Camp Good Days Lets Kids Forget Cancer for a Week
At Camp Goods Days and Special Times on Canandaigua Lake, children like Randy Horowitz and Ricky Yancey escape illness for a week of sea planes hot air balloons and outdoor fun. Founder Gary Mervis notes the camp helps kids reclaim identities amid cancer, with 308 attendees since 1980 and ongoing fundraising needs to sustain the program.
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Canandaigua
Canandaigua Lake
Ontario County
Randy Horowitz
DeWitt
Jamesville
Mark Dillon
Rochester
Randy
Ricky Yancey
Geneva
Ricky
Dillon
Upstate Medical Center
Strong Memorial Hospital
Teddi Mervis
Teddi
Pittsford
Buffalo
Gary Mervis
Mervis
Robert Stevenson Dies After Cancer in Iran Farm Move
Robert Marshall Stevenson, a former professor and vocal Vietnam War critic who renounced U.S. citizenship to settle on a farm in Iran, died Monday of bone cancer in Tampa. He was 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Robert Marshall Stevenson
U.S
Iran
Henry Burns Dies at 83 in Tuscaloosa
Henry Burns of Tuscaloosa Alabama died Wednesday at age 83. His daughter Lurleen Burns Wallace became Alabama's first and only woman governor as the wife of George C Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Henry Burns
Lurleen
Alabama
George C. Wallace
James Kealoha Dies at 75 in Honolulu Hospital
James K. Kealoha Hawaii’s first lieutenant governor after statehood died in a Honolulu hospital on Wednesday. He was 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
James K. Kealoha
Hawaii
Dorothy Lind, early woman sports writer, dies in Seattle
Dorothy Lind, a pioneering female sports writer in the United States, died Tuesday in Seattle after a lengthy illness. She was 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Dorothy Lindsay
Edward J. McKernan Jr. dies after long illness in Emporia
Edward J. McKernan Jr. 76 of Emporia Kansas and president of Bluestem Broadcasting Inc died Thursday at an Emporia hospital following a long illness. His career in broadcasting spanned more than a half century. Bluestem Broadcasting owns KVOK AM and KLRF FM in Emporia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Edward J. McKernan Jr
Bluestem Broadcasting Inc
McKernan
Bluestem Broadcasting
KVOK
Klrf-Fm
Fulton man 78 dies after long illness
M S Timmerman FULTON Mayfred 8 Timmerman 78 formerly of Fulton died Thursday at area nursing home after long illness Born in DeKalb lived in West Carthage before Fulton Surviving stepson Frederick Timmerman three sisters two grandchildren Services Saturday 2 p m Foster Funeral Home Fulton Rev Donald Turk Burial South Richland Cemetery Calling hours 3 5 and 7 9 p m today Aug 26
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Fulton
Mayfred
Timmerman
DeKalb
West Carthage
Frederick Timmerman
Foster Funeral Home
Donald Turk
South Richland
Filton
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Volney
Aldea Parenteau dies in Syracuse area at 63
Aldea Parenteau 63 of 311 North Ave died Thursday at her daughter's home after a long residence in the Syracuse area. She taught at Raphael's Restaurant as a hostess and was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Church. Survived by husband Gilbert a son Raymond G a daughter Mrs Gerald O'Donnell six brothers and six sisters with three grandchildren. Services Saturday 9 15 a.m. at John C. Tindall Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St Charles Borromeo Church burial in St Mary's Cemetery DeWitt. Calling hours 7 to 9 p m today. Contributions to American Cancer Society Onondaga County Unit.
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Aldea Parenteau
North Ave
St. Isadore
Quebec
Canada
Syracuse
Parenteau
Raphael's
St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic
Westvale
Gilbert
Raymond G
Parish
Gerald O'Donnell
Elodia Pouliot
Roma
Reginald
Clement
Florida
Raymond
Adrian
Harvey Pouliot
Carmel Menard
Doris Begin
Jeannine Dodier
Jeanne Mance Philip
Liverpool
Claire Vandiver
Skaneatcles
Yvette Knowles
John C. Tindall
St. Charles Borromeo Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
de With
Onondaga County
American Cancer Society
Fulton
Anna M. Glinsky
Cayuga St
Lee Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Loveless
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Edward
Margaret Mifevic
Camera
Calif
Judith Wessels
Long Beach
Mary O'Conner
Auburn
James Speno
Burt Ave
Speno
Rose Speno
Holy Family Church
U.S. Navy
Firth Carpet Company
Chewie Funeral Home
Jim
Edward J. Speno
Long Island
Dorothy R. Robinson
Pauline Cheche
Cheche
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Memorial rites honor Ira Gershwin at Gershwin Theater
About 2,000 mourners attend a memorial for lyricist Ira Gershwin at the renamed Gershwin Theater in New York. Hal David Burтон Lane and others praise his wit and impact as performances of his songs unfold, with tributes from Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, Jules Styne, and Betty Comden.
