Obituaries

Sarah Wilcox, Born in Fulton

Sarah Wilcox, Born in Fulton

Sarah H. “Sally” Wilcox, 92, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Oct. 15, 2012. She was born Nov. 15, 1919 in Fulton, a child of Daniel and Marion (Shattuck) Hudson. A resident of Fort Myers for the past five years, she previously lived in Jordan, N.Y. where she worked as partner with her husband in their(…)

Josephine Niegos, Retired from GE

Josephine Niegos, Retired from GE

Josephine “Josie” Niegos, 95, of Fulton, died Oct. 17, 2012. She was born in Fulton to the late Frank and Irene (Ciula) Safader and remained as a life resident. She retired from General Electric after 25 years of service and had previously worked at the American Woolen Mill in Fulton. She was a communicant of(…)

Rocco Fortino, World War II veteran

Rocco Fortino, World War II veteran

Rocco P. Fortino, 93, of Oswego, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at his home with his family at his side. Mr. Fortino was born in Phillipsburg, N.J., the son of the late Dominic and Mary (LoCarro) Fortino.  Mr. Fortino was a former employee of Stone and Webster and Niagara Mohawk. He was a longtime member(…)

Viola Kellogg, East Syracuse resident

Viola Kellogg, 71, of East Syracuse, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre, Syracuse. She was born in 1941 to her late parents, Marion (Gilbert) and Thomas A. Billings. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Faron Kellogg, in 2000. Surviving are her five brothers, Robert Billings(…)

Roy J. Cooper, World War II veteran

Roy J. Cooper, World War II veteran

Roy J. Cooper, 87, of Rochester Street, Fulton, died at Oswego Hospital Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. He was born to his late parents, Florence (Wells) and Roy L. Cooper Feb. 4, 1925 in Fulton. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a technician in research and development with Nestle(…)

Michael Thompson, born in Oswego

Michael J. Thompson, 55, a resident of Fulton prior to moving to Pennsylvania, died Sept. 3, 2012 in Pennsylvania. Mr. Thompson was born in Oswego, the son of the late Louis and Phyllis Thompson. He enjoyed spending time with his family, friends, and fishing was was an avid Nascar racing fan. He is survived by(…)

Yerfra Garry, Liverpool resident

Yerfra “Murphy” Garry of Liverpool died Monday, Oct. 12, 2012 in Sunnyside Care Center, Syracuse. Mrs. Garry was the daughter of the late Onofrio and Rose (Arcillo) Brancato.She retired from Sibbley’s Syracuse in 1980. Mrs. Garry was predeceased by her husband, John Garry, in 2002 and her son, James Perry, in 2012. Mrs. Garry is(…)