John A. Surprise

1925 - 1995  (70 years)

• Name	John A. Surprise
  Birth	21 Mar 1925
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1995
  Person ID	I17114	Stewartsny
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Teresa Caufield,   b. 15 Sep 1932, Pulaski, Oswego, New York d. 19 Sep 1977 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1953	Sandy Creek, New York
  Children	1. Cindy L. Caufield,   b. 16 Jan 1952   d. Apr 2011 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Tina Marie Surprise,   b. 12 Apr 1956   d. 6 Apr 1999 (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Newspaper Obituary - April 4, 1995 Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, New York - JOHN A. SURPRISE, PULASKI, DIES AT AGE 70 - John A. Surprise, 70, of 7519 Maple Ave., died Sunday at Oswego Hospital. The funeral will be at a later date at Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home, Oconto, Wis. Burial will be in Oconto Catholic Cemetery. Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek. Surviving are two daughters, Cindy Caufield, Sandy Creek, and Tina Marie Surprise, Syracuse; two sons, Michael, Pulaski, and Gary, Syracuse; a granddaughter; a sister, Lulu Mareks, Oconto; three brothers, Cordy and Clement, both of Oconto, and Francis, Almira, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. Born March 21, 1925, in Oconto, a son of Mitchell and Mary Brunck Surprise, he was educated in Wisconsin and served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He married Mary Therisa Caufield on March 31, 1953, at Sandy Creek. She died Sept. 19, 1977. Mr. Surprise was formerly employed by the town of Sandy Creek Highway Department and lived at Richland and Sandy Creek before moving to Pulaski 18 years ago. He was a member of NE-OS-CO Horseshoe Club.