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New York
Musical Theater
Ira Gershwin
Gershwin Theater
Hal David
Burton Lane
Gershwin
Los Angeles
George
Broadway
Hollywood
Margaret Whiting
Cab Callaway
Tony Bennett
Ginger Rogers
Jules Styne
Arthur Schwartz
Schwartz
Judy Garland
Tommy Tune
Twiggy
Ira
Betty Comden
Dorothy Harris 73 co-owner of Harris Turkey Farm dies
Dorothy H. Harris of Baldwinsville 73 died at home after a brief illness. She co owned Harris Turkey Farm and Harris Turkey Farm Restaurant in Liverpool originator of the barbecued turkey sandwich. Surviving: husband Walter K. Harris daughter Vicky A. Harris brother Ralph Davis sisters Mildred Gowdy Pauline Woodside Phace Perry. Services Saturday private burial Oakwood Morningside Cemetery Maurer Funeral Home Liverpool in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy H. Harris
Cold Spring Road
Baldwinsville
Harris ‘Turkey Farm
Harris Turkey Farm
Liverpool
Rensselaer Falls
Ralph Davis
Potsdam
Mildred Gowdy
Minden
N.J
Pauline Woodside
Phace Perry
Heuverton
Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery
Heart Fund
Central New York
Maurer Funeral Home
Oswego Woman Josephine O Connor 74 Dies at Home
Oswego Oswego Oswego RD 1 Lake Road resident Josephine M O Connor 74 a former AT T telephone operator in New York City died Wednesday at home Born in Liberty she was a longtime ScrIba resident and a communicant of St Pauls Catholic Church Surviving are a brother Frank Lycoming and two sisters Helen Hickey Delray Beach Fla Winnifred Lyons Venice Fla A brother James T died in Oswego last July Services set 8 30 a m Saturday at Dowdle Funeral Home Oswego 9 a m at St Pauls Burial at St Pauls Cemetery Calling hours today 2 4 and 7 9 p m"}
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Oswego
Josephine M. O'Connor
Lake Road
Liberty
At&t
Nyc
Scriba
Miss O'Connor
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Frank
Lycoming
Helen Hickey
Delray Beach
Fla
Winnifred Lyons
Venice
James T
Dowdle Funeral Home
St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Cemetery
Obituary for D Wilfred Wagner of Syracuse area
D Wilfred Wagner, 86, formerly of North Syracuse, died Thursday in a local nursing home. He was a former DeWitt Ranch Motel clerk and longtime Syracuse resident. Survived by sisters Norma W Byrne and Lucille G Wagner of Syracuse and nephew Raymond H Russell of Ilion. Services Saturday at 4 a m at Assumption Roman Catholic Church with burial at Assumption. Kee pan Gahell Knight Funeral Home in charge.
