Walker Percy 73 Southern writer noted for National Book Award
Covington La veteran novelist Walker Percy died at age 73 after a career marked by The Moviegoer won the National Book Award in 1962 and his later works include The Second Coming and Thanatos Syndrome. He wrote Lost in the Cosmos and The Message in the Bottle and converted to Catholicism in early adulthood. He was named by Pope John Paul II as the only American on the Pontifical Council for Culture.
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Walker Percy
Covington
la Tap
Percy
John Paul II
Pontifical Council For Culture
Pauline Frederick dies at 84 pioneer woman in broadcast journalism
Pauline Frederick, a veteran broadcaster who began by interviewing wives of diplomats and rose to lead roles at ABC NBC and the United Nations bureau, died at 84 from a heart attack while visiting relatives in Lake Forest. She moderated the Ford Carter debate and earned Peabody and UN Correspondents Association presidency.
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Chicago
Pauline Frederick
Lake Forest
Fredenck
ABC
NBC
United Nations
China
Frederick
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Thso
United Nations Correspondents Association
George Foster Peabody
The
Washington Star
National Public Radio
Charles Robbins
Wall Street Journal
Hollywood Water Man Manfred Zendar dies at 83
Manfred Zendar, famed special effects expert nicknamed Hollywood's Water Man, died Monday at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He worked on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Jaws, trained as an Olympic breaststroker in 1924 and 1928, and earned fame for stunts and diving effects such as lifting a jet in Airport 77.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Manfred Zendar
Hollywood
St. John’s Hospital and Health Center
Zendar
Amsterdam
David 0. Selznick
Martyn Monroe
Robert Mitchum
Parrish Rites Set for Former West Monroe Resident
Former West Monroe resident George W. Parrish, 49, died February 26 in Cleveland Ohio. Graveside services are noon Saturday at Timon Settlement Cemetery West Monroe. Watson Funeral Home Central Square handles local arrangements.
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Whst Munroe
West Monroe
George W. Parrish
Cleveland
Ohio
Timon Settlement
Watson Funeral Home
Central Square
Helen R Warne dies. services set in Fulton area
Helen R Warne 63 of East River Road Bundyville died Wednesday at Oswego Hospital. Services 10 a.m. Saturday Foster Funeral Home Fulton. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Survived by husband Allan K deceased. son Keith E Oswego. daughter Denise E Larmondra Baldwinsville. two brothers Lawrence Minetto and Kenneth Dodge South Colton. four sisters Betty Morgan Donna Cobb Virginia Lund Carol Paula Oswego. seven grandchildren. Memorials to Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church or Minetto United Methodist Church.
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Bundyville
Helen R. Warne
East River Road
Oswego Hospital
Foster Funeral Home
Fay St
Fulton Bunat
Fairview Cemetery
Keith E
Oswego
Denise E. Larmondra
Baldwinsville
Lawrence
Minetto
Kenneth Dodge
South Colton
Betty Morgan
Donna Cobb
Virginia Lund
Carol Paula
Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church
Minetto United Methodist Church
Helen Mary McCray vaudeville star dies at 83
Helen Mary Honey McCray a vaudeville veteran with twin sister Elizabeth Keatin died April 25 after a lengthy illness. Born in Berlin New Hampshire in 1900 the pair rose in vaudeville then film with Twentieth Century Fox and appeared on Kay Kyser radio. They starred in Up the River and The Mad Parade and sang at Franklin D Roosevelt's 1933 inauguration party before retiring in 1935. Helen is survived by her sister.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Helen Mary
Honey” McCray
Helen
Elizabeth Keatin
Berlin
Gus Edwards
Rudy Vallee
Kay Kyser
New York City
Los Angeles
Twentieth Century Fox
John Ford
Spencer Tracy
Humphrey Bogart
Frank Capra
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helen McCray
Watertown man Richard A Rowland Jr. dies after apartment fire
Richard A Rowland Jr. 27 of 206 Franklin St Watertown formerly Lacona died at Mercy Hospital from injuries in an apartment fire. A Syracuse native, he lived in South Onondaga before Lacona 1976 and moved to Watertown two months ago. He worked for C F M Food Distributors and was a 1980 Sandy Creek High School graduate and a 1982 Powelson Business Institute graduate. He served as an Army paratrooper 1982 84. Surviving: parents Richard and Martha Lacona. brothers Randolph William Lacona. sister Sue Bullings Fort Drum. grandparents Paul Pat Skufen Sandy Creek Ernestine Zobel Ordan Floyd Rowland Port Dyson. many aunts, uncles, cousins. Services 8 p.m. Saturday at Summerville Funeral Home Sandy Creek Rev Raymond McVey officiating. Burial Wesleyan Cemetery Lacona. Calling hours 6 8 p.m. Saturday at funeral home.
