OBITS: The Post-Standard 15 Oct 2005; Syracuse, Onondaga co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: The Post-Standard http://www.syracuse.com Auerbach, Barbara A. October 11, 2005 Barbara A. Auerbach, 62, of Liverpool, passed away Tuesday at Upstate Medical Center. She was a loving wife, mother and sister. Barbara is survived by her husband of 42 years, Jerome J.; daughter, Lori Beth Marshall; son, David M. (Kathy); sisters, Carole and Patricia; stepparents, George and Dorothy Folk; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. at New Comer Family Funeral Home, North Syracuse. Burial will follow in North Syracuse Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit with the family on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home, 705 North Main Street. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Please visit newcomerfamily.com to leave a message of sympathy. New Comer Family Funeral Home Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Bunnell, Rosemary October 14, 2005 Rosemary Cerone Bunnell, 76, of 115 Valerie Circle, Fayetteville, passed away Friday at Francis House. A native of Syracuse, she graduated from Eastwood High School. She held secretarial positions with Lennox Industries, Westinghouse Electric, and retired from the F-M School District after 33 years, where she was a payroll clerk, teachers' aide and bus driver. She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, Fayetteville. She was a Red Cross volunteer and enjoyed gardening, camping, cooking, beach combing, traveling, reading, bowling, staying up late, and never being bored. Her sister, Ida Cimino, died in June 2005. Survivors: her husband of 54 years, John (Bill, Jack) Bunnell; a daughter, Dianne "DeeDee" Bunnell Martin; a son, Richard (Lisa) Bunnell; a brother, William Cerone of Lyncourt; a grandson, Johnathan Nash Martin; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services: 12:45 p.m. Monday at Eaton-Tubbs-Schepp Funeral Home and 1:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse. Calling hours will be 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 7191 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville. Contributions: Francis House, 108 Michaels Ave., Syracuse, NY 13208, or Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088. EATON-TUBBS-SCHEPP Fayetteville 637-3214 Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Corcoran, Rosemary October 14, 2005 Rosemary Corcoran, of Baldwinsville, passed away October 14, 2005, at University Hospital. She was born in Salamanca, NY, and lived in Baldwinsville for 32 years. Rosemary worked as a surgical technician, and was the cheerleading coach at Bishop Ludden Jr.-Sr. High School. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, William Corcoran; two children, Coleen M. Nilsem of Baldwinsville and Christopher W. Corcoran of Rochester, NY; two sisters, Barbara McCann and Ann Moll, both of Orchard Park, NY; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Baldwinsville. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Baldwinsville. Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Edward J. Ryan & Son Funeral Home, 3180 Bellevue Ave., Syracuse. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Rosemary's name to Bishop Ludden Jr.-Sr. High School, 815 Fay Rd., Syracuse, NY 13219. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Dankow, Helen E. October 13, 2005 Helen E. Dankow, of Syracuse, died Thursday at Iroquois Nursing Home. She was born in Pittston, Pa., and was a member of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Helen was predeceased by her husband Stephen in 1987. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Britton of Syracuse and Sharon Freeman of San Diego, Ca.; two sisters, Julia Choberka of Binghamton and Anna Riccetti of Pittston, Pa.; brother, Charles Hawalka of Poland, NY; four grandchildren. Service will be 9 a.m. Monday at the Giminski-Wysocki Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 1320 W. Genesee St., Syracuse. Contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Hopkins, Robert M. October 13, 2005 Robert M. Hopkins, 35, of West Monroe, NY, died Thursday. Born in Syracuse, he lived in West Monroe the past 25 years. He worked the past seven years driving tractor trailer for his father's business, KBH Transport, West Monroe, a U.S. Post Office mail carrier. Survivors: his wife of four years, Kristen, and 19-month-old son, Louis; father, Daniel and stepmother Betty Hopkins of West Monroe; mother, Barbara Hopkins of Syracuse; brothers, Daniel, West Monroe, and Louis of Irving, TX. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Traub Funeral Home, Central Square. Calling hours 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 684 N. Main St. Contributions may be made to Kristen Hopkins, 338 Co. Rt. 11, West Monroe, NY 13167. Traub Funeral Home, Inc. Central Square, NY Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Jacobs, Helen F. October 14, 2005 Helen F. Jacobs, 83, of Oneida, died Friday in Crouse Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday from the Campbell-Dean Funeral Home, Inc., 260 Main Street, Oneida. Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery, Utica. Friends may call at the funeral home, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday prior to the funeral service. