Patrick M. Cleary, 62, of East Cortland St., Groton, passed away Friday, August 18, 2006, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Patrick was born September 15, 1943, in Cortland, a son of Helen K. (McManus) Cleary of Groton, and the late William H. Cleary, Sr. Pat was a 1961 graduate of Groton Central School, where he had been a star basketball player. He attended Ithaca College, and afterwards received a bachelor's degree in political science from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Pat had been an investigator for the C.N.A. Insurance Company prior to being an investigator for the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office throughout the 1980's. He had served with the Army Reserves, and was a member of Carrington-Fuller Post 800 American Legion of Groton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, William H. Cleary Jr. and his wife Geraldine, of Liverpool; a niece and her husband, Katherine and Edward Buchanan, and a great nephew, Logan Stuart Buchanan, all of Central Square. He was predeceased by his father, William Cleary Sr., on May 14, 1999. Friends may call at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, on Thursday, August, 24, 2006, from 1 to 3 p.m. Private interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Groton. Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Adams Ave., Endicott, NY 13860
Published Syracuse Post Standard on Aug. 22, 2006
Full obituary was published in the Cortland Standard on Monday, August 21 , 2006
Published Syracuse Post Standard on Aug. 22, 2006
Full obituary was published in the Cortland Standard on Monday, August 21 , 2006
Patrick M. Cleary, 62, of East Cortland St., Groton, passed away Friday, August 18, 2006, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Patrick was born September 15, 1943, in Cortland, a son of Helen K. (McManus) Cleary of Groton, and the late William H. Cleary, Sr. Pat was a 1961 graduate of Groton Central School, where he had been a star basketball player. He attended Ithaca College, and afterwards received a bachelor's degree in political science from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Pat had been an investigator for the C.N.A. Insurance Company prior to being an investigator for the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office throughout the 1980's. He had served with the Army Reserves, and was a member of Carrington-Fuller Post 800 American Legion of Groton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, William H. Cleary Jr. and his wife Geraldine, of Liverpool; a niece and her husband, Katherine and Edward Buchanan, and a great nephew, Logan Stuart Buchanan, all of Central Square. He was predeceased by his father, William Cleary Sr., on May 14, 1999. Friends may call at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, on Thursday, August, 24, 2006, from 1 to 3 p.m. Private interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Groton. Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the American Cancer Society, 31 Adams Ave., Endicott, NY 13860
Published Syracuse Post Standard on Aug. 22, 2006
Full obituary was published in the Cortland Standard on Monday, August 21 , 2006
Published Syracuse Post Standard on Aug. 22, 2006
Full obituary was published in the Cortland Standard on Monday, August 21 , 2006
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