ALOAN, Robert
1916 - 2003 (86 years)
Generation: 1
1. ALOAN, Robert was born on 24 Jul 1916 in Osceola, Lewis County, NY (son of ALOAN, Charles Edison and THURSTON, Alma); died on 7 Feb 2003 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY. Notes:
Boonville NY Herald - 2/2003
Robert Aloan. 86. a former
resident of West
Leyden, passed away on
Friday, February 7, 2003,
at the Loretia Home, Syra-
cuse, after a long illness.
He was born in Osceola,
NY on July 24, 1916, a son
of Charles Edison and
Alma Thurston Aloan. He
graduated from Camden
High School in 1933 and
attended Oswego Normal
School. Bob served in WW
II in the Rainbow Division
of the Army earning the
Bronze Star. On April 3,
1948 he married Margaret
Mary Beha of West Ley-
den. She passed away in
1989.
Bob was a resident of
Solvay for many years and
retired from Crucible
Specialty Metals in 1979
as a machinist. He
coached the Solvay Tigers
Baseball team for many
years and was a member
of the Geddes Veterans.
Upon his retirement in
1979 he moved to West
Leyden where he served as
Town of ewis Supervisor
for four terms. Bob was
also a member of the
Boonville Elks Club,
Boonville American Le-
gion, and VFW. He had also
lived at Kortmeiser Village,
Boonville and Evergreen
Manor, Jamesville, NY.
Surviving are his daugh-
ters, Linda Davis, Columbus,
Claair Aloan, Syracuse,
Pamela Fisher, Tully,
Elaine Scardon, Marcellus,
Audrey Cole, Amboy,
Colleen Russell, Syracuse,
and Lesa Wilbert, West
Leyden; sons, Charles
Aloan, West Leyden, and
Brian Aloan, Atlanta, GA;
a sstepbrother, Richard
Aloan, Camden; 18 grand-
children and seven great-
grandchildren. He was
predeceased by a son,
Robert Wilson Aloan in
1976 and a sister, Edith
Burnes in 1990.
Funeral services were
held on Monday, February
10, 2003 at 11 a.m. at the
Mills Funeral Home, 301
Post Street, Boonville.
Calling hours were from 2-
5 p.m. at the funeral home
on Sunday. A memorial
service was held on Thurs-
day, February 11, 2003 at
7 p.m. at the ***unreadable***
Liverpool, NY. A spring In-
terment will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, West
Leyden, NY
The family would like to
thank the West Leyden
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment for everything they
have done for Bob through
the years.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the West
Leyden Fire Depaartment,
PO Box 205, West Leyden,
NY 13499.
Robert married BEHA, Margaret Mary on 3 Apr 1948. Margaret (daughter of BEHA, Raymond G and TINE, Clara) was born on 3 Sep 1920 in New York; died in Jul 1989 in West Leyden, Lewis County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. ALOAN, Charles Edison Charles + THURSTON, Alma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. THURSTON, Alma Children:
- ALOAN, Edith died in 1990.
- 1. ALOAN, Robert was born on 24 Jul 1916 in Osceola, Lewis County, NY; died on 7 Feb 2003 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY.