Douglas, D. VanDerMark, 56, of Solvay, passed away on Saturday January 7, 2023, with his wife, daughter, two of his sisters, and two family friends by his bedside.  He was born in Syracuse, NY on July 9, 1966, to Daniel and Barbara VanDerMark. Douglas served in the United States Navy for 15 years.  He was a well-recognized employee at The Hartford. Douglas was predeceased by his mother Barbara VanDerMark. He is survived by his wife Mary; his daughter, Antonia VanDerMark; his...

Richard E. Guernsey, 62, passed away on Saturday January 7, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 18, 1960, in Albany, NY.    Richard was a hard worker.  He had a love for stock car racing.  He was a very well known racecar driver at both the Fulton Speedway and the Utica Rome Speedway.   Richard is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl Guernsey; two daughters, Charity Hickman and Alice Kohler; three grandsons, Michael Guernsey,...

Eulia A. (Trumble) Mason passed away at home on October 20, 2022.  Eulia was born in Altmar, NY, on March 28, 1950, a daughter to the late Hugh (Amos) and Inez Trumble.    Eulia was a graduate of Altmar High School.  She served as a homemaker most of the time but did spend many years as a CNA and personal home health aid.  She took great joy in caring for others that could not care for themselves.  She was a woman that handled it all with stride.  Helping...

Dennis G. Kerfien, 73, of Volney passed away Saturday July 9th.   Dennis grew up in Fulton and left to pursue higher education.  He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and spent two years in the Peace Corps in South Korea.  He then went on to receive his post graduate degree from the Yale School of Medicine Physician’s Associate Program.   Dennis enjoyed working and traveling overseas.  His passions were the farm, music, and dancing.   Dennis...

Tracee Bennett, 66, of Fulton , passed away peacefully on May 17th, after battling a short illness.  She was a lifelong resident of Fulton. Tracee loved to read and was an avid lover of cats. She leaves behind her cats, Buster and Tucker, who will be well cared for.   She was a collector of Boyd’s Bears and she loved watching her favorite tv shows. She is survived by her son, Jamie Hall of North Carolina, her daughter, Tonja Reed of Fulton, her mother Carol Spaulding,...

Linda S. Barnes, 72, of N. Syracuse passed away May 2, 2022, at Francis House with family by her side.     Linda retired from the VA.  She loved her cats and had her own pet sitting business.  She loved ice cream, riding her motorcycle, and playing guitar.  She was loved by many friends and lived many places.  Linda always did her own thing.    Linda is survived by her daughter, Sonya (Desmond) Sewell; sister, Christine; brother, Wayne (Marilyn);...

James M. Dunham, 55, passed away on April 20, 2022, after a lengthy illness surrounded by his loved ones.  Jim was born in Syracuse on March 2, 1967.  Jim was raised in Fulton, NY.  He was the third child of the late Alton and Joanne Dunham.   Jim found his passion for helping others at an early age and joined the local volunteer fire department as a junior firefighter when he was 16 years old. His passion lasted his lifetime, working as an EMT for Menter Ambulance for...

Rex E. Wallace entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 13, 2022, after a year long illness at home.  Rex was born in Oswego, NY on December 27, 1937.   He was a 1957 graduate of Fulton High School.  After apprenticing in the machining department at Sealright, Rex joined the US Navy where he trained and served as an electronic technician.  He served our country for 22 years as a Chief Warrant Officer in the US Navy with an honorable...

Scotty Edward Burdick (Scott) passed away on Friday February 25, 2022, at Oswego Hospital.  Scotty was born on January 9, 1976, in Oswego, NY, a son to Shirley Chavis of Laurinhill, NC and David Burdick of Fulton, NY. Scotty worked at Cylinder Heads Rebuilt in Laurinburg, NC for many years.  He enjoyed working on cars.  He will be remembered for his love of helping others and spending time with his kids and grandkids. Scotty is survived by his children, Brandon Burdick...

Anthony J. Turo, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday January 18, 2022.  Anthony was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Arthur J. Turo and Mary (Fitzmaurice) Turo.  Tony worked in the Carpenters Union Local 12, 747 and 277 for over 40 years.  He loved to hunt, play cards, his Dunkin Donuts coffee, and he liked to poke the bear.   He was known as the pot stirrer, he always loved to stir the pot and get everyone going.  He found that to be hilarious. He especially...