SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Public Library will hold the following events in April and May: May Brings The Start Of Summer Children’s Book Week starts off the month of May with special events and book raffles through the week. During the week, from April 30 until May 5, children of the Syracuse Library can stop …read more.

Paralee Traster, 91, formerly of Syracuse, passed away on Feb. 15, 2015 at VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso. Mrs. Traster had been a resident of Rittenhouse Senior Living in Valparaiso for the last three years after living most of her life in Syracuse. She was born in North Judson to William and Mabel (Lain) Harvey …read more.

Goldie B. Pilcher, 102, a Syracuse resident since 1947, passed away on Jan. 16, 2015, at Tender Care Center in Goshen. She was born on June 20, 1912 to John and Rose Parkhurst in Brewster, Neb. Goldie married Douglas G. Pilcher in Denver, Colo. on July 20, 1941. Goldie taught at various elementary schools for …read more.

A startling discovery was made by Dennis Spearman after the snow melted from Syracuse Cemetery. Bronze markers had disappeared. Spearman, caretaker of Syracuse Cemetery, notified the cemetery board in April that the bronze plaque next to the burial site of Samuel Crosson was missing. The plaque, purchased by several women’s organizations, was dedicated in 1987 …read more.