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Wealthy A. Sager
October 24, 2002
Wealthy Ann Haven Sager, 93, formerly of 7127 Totman Road, Cicero, died Tuesday at Birchwood Health Care Center in Liverpool. Born in Syracuse, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in North Syracuse and its Take Pounds Off Sensibly group. She was a former member of Mattydale Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Her husband, Louis, died in 1991.Survivors: A daughter, Sharon Sergart of Florida; four sons, Alan Sager of North Syracuse, Robert and David, both of Liverpool, and Ronald of Cicero; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday in St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Burial, North Syracuse Cemetery. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sears-Middleton- Jones Funeral Home, 209 N. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: Birchwood Volunteer and Partners, 4800 Bear Road, Liverpool 13088.
Erich Schnell
October 24, 2002
Erich Schnell, 70, of 501 S. Crouse Ave., Syracuse, died Tuesday. He was born in Germany. He was an electrician at Muench-Kreuzer Candle Co. in Syracuse.Survivors: A daughter, Linda Schnell of Albany; four sons, Michael, Lloyd and Todd, all of Syracuse, and Mark of California; a sister, Emmy Windhausen of Syracuse; a brother, Erwin of North Syracuse; several grandchildren. Services: None. Sears-Middleton- Jones Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
Crawford Stanford
October 24, 2002
Crawford "Stan" Stanford, 73, of 116 Dawes Ave., Syracuse, died Tuesday. Born in Chapel Hill, N.C., he graduated from public schools there. He was a cabinet maker and worked at Schaack Fabricating. He worked for Sandmill Furniture in West End, N.C. for 23 years until moving to Syracuse. He worked for Stanton Foundry, Syracuse, and was a former member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.Survivors: His wife of 24 years, the former Ruby M. Hill; four daughters, Rose M. Harris of Jackson Springs, N.C., Clara M. Fortune of Paulsboro, N.J., Lorine Covington of Monroe, N.C., and Jeanette Ratliff of West End; five sons, Johnny L. and Willie J., both of Jackson Springs, Sylvester R. of Aberdeen, N.C., Clention C. of Virginia Beach, Va., and Harold R. of Robbins, N.C.; four stepdaughters, Laura Simmons of Jersey City, N.J., Delbra L. Hill of Florida and Sharon Hill and Patricia A. Perry, both of Syracuse; four stepsons, Clinton and Wilbur Hill, both of Syracuse, Anthony C. Hill of Leavenworth, Kan., and Albert Simmons of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Robert of Aberdeen; 26 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; 35 stepgrandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Luke's Missionary Baptist Church. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery. Calling hours, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Garland Bros. Funeral Home, 143 W. Castle St., Syracuse.
Bessie L. Cole
October 25, 2001
Bessie Lane Cole, 95, of 100 Summerfield Lane, Onondaga Hill, died Tuesday. Born in Amber, she spent winters in Zephyrhills, Fla., for 20 years. She retired in 1965 after 20 years in sales with W.T. Grant in Syracuse. She was a life member of Excelsior Grange in Navarino and was a member of Navarino United Methodist Church. Her husband, Donald, died in 1993. Survivors: Three daughters, Joyce Neat of Parish, and Ardyce Lake and Virginia Herb, both of Onondaga Hill; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Services: Private. Burial, Amber Cemetery. No calling hours. Norris Funeral Home, Marcellus, has arrangements. Contributions: Navarino United Methodist Church, 3165 Amber Road, Marcellus 13108.
Mary J. DeMetro
October 25, 2002
Mary J. Gigliotti DeMetro, 81, of 1700 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, died Thursday. Born in Geneva, she lived in Syracuse since 1946. She was a saleswoman at the former Easy Bargain Center in Syracuse.Survivors: A daughter, Patricia DeMetro of Waterloo; two sons, Peter J. of Syracuse and John R. of Pompey; a sister, Carrie Petracelli of Lexington, Ky.; a brother, Gino Gigliotti of Clyde; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter. Services: Private. Burial, Assumption Cemetery. No calling hours. Butler-Badman Funeral Home, Onondaga Hill, has arrangements. Contributions: Catholic Charities, 1654 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse 13204.
Frederica J. Harder
October 25, 2002
Frederica June "Rita" Bagby Harder, 80, of 311 Maple St., Syracuse, died Wednesday. Born in Syracuse, she graduated from Central High School and attended Cornell University. She retired in 1986 as a supervisor in the accounting department of Bell Atlantic after more than 40 years. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, where she was superintendent of Sunday school, financial secretary, and a member of its choir. She had worked in the church's food pantry and served on a committee for the homebound. She was a member of the Syracuse chapter of Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority and the English Speaking Union and was a member of Bell Atlantic Pioneers.Survivors: A sister, Rosalyn A. Fort of Syracuse; two grandsons. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday in Grace Episcopal Church. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse. Calling hours, 3 to 5 p.m. today at Garland Bros. Funeral Home, 143 W. Castle St., Syracuse. Contributions: Grace Episcopal Church Food Pantry, 819 Madison St., Syracuse 13210.
Jack Z. Jones
October 25, 2002
Jack Z. Jones, 91, of 3455 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia, died Tuesday. Born in Scranton, Pa., he graduated from Rutgers University. He retired in 1990 as a sales manager for Lehigh Valley Coal in Syracuse. He was a member of Cazenovia Golf Club and was an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: His wife, the former Agnes Henderson; a daughter, Pam Jones of Vernon Center; a son, Gavin of Cazenovia; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Services: None. Burial, private. Memorial gathering, 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at Cazenovia Golf Club, Route 92, Cazenovia. Tait Funeral Home, Cazenovia, has arrangements. Contributions: Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corp., Box 56, Cazenovia 13035.
Donald K. Lyons
October 25, 2002
Donald K. Lyons, 76, of Liverpool died Wednesday. Born in Elmhurst, he graduated from Hofstra University. He retired in 1988 from Oxford Chemicals in Atlanta after 20 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 188 in Liverpool and Liverpool-Clay Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 951. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Jean V., died in 2001.Survivors: Two daughters, Gay P. Constrastan of Liverpool and Nancy Fennhahn of North Syracuse; three sons, Gary M. of Syracuse, Mitchell G. of Baldwinsville and Tracy T. of Kohler, Wis.; 13 grandchildren. Services: Noon Saturday at Maurer Funeral Home. Burial, Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Calling hours, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the funeral home, 300 Second St., Liverpool.
Roger T. Miller
October 25, 2002
Roger T. Miller, 71, of Sharon Road, Syracuse, died Tuesday. He was born in Syracuse. He was a heavy equipment operator for many years in California and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.Survivors: His companion of 19 years, Nancy Jackson; a daughter, Linda Hollbrook of Delaware; two grandchildren. Services and burial: Private. No calling hours. New Comer Family Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.
Olive G. Shepard
October 25, 2002
Olive G. Murphy Shepard, 87, formerly of North Syracuse, died Wednesday. Born in Syracuse, she lived in North Syracuse many years. She had a summer home in Schermerhorn's Landing on the St. Lawrence River and was a former communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church in North Syracuse. Her husband, Donald K., died in 1987.Survivors: A daughter, Donna Szlamczynski of Syracuse; two sons, Robert of Tampa, Fla., and Thomas of Spring Hill, Fla.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Fergerson Funeral Home. Burial, North Syracuse Cemetery. Calling hours, 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 215 S. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: Save the River, 409 Riverside Drive, Clayton 13624.
George W. Sherman Jr.
October 25, 2002
George W. Sherman Jr., 54, of Summerfield, Fla., died Oct. 17. Born in Cortland, he lived there most of his life before moving to Summerfield. He attended Auburn Community College and Syracuse Business Institute and graduated from State University College at Cortland. He retired in 1994 as a project manager for DMC Services in Syracuse. He was a member of Truxton United Methodist Church and was its former treasurer. He was a member of Cortland Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. He was designated as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Cortland Rotary Breakfast Club. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.Survivors: His wife, the former Nancy Smith; a daughter, Tracy James of Orange Park, Fla.; two sons, David Steed of Truxton and Shawn Sherman of Orlando, Fla.; his parents, George W. Sr. and Shirley Sherman of Summerfield; a sister, Michelle K. Younge of Sainte Robert, Mo.; a brother, Michael K. of Summerfield; four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday in Truxton United Methodist Church. Burial, Truxton Cemetery. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Contributions: George W. Sherman Jr. Memorial Fund, in care of Cortland Rotary Breakfast Club, Box 5572, Cortland 13045.
