Oscar W. Canfield Obituary (1924 - 2014)

Oscar W. Canfield, age 90, formerly of Fulton, New York, and New Holland, Lancaster County, PA, died Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 11:15 AM in Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA. Born in Altmar, Oswego County, New York, he was a son of the late Floyd B. and Huldah (March) Canfield. Oscar was a 1951 graduate of Robert Wesleyan College. He was a World War II Army veteran serving with 793rd Military Police Battalion and a member of VFW Post #569, Fulton, NY. He retired after 39 years in quality control with Nestle Chocolate, Fulton, NY. A member of Fulton Alliance Church, he enjoyed family travels and woodworking. Surviving is his wife of 63 years, Dorothy M. (Mead) Canfield, Sebring, FL; a son, William (Susana) Canfield, Croton on the Hudson, NY; daughters, Linda (Donald) Bitterman, Havre, MT; and Sandra Canfield, Fulton, NY; granddaughter, Sandi Bitterman; nieces & nephews; and sister-in-law, Loraine (Joe) Maietta, Fulton, NY. Brothers, Douglas, Harold and Fenton predeceased him. Private services were held by the family in New Holland, PA, with inurnment to take place in Florida.