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Ross M. Guernsey
May 3, 2002
Ross M. Guernsey, 87, of 42 Church St., Oswego, died Wednesday. Born in Oswego, he attended Oswego schools. He retired from the payroll department of Flexo Wire in Oswego and had worked at Sealright Packaging Co. He was a member of Oswego Masonic Lodge and Faith United Church in Oswego. Survivors: His wife, the former Lauretta Lacey; a daughter, Shirley Blum of Oswego; a son, Jack of Oswego; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday in Faith United Church. Burial, Riverside Cemetery, Oswego. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home, 112 E. Second St., Oswego.
Memorial services for William Joseph Landers
May 3, 2002
William Joseph Landers, 70, formerly of Sandy Creek, who died March 16 are 1 p.m. May 11 in United Methodist Church, Harwood Drive, Sandy Creek. Santana Funeral Directors, Houston, had arrangements.
Janice R. Mayberry
May 3, 2002
Janice R. Mayberry, 54, of 335 Mosley Drive, Syracuse, died Tuesday. She was born in Paisley, Scotland. She was a sales representative for J.C. Penney at Carousel Center mall and a member of Eastwood Baptist Church. Survivor: A sister, Anna Kirkpatrick of Scotland. Services: Private. No calling hours. Goddard-Crandall-Shepardson Funeral Home, Syracuse, has arrangements. Contributions: Eastwood Baptist Church, 3212 James St., Syracuse 13206.
Howard F. Schadt
May 3, 2002
Howard Francis Schadt, 71, of Swansboro, N.C., died Tuesday. Born in Syracuse, he lived there until moving away in 1989. He retired as sales director from Dorn's Trucking in Syracuse. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and served with the Amphibious Unit. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9960. His first wife, the former Patricia A. Engler, died previously. Survivors: His wife, Shirley Aeschbacher; three daughters, Mary P. Phelps, Elizabeth Archino and Nanette Walrath, all of Greenville, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Lynda Aeschbacher of Syracuse; two stepsons, Ronald Hegmann of Charlotte, N.C., and Richard Hegmann of Hubert, N.C.; three sisters, Phyllis Mulherin of Syracuse, Jean Beckwith of Ohio and Linda Delvy of Philadelphia, Pa.; two brothers, Richard of Swansboro and Harold of Syracuse; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Services and burial: Will be in North Carolina. Jones Funeral Home, Swansboro, has arrangements. Contributions: St. Mildred Catholic Church Building Fund, 616 E. Sabiston Drive, Swansboro, NC 28584.
Carmella Scheel
May 3, 2002
Carmella Duca Scheel, 72, of 202 Herbert St., Syracuse, died Thursday. She was a life resident of Syracuse. She retired in 1995 from Syracuse China Co. after 20 years. She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church. Her husband, Clayton, died in 1976. Survivors: Three daughters, Margaret, Maria and Dolores Scheel, all of Syracuse; two sons, Clayton of Mexico and Nick of Syracuse; three sisters, Isabella Guidetti and Dolores Swedowski, both of Syracuse, and Rose Reda of Pennsylvania; a brother, Nicholas Duca of Oswego; six grandsons; three great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Farone & Son Funeral Home and 9 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home, 1500 Park St. Contributions: SPCA, 5878 E. Molloy Road, Mattydale 13211.
Graveside services for Shirley M. Staffiero
May 3, 2002
Shirley M. Staffiero, 78, of South Onondaga who died Jan. 9 are at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Otisco. Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, LaFayette, has arrangements.
Helen C. Vanoss
May 3, 2002
Helen Cutbush Vanoss, 83, of Liverpool died Monday. Born in Ballston Spa, she attended Ballston Spa High School and Ellis Hospital School of Nursing in Schenectady. She retired as a registered nurse. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and volunteered with the United States Coast Guard Power Squadron. Her husband, Ralph H., died in 1997. Survivors: Two daughters, Barbara A. Miller of Conway, S.C., and Beverly V. Yevich of Baldwinsville; a son, William R. of Clarkston, Mich.; a sister, Catherine Fountain of Amsterdam; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Maurer Funeral Home. Burial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse. Calling hours, 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 300 Second St., Liverpool. Contributions: American Cancer Society Research Program, 6725 Lyons St., Box 7, East Syracuse 13057.
Jennie M. Besaw
May 4, 2002
Jennie M. Rice Dygert Besaw, 71, of Rathburn Road, Fulton, died Thursday. She was born in Oswego. She was a member of Lighthouse Church in Mexico. Survivors: Her husband, William; two daughters, Linda Thuss of Michigan and Sandy Crowningshield of Red Creek; four sons, Carl, Clifford, Michael and John Dygert, all of Fulton; four sisters, Mary Gummer, Pearl Taylor, Ruth Owens and Eleanor Rodriguez, all of Oswego; two brothers, George Rice of Oswego and Chuck Rice of Texas; 14 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster Funeral Home. Burial, Fairdale Rural Cemetery. Calling hours, 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, 837 Cayuga St., Hannibal.
Devin M. Bowman
May 4, 2002
Devin Michael Bowman, infant son of Michele Bowman of Carter Drive, Hannibal, and Albert Ranger Jr. of Syracuse, died Monday. He was born in Oswego. Survivors: Besides his parents, two sisters, Brianna and Caitlin Ranger, both of Hannibal; two brothers, Austin and Tyler Ranger, both of Hannibal; his maternal grandfather, Glen Bowman of Syracuse; his maternal grandmother, Joan Duffy of Baldwinsville; his paternal grandparents, Kathy and Albert Ranger Sr. of Syracuse. Graveside services: Private in Chase Cemetery. No calling hours. Young & Son Funeral Home, Fulton, has arrangements.
