The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)

JOHN W. (JACK) FLEMING

- Maleckifun­eralhome.com

Vernon Center-john W. (Jack) Fleming, of Arquint Road died Wednesday March 24, 2021 at the Siegenthal­er Center of New Hartford.

He was born on November 18, 1928 in Utica, New York the son of the late Walter J. Fleming and Ethel (Burke) Fleming. He was a graduate of Madison Central School.

He was a partner with his two brothers of Fleming Bros. Farm for over fty years. He later worked at Burton’s Livstock and Madison-oneida BOCES for a short time before retiring. On September 26, 1959 he married Patricia M. Cleary in St. Bernard’s Church, Waterville.

In his spare time Jack loved to go to his grandchild­ren’s sporting events in addition to VVS and Madison basketball games.

Upon retirement, he started going to ”the diner” in the morning. He could nd someone to talk to no matter where he went.

Surviving are his two sons; John (Kim) Fleming of Lansing and Michael (Kristin) Fleming of Seneca Falls, two daughters, Mary (Paul) Jeffers, and Ann-marie (Jeff) De Barr of Sherrill, twelve grandchild­ren, one great-granddaugh­ter, sisters, Mary Novak of New Hartford, Margaret Sigsbee of Oriskany Falls, Elizabeth (Allen) Crossway of Waterville and Jean (Wayne) Russell of Vernon Center, sister-in-law Patricia Fleming of Vernon Center, and brother-in-law Martin Cleary of Waterville and several nieces and nephews.

He was predecease­d by his wife Patricia in July of 2020, his brothers William and Joseph: brothers-in-law, Marvin Novak and Donald Sigsbee and sisters-in-law Patricia A. Fleming and Mary Cleary. Friends called on Friday March 26, 2021 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Malecki Funeral Home Inc., 23 Front Street, Vernon, NY. Due to the COVID -19 restrictio­ns mask and social distancing is required. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 121 St. Joseph’s Place, Oneida, NY. Spring burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Waterville, New York. In lieu of owers donations in memory of John may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care, 4277 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, NY, 13413.

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