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David C. Ford
November 26, 2002
David C. Ford, 76, of Franklin Street, Auburn, died Sunday at Mercy Health & Rehabilitation Center in Auburn. Born in Petersburg, Pa., he received a master's degree from State University College at Cortland. He taught math and computer science at Cayuga Community College and math at Central High School, both in Auburn. He was a former Scoutmaster at Booker T. Washington Community Center in Auburn and a member of the Auburn Lakelanders, a barbershop quartet. He was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Auburn. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.Survivors: His wife, the former Joyce Elliott; a daughter, Rebecca J. Ford of Oswego; three sons, Timothy D. of Washington, D.C., Geoffrey E. of Auburn and Mark C. of Seattle. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brew Funeral Home. Burial, Soule Cemetery. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 48 South St., Auburn. Contributions: Calvary Presbyterian Church, 90 Franklin St., Auburn 13021.
Alfred W. Hubbard
November 26, 2002
Alfred W. Hubbard, 77, formerly of Simeon Dewitt Apartments, Oswego, died Sunday in St. Luke's Health Services, Oswego. Born in Scriba, he lived in Fulton for more than 20 years. He was an iron worker with Iron Workers Local 60 in Syracuse. He was a member of American Legion Post 268 in Oswego and a former member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 569 in Fulton. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, the former Angela Procopio, and a son, Alfred Jr., died previously.Survivors: Two daughters, Susan V. Hubbard of St. Paul, Minn., and Frances J. Neubert of Cicero; five sons, Carl E. Smith of Camarillo, Calif., Michael R. Hubbard of Warwick, R.I., Jerry P. Hubbard of Volney, Matthew S. Hubbard of Minetto and Mark A. Hubbard of Jamestown, R.I.; a sister, Clara Mae Ryan of Oswego; a brother, Lonnie Hubbard of Oswego; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Services: None. Burial, Peck Cemetery. Calling hours, 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Foster Funeral Home, 910 Fay St., Fulton.
Roy A. Paul
November 26, 2002
Roy A. Paul, 50, of RD 1, Oneida died Sunday of kidney failure. Born in Shreveport, La., he attended Canastota schools and graduated from Cuba High School in Illinois. He was a self-employed carpenter for 20 years and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.Survivors: His wife of 22 years, the former Linda McCormick; his mother, Bertie Winters of Canastota; three sisters, Luann Klein and Robin Ackerman, both of Canastota, and Lori Winters of Syracuse; three brothers, David Paul of Munnsville, Joseph Paul of Florida and Robert Winters of Canastota. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Coolican-McSweeney Funeral Home, 322 Washington Ave., Oneida. No calling hours.
Tony E. Alexander
November 27, 2002
Tony Ezra Alexander, 66, of 125 Nelson St., Syracuse, died Tuesday. Born in Cortland, he lived in the Syracuse area 16 years. He retired from Pyramid Roofing in 1998. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles Club and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.Survivors: His wife, the former Janet Marks; two daughters, Kathy Marks of Cortland and Christina Alexander of Libertyville, Ill.; two sons, Michael and Steven M. Marks, both of Cortland; four stepdaughters, Sandra Carmer of Tully, Cindy Sisson of Ohio, Linda Pooler and Cheryl Barber, both of Cortland; a stepson, Steven E. Marks of California; three sisters, Nellie Qurtra of Cortland, Louise Finch of Pennellville and Bertha Nelson of North Carolina; four brothers, Michael Jr. of Virgil, Art of Cuyler, Joseph II of North Carolina and Peter of Syracuse; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday in St. Lucy's Church. Burial, Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Farone & Son Funeral Home, 1500 Park St., Syracuse. Contributions: American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., Box 7, East Syracuse 13057.
Marguerite A. Bertrand
November 27, 2002
Marguerite A. "Peg" Cater Bertrand, 91, of Manlius Home for Adults, Manlius, died Monday at Iroquois Nursing Home in Jamesville. Born in Morristown, she had also lived in Clayton. She attended Morristown schools, graduated from Clayton High School and attended Potsdam Normal School. She was a homemaker and had been a hostess at Clayton Golf Club. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Clayton Calumet Chapter 274 since 1937 and had been its worthy matron. She also was right worthy grand color bearer of the Grand Chapter of the state OES and was a former member of Clayton United Methodist Church.Survivors: Her husband of 35 years, Alvah A.; a daughter, Kay M. Misch of Watertown; a son, Wayne A. of Liverpool; two sisters, Bernice E. Kaiser of Morristown and Dorothy I. Williams of Midway, Ga.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Services and burial: Will be in Clayton. Cummings Funeral Service, Clayton, has arrangements. Contributions: Order of the Eastern Star Alexandria Bay Chapter, in care of Beverly Rogers, Box 291, Alexandria Bay 13607.
Nicoletta Buffa
November 27, 2002
Nicoletta Lomolino Buffa, 81, of Liverpool died Nov. 19 at Loretto. She was born in Syracuse. She retired in 1989 from Syracuse Brace Co. after 24 years. Her husband, Salvatore, died in 1964.Survivors: A daughter, Marie Schwanke of Camillus; three sons, Salvatore of Liverpool, Anthony C. of Minoa and Cosmo S. of Camillus; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Services: Were Thursday. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt. Pirro & Sons Funeral Home, Syracuse, had arrangements.
