Mr. McElligott

Kenneth E. McElligott April 26, 2010

 Kenneth E. McElligott, 75, of Camillus, passed away Monday at St. Camillus Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Manhattan, he was raised in NYC and lived in Arizona until moving to Camillus in 2005. Ken was a graduate of St. Albert's College and St. Bonaventure University. He retired in 2005 after 25 years of teaching at Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, AZ. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church. Ken was a member of the Arizona Education Assn. and the National Education Assn. An avid sports fan, he was a former cross country coach and enjoyed playing the guitar. Ken was devoted to his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was predeceased by his sister-in-law, Patricia McElligott. Surviving are his wife of 39 years, the former Josephine Infantino; sons, Joseph (Mary) DeTomaso of Syracuse, and Michael DeTomaso and Mark (Elizabeth) DeTomaso, both of Auburn; daughter, Mary Figueroa of AZ; brothers, John (Mary) of Ridgewood, NJ and Thomas of Boca Raton, FL; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and his niece, Maureen McElligott of Boca Raton, FL. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus and at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church where a funeral Mass will be celebrated. Relatives and friends may call TODAY from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Ken will be laid to rest in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Auburn. Buranich Please share condolences at www.BuranichFuneralHome.com