Eli "Checker" Homer Jr., 73, a member of the Oneida Indian Nation Wolf Clan, and resident of the Onondaga Nation, passed away Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a graduate of LaFayette High School, Class of 1958. Checker was an Army veteran and was a retired construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Isabelle Jacobs Homer; his children, Thomas Homer, Wilbur (Victoria) Homer, Edward (Shawna) Homer, Roseann (Charles "C.B.") Hill, Timothy Homer, Laura (Mike) Sullivan, Kimberly (Murray "ACE") Stout and Theresa Homer; two brothers, Kenneth and David Homer; three sisters, Otat Homer, Irene Thomas, Linda Deer; 14 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters, Brielle and Jayla; and several nieces and nephews. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Butler-Badman Funeral Home, Inc., 4504 W. Seneca Tpk. Interment: Onondaga Nation Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from July 27 to July 28, 2012
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from July 27 to July 28, 2012
Eli "Checker" Homer Jr., 73, a member of the Oneida Indian Nation Wolf Clan, and resident of the Onondaga Nation, passed away Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a graduate of LaFayette High School, Class of 1958. Checker was an Army veteran and was a retired construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Isabelle Jacobs Homer; his children, Thomas Homer, Wilbur (Victoria) Homer, Edward (Shawna) Homer, Roseann (Charles "C.B.") Hill, Timothy Homer, Laura (Mike) Sullivan, Kimberly (Murray "ACE") Stout and Theresa Homer; two brothers, Kenneth and David Homer; three sisters, Otat Homer, Irene Thomas, Linda Deer; 14 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters, Brielle and Jayla; and several nieces and nephews. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Butler-Badman Funeral Home, Inc., 4504 W. Seneca Tpk. Interment: Onondaga Nation Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from July 27 to July 28, 2012
Published in Syracuse Post Standard from July 27 to July 28, 2012
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