Sylvester B. Conte Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sylvester B. Conte, 88, of Syracuse, passed away on Saturday, August 22nd at his home. He was predeceased by his wife of 29 years, Mary; daughter, Linda Felice; brother, John Conte; sister, Victoria DeFransico; and his parents, Michele and Gemma Conte. He is survived by his daughters, Anna Maria (Steven) Mosher and Christina (Steven) Van Auken; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Sylvester, also known as “Syl”, “Sy”, and “Stretch”, was born in Utica, NY and raised in Jamesville. He was truly an outdoorsman. He wore many hats in his life including Army Cook, Hotel Syracuse Chef, insurance salesman, bread delivery, and butcher in his market and former Commander of the Tipp Hill Post. He went back to school for Radiologic Technology and worked at Upstate Medical University. He continued his education and taught Radiology Technology students. He went further and authored a handbook in Radiology called Positioning and Technique Handbook for Radiologic Technologists. Anyone having the pleasure of knowing Sylvester knew that he loved to laugh, had a big heart, and loved his home, family, and Tilda his African Grey parrot. Calling hours: Wednesday, August 26th, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at FARONE & SON Inc Funeral Home, 1500 Park Street, Syracuse. A funeral service to honor Sylvester’s life will immediately follow at 11 .m. at the funeral home. To attend the funeral services remotely, please use the link on Sylvester’s tribute page at www.faroneandsoninc.com to watch the live webcast at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Dewitt. If you plan to donate, in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the American Diabetes Association, 6390 Fly Road, 2nd Floor, East Syracuse, NY 13057.

Sylvester B. Conte

March 22, 1932 - August 22, 2020

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Sylvester B. Conte

March 22, 1932 - August 22, 2020

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