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Richard A. Rowland
Watertown
Richard A Rowland Jr
Franklin St
Lacona
Mercy Hospital
Syracuse
Rowland
South Onondagafore
C.F M. Food Distributors
Sandy Creek
Powelson Business Institute
National Honor Society
Richard
Martha
Randolph
William
Sue Bullings
Fort Drum
Paul
Pat Skufen
Ernestine Zobel
Ordan
Floyd Rowland
Port Dyson
Summerville Funeral Home
Raymond McVey
Wesleyan Cemetery
Charlie Farrell, Film and TV Star, Dies at 87
Palm Springs California AP Charlie Farrell silent film star of Seventh Heaven and TV father on My Little Margie died at his desert home of heart failure at age 87. He rose to fame in The Ten Commandments and starred in Wings of Youth Sandy Old Ironsides The Rough Riders Aggie Appleby and The World is Ours. He also served as Palm Springs mayor from 1948 to 1953.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Charlie Farrell
Farrell
Janet Gaynor
Gale Storm
Oswego Man Robert K. Taylor Dies After Brief Illness
Oswego resident Robert K. Taylor 43 of 213 West Fifth Street died Thursday at home after a brief illness. He was a member of the Church of the Resurrection. Surviving are his mother Rose Williams Taylor a brother John and a sister Betty Terramgia of Oswego plus several nieces and nephews. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Nelson Funeral Home 124 West Fifth Street.
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Oswego
Robert K. Taylor
Fifth St
Taylor
Church of the Resurrection
Rose Williams Taylor
John
Betty Terramggia
Riverside Cemetery
Nelson Funeral Home
W. Fifth St
Curtis R Millard Memorial Service Planned in North Syracuse
Curtis R Millard 73 died January 6 in West Palm Beach Florida. Memorial service set for 1 am Saturday at North Syracuse Baptist Church 420 South Main Street North Syracuse. Rev Dennis Burns to officiate. Survived by wife Harriet Anderson of Crossville Tennessee two daughters Karen Millard of Crossville and Jane Kuchta of Weedsport a sister Donna Reaves of Mesa Arizona and a niece
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North Syracuse
Curtis R. Millard
West Palm Beach
Fila
North Syracuse Baptist Church
S. Main St
Dennis Burns
Harriett Anderson
Crossville
Tenn
Karleen M. Millard
Jane Kuchta
Weedsport
Donna Reaves
Mesa
Anz
Obituary notices from Mount Vernon to New Haven era
Obituaries list Vera J. Fausak 85 of Union Springs died May 9 in Columbus Ohio set for at Mount Vernon Nazarene Church. Burial later in New York. Also Vitory Finck 99 of Victory died at Auburn Memorial Hospital survived by daughter in law stepdaughter six grandchildren nine great grandchildren and a niece. services at Becker Funeral Home Hed Creek. Nicky L. Sheldon 27 of New Haven died at home. services Saturday at Harter Olmstead Funeral Home Mexico. burial in New Haven Cemetery. Mildred Connor Monroe 94 former Auburn resident died at Geneva General Hospital Nursing Home. services Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Auburn. burial Fort Hill Cemetery. Harold J Mick ey Major former Syracuse native obituary to be held at Church of the Ascension Fort Myers Beach. Mary Kelley and Sheila Major noted in Caring Coalition listing.
