Bessie I. Mariano Smith
Bessie I. Mariano Smith
(November 10, 1906 - July 20, 1998)
Oneida Daily Dispatch
Tue, Jul 21,1998
Bessie I. Mariano Smith
Bessie I. Mariano Smith,91, a former resident of Canastota and of 202
Washington Ave., died Monday, July 20,1998, in the Rome Nursing Home after
being a patient there for the past several months.
She was born Nov.10, 1906, in Georgetown, the daughter of William and
Flora Sawer.
She married Raymond "Big Jim" Mariano on Feb. 26, 1927, in Canastota. He
died in 1958. She later married Charles Smith in 1965. He died in 1985.
She was a resident of Canastota for nearly 50 years and a resident of
Oneida for the past 30 years.
Surviving are four sons, Ray Mariano of Georgetown, Frank Mariano of
Binghamton, Dominick Mariano of Whitlaw and Vincent Mariano of Oneida; seven
daughters, Dorothy Tornatore of Oneida, Mrs. Earl (Yolanda) Hasty of
Syracuse, Carol Calhoun of Oneida, Mary Watts of Colorado, Rosaline Mariano
of New Jersey, Margaret Corchado of Canastota and Mrs. Donald (Geraldine)
Williamson of Peterboro; one sister, Mae Haitton of Georgetown; and several
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999
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