OBITS: The Post-Standard 1 Sep 2004; Syracuse, Onondaga co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for USGenWeb Archives *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: The Post-Standard http://www.syracuse.com Beadel, Thomas Coster August 29, 2004 Thomas C. Beadel, 66, of Santa Barbara, CA, Murray Island, NY, and formerly of Syracuse died Sunday at University Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to Robert and Vera Beadel, he attended public schools in Syracuse, NY. Mr. Beadel graduated fromDartmouth College in 1960, and received his MBA from Syracuse University in 1971. Tom was employed as regional sales manager in the family business, A.H. Pond Co. (Keepsake Diamonds) and served on the board of directors until 1980. He was a member of Sedgwick Farms, Limestone, and Northwood Tennis Clubs, and the Onondaga Golf and Country Club. He and his wife, Caryl and son, Bob moved to Santa Barbara, CA in 1981. Besides his wife and son, Tom is survived by his sisters, Louise Danforth, Charlotte Yehle, and Frances Purcell. Services will be held at the Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, New York at 4 p.m. Sunday, September 5. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Broton, Barbara DePeyster Redhead Redhead Broton August 29, 2004 Barbara DePeyster Redhead Broton, 64, of Clay died Sunday at Crouse Hospital surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Syracuse and was a life resident of the Syracuse area. She was formerly employed by the US Post Officeand ran her own catering service called Ma's Catering. Barbara was an avid bowler and golfer and was cook of the week for the Post-Standard. Her first husband Rodney Redhead died in 1970; her father Wilbur DePeyster and her brother Roy "Butch" DePeyster also predecease her. Survivors: Her husband of 27 years Erwin Edwin Broton; daughters, Bonnie Walker of Atlanta, GA, Sherry Redhead of Liverpool, Cindy Adams of Cicero, Teri Knight of Albany and SueAnn Beck of Mechanicsville, PA; her mother, Mae Gmyr; grandchildren, Jamie, Kristen and Robbie Walker; Kevin and Mike Adams; Robyn Schmidt; brothers, Ron DePeyster and Rich Gmyr; sisters, Shirley DePeyster, Sandy Shuster, Sue Draper, Janet, Debbie and Pam Gmyr; several nieces and nephews. Services: Funeral services Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at FARONE & SON. Burial in Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay. Calling hours Wednesday 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.t Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Cahalan, Virginia V. August 30, 2004 Virginia V. Cahalan, 72 of Lansing, NY, died Monday, August 30, 2004. Survivors include Howard Cahalan; sons, Eugene of Syracuse and James of East Texas; brothers, Alvin and Edward; sisters, Marilyn Czerenda and Lorraine Pengrin; and granddaughter, Amanda Cahalan. Funeral Thursday 10 a.m. at The Lansing Funeral Home, 32 Auburn Road, Lansing. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Lansing, NY. Calling hours Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions to Hospicare, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Cole, Leslie S. August 30, 2004 Leslie S. Cole, 87, of 116 Stanley Drive, Syracuse, died Monday at Community General Hospital. Mr. Cole worked 38 years for Allied Chemical, retiring in 1979. He was a communicant of Holy Family Church, Fairmount, a Navy Veteran of WWII, and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #2893. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, the former, Marian M. Masterpaul; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be Friday 10 a.m. in Holy Family Church. Calling hours will be Thursday 4 to 7 p.m. at Ryan Funeral Home, 44 E. Main Street, Marcellus. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cortland. Contributions may be made to Holy Family Church, Chapel Dr., Syracuse, NY 13219. Ryan Funeral Home Marcellus, NY Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Grover, Albert H. August 30, 2004 Albert H. Grover, 87, of Oswego, died August 30, 2004. Survivors: four daughters, Linda Fickes, Carolyn Smith, Donna Darrow, Mary Watts; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Friday at Nelson Funeral Home. Calling 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Harrell, Stephen H. August 30, 2004 Stephen H. Harrell, 55, of Bridgeport, passed away Monday at VA Medical Center. He was a Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the Bridgeport and Constantia VFW, and South shore Association of Oneida Lake. Predeceased by his mother, Rita in 1998. Survivors: Wife, Arta; sons, Christopher of SC and James of FL; daughters, Dawn (Charlie) May of Fayetteville and Kellie (Joseph) Cullen of Jeffersonville; sisters, Patricia Barnes of Chaumont and Jo Ann Jones of Mattydale; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; three nieces and two grandnephews. Calling hours Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. at Traub Funeral Home, 7975 