paul worked at Westinghouse Steam Division in Pennsylvania until he joined the Army in 1945. In...
Alice Najeeb Jelda
Nov 9, 2015
Alice Najeeb Jelda November 9, 2015Alice Jelda, 75, passed away on Monday November 9th at Upstate University Hospital after a long battle with breast cancer. After her husband, Jabra Tarazi passed away at a young age; Alice devoted her life to raising their five successful children, Iman Shahine, Joseph Tarazi, Akram Tarazi, Mona Tarazi-Khouri, and Ihab Tarazi. She was also...
Elizabeth M. Coss
Nov 7, 2015
Elizabeth M. Coss, 98, of Syracuse passed away Saturday November 7, 2015. Betty chose to leave this life as she lived it, peacefully with great dignity and on her own terms. A native of Syracuse Betty had been a resident of St. Camillus for the past six years where she enjoyed actively participating in the community and treasured the friendships...
Michael Gillespie
Nov 5, 2015
Michael was born on July 3, 1994 and passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015.
Agnes J. (Shipman) Coon
Oct 26, 2015
Agnes J. (Shipman) Coon, 90, passed away peaceably after a short illness on October 26, 2015. Agnes (Aggie) was born June 28, 1925 in Fall River, MA the daughter Angelo and Mary Pacheco. She was a devoted mother to her 9 children whom she loved and her generosity was only exceeded by her kindness. Agnes was a long time member...
Thomas Robb Watt
Oct 21, 2015
Commander Thomas Robb Watt, crossed the bar on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in Syracuse, NY, at 65 years young.Tom was born February 18, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY to Joseph and Mary Watt. He moved to Syracuse as a young boy, growing up on Euclid Avenue, meeting the love of life, Mary Lou Van Der Bogart, at the age of 12....
Ruth (Vanderpool) Dickerson
Oct 16, 2015
Ruth (Vanderpool) Dickerson, 89, of Syracuse passed away October 16, 2015. Born in Syracuse one of seventeen children to Grant and Gertrude Vanderpool. Ruth spent her career as an LPN in the neonatal unit of St. Joseph's Hospital dedicating her life to the care pre-maturely born babies. In retirement Ruth discovered a passion as an artist creating beautiful art for...
Anna Skopelianos
Oct 12, 2015
Anna Skopelianos, 95, of DeWitt, passed away Monday October 12, 2015. She was born and lived in the village of Kladorahi, Florina, Greece before immigrating to Syracuse in 1970 with her husband and son. Anna imparted her strength and wisdom to her family who will miss her dearly. She enjoyed tending to her legendary garden, cooking and baking (especially her...
John Michailidis
Oct 2, 2015
John Michailidis of Syracuse passed away peacefully on Friday October 2, 2015. Johnny was a long time employee of the Hotel Syracuse where he worked from 1947 until its closure totaling 54 years of service. John was a permanent fixture of the Hotel Syracuse. He enjoyed sharing stories of his experiences at the Hotel and the people he met encountering...