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D. Wilfred Wagner
North
Syracuse
DeWitt Ranch
Norma W. Byrne
Lucille G. Wagner
Raymond H. Russell
Ilion
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Assumption Cemetery
Keepan-Gahell- Knight Funeral Home
William J. ONeill, Former Yankees Partner, Dies at 76
William J. ONeill, 76, retired chief executive of Leaseway Transportation Corp and former partner in the New York Yankees, died Thursday at St. Vincent Charity Hospital after a stroke left him confined for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William J. O'Neill
Leaseway Transportation Corp
New York Yankees
St. Vincent Charity Hospital and Health Center
Frances R. Smith dies in Rochester at 86
Frances R. Smith of Penn Yan and formerly of Jordan died Wednesday at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Survived by two daughters Violet Pleau and Rosemary Schwab, three sons Donald Martin Edward, two sisters Bertha Fleisch and Jeanette Scripa, a brother Alfred Coe, 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Memorial services held today at Townsend Wood Funeral Chapel in Penn Yan with no calling hours. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Yan
Violet Pleau
Rosemary Schwab
Canandaigua
Donald
Indian Springs
Nev
Martin
San Leandro
Calif
Edward
Ceneva
Bertha Fleisch
Mattydale
Jeanette Scripa
Camillug
Alfred Coe
North Syracuse
Townsend- Wood Funeral Chapel
American Cancer Society
Levi M Hill, Syracuse steelworker, 67, dies
Levi M Hill age 67 of 657 Gifford Street died Wednesday at State University Hospital after retiring from steelwork. Survived by wife Eve daughter Leah son Levi Jr sister Marion Bettese of Oklahoma and aunt Levina Shenandoah. Services Aug 26 at Ballweg Lunsford Funeral Home and Onondaga Reservation United Methodist Church officiated by Rev R Richard Vogel with burial in the Reservation Cemetery.
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Levi M. Hill
Gifford St
State University Hospital
Hill
Syracuse
Eve
Leah
Levi Jr
Marion Bettese
Oklahoma
Levina Shenandoah
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home
Onondaga Reservation United
Mary Rinia dies at 70 in Syracuse area
Mary Rinia 70 of 160 Edgeware Road died Thursday at home after a 38 year career with Syracuse China Corp. Born in East Syracuse she lived in the area all her life and was a St Daniel's Roman Catholic Church communicant. Surviving: two daughters Grace Farar and Mrs George O’Neil two sisters Rose Magari Anna Cilani a brother James DiMartino and five grandchildren Services Saturday 8:15 a.m. Farone & Son Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St Daniel's Church Burial in Assumption Cemetery Contributions to Father Lyons Home care of St Daniel's Church
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Mary Rinia
Edgeware Road
Syracuse China Corp
Syracuse
Farone & Son Funeral
St. Daniel's Church
Assumption Cemetery
Father Lyons
St. Daniel’s Church
Court St
Auburn Obituaries for Grace LaFever and James Speno
Grace LaFever 88 longtime Niles resident died Wednesday in Auburn Memorial Hospital. Services Saturday at Brew Funeral Home with burial in Owasco Rural Cemetery. James Speno 88 of 1742 Burt Ave died Wednesday. Services Saturday at Cheche Funeral Home and Holy Family Church with burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Speno
James Speno
Rose Speno
Burt Ave
Auburn
Cheche
Roly Family Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Dorothy Robinson
Syracuse
Tod
Pauline) Cheche
Death of Anna F Schlachter in Syracuse
Anna F Schlachter 74 of 706 Winton Street died Wednesday night at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital a lifelong Syracuse resident retired from Smith Corona a parishioner of St Vincent De Paul Church survived by daughter Joanne M Harrington two sisters four grandchildren a great grandchild and three nephews services set for Saturday at 9 am at St Vincent De Paul Burial in Assumption Cemetery no calling hours Frasier Shepardson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna F. Schlachter
Winton St
Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital
Syracuse
Smith-Coronda Co
Sehlachter
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Joanne M. Harrington
Clara Mederaf
Elizabeth M. Cosser
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Assumption Cemetery
Upstate Medical Center
Frasier-Shepardson Funeral Home
Obituary notices for Pelon Baggett in Syracuse area
Herbert W. Pelon 75 of Drive 17 Cleveland Oswego County died Wednesday in Crouse Irvine Memorial Hospital Syracuse after a long illness. Surviving include wife Laura Hurd Pelon and children, stepchildren, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services Saturday at 11a.m. at Watson Funeral Home Central Square. Calvin Rickey Baggett 30 of Washington DC formerly Syracuse died of a heart attack Tuesday in Washington. He planned to wed Dolores Jackson Sept 3. Surviving include mother Pearl Adair and several siblings. Services Saturday 1 a.m. at New Testament Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery.
