Obituaries

Robert Bracy, retired pipefitter

Robert A. Bracy, 77, of Fulton, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Oswego Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in New Haven, a son to the late Kenneth and Gladys Lawton Bracy. He attended Mexico Academy and enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He retired in 1991 from the Local(…)

Edward Gillette, Avid bowler

Edward Charles Gillette, 41, died peacefully at his home in Abilene, Texas March 3, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He resided in Fulton most all of his life. In 2005, he moved to Texas where he was a commercial and residential painter. He attended G. Ray Bodley High School. He was an avid(…)

Dale McFarland, Air Force veteran

Dale A. McFarland, 73, of Sterling, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Oswego Hospital. He was born in Sterling, a son to the late Allen and Marjorie McFarland. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 until 1966. His law-enforcement career began at Fair Haven Beach State Park as a Park Ranger/Police until 1979.(…)

June Hart, 1939 Phoenix graduate

June Virginia Oswald Hart, 91, of Pennellville, died March 7, 2013. She was a 1939 Phoenix High School graduate. She was a former employee of NY Ordinance Works-gun and acid factories, Lysander, during World War II; Baldwinsville Sanitarium; Zahn Manor; Michaud Nursing Home, Fulton; and was a private duty home health aide, retiring at age(…)

Elsie E. Stanard, Volney resident

Elsie E. Stanard, 88, of Volney, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at University Hospital in Syracuse surrounded by her family. A native of McDonough, she had resided in the Volney and Fulton areas most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Leon and Irene Eccleston. She had worked with her husband as(…)

Carl A. Bishop, Army veteran

Carl A. Bishop, 84, of Scriba, died March 7, 2013 in University Hospital, Syracuse. Mr. Bishop was born in Oswego to the late Carl E. and Mary (McGraw) Bishop. He attended Oswego schools and graduated from Oswego High School in 1948. He was a U.S. Army veteran where he served in the 25th infantry division(…)

Beth Ferguson, Mexico graduate

Beth Marie Ferguson, 32, of Oswego, died Feb. 12, 2013. She was born in Oswego on Feb. 27, 1980. She graduated from Mexico High School and continued on to receive an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Cayuga Community College.  Because of her love to interact with and help people, her favorite job was working(…)