Obituaries

Margaret Baranello, mother of Fulton resident

Margaret L. Baranello, 88, formerly of Jamesville, N.Y., died peacefully at her home March 18, 2013 in Madison, N.C. Mrs. Baranello was born in Syracuse to the late Edward B. and Margaret L. (Robinson) Donnelly. She was a resident of Jamesville for 40 years until moving to North Carolina eight years ago. She was past(…)

Angeline Clark, avid bowler

Angeline Clark, 92, of Fulton, died Thursday, March 21, 2013. Born in Pennsylvania, she had lived in the Fulton area for more than 60 years. She was an avid bowler. She was predeceased by her husband, Edmund L.  Clark, and her son, Edmund J. Clark. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Kathleen Sperbeck Clark; grandchildren,(…)

Letha Pelkey, Phoenix resident

Letha Pelkey, 86, a lifetime Phoenix resident, died March 20, 2013. She was born Nov. 15, 1926. She retired from Owens-Illinois in the Town of Volney. After her retirement, she enjoyed tending to her flowers in her yard. She especially enjoyed going out to lunch with her friends. She was a member of the Ladies(…)

F. Brooks West, World War II veteran

F. Brooks West, 86, of Fulton, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Oswego Hospital. A native of Baldwinsville, he had resided in Fulton since 1960. He was a 1944 graduate of Baldwinsville Academy and Syracuse University class of 1951 where he received his bachelor’s degree in English. He retired as advertising manager of The Fulton(…)

Beverly Peters, Syracuse resident

Beverly Jean Peters, 68, of Syracuse, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Loretto. She was born in Syracuse, a daughter to Mary Kelley and the late Harold Kelley Sr. She was a member of the Westvale Seventh Day Adventist Church. She loved God, Jesus and attending church. She enjoyed music and loved her cats, especially(…)

Mary Judd, former Pennellville resident

Mary Irene Judd, 85, of Waterford, Maine and formerly of Pennellville, died in Lewiston, Maine Friday March 22, 2013. She was born in on June 25, 1927 to her late parents, Doris F. (Duggleby) and Russell C. Wilson in Oneonta. She was a 1945 graduate of Oneonta High School. She was a singer for the(…)

Norma Freeden, Fulton High School graduate

Norma Eleanor Freeden, 87, of Fulton, died after a brief illness Friday, March 22, 2013 at her home with her children by her side. She was born April 30, 1925 to the late Claude and Harriet Edly Lewis and had graduated from Fulton High School. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward R. Freeden in(…)

Anthony DeBalso Jr., Baldwinsville resident

Anthony J. DeBalso Jr., 77, of Baldwinsville, died Monday, March 18. He was predeceased by his father, Anthony J. DeBalso; his mother, Florence (Picciano) DeBalso; and brother, Michael DeBalso. Surviving are his wife, Gail Davis-DeBalso; son, Dennis; daughters, Crystal (Glenn) MacDougall and Andrea (Ray) Nichols; stepchildren, Kimberly (Art) Sandford, Kevin (Donna) Clark, and John Dodge;(…)

Nancy Duciaume, North Volney resident

Nancy Ann Duciaume, 87, a lifelong resident of North Volney, died suddenly Saturday, March 16, 2013. She was born in Fulton, a daughter to the late Gardwell and Ruth LePointe Darling. She had worked at the Portage Restaurant and Lakeview Lanes. She was gifted in sales and began her career at Woolworth’s Department Store and(…)

James Conn, Army veteran

James E. Conn, 83, of Granby, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Fulton, a son to the late Louis and Marjorie (Cooper) Conn and resided all his life in the Fulton, Granby and Hannibal areas. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He(…)

Diane Ward, Fulton resident

Diane P. Ward, 63, of Fulton, died peacefully Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Manor at Seneca Hill, Oswego after a long illness. She was born in Fulton to the late Erwin “Jack” and Anna (Wright) Ward. She was a longtime resident of Fulton before moving to the Manor at Seneca Hill eight years ago.(…)

Liam A. LaClaire, Infant son

Liam A. LaClaire, two months old, of Fulton, died Thursday, March 14, 2013. He will be missed and forever loved by his parents, Lisa West and George LaClaire; brothers, George Michael LaClaire, Jr. and Travis Edwin LaClaire; maternal grandparents, Tracy and Roger Breckenridge, Emmie West, Harold DeSalvatore; paternal grandparents, Beth and Gary Hall; and several(…)

Richard Moreton, father of Hannibal resident

Richard E. “Tex” Moreton, 73, of Wolcott, died peacefully at home March 11, 2013 with his wife and family at his side. He was a 30-year employee at Xerox in Webster. He was a member of the Elks and the Sons of the American Legion. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working outdoors, and his dog(…)

Susan Bradley, Public health nurse

Susan Bradley, 66, of Hannibal, died March 12, 2013. She was the wife of David Bradley and the mother of Christopher (Ali) of Accord, N.Y. and Patrick (Meghan) of Charlottesville, Va. She was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Ortner and was born and raised in Darien Center, N.Y. She graduated from Notre Dame High(…)

Wanda Richards, licensed practical nurse

Wanda J. Richards, 62, of Fulton, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Oswego Hospital. She was born in Fulton, a daughter to the late Leon “Yago” and Doris Jodway and was a life resident of Fulton. She attended Syracuse University. She was formerly employed as a licensed practical nurse at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital until(…)