Liverpool Syracuse Lodge No. 501

Joseph W. Mace Sr.

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Joseph W. Mace Sr., 91, of Lakeland, Florida, peacefully, surrounded by family, joined his beloved wife of 61 years, Erna; and son Joseph Jr.

He is survived by his daughter, Beverly (Bro. Theodore of Liverpool Syracuse Lodge No. 501) Chrisler of West Monroe and Florida; sons, Alan (Deb) Mace of Iowa, Donald (Misty) Mace of North Syracuse, David (Jane) Mace of Tennessee, Gary (Kathy) Mace of Clay; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and
a sister-in-law, Helen Mace of Cohoes, NY.

He retired from General Electric in Liverpool in 1980. His passion was his family, camping, music, photography and community service. Joseph was a member of King Hiram Masonic Lodge of Newfield, NY for 50 years, where he served as master and patron, a member of the Liverpool Order of the Eastern Star and the Liverpool First United
Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be private for the family. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ithaca. Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, 3541, Rt. 31, Baldwinsville. In lieu of flowers, donations to Crouse Hospital or the American Cancer Society are greatly appreciated.

Eric George Brandt

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Thursday, May 22, 2008

Eric George Brandt, 83, of Liverpool, passed away Thursday at his home. Born in Greenwich, CT, he was a graduate of Glens Falls High School and attended Skidmore College. He was a NAVY veteran of WWII from 1943 to 1946, serving in the Pacific Theatre. Eric retired from National Cash Register Co. and Coradian Corp. He was a member of Liverpool-Syracuse Lodge # 501 F&AM and the Cicero American Legion Post #787. Eric is survived by his wife, Gloria L. Brandt; a son, Jeff Brandt of Baldwinsville; a daughter, Karen (William) Nugent of Chester Springs, PA; three grandchildren, Jennifer Nugent, Eric Brandt and Stephanie Brandt.

Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, 3541 Route 31, Baldwinsville, NY, with a service to follow at 4 p.m. Burial will be private.

Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 5/23/2008.

Howard H. Hurst

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Monday, February 25, 2008

He was born on 30 June 1909; Raised 16 December 1935, Master, Liverpool Lodge No. 525, 1941.

Bro. Hurst, native and life resident of Liverpool, passed away Monday, 25 February 2008. He founded the Howard H. Hurst Insurance Agency in Liverpool in 1937; in 1979 it became Hurst-Hofer Insurance Agency Inc., with Howard retiring in 1987. Active in the community, he was a member of the Liverpool First United Methodist Church, member and Past Master of the Liverpool-Syracuse Lodge No. 501 F&AM (1941), life member and past president (1945) of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, past president and secretary of the Liverpool Business Men’s Association, life member of the Liverpool Lion’s Club, past director, president and life member of the Underground Facilities Protective Organization, Inc.

Howard was a graduate of Liverpool High School and a member of the Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame; and in 1935, graduated from Syracuse University where he was president of the Economics Club and also served as a member of the Reunion Committee at SU. He was active in the Community Chest and was former chairman of the Onondaga County Red Cross Fund Raising Organization, and a former director of the Finger Lakes Tourism Association headquartered in Penn Yan.

He served for 38 years as a committee member of the Onondaga County Republican Committee and for 20 years as chairman of the Town of Salina Republican Committee, was a former Town of Salina Supervisor, served on the Town of Salina board for many years and was an Onondaga County Legislator.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Virginia (Seager) Hurst in 1986; and his second wife, Barbara Lanning Hurst in 2005. Surviving are his son, Howard H. Hurst Jr., of Mattydale; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Bruce Hurst.

A Masonic Service was conducted today at the Maurer Funeral Home in Liverpool by R.’.W.’. Wm. Geo. Vassily, with Brothers of Liverpool Syracuse Lodge No. 501 in attendance, followed by a religious service conducted by R.’.W.’. Rev. Milton Tennyson Jefferson.

