Ex-Director of Metro Opera Ballet Vesak Dies at 53
Norbert Vesak former director of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and noted choreographer for Canadian and American companies died at 53 from a brain aneurysm. He collapsed at Charlotte airport and died at Charlotte Memorial Medical Center while in North Carolina for North Carolina Dance Theatre’s 20th anniversary celebration. Vesak born in Vancouver lived in San Francisco and New York, studied with renowned teachers, and created works for Royal Winnipeg Ballet and other major troupes. He directed the Met Ballet from 1976 to 1980 and contributed as a freelance choreographer with ensembles across North America. He is survived by his mother Nora Vesak of Vancouver.
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Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Robert Delarase
Vesak
Charlotte
Charlotte Memorial Medical Center
Mr. Vesak
North Carolina
North Carolina Dancer Theater
Mr. Yesak
Vancouver
British Columbia
San Francisco
New York City
Margaret Craske
Merce Cunnngham
Geoffrey Holder
Pauline Koner
la Meri
New York
Toronto
The
Mets
National Association For Regional Ballet
Joffrey II Dancers
San Francisco Opera Ballet
National Ballet of Canada
Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
Alberta Ballet
Ballet
Leland Holland dies at 63 after hostage ordeal
Leland J. Holland a retired Army colonel and former U S hostage in Tehran died of cancer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington He was 63 and lived in Warrenton Virginia Entered hospital Sept 4 He was among 52 Americans held for 444 days from Nov 4 1979 to Jan 20 1981 The colonel earned the Distinguished Service Medal the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star He is survived by his wife four sons two daughters and six grandchildren.
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Leland J. Holland
Iran
U.S
Tehran
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Warrenton
Holland
Dolores Lawson
Mr. Holland
Ronald Hongus
Vietnam
Italy
Germany
Mary Anne
James L
John S
Joseph R
Cincinnati
Jerome T
Jersey City
N.J
Barbara Holland
Fairfield
Ohio
Rose M. Brinkman
Chaptico
Clara M. Holland
Galena
Edward A
Scales Mound
Ill
Robert P
Renton
Wash
Obituary for Alice Hellen Klein of Fayetteville
Alice Hellen Klein age 58 of 100 Sims Place Fayetteville died Wednesday after a long illness at University Hospital. Survived by son David D. Rockwell of Fayetteville, daughters Susan D. Fogarty of Syracuse and Linda A. Loper Ida of Syracuse, and four grandchildren. Services 11:30 Saturday at Eaton Tubbs Schepp Funeral Home Fayetteville. Burial White Chapel Memory Gardens. Viewing 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Friday at 130 BE Genesee St.
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Alice Helien Klein
Sims Place
Fayetteville
University Hospital
David D. Rockwell
Susan D. Fogarty
Fast Syracuse
Linda A. Loperida
Syracuse
Eaton-Tubbs- Schepp
White Chapel Memory Gardens
Genesee St
Gettman Charles Henry Baldwinsville native dies at 76
Graveside services for Charles Henry Gettman 76 of Plainville Road will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Riverview Cemetery Baldwinsville. He died Wednesday at St Josephs Health Center. Survived by son Carl and four daughters with 11 grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral by B L Bush & Sons Jordan.
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Memphis
Charles Henry Gettman
Plainville Road
St. Joseph's Hospital
Riverview Cemetery
Baldwinsville
Syracuse
Gettman
Plainville
Vera Brayton
Army Air Corps
Plainville Ambulance Corp
B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home
N. Main St. Jordan
Obituaries for Percival and Doyle in New York area
Lucille A Percival Ful yon 87 of Fulton died Wednesday after long illness at A L Lee Memorial Hospital widow of Glenn W Percival who died in 1944. Survived by two sons George and Jack, 12 grandchildren. Services Saturday at Foster Funeral Home. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Calling hours 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday. Also Harold B Doyle 82 of Sherburne died Wednesday at Emogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown after brief illness. He was life resident of Sherburne and a former businessman and public official. Surviving wife Alice Cunningham, three daughters, a brother and a grandson. Services Saturday at Aiureece Funeral Home Parlville and St Malachy’s Church. Burial St Malachy’s Cemetery. Calling hours Friday with prayer service. Memorials to local libraries or Pratt Newton Home.
