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Shirley W. Spraker
July 29, 2002
Shirley Ward Spraker, 78, of 109 Woerner Ave., Salina, died Saturday. Born in Alexandria Bay, she graduated from Liverpool High School. She worked for Heid's of Liverpool and then for Carl's Drugs for 17 years. She was a member of the Liverpool Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Survivors: Her husband of 53 years, Herbert W.; a daughter, Shirley Chapman of Liverpool; five sons, Frank G. Eldred of Baldwinsville, Gary M. Eldred and Donald Spraker, both of Liverpool, Tim C. Spraker of Plainville and Kenneth Spraker of Lyncourt; a brother, Richard Ward of Liverpool; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Services: Private. Burial, Liverpool Cemetery. No calling hours. Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, has arrangements. Contributions: American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., Box 7, East Syracuse 13057.
Mabel E. Zalinski
July 29, 2002
Mabel E. Crookes Zalinski, 85, of James Square Health & Rehabilitation Center, Syracuse, formerly of Camillus, died Sunday. She was born in Camillus. She was a former foster mother. Her husband, Theodore T., died in 1974. Survivors: Two daughters, Patricia O'Mara of North Syracuse and Kathryn Sisley of Miami; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, 10 Genesee St., Camillus. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery. No calling hours.
James Frederick Sprague Jr.
July 30, 2002
James Frederick Sprague Jr., 84, of Watertown died Sunday. He worked three years at WNBO radio station in Auburn. Among survivors: A son, James F. III of Syracuse. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Saturday with military honors at St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt. Cummings Funeral Services, Watertown, has arrangements.
Eugene A. Bassett
July 30, 2002
Eugene Arthur Bassett, 62, of Route 49, Constantia, died Friday. Born in Fulton, he also lived in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was a bartender for many years. He was a member of Constantia and Port Charlotte Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. He coached Little League in Port Charlotte and was a member of South Florida Billiards League. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1958 to '75. His wife, Rosemarie, died previously. Survivors: A son, Richard R. Reichel of Port Charlotte; four grandchildren. Services: Private. No calling hours. Traub Funeral Home, Central Square, has arrangements.
G. Henry Beard
July 30, 2002
G. Henry Beard, 88, of 2617 E. River Road, Cortland, died Sunday. He was born in Cortland. He worked for 15 years at Owasco Dairy Milk Products and had owned a dairy farm on East River Road. Survivors: His wife of 64 years, the former Frances McCall; a daughter, Janice Hartnett of Truxton; two sons, Robert and Edwin, both of Cortland; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial, East Homer Cemetery. Calling hours, 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Contributions: East Homer Methodist Church, 2640 Route 13, East Homer 13056.
Sally Bertelli
July 30, 2002
Sally Daniels Bertelli, 67, of Sedgwick Heights, Syracuse, died Sunday. She was born in Syracuse. Survivors: A daughter, Jillian Bertelli of Tabor; a son, Robert of Camillus; a brother, David Daniels of Camillus; three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care. Burial, Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Calling hours, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, 2601 Milton Ave., Solvay. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Syracuse, has arrangements.
Maria Cianci
July 30, 2002
Maria Cerio Cianci, 92, formerly of 502 Abell Ave., Solvay, died Sunday at Van Duyn Home & Hospital, Onondaga Hill. Born in Canastota, she lived most of her life in Solvay. Her husband, Fred, died in 1977. Survivors: Three stepdaughters, Rose Alexander and Mary Santulli, both of Solvay, and Viola Wright of Fairmount; a brother, William Cerio of Solvay; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Van Duyn Home & Hospital Chapel. Burial, private. No calling hours. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Syracuse, has arrangements.
Esther L. Hamblin
July 30, 2002
Esther L. Hamblin, 81, of Leesburg, Fla., died July 2. Born in Delphi Falls, she moved to Leesburg in 1989. She was a homemaker and a former member of Delphi Falls Fire Department Auxiliary. Survivors: Two sisters, Frances Selover of DeRuyter and Joyce Stewart of Leesburg. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Saturday in New Woodstock Cemetery. No calling hours. Smith Funeral Home, DeRuyter, has arrangements. Contributions: Delphi Falls United Church, Oran Delphi Road, Delphi Falls 13051.
Marcia E. Hawley
July 30, 2002
Marcia Edwards Hawley, 84, 107 Bernard Place, Syracuse, died Sunday. Born in Syracuse, she lived there most of her life. She was a homemaker. Survivors: Her husband of 64 years, Ernest C.; three sons, Richard A. and James C., both of Syracuse, and Gerald W. of Phoenix; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. today at Butler-Badman Funeral Home. Burial, Onondaga Valley Cemetery. Calling hour, 10 to 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, 4504 W. Seneca Turnpike, Onondaga Hill.