Rte. 31, Bridgeport. Prayer service will be Thursday 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be private. Traub Funeral Home, Inc. Bridgeport, NY Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Hill, William James August 29, 2004 William J. Hill, 65, of Liverpool, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Bradford, PA, he was a graduate of Bradford High School. He was employed by Syracuse Supply, Syracuse Fasteners, Albany Products of Norwalk, CT as a BranchManager and Thruway Fasteners, retiring after 30 years in 2003 as General Manager. He was a VJAA coach for football, basketball and baseball, a referee and Founding Father for Independent Football Officials of Onondaga County and an umpire for the NYS Umpires Association. He was an usher at SU's Manley Field House in the "ZOO" and at the Carrier Dome. He was a coach of West Genesee Babe Ruth, the voice of Babe Ruth tournaments at Griffin Field and the Western NY Babe Ruth League Baseball District Commissioner. He was an avid fan of SU, Notre Dame and Perdue athletics. William is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mary Ann (Shipman) Hill; two sons, William T. (Kelly) Hill of Manlius and David M. Hill of Camillus; two grandchildren, Bryan and Brittany Hill. Services: Friday, 9 a.m. at Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, Inc., Syracuse. Burial: Onondaga Valley Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home, 4612 S. Salina Street. Please light a candle in memory of William at www.ballweg-lunsford.com Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Hungerford, Alice Jane August 28, 2004 Alice Jane Hungerford, 83, formerly of Fulton, died Saturday at her home in Smyrna, Delaware, with family members present. Born in Fulton, to the late Ella and Royal Yager, Jr., she lived in the area prior to moving to Englewood, Florida in 1971with her husband. They later moved to Delaware in 1996 to be closer to their children. A homemaker most of her life, Mrs. Hungerford raised six children and later ran her own drapery business. She was a member of the Fulton First United Methodist Church. An avid music lover, she was a self-taught musician who sang and performed music with various groups for family and friends. She also enjoyed sewing and made a wide variety of crafts, leaving a legacy of hand-made quilts and gifts for her family. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Charles S. Hungerford of Smyrna; two sons, David Hungerford of California and Charles "Chip" Hungerford of Pennsylvania; four daughters, Rhonda Hungerford of Baldwinsville, Susan Smith of Syracuse, Nancy Halstead of Hilton and Sharon O'Neill of Delaware; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Foster Funeral Home, Fulton. Burial will be private. Calling hours will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, 910 Fay Street, Fulton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice Services, 261 Chapman Road, Suite 100, Newark, Delaware 19702 or to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons Street, P.O. Box 7, East Syracuse, 13057. Foster Funeral Home, Inc. Fulton - Hannibal Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Kukys, Richard B. August 30, 2004 Richard B. Kukys, 58 passed away at Crouse Hospital. He was co-owner of We Can Do It, a graduate of ESM in 1964 after moving from Tully in 1962. Dick worked for 30 years as a Bartender at many bars around Syracuse and was a loving fa-ther to Shaun. Survived by his son, Shaun Kukys; longtime companion, Pam Stuper; brother and sister-in-law, Vincent and Marie Kukys; aunt, Mary Cieslewicz and several cousins. Funeral services are Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Goddard-Crandall-Shepardson Funeral Home and at 9 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial is in White Chapel Cemetery. Calling hours are Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, 3111 James St. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to a charity of choice. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Flowers Gift Shop Charities Leather, Richard August 28, 2004 Richard Leather, 57, of Syracuse, died at Bath V.A. Medical Center. Survivors: Daughter, Heather Wood; grandson, Brendon Wood; and his mother, Ilga Leather. Services: Calling hours Friday 6 to 8 p.m. at White Chapel Funeral Home, 197 South St., Auburn. Services will follow at 8 p.m. Donations: Charity of one's choice. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. LeRoy, Rosamond P. August 29, 2004 Rosamond P. LeRoy, 99, of Syracuse, died August 29, 2004. Memorial Service will be Thursday 9:30 a.m. at the Reformed Church of Syracuse. Burial was made in Oakwood Cemetery. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Maggio, Rosa August 30, 2004 Rosa Maggio, 91, died Monday in Auburn Nursing Home. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and had been employed at Dunn & McCarthy Shoe Co. and retired in 1970 from the H.R. Wait Co. She is survived by three sons, Rocco and his wife, Laurie of Sodus, Joseph and his wife, Betty, Andrew and his wife, Patti, all of Auburn; two daughters, Marie Sokernyk and Nikie Bolak and her husband, Peter, all of Auburn; four brothers; two sisters; 22 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services 9:30 a.m. Friday St. Mary's Church. Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Cheche Funeral Home, 1778 Clark Street, Auburn. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. O'Sullivan, Denis "Danny" August 28, 2004 Denis O'Sullivan (Danny), died Saturday at Community Hospital. He was born on August 15, 1924 in Ireland. He was one of nine children who came to the United States in the early 1950's. He was a member of Bricklayers Local 2 for fifty-three years. Some highlights of his career were the construction of the Jerry Rescue and the Stone Throwers Monument. He owned and operated The Old Rock Inn in the Split Rock area for twenty-one years. He was an avid outdoorsman, a professional boxer, and a physical trainer with the Royal Air Force. He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Anastasia (Quigley); sons, Jerald and Timothy; daughters, Mary Powell of Greeley, Colorado, and Colleen of Crested Butte, Colorado; siblings in Canada, Ireland, Australia, and England, and eight grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Edward J. Ryan & Son Funeral Home, 1628 W. Genesee St. Burial will be private. Calling hours will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to W.A.V.E.S., 202 Bennett Rd., Camillus, NY 13310. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Patrick, Jean C. June 21, 2004 Jean C. Patrick, 49, of Palm Springs, CA, died June 21, 2004 at home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse. Arrangements by Eaton-Tubbs-Schepp Funeral Home, Inc., Fayetteville. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Rosby, Kent S. August 30, 2004 Kent S. Rosby, 83, of Central Square, died Monday. He was an Army Air Force veteran of WWII. Kent retired from Prestolite in Syracuse. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve; daughters, Marlene (John) Gurniak and Mary (John) Swayze; sister, Keitha Dorey; grandchildren, John III, Cheryl, Joseph, Christine and Kathleen. Kent's Funeral service is at the convenience of the family. Private burial at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Traub Funeral Home, Inc. Central Square, NY Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Usher, Gladys W. August 31, 2004 Gladys W. Usher, 102, formerly of the Elizabeth Brewster House, Homer, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2004 at the Kendal of Ithaca. She was born August 7, 1902 in New York Mills, NY. She graduated Cornell University in 1923. Gladys married Robert R. Usher in 1924. Together they owned and operated a farm in Preble for many years. Following their retirement Bob and Gladys enjoyed winters in Zephyr Hills, FL. Mrs. Usher was very active in civic affairs; a longtime member of the Tully United Community Church and the United Presbyterian Church in Cortland. She was a former member of the Board of Trustees at the Cortland Memorial Hospital, a co-founder of the Tully Community Council, a charter member of the Cortland Chapter of the Cornell Women's Club and a member of the Tully Chapter #554; O.E.S. Survivors: a son, Lynn D. (Andrea) Usher of Hadley, NY; three daughters, Carolyn U. (Benjamin) Franklin of Ithaca, Ruth U. (Herbert) Wisner of Eugene, OR and Janet U. (George) Stokoe of Homer. Also surviving are her 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Usher was predeceased by her husband, Robert in 1982. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home, Inc., 5016 N. Main St., Homer. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 3 p.m. until the time of the service. Contributions: Charity of one's choice. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004. Vassar, Jeanette L. August 29, 2004 Jeanette L. Vassar, 45, of Mattydale, died Sunday at Cortland Memorial Hospital. She was a 1976 graduate of Westside Catholic High School and a graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing. At the time of her death, she was em-ployed as a registered nurse at the Hutchings Psychiatric Center. Jeanette was previously employed by the Onondaga County Dept. of Social Services and the Onondaga County Dept. of Corrections. She was a member of the Professional Employees Federation and a former member of C.S.E.A. Jeanette was an avid Buffalo Bills fan and enjoyed traveling. Surviving are her daughters, Elisabeth and Katherine and son, Charles Vassar, all of Mattydale; parents, John and Myung Ja LaParo of Onondaga Hill; sister, Mona Hanuszczak of Fairmount; former husband, Richard Vassar of Mattydale and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. Friends may call Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners. Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 9/1/2004.