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Sherburne
Harold B. Doyle
St. Malachy'’s Church of
Alice Cunningham
Elaine Kirchen
New York City
Beverly Lynch
New Vernon
N.J
Patricia Caprio
Hamilton
Donald
New Berlin
Aiureece
Parlville
St. Malachy's Church
St. Malachy's Cemetery
Preston St
Funeral
Pratt Newton
Obituary notices for Ducar and Palmer Jr. in Syracuse area
Mary M. Ducar 74 lifelong Syracuse resident died at home. Active parishioner and founder of Polish American Women’s Club. Survived by husband William two daughters a sister two brothers four grandchildren one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Services Saturday at Transfiguration Church with burial at Assumption Cemetery. William H. Palmer Jr. 79 longtime Syracuse resident died at Auburn Memorial Hospital. Former Crouse-Hinds employee WWII veteran and parishioner of St Lucy’s Church. Survived by brother and sister and several nieces and nephews. Services Saturday at Most Holy Rosary Church. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Obituaries for Cuoco and Devendorf in New York state
Alfred James Cuoco 67 of 533 Butternut St Syracuse died Thursday at St Josephs Hospital He worked 17 years for the Department of Public Works He survived by two sisters Margaret Capell and Mary Internicola and several nieces nephews and cousins Mass at St Peters Church Saturday burial in Assumption Cemetery Pirro Sons Funeral Home in charge Also Ivanette B Devendorf 93 of 609 Cayuga St Fulton died Wednesday after a brief illness Services 1 30 p m Saturday at Young Sons Funeral Home Burial Mount Adnah Cemetery Calling hours 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m today at the funeral home Born in Meriden Conn she lived in Fulton most of her life She was a member of First Baptist Church Her husband Neil K Devendorf died in 1968 Surviving are two sons Donald N of Ann Arbor Mich Paul B of Fulton a sister Ruth Fernand of Norwich seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Alfred James Cuoco
Butternut St
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cuoco
Syracuse
St. Peter's Church
Department of Public Works
Margaret Capell
Mary Internicola
Camillus
Fulton
Ivanette B. Devendorf
Cayuga St
Young & Son Funeral Home
Mount Adnah
Oneida
Devendorf
Meriden
Conn
Auburn
Clara Breeze Riley
Charles H. Riley
Mercy Health and Rehabilitation Center
Riley
Meridian
Sennett
Depot Road
Weedsport
Sennett Federated Church
Fidelity
Sennett Grange
Charles H. Riley, Jr
Kennett Square
Douglas F
Norman B
Ruth Parkman
Langham Funeral Home
E. Genesee St
Sennett Rural Cemetery
David Salico
Sennett Federated Church Organ Memorial Fund
Tremble Rites Planned for Utica Man C Carl Trumble
C Carl Trumble 50 of 1431 Genesee Street Utica died Wednesday at his home Funeral services set 9 30 a m Saturday at Quinn Ryan and Nunn Funeral Home Burial Salmon River Cemetery Pineville Calling hours 7 to 9 p m today at 2212 Genesee Street Utica He was born in Altmar lived in Utica since 1970 former Oberdorfer Foundries Inc worker parishioner Historic Old St John s Church Survived by brother Roger Fox Lake Illinois and four sisters Charlotte Parkhurst Fulton Blaine Jimenez Syracuse Brenda Richway Jordan Stephanie Pierce Pulaski and several aunts uncles and nieces and nephews.
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Utica
C. Carl Trumble
Genesee S T
Quinn, Ryan and Nunn
Salmon River
Pineville
Genesee St
Altmar
Trumble
Central Square
Charles E Wagner Rites Held For Local Resident
Charles Elmer Wagner of Chestnut Street died at home after a short illness. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday at the Central Square Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Barker Road. Born in Dallas, he lived over 50 years in the Syracuse area and was a retired building contractor. He served as an elder for more than 60 years and was active in Jehovah’s Witnesses ministry in Texas and New York via Brooklyn headquarters. Surviving are wife Harriet and daughter Geneva Lester of Camillus. Memorial contributions may go to the Central Square Kingdom Hall building fund. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home of Solvay handled arrangements.
