Phyllis Besemer

1935 - 2017  (81 years)

• Name	Phyllis Besemer  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Sep 1935	Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	7 Apr 2017	Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., NY, USA   [3]
  Buried	22 Apr 2017	Calvary Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, USA   [3, 4]
  	From findagrave.com Phyllis Besemer Sprague Birth:       Sep. 17, 1935 Death:       Apr. 7, 2017 Trumansburg Tompkins County New York, USA Phyllis Besemer Sprague, 81, of Highgate Circle, Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully at the Hospicare Residence on Friday, April 07, 2017. A Mass of The Resurrection will be celebrated by Fr. Joseph Marcoux on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 2 pm at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Interment will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a charity will be announced in a complete obituary. Obituary from Bangs Funeral Home Family links: Spouse:   David A. Sprague (1934 - 2016)* Burial: Calvary Cemetery Ithaca Tompkins County New York, USA   Created by: Starfishin Record added: Apr 09, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 178267588
  Notes	From Dale E. Sprague, Jr., correspondent, note of April 16, 2017 Phyllis Sprague 1935 - 2017 Obituary Condolences Phyllis Sprague Obituary Sprague, Phyllis Phyllis Besemer Sprague, 81, went to join her husband, David of 64 years on April 7, 2017. She died peacefully after a long illness. She was born in Ithaca, NY to the late Herman D. Besemer and Carrie Marion Besemer. She was a tirelessly devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who was extremely talented at everything she did. She was an accomplished quilter and baker, known for her pies, cakes and Christmas goodies, and someone whose green thumb was the envy of every gardener. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her seven children, Nancy Cleveland (Daniel), David, Lawrence (Dawn), Kathleen Suisman (Gary), James (Shannon), Carol (Timothy Bordoni), Lynn Bobb (William), 16grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Also surviving Phyllis are her sister, Lois Stout; her brother, Richard (Kathy) and her sister-in-law, Beverly. In addition to her parents, Phyllis was also predeceased by her brother, Rodney Besemer; her sister, Joyce Stout (James); her daughter-in-law, Mary Ellen Sprague (Zizzi) and her grandson, Christopher Bordoni. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by Fr. Joseph Marcoux on Saturday, April 22nd at 2 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery with a reception immediately after at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 161 Cecil Malone Dr., Ithaca. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Hospicare, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Bangs Funeral Home is assisting the family. Published in Ithaca Journal on Apr. 15, 2017 [4]
  Person ID	I288936	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Herman D. Besemer,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Carrie Marion,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F154284	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	David A. Sprague,   b. 26 Jun 1934, Binghamton, Broome Co., NY, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 2016, Union Springs, Cayuga Co., NY, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1953  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F103639	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Sep 1935 - Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, USA Died - 7 Apr 2017 - Trumansburg, Tompkins Co., NY, USA Buried - 22 Apr 2017 - Calvary Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Besemer, Phyllis (1935-2017) Contributor: Sprague, Dale E., Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S458] Correspondent: Bohman, Jill, note of March 8th, 2008. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of April 14, 2017 from the obituary published in th eithaca Journal. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of April 16, 2017 from the obituary published in th eithaca Journal. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of April 14, 2017 from the obituary published on Fosters.com.