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Union Springs
Vera J. Fausak
Columbus
First Church of the Nazarene
Mount Vernon
Ovo
New York
Vienna
Austin
Fausak
Albert
Faysak
Order of the Eastern Star
Vera Parker
Howard
Ohio
Ronald F
Port Byron
Coshocton Road
North Dilney Funeral Home
Vitory
D Finck
Johnny Cake Road
Victory
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Finck
Victory Area
Comstock Foods
Red Creek
Victory United Methodist Church
Victory Grange
Cato
Steven
Lucille Coleman Bracey
Leta Jones
Becker Funeral Home
Hed Creek
Cato Union Hill
Funeral Home
Victory Fire Department
Cato Fire Department
Auburn
Mildred Connor Monroe
Geneva General Hospital
First Presbyterian Church of
Fort Hill Cemetery
American Red Cross
Clyde C. Monroe Sr
Nan Demuth
Geneva
Clyde C. Jr
First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund
Langham Funeral Home
Syracuse
Harold J
Mickey” Major
Fort Myers Beach
Fla
Church of the Ascension
Major
West End
Atlantic Richfield Co
Watertown
Binghamton
Mary Kelley
Sheila Major
Miami
Michael
Fairfield
Caring Coalition of
Central New York
Memorial services for Irma Giles in Perryville Church
Irma H. Giles 96 of Perryville died Feb 4. Service at 2 p.m. Saturday at Perryville United Methodist Church officiated by Rev Thomas Montgomery. Private burial in Perryville. Friends may visit church after services. J Homer Ball Funeral Home Canastota handles arrangements.
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Perryville
Irma H. Giles
Howard N White Sandy Creek death notice
Graveside services for Howard N. White aged 80 of 7934 Lake Street Sandy Creek who died January 28 will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Cemetery Sandy Creek with the Rev Janet Gibbs officiating. Sandy Creek funeral arrangements are under charge of the local agency.
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Sandy Creek
Howard N. White
Lake St
Woodlawn
Janet Gibbs
Summerville
Jacqueline Fioramonti dies after long illness in Brewerton
Jacqueline A Fioramonti 74 of Brewerton died Thursday at St Josephs Hospital after a long illness. native of Pittsfield Maine she lived in Chittenango before moving to Brewerton 26 years ago. she and her husband operated Jack s Cleaners since 1981. burial at Pine Plains Cemetery. hours 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m today at Krueger Brewerton Chapel. service Saturday at 1 am. Memorials to Brewerton Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance Fund.
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Jacqueline A Fioramont
Brewerton Road
Brewerton
St Joseph's Hospital
Pittsfield
Maine
Fioramont
Chittenango
Jack's Cleaners
Fioramonti
Brewerton United Methodist Church
Fort Brewerton
Riversde Lathes Golf League
Rocky
Martha Snyder
Marlene Mercurio
Camillus
Linda Schryver
Pulaski
Catherine Pusher
Massachusetts
Marilyn Wright
Albany
Doris Brunk
Oneida
Brad Ryant
West Monroe
Krueger Brewerton Chapel
Mark Harrison
Pine Plains Cemetery
S. Main St
Brewerton Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance Fund
Bodah Veteran Painter Dies After Long Illness
Alfred Bodah also known as Guy Bodah 72 of Mary Street died Thursday at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Plattsburgh native who lived in Syracuse 52 years he was a painter and 35 year member of Local 31 Painters Union. Survived by four sons Wayne Ken Steve and Keith all of Syracuse and eight grandchildren. Services will be private Sears Middleton Funeral Home arranging.
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Alfred
Guy” Bodah
Mary Street
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Plattsburgh
Bodah
Syracuse
Painters Union
The
Loyal Order of Moose
American Legion
Wayne
Ken
Steve
Keith
American Heart Association
Sears-Middleton Funeral Home
Death notice for Elmer Archer of Lakewood New Jersey
Elmer Archer 86 of Lakewood N J died April 30 in Lakewood. Services conducted in Allentown N J. Survived by four sons George Pittsburgh Roy Cream Ridge Harold New York Russell Bordentown. three daughters Sarah Pullen Cream Ridge Viola Mount Freehold Evelyn Archer Jackson. two sisters Alvie Roughton Florence Anna Vanderholt Highstown. 30 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren. Peppler Funeral Home Allentown arranged services.