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Brewisvlnn
Charles Elmer Wagner
Chestnut Street
Central Square Kingdom Hall
Jehovah's Ilnesses
Barker Road
Wagner
Dallas
Syracuse
Jehovah's Witnesses
Texas
New York
Brooklyn
Harriet
Geneva Lester
Camillus
Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home
Solvay
Paul Howell rites in Cassie Creek church service
Paul William Howell 32 of Alexandria Virginia and formerly of Cazenovia died Monday. Services set for Saturday 11 a.m. at Cassie Creek United Methodist Church with Rev. Donald A. Anderson officiating. Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nichols Funeral Home Whitney Point. Howell floral designer at Flowers Unique in Alexandria and Army veteran MP at West Point. Survived by parents William Paul and Winifred Bailey Howell of St. Petersburg Florida four brothers Mason Palm Bay Donald Delphi Falls and James St. Petersburg plus grandmothers Beatrice Howell and Mildred Walter Bailey, a niece, three nephews, and many relatives. Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
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Paul William Howell
Alexandria
Cazenovia
Cassie Creek United Methodist Church
Donald A. Anderson
Maple Grove Cemetery
Nichols Funeral Home
119Th St
Whitney Point
Howell
Flowers Unique
I 37Th Military Police
West Point
William Paul
Winifred Bailey Howell
St. Petersburg
Mark
James
Mason
Palm Bay
Fla
Donald
Delphi Falls
Beatrice Howell
Mildred Walter Bailey
Castle Creek
Bleier Funeral for Marvin I. Bleier in Syracuse
Marvin I Bleier 74 of 105 Saybrook Lane DeWitt died Wednesday at University Hospital A funeral will be held Sunday at 11 am at Birnbaum Funeral Chapel with burial in Adath Yeshurum Cemetery Calling hours are 10 to 11 am Sunday at the chapel He lived in Syracuse 48 years was a former refrigerator and air conditioning service proprietor retired 1977 He belonged to Temple Society of Concord past president of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Service Society American Legion Steamfitters Association Survived by wife Sylvia son Dr Jody Bleier of Manlius sister Marian Fico of Stamford Conn and granddaughters Amy and Karen Bleier of Manlius.
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Marvin I. Bieier
Saybrook Lane
DeWitt
University Hospital
Birnbaum Funeral Chapel
Adath Yeshurum
F. Fayette St
Bronx
Bleier
Syracuse
Temple Society of Concord
Burnham Jr. Services Set For Oswego Resident
Glenn S. Burnham Jr., 64, of Hibbert Shores, died Wednesday in Oswego. A 9 a.m. Saturday service at St. Pauls Church Oswego will follow cremation. no calling hours. He served in World War II Marine Corps and belonged to American Legion Post 268 Scriba VFW 9218. Survived by Barbara Card, two daughters Jean Burnham and Maryann Kosbob, son Scott J. Shannon, brother George F, sister Lillian McConkey, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Cain-Cullinan Funeral Home Oswego.
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Oswego
St. Paul's Church
Glenn
Burnham Jr
Hibbert Shores
Burnham
Marine Corps
American Legion
Scriba Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Barbara Card
Jean M. Burnham
Maryann Kosbob
Scott J. Shannon
George F
Lillian McConkey
Cain-Cullinan Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Laura P. Strawn 76 former Auburn resident dies at hospital
Laura P. Strawn of Auburn died Wednesday at Auburn Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A Swissvale Pennsylvania native, she lived in Skaneateles and Weedsport before moving to Auburn in 1984. Survivors include daughters Dona Kern and Jo-Ann Chappell and five grandchildren. Private services at Jewell Funeral Home. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Skaneateles. Contributions to Weedsport Methodist Church building fund.
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Laura P. Strawn
Boyle Center
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Swissvale
Strawn
Skaneateles
Weedsport
Rebekah Assembly of Pennsylvania
Independent Order of the Odd Fellows 15
Donald F. Strawn
Dona Kern
Lincoln Park
Mich
Jo-Ann Chappell
Borodino
Ype Jewell Funeral Home
South Deca Street
Lakeview Cemetery
Weedsport Methodist Church
Ivar A Bergren 60 dies after long illness in Brewerton
Ivar A Bergren 60 of Wickham Drive Brewerton died at home after a long illness. A Chicago native and Korean War Navy veteran, he retired in 1987 from King Warehouse Syracuse and worked at P and C Market Marketplace Mall. Survived by wife Mellie L. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Krueger Brewerton Funeral Chapel with Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Church. Burial Hillside Cemetery Central Square. Calling hours Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at 9525 S Main St Brewerton. Donations to St Agnes Church Building Fund or local hospice.