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Herbert W. Pelon
Drive 17
Cleveland
Oswego County
Crouse-Irving
Eugene Denick
Bernhards Bay
Jack Joettel
Francis Cordell
Canastota
Betty Bowe
Geraldine Harris
Brentwood
L.I
George Armstrong
Bradenton
Fla
Watson Funeral Home
Central Square
Dale Austin
St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
Verona
Calvin “Rickey” Baggett
Washington
D.C
Hudson St
Syracuse
Baggett
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Testament Missionary Baptist Church of
Pearl Adair
Marjorie Worley
Patricia Desrosiers
Spring Valley
Rockland County
Mary Ann Adair
Robert
John
New Testament Missionary Baptist
New Testament Church
Edwin L. Cole
Pelon
N.Y
Laura Hurd Pelon
Ronald
Eugene Derick
Jack Goettel
Fueneral
Watson Funeral Home, Inc
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Funerals Home
Main St
Watson FA
Obituary for Bertha I Kerfien of Fulton Oswego area
Bertha I. Kerfien, 65, of RD 4 Oswego, died Thursday at Lee Memorial Hospital. Born in Fulton, she was a life resident, member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist. Survived by husband Raymond S, son Alton of Fulton, daughters Dianna Reynolds Tulare CA Sheila McFarland Linda Jodway Fulton, stepsons Harry Oswego Ernest Clemens Walter Clemens Fulton, stepdaughters Naomi Durfey Mary Clark Fulton Mary Crego Hannibal, 18 grandchildren, great grandchildren, siblings Morris John Harold Mackey Fulton Louise Sanford Maine Broome County Ida Smith Whitelaw Mabel Nadine Fulton. Services Saturday 10 a.m. Foster Funeral Home Filing. Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery Volney.
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Fulton
Bertha I. Kerfien
Rd.4
Oswego
Lee Memorial Hospital
Ernest Clemens
Walter Clemens
Naomi Durfey
Mary Clark
Mary Crego
Hannibal
Morris
John
Harold Mackey
Louise Sanford
Maine
Broome County
Ida Smith
Whitelaw
Mabel Nadine
Spangenburgh Kenneth C. 76 Dies at Home
Kenneth C. Spangenburgh 76 of 100 Douglas Ave died Wednesday at home after a long illness. He worked at Consolidated Industries and the Lighthouse for the Blind and previously Easy Washer Corp. in Syracuse. Survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild. Services Saturday 9 a.m. Maurer Funeral Home Liverpool Rev. Robert Lucas officiating. Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park Warners. Calling hours 2-4 and 7-9 p.m Friday. Memorials to First United Methodist Church of Liverpool fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth C. Spangenburgh
Douglas Ave
Consolidated Industries
Lighthouse
Easy Washer Corp
Syracuse
Spangenburgh
Kenneth C
Howell, Mich
Paul
Fairmount
Mary Ann Gansett
West Covina
Calif
Alice E. Smith
Liverpool
Maurer Funeral Home
Robert Lucas
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Warners
First United Methodist Church of Liverpool Memorial Fund
American Cancer Society
Obituary: Harry E. Bush Sr. of Kirkville dies at 49
Harry E. Bush Sr. 49 of 773 Myers Road Kirkville died Wednesday night at home from a sudden illness. A Conrail sheet metal worker and Korean War Army veteran, he was a communicant of St. Matthew's East Syracuse. Survived by wife Beverly Bergman Bush and five children, services Saturday at 8:20 a.m. at Delaney and Grenbell Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St. Matthew's. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery Minoa. Calling hours today. Contributions to Minoa Ambulance fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Bush
Myers Road
Kirkville
Conrail
Mr. Bush
East Syracuse
St. Matthew's
Beverly Bergman Bush
Debra Murray
Syracuse
Karen
Sandra Bush
Harry Jr
Collamer
Joseph
Katherine Rusczeyk
Shirley Peikey
Peayl Bush
Genevieve Hill
Phyllis Bank
Canastota
Hubert Bush
Florida
Delaney & Grenbell Funeral Home
St. Matthew's Church
East
St. Mary's Cemetery
Minoa
Deaths and funeral notices from August 1983 listings
