Margaret Antos

Margaret “Marge” Antos, 95, of Geddes, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Van Duyn Home & Hospital. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse area, she was born on Friday, August 4, 1916 and was the daughter of Paul Waverchak and Mary Zory Waverchak. Marge was a graduate of Central Tech High School. She was employed with L.C. Smith & Brothers Typewriter Co. for five years. She was a communicant of St. Cecilia's Church and an advocate for Onondaga Community Living and for the blind. She loved spending time at the Solvay-Geddes Community Youth Center and volunteered as a clown going to area nursing homes. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time with them. Marge was predeceased by her husband, Joseph F. in 1988; younger siblings, Bernard Waverchak and Mary McGraw; and her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Antos. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Lois of North Potomac, Maryland, James and Peggy of Hong Kong, Thomas of North Syracuse, and Paul of Manlius; grandchildren, Christopher, Matthew and Eden Antos; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, March 15 at 9 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church. Margaret will be laid to rest in Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Onondaga Community Living, 230 Marian Dr., Syracuse, NY 13219-2425. (www.oclinc.org)