Ellen Haley Hurd

September 18, 1918 - November 24, 2013

Ellen Haley Hurd of Geddes, passed away Sunday evening November 24, 2013 at the Loretto Cunningham facility. Ellen was 95 years old. She was born September 18, 1918 in the "west end" of Syracuse and wore her "Irish heritage" proudly. She attended St. Patrick's School and graduated in 1936 from Vocational High School. Ellen spent 31 years serving a better part of Syracuse as a waitress at the Dutch Coffee House in the old Syracuse Hotel on Warren Street, retiring there in 1978. She was an avid golfer with memberships at the Westvale Golf Course and Popes Grove. Ellen was predeceased by her father, George (DaDa) Haley, a pitcher for the "Old Syracuse Stars Professional Team"; her mother, Esther Haley; her brother, former PGA professional, George "Judd" Haley; and her husband, Raymond Hurd, an inductee in the Collegiate Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Surviving family members are her sons, William (Pacy) Hurd of Solvay and Robert (Rose Ann) Hurd of Baldwinsville; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be Wednesday, November 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Giminski Wysocki Funeral Home Inc. located at 1320 West Genesee Street. Services: Friday 8:15 a.m. at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in DeWitt. The family would like to offer sincere appreciation for the kind and loving care given to Ellen by the staff at Loretto Cunningham, Floors 3 and 11.