On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Jessica J. (Marino) Smith, a beautiful soul and loving mother, passed away at the age of 48. Jessica was born on April 6, 1972 in Syracuse, NY to Richard Marino and Bonnie (Serens) Bateson. Jessica attended East Syracuse-Minoa High School and graduated in 1990. She worked for a number of years at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Center as a Certified Nursing Assistant, continued as home babysitter for a handful of years, further advanced to Upstate...

James Douglas Thorne, 75, of East Syracuse, passed away November 1, 2020. He was born August 6, 1945 in Jersey City, NJ. James was in perfect health according to him. He graduated from East Syracuse High School in 1965. He attended Morrisville for accounting and graduated from OCC with an Associates Degree in Broadcasting. His passion was to do voice over work. He was predeceased by his parents, James and Margaret (Farrell) Thorne. He is survived by his brother, David and Karin (Glassford)...

Catherine Olivares, 44, of Fulton, passed away October 26, 2020. She was born in Costa Rica and was previously employed by State Farm Insurance on Long Island, NY. She is survived by her son, Guy; her fiancé, William; her parents, Alfredo and Isabel; her sister, Patricia and her brothers, Alfredo and Mario.  Friends may call on Saturday from 2-5pm at Mathewson-Forani Funeral Home, Inc., 206 Kinne St., East Syracuse, NY.  Leave condolences for the family on the Tribute...

MaryEllen Polifroni, 65, of Syracuse, passed away October 23, 2020 after a long illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 45 years, Thomas Polifroni; her children, Thomas "TJ" (Susie) Polifroni of Syracuse, Michael (Samantha) Polifroni of East Syracuse and Michelle (Jose) Berriosof Syracuse; 8 grandchildren, Gianna, Mea, Isabella, Adrianna, Talia, Annalicia, Niko and Juliana; her sister Cynthia (Steve) Salce of East Syracuse; her aunt, Yvonne Hayes of Fayetteville...

Richard Gamber Yale, 92, died peacefully at Francis House, Syracuse on Tuesday October 20, 2020. He briefly lived at The Hearth at Greenpoint, Liverpool. “Dick” was a life-long resident of Binghamton, NY where he raised 8 boisterous children in a blended family. Born to the late Russell Yale and Wilfrieda (Peck) Yale, he graduated from Colgate University in 1950, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Homer Yale.  He worked as a computer programmer at IBM...

Teresa M Neider, 58, of East Syracuse passed away October 18, 2020 surrounded by her husband and her daughter Rebecca. She was born in Syracuse and was employed as a front end manager for Wegmans in East Syracuse for many years. She was a member of the Arthur Butler American Legion Post 359 Auxiliary.  She is survived by her husband Timothy Neider Sr., children Rebecca Clayton of East Syracuse, Crystalyn Parsons of NC; step children, Tara Horning, Timothy Neider Jr., Thomas Neider, and...

Jon Dennis “Denny” Ferris, Sr., 76, of Liverpool, New York, departed this life on October 9, 2020. Denny was the definition of kind hearted. He had a heart of gold and would do anything to help others. He had a tough and rugged exterior but wore his heart on his sleeve. He was everyone’s most loyal friend, never saying no to anyone and always finding a way to get the job done. He would not only give you the shirt off his back, but made sure you never went shirtless...

Margaret A. Pickard, 91, of East Syracuse, passed away October 7, 2020 with her daughter at her side. She was born in Syracuse and was employed by Price Chopper for many years.   She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Pickard and her son, Jeffrey Pickard. She is survived by her children, Jean (Donald) Hillje of Mattydale, Jerald V. (Regina) Pickard of Germany and Jaye E. Pickard of Virginia Beach, VA; her grandchildren, Kathy Williams, Dennis DeCarr, Dustin DeCarr, Danielle...

Betty Anne DeFeo, 79, passed away peacefully on September 28 with her family by her side. Born in Liverpool and living most of her life in East Syracuse, she was employed by the Syracuse City School District for 20 years. She was the second child of Norman and Dorothy Raymo. Betty loved spending Fourth of July in Old Forge, being with her children and grandchildren, and had a deep love for animals, especially her many dogs, most recently her beloved Scooby. She was pre-deceased by her...

Grace Napolitano passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020 after being lovingly cared for by her devoted husband through a two-year journey with brain cancer. She was born Grace Antonia DeLuca in Bronxville, NY on June 25th 1945 to Christine Maria (Viola) DeLuca and Joseph Anthony Deluca.  She graduated from Pelham High School in 1963 and married Daniel Napolitano on April 26th,1964. They had...