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Lyons, Margaret October 13, 2005 Margaret E. Lyons, 78, of Granby, died Thursday. She was born in Scriba and has been a life resident of Granby. Mrs. Lyons was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Minetto. She was predeceased by her son, John Lyons, in 2004. Mrs. Lyons is survived by her husband of 59 years, Wesley Lyons of Minetto; her children, Wesley Lyons Jr. of Oswego, Terry Lyons of Tennessee, Margaret Wilde of Hannibal, and Michele Sherman of Fulton; her brother, Phillip Forbes of Baldwinsville; her sisters, Patricia York of Oneida and Joan Welch of Kentucky; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held privately. Burial: Minetto Cemetery, Minetto, NY. There will be no calling hours. The Sugar Funeral Home, Inc., 224 W. 2nd St. S., Fulton, has care of the arrangements. Contributions: Friends of Oswego County Hospice, PO Box 102, Oswego, NY 13126. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. McNamara, Maud L. October 13, 2005 Maud L. McNamara, 85, of Georgetown, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Valley View Nursing Home, Norwich, NY. She was born in Cazenovia, NY, on August 3, 1920, a daughter of the late Knowlton and Mildred (Bowers) Watson, and graduated from Georgetown High School. She was a member of the Georgetown United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Letitia and Ronald Hailston of Georgetown, Ellen and Jack Yackel of East Syracuse; a son and daughter-in-law, Everett and Cindy Griffith of Baldwinsville; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 16, from the Georgetown United Methodist Church. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in the Hawk Cemetery, Georgetown. Arrangements have been entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 31 Cedar St., Morrisville, NY. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Patterson, Velma October 5, 2005 Ms. Velma Patterson, 76, passed away Wednesday. She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, two sisters, two brothers. Calling hours will be Monday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Garland Bros. Funeral Home, 143 W. Castle St., with funeral servic-es following at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Garland Bros. Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated 475-0285 Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Rivers, Shirley R. October 10, 2005 Shirley R. Rivers, age 68, of Sebring, FL, died Oct. 10 in Winchester, VA, of a heart attack while on vacation. She was born in Syracuse, NY. A graduate of E. Syracuse High School, class of 1954. She retired from the State of NY after 20 years, moving to Sebring in 1987. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Aldrick (Bill) Rivers, Sebring; sons, Mark (Heather) Rivers, Punta Gorda, FL, and Daniel (Shannon) Rivers, Henderson, Nevada; daughter, Shirley Ann (Paul) Cormier, Queensbury, NY; sisters, Mona and Robin Andler, both of NY; 10 grandchildren. A Mass with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, FL. Memorials are requested to American Heart Association or St. Catherine Catholic Church, Sebring. Morris Funeral Chapel, Sebring. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Robb, Joan October 12, 2005 Joan Robb, 93, of Syracuse, died Wednesday after a brief illness. She was born in Brooklyn and lived in Syracuse since 1948. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church and the Altar Rosary Society. Joan was a 20-year volunteer atCommunity General Hospital and helped at the Elmwood Presbyterian Church Food Pantry. Joan was a gracious, kind and generous lady, adored by her children, grandchildren and many friends. She was predeceased by her husband Francis in 1995. Survived by her daughter, Maureen (Jim) McGeehan of San Rafael, CA; two sons, Martin (Nancy) of Newton, MA and Michael (Patty) of Baldwinsville; eight grandchildren, Andrew, Shana, Casey, Daniel, Brian, Kelly, David and Kara; two sisters, Kathryn O'Gara and Virginia Maguire; many nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial will be in Onondaga Valley Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Whelan Bros. Funeral Home, 3700 W. Genesee St. Contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 300 Valley Dr., Syracuse, NY 13207 or Maryknoll Sisters, PO Box 311, Maryknoll, NY 10545. Whelan Bros. Funeral Home Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005. Slive, Eleanor October 13, 2005 Eleanor Slive, 78, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at Crouse Hospital. Mrs. Slive was an insurance processor for Travelers Insurance Company until her retirement in 1978. Mrs. Slive was a member of Temple Beth El, their Sisterhood, B'nai Brith Women's Organization, Na'Amat and the Insurance Women's Association. She was predeceased in 1999 by her husband Jack Slive. Survived by her son, Joseph (Janet) Slive; daughter, Etta (Frederic) Jaakkola; and grandchildren, Joshua and Rachel Slive. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, October 16, at 11 a.m. at the Birnbaum Funeral Chapel. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Chapel, 1909 East Fayette St. Burial will be Beth El Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Foundation of Menorah Park. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 10/15/2005.