Madola M. “Tillie” LaMontagne, 90, of Singleton Avenue, North Syracuse , passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Facility, Syracuse.
Born in Carthage on Sept. 7, 1932, she was the daughter of Timothy and Jessie B. Swan Babcock. Tillie was born and raised in the Carthage/Antwerp area before moving to Central New York for the rest of her life. Tillie was of the Catholic faith.
Prior to her retirement after turning 80 years old, Tillie was employed by Nestico’s Restaurant as the “salad girl.” She had previously been employed with Barbagallo’s for more than a decade as the banquet manager. Other employment endeavors included R E Deitz Lighting when she first moved to Syracuse.
Tillie was an avid and competitive pitch player and traveled in leagues to play locally.
Surviving are: two daughters, Ellen (Mike) Paduano and Pat (Doug) Rondeau; two sons, David (Bonnie) Warne and Donald (Amy) Burnell Jr.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 12 siblings.
In keeping with Tillie’s wishes, there will be no public hours of visitation or services. Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Hershey Gardens, Attn: Zoe, 170 Hotel Road, Hershey, PA 17033 with “Tillie/Butterfly Atrium” in the memo line. Arrangements are under the direction of the Campbell-Dean Funeral Home, Inc., 300 S. Peterboro Street, Canastota. To leave a message of condolence, please visit campbell-dean.com.
