Anthony J. Columbus, 85, of North Syracuse died Thursday. Born in New York City, he lived in Sterling 24 year. He graduated from GM Institute and attended Cornell and Syracuse universities. He was an engineer and worked 30 years at Sealright Packaging Co. He was a member of the American Society of Tool Engineers. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Cicero and a member of Knights of Columbus in Fulton. He was president of the Parent Teachers Association and was on the Hannibal school board for four years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. A son, Anthony, died in 1996.
Survivors: His wife of 61 years, the former Amelia T. Stolar; a daughter, Marilyn Bognacki of Kirkville; two sons, Scott of North Syracuse and Thomas of Peoria, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Fergerson Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Burial, Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay. Calling hours, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 215 S. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 710 W. 168th St., New York City 10032-9982.
Anthony J. Columbus, 85, of North Syracuse died Thursday. Born in New York City, he lived in Sterling 24 year. He graduated from GM Institute and attended Cornell and Syracuse universities. He was an engineer and worked 30 years at Sealright Packaging Co. He was a member of the American Society of Tool Engineers. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Cicero and a member of Knights of Columbus in Fulton. He was president of the Parent Teachers Association and was on the Hannibal school board for four years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. A son, Anthony, died in 1996.
Survivors: His wife of 61 years, the former Amelia T. Stolar; a daughter, Marilyn Bognacki of Kirkville; two sons, Scott of North Syracuse and Thomas of Peoria, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Fergerson Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Burial, Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay. Calling hours, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 215 S. Main St., North Syracuse. Contributions: Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 710 W. 168th St., New York City 10032-9982.
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