Paul G. Zimmerman

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Thursday, November 22, 2007

Bro. Zimmerman was born in Summit, New Jersey on 1 March 1924 and Raised in Liverpool Lodge No. 525 on 5 December 1983. He was a civil engineer at Hancock Air Force Base in Syracuse. He was predeceased by his wife, Carlotta Nashman in 1990, and by his two sons, Richard and John, and was survived by three children, Paul of Jackson, NJ; Virginia I. of Weedsport, and Michael of Baldwinsville, along with eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held 26 November in Jackson, NJ with interment in Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery.

Lewis Hiram Goodman

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Saturday, November 10, 2007

Brother Lewis H. Goodman, 82, passed Saturday morning 10 November 2007, at home. He was born December 4, 1924, the son of Frank A. and H. Elizabeth Hackeman Goodman. He graduated from Eastwood High School in 1942 and Syracuse University in 1947. Brother Goodman was a lifetime member of James Street United Methodist Church and a former lay leader of the church. He was a Chrysler dealer for 48 years–founder of Lewis Goodman Inc. and still active in the business at the time of his death.

Mr. Goodman was a Time Dealer Award Recipient and served on the National Dealer Council with Iacocca during the Chrysler crisis. He was a former president of New York State Auto Dealers, former president of AAA of Syracuse, a 15-year counselor for S.C.O.R.E. of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a member of Liverpool Syracuse Lodge 501 for 54 years, member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Syracuse, Tigris Shrine, a member of the Royal Order of Jester Syracuse Court No. 79, and a member of Syracuse Rotary Club.

Bro. Lewis is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Annette B. Craig, and their two children, Barbara Jesmer (Michael) and Craig L. Goodman Sr.; grandchildren Annette H. (Dana) Kuhlmann, Laurie J. LaShomb, John C. Hayes, Craig L. Goodman Jr., Christopher L. Goodman, Julie L. (Daniel) Besanson and Michael L. Jesmer; great-grandchildren Katherine Kuhlmann, Lauren Kuhlmann, Colleen Kuhlmann, Mary Kuhlmann, Aaron LaShomb Jr. and Leslie Besanson; and several nieces and nephews.

Private burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to James Street United Methodist Church, Building Repair Fund in Lewis’ memory. Goddard-Crandall- Shepardson 463-4320.

Published in the Syracuse Post Standard from 11/11/2007 – 11/12/2007.

Kenneth James Irwin

In Memoriam

Date of Passing: Monday, June 4, 2007

Ken Irwin, 84, formerly of Liverpool, died Monday.

Bro. Ken was a Sixty-year Member of Liverpool Syracuse Lodge No. 501, 32nd Degree, Scottish Rite, Shriner and Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving Ken are his son, Jim and wife, Caryn Kogos-Irwin of Liverpool; a daughter, Julie Irwin Williams and her husband, John Williams of Virginia; dear sister, Eileen Easton and many beloved nieces, nephews and their children mostly residing in Toronto, Canada. His loving wife, Mabel Sword Irwin to whom he was married for over 60 years, predeceased him in 2005. His older sister, Marion Lennon, recently passed
away.

Ken was a terrific hockey player as well as a musician growing up in Toronto. He graduated from the University of Toronto before serving as an Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, stationed in Newfoundland, Canada. Ken and Mabel lived there the first years of married life. Post World War II, they traveled to the United States so that Ken could complete graduate school in Engineering at Ohio State University. Later, Ken took a management position at Carrier Corporation in Syracuse and the family then made their home in Liverpool, where they lived most of their lives.

They were lifelong members of the United Church of Christ, in Bayberry. He will be remembered for his feisty humor, kindness, and his love of sweets which in later years, was mostly related to chocolate. He always loved to laugh and enjoyed people’s company immensely. His one-liners were legendary. Easy to be around, he had many interests including golf, duplicate bridge, hockey, following sports and politics, which he had many informed opinions about. He was a fine father and an adoring husband all his years.

The Shriners, Masons and Eastern Star organizations were a vital part of both Ken and Mabel’s life where they took part in charitable and fundraising events for the Crippled Children’s Foundation and burn victims for more than six decades.

Calling hours will be Monday, June 11, 2007 from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the United Church of Christ in Bayberry, 215 Blackberry Road.

A funeral service to follow at 10 a.m. Interment will be in White Chapel Memory Gardens, DeWitt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston.