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She was born in Dayton, OH on July 3, 1931, and grew up in Rye, N.Y. Barbara graduated from Rye High School and Ohio Wesleyan University where she studied art. She went on to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University. Barbara lived and worked in New York, N.Y., where she met her husband, Francis Robert “Bob” Kiernan. They were married for 38 years until his passing in 1995 and raised four children in Manlius. She was predeceased by her companion Roger Lawrence in 2001. Barbara was active in the Good Shepard Lutheran Church including its work with refugee families in Syracuse. Through the years, she volunteered her time and creative talents to many other community groups. She was a long-time bridge player, an avid fan of SU sports and enjoyed the beach. She will be remembered as a thoughtful and devoted friend who nurtured relationships over many decades. Barbara was the loving daughter of the late John R. and Freda Kunz and cherished sister of Joanne White of Knoxville, TN. She is survived by daughters Susan Bundy (David) of Cumberland, RI and Betsy Landre (Peter) of Canandaigua, N.Y., and sons James Kiernan of Homer, N.Y. and John Kiernan (Claudia) of Phoenixville, PA. She was the beloved grandmother of Gregory (Mary), Jaydon, Jonathan, Jennifer, Patrick, Kristy, Grace, Scott, Christopher and Hans and great-grandson Jack. She leaves many other nieces, nephews and family members. Calling hours will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Eaton Tubbs Fayetteville Chapel 7191 E Genesee St., Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 11:00 am at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7248 Highbridge Road, Fayetteville, NY.

She was born in Albany to Daniel J. Keeler and Kathryn Lyons Keeler on Jan. 10, 1921, and grew up in Bennington, VT, where she graduated from St. Francis de Sales Academy and Bennington High School.Following her freshman year at Smith College, Margaret toured northern Europe in the weeks prior to World War II. When Great Britain and France declared war following the commencement of hostilities, she was stranded in Britain. After several weeks, she obtained passage back to the United States where she resumed her studies. During this time, she also served as an air raid warden in Northampton, Mass. Following her graduation from Smith in 1942, she attended the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston and began a war production job at Angier Products in Cambridge, Massachusetts.In 1944, Margaret joined the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc., serving in various capacities in its Boston regional office before becoming special assistant to the director of chapters in its New York National Headquarters. As special assistant, she traveled to Appalachia, the deep South and the Midwest working with local and state health departments and local foundation chapters to establish polio clinics and vaccination sites in areas where the polio epidemic was wide spread. In addition, she traveled the country, coordinating national and local Mother’s March of Dimes fundraising efforts.In 1956, Margaret left the national foundation to marry the late Spencer M. Wallace, Jr. In 1961, she and her family moved to Fayetteville, where she was active in many organizations, including The Weighlock Guild, Smith College Club of Syracuse, The Tuesday Book Club and the Green Thumb Garden Club. She was a communicant at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fayetteville.An avid golfer, bowler and tennis player, Margaret was a member of  Mt. Anthony Country Club, Nottingham Knolls Country Club and Onondaga Golf and Country Club. In October 1984, she shot a hole-in-one on the 100-yard sixth hole at ...

The daughter of Martin J. Hayes and Catherine B. Hayes, she was born in Elmira on July 28, 1922.Maurita attended St. Patrick’s School, The Elmira Business School, Nazareth College of Rochester and Syracuse University.  After business school she worked at the American La France in Elmira and then graduated from Nazareth College with a B.S. in Nursing.Maurita later moved to Syracuse and attended Syracuse University to begin her graduate degree in nursing.  She was employed by Crouse Irving Hospital at this time where she taught nursing.She met her late husband, Earl L. Oot, on a blind date.  She often said that Earl “was like a ripe peach hanging from the tree just waiting for me to come along”.Maurita and Earl married in 1949 and began their family in Minoa.  Maurita spent many years raising their five wonderful children.  Her hobbies included golf, bridge, sewing and many volunteer activities.  She had a fabulous green thumb and could grow most anything.  She believed that raising her family was her greatest accomplishment.Maurita frequently volunteered in the health field, including her work with Onondaga County Health Department, Well Baby Clinics, Red Cross Blood Mobiles, Polio Clinics, Volunteer School Nurse at Immaculate Conception School in Fayetteville, Visiting Nurse Association, Catholic Charities and FM Meals on Wheels, and she was also an Ombudsman at Hallmark Nursing Home (The Crossings).Maurita and her family enjoyed summer life on the St. Lawrence River at their cottage on Wellesley Island and winter vacations at Mill Harbour on St. Croix, USVI.  In later years, Maurita and Earl wintered on the Isle of Capri, Florida.Maurita was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Earl L. Oot (2004) and brother, Joseph B. Hayes.She is survived by her five children, Suzanne, Kristen (Skip Kenny 2011), Thomas (Ann), Timothy (Susan) and Patricia (Dan Jeffery).  She also leaves behind grandchildren, Ericka Fountain (Cec...