Donald I. Clark
November 27, 2002
Donald I. Clark, 77, of Winter Haven, Fla., died Monday of coronary artery disease. Born in Fulton, he lived in Central New York until moving away in 1987. He was a crane operating engineer for Operating Engineers of Local 545 in Syracuse for 50 years. He was of the Protestant faith and was an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: His wife, Joan M; a daughter, Cynthia L. Longo of Fulton; three sons, Donald G. and Perry, both of Fulton, and Russell J. of Liverpool; a sister, Beverly Finch of Altmar; a brother, Lewis W. Sr. of Cicero; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Services: To be announced. Steele's Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven, has arrangements. Contributions: American Heart Association, Upstate New York Chapter, 5575 Thompson Road, Syracuse 13214-1693.
William D. Clement
November 27, 2002
William D. "Bill" Clement, 88, of Springbrook Apartments, Pulaski, died Tuesday. Born in Pulaski, he was a life resident of the Pulaski area. He graduated from Pulaski High School. He was superintendent of Springbrook Apartments from 1972 to 1986 and had worked for Frink's Snowplow in Clayton. He was a former member of Masonic Lodge 416 and Ringgold Fire Department, both in Pulaski. His wife, the former Amelia A. Kellar, died in 1997.Survivors: A daughter, Rosalie A. Lawrence of Pulaski; a son, Leon of West Monroe; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery. Calling hour, 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, 52 Park St., Pulaski. Contributions: Ringgold Fire Department, Lake Street, Pulaski 13142.
Edward G. Compton
November 27, 2002
Edward G. Compton, 79, of North Syracuse died Tuesday. Born in Elbridge, he spent winters in Zephyrhills, Fla., for the past 10 years. He was maintenance supervisor for Allied Chemical in Solvay for 40 years until the plant closed in 1985. He was a member of Edwards-Wevers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7290 in North Syracuse and Riverside Country Club in Brewerton. He was an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: His wife of 44 years, Dorothy E. Lauber; four sons, David, Larry and James, all of Cicero, and Arthur of New Port Richey, Fla.; two sisters, Ruth Burinski of Liverpool and Lois Kraus of Syracuse; two brothers, James of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Richard of Daytona Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday in Pine Plains Cemetery, Henry Clay Boulevard, Clay. No calling hours. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements. Contributions: American Heart Association, Upstate New York Chapter, 5575 Thompson Road, Syracuse 13214-1693.
Michael O. Lennon
November 27, 2002
Michael O. Lennon, 74, of Massena died Nov. 13. Born in Syracuse, he graduated from Manlius High School and from Central Tech in Syracuse as a tool and die maker. He worked at Precision Castings in Fayetteville and Carrier Corp. in Syracuse before moving to Massena in 1959. Among survivors: Three sisters, Mary Rosivach, Teresa Crowe and Margaret Hobbs, all of Manlius; a brother, Lawrence of Manlius. Phillips Memorial Home, Massena, had arrangements.
Howard F. McCarthy
November 27, 2002
Howard F. "Mac" McCarthy, 90, of Clearwater, Fla., died Nov. 19 of heart failure. Born in Taunton, Mass., he lived in Syracuse, Eastwood and Cortland more than 30 years before moving away in 1977. He attended Taunton High School. He retired in 1977 as owner and operator of McCarthy's 5&10. He was a charter member of On Top of the World Kiwanis Club in Clearwater and a member of First Universalist Church in Syracuse. He was an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: His wife of 63 years, the former Lillian Knecht; three daughters, Kristi Posvar of West Palm Beach, Fla., Sue Merriam of Clearwater and Linda Benn of Syracuse; a son, John of West Palm Beach; a sister, Ruth Mott of West Warwick, R.I.; four grandchildren. Services: Private. Quattlebaum, Holleman-Burse Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, has arrangements. Contributions: Pinellas Talking Book Club, 1330 Cleveland St., Clearwater, FL 33755.
Grady McClain Jr.
November 27, 2002
Grady McClain Jr., 34, of John Huss Avenue, Bridgeport, died Saturday. Born in Newark, N.J., he graduated from Irvington (N.J.) High School. He was a general manager at Path Mart.Survivors: A son, Keon Lawson of New Jersey; his parents, CoCo and Grady McClain Sr. of Bridgeport; four sisters, Lisa McClain of New Jersey, Teresa Mclain of Chesapeake, Va., Doneitha Gunter and Carla Flemming, both of Rochester; his paternal grandmother, LuLu M. McClain of Alabama. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at New Comer Family Funeral Home. Burial, Pine Plains Cemetery, North Manlius. Calling hour, 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, 705 N. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., Box 7, East Syracuse 13057.
Herbert Mitchell
November 27, 2002
Herbert Mitchell, 58, of 107 Freeman Ave., Solvay, died Friday. Born in Massena, he lived in Solvay 35 years. He retired in 1986 as a pipefitter at Allied Corp. after 19 years and worked at Last Chance Cafe for the last six years. He was a communicant of St. Cecilia's Church and a member of United Steelworkers Union 1277.Survivors: His wife of 30 years, the former Sharon Rivenburg; three sisters, Victoria Gagne of Canada, Charlene Kane and Beverly Yaddoe, both of Utica; a brother, Daniel of Massena. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care. Burial, Loomis Hill Cemetery. Calling hours, 2 to 4 p.m. today at the funeral home, 2601 Milton Ave., Solvay. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Syracuse, has arrangements.
Donna J. Peck
November 27, 2002
Donna J. Kirkwood Peck, 52, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Monday. Born in Syracuse, she graduated from West Genesee High School. She was a sales associate for JC Penney and a cashier at Wegmans. She was a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville.Survivors: Her husband, William E.; a daughter, Tricia Peck of Baltimore; a son, Jim of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; a sister, Patricia Stewart of Orlando, Fla.; a brother, George Kirkwood of Cleveland, Ohio. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Tindall Funeral Home. Burial, White Chapel Memory Gardens. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, 1921 W. Genesee St., Syracuse.
Veronica A. Powell
November 27, 2002
Veronica A. Stieler Powell of Onondaga Street, Skaneateles, died Monday. She was born in Fulda, Germany. She was a nursing assistant at Van Duyn Home & Hospital and a member of its Nurses Association. She was a communicant of St. Mary's of the Lake Church in Skaneateles and a member of the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation.Survivors: Her husband, Thomas J.; two daughters, Genevieve N. Powell of Skaneateles and Andrea Goetz of Mesa, Ariz.; a brother, Andreas Stieler of Darmstadt, Germany. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Van Duyn chapel. Burial will be in Kreuzberg Mountain, Germany. No calling hours. Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneateles, has arrangements. Contributions: Van Duyn Home & Hospital Nurses Fund, 5075 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse 13215.
Paul I. Roesgen
November 27, 2002
Paul I. Roesgen, 93, of Jamesville died Friday. He was born in Rochester. He retired in 1975 as a certified public accountant and partner at Coopers-Lybrand after many years. He was a member of DeWitt Community Church and Bellevue Country Club in Syracuse. He was a former national officer of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His wife, Olive, died in 1998.Survivors: Two daughters, Ann Roesgen Stevens of DeWitt and Polly Veeder of Lafayette, Calif.; a son, John E. of Orchard Park; a sister, Charlotte Howard of Rochester; eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday in DeWitt Community Church. Burial, DeWitt Cemetery. The family will greet friends at the church after services. Fairchild & Meech DeWitt Chapel, DeWitt, has arrangements. Contributions: DeWitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. E., DeWitt 13214.
William W. Rogers
November 27, 2002
William W. Rogers, 90, of Worcester, Mass., died Friday. Born in Brooklyn, he had a cottage on Skaneateles Lake where he spent summers. He graduated from Cornell University. He retired in 1969 as professor of technology at State University College of Technology at Farmingdale and wrote several textbooks on technology. He was a member of Presbyterian Church in Massapequa.Survivors: His wife of 63 years, the former Barbara Brewer; two daughters, Jayne Howard of Littleton, Colo., and Julie Gittins of North Brookfield, Mass.; four grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Cortland Rural Cemetery. Calling hours, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Contributions: Any charity.
Mary E. Swanson
November 27, 2002
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Walker Swanson, 87, of Bradenton, Fla., died Nov. 17. Born in Syracuse, she lived there 73 years before moving away in 1988. She attended Convent School, graduated from North High School and attended Syracuse University. She retired in 1979 as owner and operator of Syracuse Thrift Shop and had also worked for Niagara Mohawk. She was a member of Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association at Vera House, Syracuse University Alumni Club and Pinebrook-Ironwood Women's Golf Association in Bradenton. Her husband, Russell, died in 2000.Survivors: A daughter, Kris Reid of East Syracuse; a son, Peter of Liverpool; a brother, Thomas Walker of Rhode Island; four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday in Holy Cross Church, East Genesee Street, DeWitt. Brown & Sons Funeral Home, Bradenton, has arrangements. Contributions: American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., Box 7, East Syracuse 13057.
Alexander Ventrone Jr.
November 27, 2002
Alexander Ventrone Jr., 71, of Cicero died Monday at Francis House. Born in Syracuse, he was a life resident of the Syracuse area. He retired in 1992 as a sales manager for Prudential Life Insurance Co. after 10 years and also retired as a musician with his own band. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Cicero.Survivors: His wife of 44 years, the former Joan Schad; three daughters, Virginia Ventrone of Syracuse, Connie Duger of Mannsville and Anne Sikora of Baldwinsville; a son, Alex of Mallory; a sister, Ann Coffey of Powell, Ohio; five grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Farone & Son Funeral Home and 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Burial, Assumption Cemetery. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, 1500 Park St., Syracuse. Contributions: Francis House, 108 Michaels Ave., Syracuse 13208.
