Obituary of Gerald T. Hastings

Gerald T. Hastings, 98, of Kirkwood, died Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2003, at the Rivermede Health Care Center. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Nora Haggerty Hastings; four brothers, Edward, George, Michael and William; his wife, Margaret J. (Callan) Hastings, 1965; his children, Donald, 2002, Gerald (Pat), 1993, Margaret (Penny) Winchell, 1982, Frank, 1999; two grandchildren, Edward C. Prentice III, 1968, Margaret (Peggy Prentice) Aaron, 2002; two great-grandchildren, Beth Ann Winchell, 1993 and Thomas Douglas Castro, 2001. He is survived by his children, Tom and Jeanette Hastings, Binghamton, Jane and John West, Windsor, Katie and Bob DuVall, Columbus, Ohio, Evie and Pete Contro, Windsor, Mike and Judy Hastings, Oneonta, Linda and Ed Prentice, Haines City, Fla., Patty and Tom Lee, Windsor; daughters-in-law, Sara Hastings, Ruby Hastings, Binghamton, Kathy Hastings, Endicott; son-in-law, Jack Winchell, Windsor; 36 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was a member of St. Mary's Church, Kirkwood. He retired from Robert E. Foley Construction Co., and the oldest member of local IBEW, 1249, Syracuse. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Mary's Church, Rt. 11, Kirkwood, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main St., Binghamton, Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Gerald may be made to W. Windsor Fire Co., Carla Dr., Windsor, N.Y. 13865, or St. Mary's Church Restoration Fund, 975 N.Y. Rt. 11, Kirkwood, N.Y. 13795.