Dorothy Stechyshyn, 85, of Oneida

ONEIDA>> Dorothy Stechyshyn, 85, Upper Lenox Avenue, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, 2015, at her home, following a brief illness.

Born in Lopez, Pa., she was a daughter of Nicholas and Anna Cochran Stechyshyn. A lifelong resident of the Oneida area, Dorothy was a graduate of Oneida High School, Class of 1946. Prior to her retirement, Dorothy was employed as an administrative assistant with Upstate Medical University Hospital, in the Neuropathology Department. She was previously employed with the sales office of Oneida Limited, Morrisville State College and the late Michael Perretta, Attorney at Law. Dorothy was a commu- nicant of Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Syracuse and had a great love for her family, especially her nieces and nephews who were like her own children. She was passionate with her ceramics, oil painting, opera and her Russian heritage and was dedicated to the welfare of all animals.

Surviving are her three sisters and one brother-inlaw, Connie and David Taylor of Oneida, Olga Sonich of Canastota and Elizabeth Selby of Las Vegas, Nev.; her very close friends, Evelyn Cagwin and Irene Cook of Oneida; and several nieces and nephews and their children. She was predeceased by lifelong love, James J. Moyer Jr. in 1965, three broth- ers, Daniel, William and John Stechyshyn and two sisters, Mary Boling and Helen Rashford.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday from Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Hamilton Avenue, Syracuse, where the Burial Matnis will be offered by the Very Reverend John Chupeck, pastor. Interment will be made in Sunnyside Cemetery. Friends may call at the CampbellDean Funeral Home, Inc., 260 Main St., Oneida, 7-9 p.m., Friday and 8-10 a.m. Saturday. Contributions, in her memory, may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, 401 Hamilton Ave., Syracuse, N.Y. 13204. To leave a message of condolence, please visit www.campbell-dean. com.

CAMPBELL-DEAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

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