Obituaries note Alt, Frances Brophy, Edgett, Gaca, and associated survivors. Alt 85 of 245 Maplehurst Ave died Aug 25 1983 widow of Harlow Alt. Services at Keegan Osbelt Knight and St John the Baptist Church with burial at Assumption Cemetery. Brophy Frances 43 of 306 Fay Lane Minas died Aug 1 1983 survived by husband R Tim and children. Funeral at Goddard Crandall Shepardson with burial at St Marys Cemetery Minoa. Edgett Roy W. of 110 Wood Ave Aug 24 1983 survived by wife Kathrine and daughter Kathryn Reynolds with grand and great grandsons. Services at John G Butler Inc Funeral Home. Gaca Chester R. of 4134 Smith Rd North Syracuse died Aug 23 1983 survived by three sisters and two brothers. Services at Bordynski Hollis Funeral Home with Sacred Heart Church burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alt Mac
Maplehurst Ave
Harlow Alt
John
Rilfa) French
Howard Webster
Leona
Brophy Frances & Brophy
Fay Lane
Minas
R. Tim Brophy
Timothy J
Robert N. Brophy
Linda Ann Brophy
Jann J. Anguttla
Nicholas
Caroline) Brusi
M. Goddard-Crandall-Shepardgan
Man Start's Church
Minoa
St Mary's Cemetery
Ronald McDonald House
Oodard
ACA
Chester R. Gaca
Smith Rd
Syracuse
Jennie Sitka
Lattie Pretula
Virginia Quinn
Joseph
Frank
W. Geng
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Pordynski-Holus Inc
Deaths and funerals listed in area notices
Obituaries and funeral notices for Herbert W. Pelon James Speno and several others. Details include ages 75 88 and 63 plus surviving relatives and service arrangements across multiple towns in New York with addresses and funeral home names.
VanAntwerp Hubert L obituary in Bridgeport area
Hubert L VanAntwerp of Bridgeport aged 48 died August 24 1983 survived by wife Ruth daughter Mary Wright sister Arlene Brownson five grandchildren five great grandchildren a nephew Earl VanAntwerp and three grand nephews. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Traub Funeral Home Bridgeport burial Bridgeport Cemetery calling hours Thursday 7 9 p.m. Friday 2 4 and 7 to p.m. Contributions to Bridgeport Ambulance Fund.
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Vanantwerp
Hubert L. VanAntwerp
Brigeport
Ruth
Mary Wright
Arlene Brownson
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Monroe County
Disney World
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Camp Ononda
Canadaigua Lake
Camp Eagle Cove
Fourth Lake
Adirondacks
John L. Catley
Daga Weits
Wells
Turbo
Zaxxon
Missle Command
Galaxian
Gillian Adler
Lisa Battle
Upstate
Robert Stevenson
James Kealoha
Edward J. McKernen Jr
M.S. Timmerman
William J. O’neill
Frances R. Smith
Jordan
Highland Hospital
Grace LaFever
Grace Youngs LaFever
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Brew Funeral Home
David Mulholland
Owasco
West Niles
Niles
Fort Pierce
Kenneth W
Richard M. LaFever
Laurence J. LaFever
Wenatchee
Wash
Sylvia Ford
Vera LaFever
James Spenc
Anna F. Sehlachter
Calvin Baggett
K.C. Spangenburgh
Harry E. Bush Sr
Srandaul
Shepardson
James SY
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home. Inc
Salina St
Polmanteer Paul &, Polmanteer
Whiting Rd
Memphis
Esther
Violet Burnham
John Toscano
Jay Toscany
Arlyn
Ivan
Glenn
Jacque Ine Quimby
Lois Martin
Myrna Klock
Jordan United Methodist Church
Maple Grave Cemetery
Bush and Sons Funeral Home
Bush and Sons, Inc
Nbaum Funeral Service Inc
E. Fayatta St
Buranich Funeral Home, Inc
Gongase
Camillus
Butler-Badman Funeral Home
We Sanna Toke
John G. Butler, Inc
Sona St
RAL Home, Inc
Funeral Directors
Bordyngki-Hollia Funeral Home, Inc
W. Ganaseg St
Carter Funeral Home, Inc
Grant
Farone & Son, Inc
Park St. Syr
Frasier-Shepardson Funeral Home, Inc
N. Salina ST
Goddard-Crandall Shepardson Funeral Home, Inc
James ST
Pirro & Sons, Inc
Turtle St
SEARS
Middleton Funeral Home
Main
N. Syr
Traub Funeral Home, Inc
BridGaport
Tyler-Traub Funeral, Home
Chittenango
Gan
Welter-Price Funeral Home
James
Whelan Bros. Inc, Funeral Home
W. Gnongaga
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