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Elmer Archer
Lakewood
N.J
Allentown
George
Pittsburgh
Roy
Cream Ridge
Harold
New York
Russell
Bordentown
Sarah Pullen
Viola Mount
Freehold
Evelyn Archer
Jackson
Alvie Roughton
Florence
Anna Vanderholt
Highstown
Peppler
Knope Knew Nursing Career, Dies at 86 in Syracuse
Trene S Knope 86 of 237 Forest Hill Drive died Wednesday at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital Born in Rochester she spent most of her life in Syracuse A 1926 graduate of Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing she worked as a registered nurse for more than 50 years Retired in 1968 from Allied Chemical Co Services Saturday 1030 am Welter Price Funeral Home burial Oakwood Morningside Cemetery Camden Alton F Kunkle 90 of Second Street Camden died Thursday at Oneida City Hospital after a long illness A Utica native he lived in Yorkville before moving to Camden in 1987 He retired in 1962 as a painter with New York Central Railroad later worked five years with St Luke's Memorial Hospital Utica Senior Citizens Surviving nieces and nephews Services 11 am Monday Sanborn-McDaniels LaRabar diere Funeral Home burial Forest Lawn Cemetery Calling hours 4 to 7 pm Sunday
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Trene S. Knope
Forest Hill Drive
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Welter Price Funeral Home
Bural
Oakwood- Morningside
James St
Crouse Irving Memoral Hospital School of Nursing
Camden
Alton F. Kunkle
Second Street
Oneida City Hospital
Utica
Kunkle
Yorkville
New York Central Railroad
St Luke’s Memorial Hospital
New Hartford
Alice Comello
Yorkville Presbyterian Church and the Utica
Sanborn-McDaniels & LaRabardiere
Leonard C. Bergman
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Funeral Home
Main St
Virginia C Christman dies at 83 in Syracuse area
Virginia C Coughlin Christman 83 former Village Drive resident died Thursday at the Katherine Luther Home. Native of Manlius she lived in the Syracuse area all her life. A registered nurse she retired from Dr George Madison office after 45 years at Syracuse Memorial Hospital. She was a Syracuse General Hospital graduate and a member of St Stephen Lutheran Church and the Bonafide Chapter OBS. Survived by son Edward of Liverpool and niece Mary Ellen Rutchey of New Jersey. Services Saturday 11 am at Carter Funeral Home. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Funeral home is at 1604 Grant Blvd. Clinton.
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Virginia Coughlin Christman
Village Drive
Katherine Luther
Cuca
Manlius
Christman
Hacuse
George Madison
Syracuse Mermoral
Chresman
Syracuse General Hospital School of Nursing
St Stephen Lutheran Church
Edward
Liverpool
Mary Ellen Rutchey
New Jersey
Carter Funeral Home
Buryal
Woodlawn
1604
Grant Blvd
Clinton
Catherine Brownfield dies at 85. former nurse
Catherine C. Brownfield, 85, formerly of 1207 Almond St., died Saturday at Plaza Health and Rehabilitation Center. A Ithaca native, she graduated from Cazenovia Seminary in 1923 and Syracuse University Hospital of the Good Shepherd School of Nursing in 1932. She was a registered nurse at Good Shepherd Hospital for many years. Services were private and burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery. Burns-Garfield Memorial Home handled arrangements.
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Catherine C. Brownfield
Almond St
Plaza Health and Rehabilitation Center
Ithaca
Cazenovia Seminary
Syracuse University Hospital
Good Shepherd School of Nursing
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Upstate Dental Services
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St Mary’s Cemetery
American Cancer Society
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Hickok Ave
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Kathleen Filipske
Elaine Snyder
Stanley
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Rosemary Wheeler
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Amanda
Emily Snyder
Grmrinski Wysocki Funeral Home
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Barbara R Mertens
Elzabeth R Mandato
William E Rea
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Newell-Fay Famshal Home Inc
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Catherine Fpp
Marguerite Hatch
Catherine Feggs
Florence Lamb
Frederick Rapp
Our Lady of Solace Church
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Ronald McDonald House
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Sheech Dewitt Care, Inc
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Sabina St
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Fassini
W. Onondaga St
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Raymond
Mary Rodgers
Megan Scollin
James Scott
Marianne Herburt
St. Ann's Church
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
Pompey
Grenleaf Funeral Home, Inc
Greenleaf Funeral Home, Inc
Onondaga St
John C. Tindall
Funeral Home, Inc
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Kear Deelai
Sahna
Maurer Funeral Home, Inc
Moyers Corners Chapel
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Turtle St
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