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Gertrude L. Gristwood
May 18, 2001
Gertrude L. Gristwood, 91, of McHarrie Street, Baldwinsville, died Friday at the Syracuse Home Association. Born in Scriba, she also lived in Baldwinsville before moving to Tucson, Ariz., in 1972. She returned to Baldwinsville in 1998. She was a graduate of Onondaga Business School. She was a secretary with insurance agencies in Baldwinsville and Syracuse. She was a member...
Charles E. Miller
May 13, 2001
Charles E. Miller, 75, of Blanchard Boulevard, Van Buren, died Sunday at Loretto, Syracuse. Born in Syracuse, he retired in 1990 after 40 years as a mechanic and tractor-trailer driver with Tip-Top and Stroehman bakeries. He was a member of St. Augustine's Church, Baldwinsville. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving on a destroyer escort, and...
Clyde E. Root
May 12, 2001
Clyde E. Root, 79, of Syracuse died Saturday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Baldwinsville, he retired in 1983 as a mechanic after 25 years with Dairylea Corp., Syracuse. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Stanley Pennock Veterans of Foreign War Post, Solvay. Survivors: His wife, the former Carmella G. Carducci; a daughter, Marsha...
Russell D. Thompson
May 9, 2001
Russell D. ''Farmer'' Thompson, 85, of Rabbitt Lane, Phoenix, died Wednesday at home. Born in Theresa, he lived 43 years in Phoenix. He retired in 1978 as a superintendent after 40 years at Kilian Manufacturing in Syracuse. He was a communicant of St. Stephen's Church, Phoenix, and former superintendent and member of the board of directors of Chase Cemetery....
Robert G. Whitman
May 8, 2001
Robert G. Whitman, 87, of Brooks Place, Baldwinsville, died Tuesday at Syracuse Home Association, Baldwinsville. Born in Truxton, he was a 1933 graduate of Cortland High School and a 1938 graduate of Crane School of Music, and received his bachelor's degree in 1946 from State University College at Potsdam and his master's degree in 1947 from Syracuse University. He...
Kendall Paul Hirsh
May 6, 2001
Kendall Paul Hirsh, 57, of Route 11, Lake City, FL, died Sunday, May 6, 2001. He was born in Baldwinsville, NY and lived in Baldwinsville until 1971 moved to West Palm Beach, FL, he then moved to Lake City 1999. Mr. Hirsh attended Baker High School in Baldwinsville. He was a Truck Driver for Pritchett Trucking Co. in Lake...
Edna Mae Ryan
May 4, 2001
Edna Mae Spencer Ryan, 85, of Conifer Drive, Baldwinsville, died Friday at Portland Medical Center, Portland, Ore. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Baldwinsville since 1945. She was a homemaker and a member of Canton Woods Senior Center. Her husband, Philip E., died in 1997. Survivors: A daughter, Kathleen A. Ryan of Portland, Ore.; a son, Philip W. of...
Rose E. Laporte
Apr 30, 2001
Rose E. Benz LaPorte, 83, of Stiles Road, Van Buren, died Monday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Syracuse, she lived in the Syracuse area most of her life. She worked many years in the accounting office of Dey Bros., Syracuse. She was a communicant of St. Augustine's Church, Baldwinsville, and a former member of Women of Moose Chapter 649...
Ross J. Howard
Apr 27, 2001
Ross J. Howard, 78, of Syracuse died Friday at Crouse Hospital. Born in Mooers, he was a life resident of the Syracuse area. He worked 33 years at Crucible Specialty Metals Division of the Crucible Materials Corp. and previously worked at Woodland Specialties. His wife, Hilda G., died in 1984; a daughter, Betsy, died in 1969. Survivors: Two daughters,...
Janine Francella Caputo
Apr 21, 2001
Janine Francella Caputo, 37, of the Bronx died Saturday at Jacobi Medical Center, the Bronx. She was a life resident of the Bronx. She was a graduate of Grace Dodge Vocational High School, the Bronx. Survivors: Her mother, Marie Caputo of Syracuse; her father, Robert E. Francella of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Cheryl A. Cosme of Baldwinsville; a...
Catherine E. Shea
Apr 21, 2001
Catherine E. Shea, 85, of Loretto's Fahey Residence, Syracuse, died Saturday at home. Born in Syracuse, she lived in Baldwinsville many years. She attended St. Lucy's Academy and was a graduate of Blodgett Vocational High School. She retired from the auditing department at Sears, Roebuck and Co., Syracuse. She was a communicant of St. Lucy's Church and a literacy...
Virginia P. Brewer
Apr 16, 2001
Virginia Porter Brewer, 57, of Baldwinsville died Monday at Syracuse Home of Lou Gehrig's disease. She was born in Chengtu, Szechuan, China. She was a 1961 graduate of West Irondequoit High School, Rochester, a 1965 graduate of Oberlin College and a 1967 graduate of Duke University. She retired in 1998 after 22 years as director of physical therapy for...
Henry A. Hahn
Apr 15, 2001
Henry A. ''Hank'' Hahn, 79, of Dunham Road, Baldwinsville, died Sunday at home. Born in Galeville, he lived in the Baldwinsville area most of his life. He was a mechanic for 30 years with the Onondaga County Highway Department in North Syracuse. He was a member of the Syracuse Racing Pigeon Club. He was an Army veteran of World...
Margaret A. Cooper
Apr 8, 2001
Margaret A. Harrington Cooper, 82, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Baldwinsville, died Sunday in Delray Beach. Her husband, Smith L., died in 1971. Survivors: A daughter, Nancy A. Godden of Delray Beach; a son, John D. of Boynton Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday in Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville. No calling hours. Falardeau Funeral Home, Baldwinsville,...
Daniel F. Miller
Apr 7, 2001
Daniel F. Miller, Sr., 58, of Hawk Road, Volney, died Saturday at home. Born in Auburn, he lived in Baldwinsville and Mottville before moving to Volney in 1984. He attended Baldwinsville schools. He retired last year as a forklift operator after 40 years at the P&C Warehouse, Syracuse. Survivors: His wife of 25 years, the former Patricia J. Kurtnacker;...
Andrew Petro
Apr 6, 2001
Andrew Petro, 83, of Liverpool died Friday at Community General Hospital. Born in Clairton, Pa., he lived in Washington, D.C., before moving to Liverpool in 1980. He retired in 1980 as a security guard with the State Department in Washington. He was a member of King of Kings Lutheran Church, Clay. He was an Army veteran of World War...
Gladys C. Abbott
Apr 6, 2001
Gladys Carnrite Abbott, 90, of Baldwinsville died Friday at the Syracuse Home Association, Baldwinsville. Born in Syracuse, she lived most of her life in Baldwinsville. She graduated from Central City Business Institute. She was a legal secretary with the Cole law firm, Syracuse. She was a member of Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church and the church choir. Her husband...
Marie E. Johnson
Apr 3, 2001
Marie E. Hulbert Johnson, 66, of Bennetts Corners Road, Memphis, died Tuesday at Community General Hospital. Born in Baldwinsville, she lived in the Memphis area 47 years. She and her husband owned M & N Hardware Sales, Memphis. She had been an executive secretary at R.E. Dietz, Syracuse, and also sold Amway products. She was a communicant of St....
Virginia R. Hammond
Mar 31, 2001
Virginia R. Oppelton Hammond, 96, of Baldwinsville died Saturday at Crouse Hospital. She was born in Baldwinsville. She worked for Titcomb's store, Baldwinsville. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Baldwinsville and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 218, Baldwinsville. Her husband of 58 years, Ward B., died in 1985, and her son, Donald A. died Nov....

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