George F. Heisler
July 30, 2002
George F. Heisler, 75, of Syracuse died Monday. He was born in Syracuse. He retired in 1990 after 10 years in the maintenance department at Community General Hospital and was a truck driver for Joe's Trucking Co. He was a member of Mattydale Veterans of Foreign War Post 3146 and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: His wife of 21 years, the former Joyce Duncan; a sister, Roselyn M. Benz of Syracuse. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Stephen Lutheran Church. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse. Calling hours, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Carter Funeral Home, 1604 Grant Blvd., Syracuse. Contributions: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 873 DeWitt St., Syracuse 13208.
John R. Helms
July 30, 2002
John Roy Helms, 58, of 1791 Owego Hill Road, Cortland, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. Born in Cortland, he attended Cortland High School. He retired in 1994 as a lineman for Niagara Mohawk after 27 years. He was director of Virgil Rural Cemetery Association, Cortland County Agricultural Corporation Board and Robert P. Blatchley Cortland County 4-H Foundation. He was a charter member of Virgil Historical Society. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors: His wife of 33 years, the former Linda Latham; two sons, Michael J. of Dryden and Neal J. of Cortland; a sister, Patricia Huddle of Van Etten; two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden. Burial, Virgil Rural Cemetery. No calling hours. Contributions: Cortland County 4-H Scholarship Fund, in care of Cornell Cooperative Extension, 60 Central Ave., Cortland 13045.
Walter E. Krukowski
July 30, 2002
Walter E. Krukowski, 52, of Clay died Sunday. Born in Syracuse, he lived most of his life in Clay. He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1967 and attended Auburn Community College and the University of New Hampshire. He was a shift supervisor for 10 years for the Syracuse University cogeneration plant. He was a member of Skyline Golf League. Survivors: A son, Walter R. of Warren, Vt.; a sister, Margaret Bassett of Ocala, Fla. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners. Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, 3541 Route 31, Baldwinsville. Contributions: Mayo Clinic Resources Marfan's Syndrome, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905.
Joseph D. Morency
July 30, 2002
Joseph D. Morency, 17, of 11971 Bonta Bridge Road, Cato, died Saturday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born in Syracuse, he attended Cato-Meridian schools. Survivors: His parents, Christopher J. and Molly C. Morency of Cato; a sister, Summer R. Morency of Cato; two brothers, Christopher J. and Justin L., both of Cato; his maternal grandparents, Donald Shanahan of Oneida and Darlene True of Peterboro. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's Church, 2576 E. Mechanic St., Cato. Burial, private. No calling hours. J. Homer Ball Funeral Home, Canastota, has arrangements.
William F. Orr
July 30, 2002
William F. Orr, 71, of Loucks Road, DeWitt, died Sunday. He was born in Syracuse. He retired in 1993 as a foreman after 33 years in the station maintenance department of Niagara Mohawk. He was a member of Simon Parise Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9596. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Survivors: His wife of 12 years, the former Emily Garrow; a daughter, Patricia Orr of Skaneateles; two sons, Mark of Syracuse and Kevin of Fabius; four stepchildren; four sisters, Agnes Mulligan of Cicero, Patricia Adams of Mattydale, Eileen Tolone and Sally Mattiaccio, both of Syracuse; three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Gang Memorial Chapel and 10 a.m. in St. Lucy's Church. Calling hours, 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, 104 Fordham Road, Syracuse. Contributions: Kateri Tekakawitha Committee, in care of St. Lucy's Church, 432 Gifford St., Syracuse 13204.
Charles G. Owens
July 30, 2002
Charles G. Owens, 88, of 819 N. Lamont Circle, Cortland, died Saturday. He was born in Utica. He retired in 1980 from the Cortland Fire Department. He worked part time at Meldrim's Paint Store in Cortland for several years. He was a member of the Marine Corps League, Cortland Veterans of Foreign Wars and Cortland Elks Lodge 748. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors: His wife of 57 years, the former R. Ruth Frazee; four daughters, Patricia Custer of Schenectady, Barbara Dominie of Marathon, Katherine Mooradian of Bedford, Mass., and Karen Vaughan of Cortland; two sons, Stephen D. of Knoxville, Tenn., and Thomas J. of Ithaca; two sisters, Jessie Horan of Melbourne, Fla., and Marjorie Houghtaling of Savannah, Ga.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial, West Homer Cemetery. Calling hours, 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Contributions: Alzheimer's Association of Central New York, 441 W. Kirkpatrick, Syracuse 13204.
