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- Newspaper Obituary - September 6, 2005 Post Standard - George L. Vreeland Sr. September 3, 2005 - George L. Vreeland Sr., 65, Auburn, died Saturday. Calling Hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, at Brew Funeral Home, 48 South St., Auburn. Mass of Christian Burial: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 8, at St. Mary's Church, Clark St., Auburn, NY. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fleming.
Newspaper Obituary - September 6, 2005 Citizen - Auburn, New York - AUBURN - George L. Vreeland Sr., 65, of North Road, Auburn, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, in Auburn Memorial Hospital. Mr. Vreeland was born in the Town of Throop, the son of the late Floyd George and Elizabeth Shortsleeve Vreeland, and has resided in the Auburn area for all his life. Mr. Vreeland owned and operated the G. L. Vreeland Excavating Company for almost 50 years. He was a member of the LICA (Land Improvement Contractors of America), and was honored by the Cayuga County Soil and Water Association for his professional work. In addition, he was an avid fisherman and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiast. Surviving are six daughters, Carrie A. Henry, Moravia; Dawn M. Powers and her fiance, Jerry W. Bishop, of Marietta; Charlotte A. Schram and her husband, Richard, of Auburn; Shelley M. Sebring and her husband, Bryce, of Corning; Susan E. Vreeland, Minnesota; Lisa Marie Whyte, of Corning; three sons, Scott Kirschner, New Jersey; Randy Allen Swan, of Scipio Center; George L. Vreeland Jr., and his wife, Jill, of Scipio Center. In addition, Mr. Vreeland is survived by his former wife, Jean M. Vreeland of Auburn; five sisters, Mary E. Parsons and her husband, Ralph, of Sennett; June L. Miller and her husband, John, of Auburn; Ann Marie Church and her husband, Edward, of Owasco; Linda L. Hoey and her husband, Robert, of Scipio Center; Margaret E. Janas and her husband, Michael, of Fleming; and 23 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Mr. Vreeland was predeceased by a brother, Neil R. Vreeland, who died in 1980, and a sister, Bonnie G. Miller, who died in 1995. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 in St. Mary's Church, Auburn, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Brew Funeral Home, 48 South St., Auburn. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 356 North Midler Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206, in memory of Mr. Vreeland.
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