Frederick R. Mccarthy

Obituary of Frederick R. McCarthy March 24, 2015 Frederick R. McCarthy, Sr., 80, of Fulton, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died March 24, 2015 at James Square Nursing Home in Syracuse where he had been a resident for the past seven months. Born December 28, 1934 in Fulton, he was the son of Philip Sheridan McCarthy and Anna Muncy McCarthy. He attended Catholic grade school and graduated from Fulton High School in 1952. Mac served with the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and joined the New York State Police on August 1, 1957, initially serving as a uniformed trooper and later was promoted to Investigator with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Troop D, Oneida. He retired in 1981 to go to work for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation first as head of security at the Oswego steam plant and later as security supervisor at Nine Mile Point nuclear facility. Mac loved his dogs and horses as well as hunting, fishing and politics. He enjoyed telling stories of his years in the state police which included foot patrol at Sylvan Beach and the midway at the NY State Fair. He was chosen to guard Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev when he visited Hyde Park in 1951; he was at the Rochester riots in 1964 and the aftermath of Attica Prison riot in 1971. Mac was a member of the New York State Retired Troopers Association and Oswego County Lodge Fraternal Order of Police as well as Hannibal Post American Legion. He was predeceased by a brother, Philip McCarthy and sisters, Mary Jane McCarthy, Gertrude Cealie and Ellen Fones. Mac is survived by his wife of 38 years, Judith T. McCarthy; six children, Dennis (Donna) McCarthy of Solvay, Fred, Jr. (Jennifer) McCarthy of Town of Scott, Sam (Kathy) Gerbig of Oswego, Michael McCarthy of Clay, Sally McCarthy (Rick Schram) of Atlanta and Amanda (Nathan) Mountain of Syracuse; one sister, Patricia (James) Simpson of Fulton; grandchildren, Frederick III (Lauren) McCarthy of Charleston, SC, Daniel McCarthy of Baldwinsville, Brandon McCarthy of North Syracuse, Noah and Taylor Gerbig of Wareham, MA, McCarthy Jane Mountain and Aidan Alexandra Mountain of Syracuse, Trey Glover of John’s Island, SC, James Ouderkirk and JoAnne Crimmins of Oswego. Calling hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 27 at Foster Funeral Home, 910 Fay Street, Fulton. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Fulton First United Methodist Church, 1408 State Route 176, Fulton. Donations may be made to the Salvation Army, 62 South First Street, Fulton, NY, 13069.