Lawrence P. Callahan Sr
May 4, 2002
Lawrence P. Callahan Sr., 73, of Kennewick, Wash., died Tuesday. Born in Brooklyn, he lived in North Syracuse many years until moving away in 1991. He retired this year as a technical writer for Westinghouse and Fluor Handford in Handford, Wash. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church and a volunteer for St. Patrick's School, both in Kennewick. He was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus and a member of Washington State Council 3022. He was a former member of Bishop Curley Council 3717 in North Syracuse. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: His wife of 47 years, the former Arlene Weber; two daughters, Janet Callahan of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Elizabeth DeMarr of North Syracuse; three sons, Patrick of St. Croix, George of Cicero and Lawrence Jr. of Seattle; a sister, Mary Garde of Brooklyn; two brothers, Charles of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jeremiah of San Francisco; seven grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fergerson Funeral Home and 1 p.m. in St. Rose of Lima Church. Burial, North Syracuse Cemetery. Calling hours, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, 215 S. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice Center, 2108 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336.
Francis J. Clark
May 4, 2002
Francis James Clark, 59, of 101 Woodbine Ave., Syracuse, died Friday. Born in Syracuse, he graduated from Eastwood High School and Fresno State University. He was a sales representative for Heritage Lincoln-Mercury and a veteran of the Air Force. Survivors: His parents, Sophie and Charles Clark Sr. of Syracuse; three sisters, Sheila Deptula, Sharon Rupert and Theresa Macri, all of Syracuse; three brothers, Charles Jr. of Syracuse, David of Nassau, Bahamas, and Gary of Los Angeles. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Goddard-Crandall-Shepardson Funeral Home. Cremation at Oakwood Crematory. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 3111 James St., Syracuse. Contributions: Hospice of Central New York, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool 13088.
John J. Constance
May 4, 2002
John J. Constance, 75, of Syracuse died Thursday. Born in Syracuse, he had also lived in Chittenango. He graduated from Eastwood High School in 1944. He retired in 1989 from the mail department of Syracuse University and had been postmaster at the U.S. Post Office in Chittenango. He was a Hospice volunteer for 10 years and a volunteer for AARP in tax preparation for 10 years. He was a volunteer for Chittenango Volunteer Fire Department and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: His wife of 30 years, Cecilia; four daughters, Margaret Ovaginian of Manchester, N.H., Maureen Gough of Chittenango, Mary Fishback of Gaithersburg, Md., and Marilyn O'Donnell of Houston; a son, Gary J. of Chittenango; eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Goddard-Crandall-Shepardson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cape Vincent. Calling hours, 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home, 3111 James St., Syracuse. Contributions: Hospice of Central New York, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool 13088.
Graveside services for Dorothy L. Demmerle
May 4, 2002
Dorothy L. Demmerle, 86, of Central Square, who died March 10, are 11 a.m. Monday in Hillside Cemetery, Central Square. Watson Funeral Home, Central Square, has arrangements.
James T. Emert
May 4, 2002
James Thomas "Jim" Emert, 52, of Naples, Fla., died March 23 of leukemia. Born in Syracuse, he graduated from Cato-Meridian High School. He worked for Carpenters Local 12, now known as Local 747, in Syracuse for many years before moving to Naples in 1978. He was a project manager at AA Stucco. He was a member of Goldwing Road Riders Association and Southwest Bowlers Association. Survivors: His wife, Joyce; a daughter, Pamela Garrett of Naples; a son, Craig of Naples; three stepsons, Jon Bresee of Gratiot County, Mich., Mark Bresee of Naples and Matt Bresee of Virginia Beach, Va.; his mother, Thelma of Hannibal; two brothers, Bobby of Massachusetts and Buddy of Volney; three sisters, Joanne Lucas of Orlando, Fla., Susan May and Becky Fox, both of Hannibal; seven grandchildren. Services and burial: Were in Florida. Muller-Thompson Funeral Chapel, Naples, had arrangements.
Charles G. Gleaves
May 4, 2002
Charles G. Gleaves, 77, of Lower Macungie Township, Pa., died Wednesday. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., he lived in Fayetteville more than 10 years until moving away in 2001. He graduated from Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester. He retired in 1991 as a professional trumpeter for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra after 34 years. He had been a trumpeter for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and was a member of International Trumpeters Guild. He was a former music professor at University of Buffalo and State University of New York at Fredonia. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Ruth G., died in 1996. Survivors: A daughter, Melanie Gleaves-Hirsch of Lower Macungie Township; two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Cathedral. Burial, Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango. Calling hours, 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Eaton-Tubbs-Schepp Funeral Home, 7191 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville. Contributions: Francis House, 108 Michaels Ave., Syracuse 13208.
Marcella S. Meleski
May 4, 2002
Marcella S. Fedorsha Meleski, 70, of North Syracuse died Thursday. Born in Exeter, Pa., she graduated from Exeter High School in 1949 and lived in North Syracuse since 1959. She retired in 1993 as appointment secretary at Olan Mills after 15 years. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church and bowled at Flamingo Lanes for 25 years in the Sunday Mixed League. Survivors: Her husband of 43 years, Al; three daughters, Barbara Rhea of Baldwinsville, Michele Terino of Clay and Robyn Carinci of Oneida; two sons, Scott of Oneida and Mark of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, LaVerne Grico of Wyoming, Pa.; a brother, Joseph Fedorsha of Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Fergerson Funeral Home and 10 a.m. in St. Rose of Lima Church. Burial, Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 215 S. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