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Wickham Drive
Brewerton
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Bergren
King Warehouse
Syracuse
P&c Food Market
Marketplace Mall
St. Agnes
Hillside Cemetery
Central Square
Funeral Home
S. Main St
Clara Breeze Riley 96 former Sennett teacher dies in Auburn
Clara Breeze Riley of Sennett and Auburn dies at 96 after a career with Weedsport schools. Survived by three sons, Ruth Parkman a sister, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Private services Saturday at Langham Funeral Home with a later memorial at Sennett Federated Church. Memorial gifts to the church organ fund.
Ruth E. Rounds 86 Barnegat Nursing Home dies in Toms River
Ruth E. Rounds 86 of Barnegat Nursing Home Barnegat N J died Tuesday at Community Hospital Toms River NJ after a short illness. Born 1904 in Boston she taught physical education at Brown University and was an administrative aide to the president of Springfield College. Survived by son William G of Phoenix daughter Martha Brimfield of Syracuse five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial service and burial in Toms River arranged by Weatherhead Young Funeral Home Brick Town NJ. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association Syracuse NY.
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Ruth &. Rounds
Barnegat
N J
Community Hospital
Toms River
N.J
Boston
Mass
Rounds
Syracuse University
Brown University
Springfield College
Springfield
William G
Phoenix
Martha Brimfield
Syracuse
William
David
Christopher
Susan Rohlfing
Auburndale
Fla
Randy Dufault
Orlando
Weatherhead-Young Funeral Home
Brick Town
Alzheimer’s Association
Kirkpatrick St
Death of George D. Haskell Jr. in DeWitt car accident
George D. Haskell Jr. 78 of DeWitt died at University Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car in DeWitt on Sunday.native of Boston he taught English at Le Moyne College since 1955, retired 1978. Harvard 1936, Fordham PhD, WWII Army veteran European Theater. Survived by sister Cynthia Tilney and brother William, both in NYC, plus nieces and nephews. Burial at Pepperell Cemetery Pepperell Mass. Burns-Garfield Memorial Home in charge.
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Springfield Road
DeWitt
University Hospital
Boston
Mass
Mr. Haskell
Syracuse
le Moyne College
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Haskell
Cynthia H. Tilney
New York City
William
Our Lady of Solace Church
Pepperell Cemetery
Pepperell
Burns-Garfield Memorial Home
Gertrude Emig Spring dies at 92 in Syracuse
Gertrude Emig Spring 92 formerly of North Syracuse died Wednesday at Van Duyn Home and Hospital. Life resident of Syracuse she is survived by two daughters Helen Putnam and Carolyn Caron nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at St Michael's Church Onondaga Hill burial in Assumption Cemetery arrangements by Gaynor Maslyn Funeral Home Syracuse.
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Gertrude Emig Spring
North Syracuse
van Duyn
Syracuse
Thomas H
Helen Putnam
Onondaga Hill
Carolyn Caron
St. Michael's Church
Assumption Cemetery
Gaynor- Maslyn
Deaths Notice for Herbert Slanlay Beebe
Herbert Slanlay Beebe of Elbridge died October 2 at age 75. Survived by two brothers and several relatives. Services at Moore Brothers Funeral Home with burial at St. Church. Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation in his memory.
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Herbert Slanlay
Elbrid
Elbridge
P. Thured
OL Bush
John V. Russell former resident of Andrews Rd obituary
John V. Russell of Andrews Rd Skanea died October 3, 1990. Survived by a son Dr John P Russell a sister Viola Augustine three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Private services at family convenience Burial Springtets Cemetery Springfield Macs. No calling hours. Donations may be made to aid.
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Russell John V. Russell
Andrews Rd
Skaneafetes
John P. Russel
Viola Augustine
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