Philip Wagoner
October 25, 2002
Philip Wagoner, 48, of Greenacres, Fla., died Sunday of leukemia. Born in Margaretville, he lived in Munnsville until 1989. He graduated from Stockbridge Valley Central School. He worked at International House of Pancakes restaurant and had been a farmer.Survivors: His parents, Warner and Lillian Wagoner of Greenacres; five sisters, Lydia and Sarah Wagoner, both of Canastota, Pearl Wagoner and Beatrice Marsala, both of Syracuse, and Pauline Moon of Oneida; two brothers, Raymond of Lantana, Fla., and Timothy of Canastota. Services: Will be in Greenacres. E. Earl Smith & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Chapel, Lake Worth, Fla., has arrangements.
Joseph W. Weinberg
October 25, 2002
Joseph W. Weinberg, 85, of 720 Fellows Ave., Syracuse, died Tuesday of cancer. Born in Maspeth, he graduated from City College of New York, received a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. He retired in 1984 as a professor of physics at Syracuse University after 15 years. He won the Gravity Research Foundation Prize and the American Association of Physics Teachers first prize for undergraduate laboratory apparatus. He founded Friends of Schola and received the Cultural Resources Council award for service to the arts.Survivors: His wife of 61 years, the former Merle Hoesly; two sons, Crispin B. of Brookline, Mass., and Tobias M. of Belmont, Mass.; three grandchildren. Services: None. A memorial concert by Schola Cantorum of Syracuse will be scheduled. Greenleaf Funeral Home, Syracuse, has arrangements. Contributions: Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, in care of Schola Musicorum, Box 35189, Syracuse 13235.
Gladys M. Young
October 25, 2002
Gladys Middleton Young, 91, of Old Mexico Road, Pulaski, died Wednesday. Born in Norwich, she lived in Pulaski since 1925. She was a homemaker and a member of Baptist Church, Women's Relief Corps, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program nutrition site in Pulaski and International Order of Odd Fellows Auxiliary. Her first husband, James Middleton, died in 1972; her second husband, Richard Young, died in 1981.Survivor: A brother, George Dibbles of Pulaski. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home. Burial, Riverside Cemetery, Pulaski. Calling hour, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, 52 Park St., Pulaski.
Elizabeth A. Antonacci
October 26, 2002
Elizabeth A. DiGaspari Antonacci, 57, of 8 Washington St., Auburn, died Wednesday. Born in Rome, she lived in the Canastota area before moving to Auburn 35 years ago. She was a hairdresser for many years in Auburn.Survivors: Her husband of 10 years, Alfred; two brothers, James and Michael DiGaspari, both of Canastota. Services: 11 a.m. today at Pettigrass Funeral Home, 196 Genesee St., Auburn. Burial, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming.
William J. Busch Jr.
October 26, 2002
William J. Busch Jr., 70, of LaFayette died Thursday. He was born in Norwalk, Conn. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in LaFayette and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and received a Purple Heart.Survivors: His wife of 42 years, Alice; three daughters, Cynthia Brennan of Syracuse, Deborah Owens of Florida and Colleen Hall of Liverpool; three sons, Carl Higgins of LaFayette, William Busch III and Robert Busch, both of Philadelphia, Pa.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 9:15 a.m. Monday at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church. Burial, Assumption Cemetery. Calling hours, 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 514 Turtle St., Syracuse. Contributions: St. Joseph's Church, Box 169, 6104 Cherry Valley Road, LaFayette 13084.
Genevieve A. Clark
October 26, 2002
Genevieve A. Coffin Clark, 86, of Springbrook Apartments, Pulaski, died Wednesday. A life resident of Pulaski, she graduated from Pulaski High School. She was a homemaker and owned and operated a dairy farm with her husband in Pulaski for 20 years, retiring in 1981.Survivors: Her husband of 64 years, N. Lewis; two daughters, Virginia Hurd of Sandy Creek and Mary Jane Payne of Kasoag Lake; a sister, Bertha Cooper of Scriba; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Summerville Funeral Home, 1997 Harwood Drive, Sandy Creek. Burial, Pulaski Cemetery.
