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From the Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York, Jan 2000:

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Loretta (White) Kernan
of Binghamton
  Loretta (White) Kernan, 89, formerly of Hancock, N.Y., died Thursday,
December 30, 1999.  She was predeceased by her daughter, Geraldine Pajerek
in November, 1983.  She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Gerald; a
daughter, Genevieve Slodki, of Binghamton; two sons and daughters-in-law,
David and Ella Kernan, of Johnson City, Dennis and Arlene Kernan of
Quakertown, PA.; eleven granchildren, Marie, Linda, Kathy, Shawn, Patrick,
Greg, Mark, Mike, Donna, Deborah and Wayne; several great grandchildren; three
sisters-in-law, Alice White, of Hancock, Rita Mowry and her husband, Robert
of Virginia, Eleanor LaVarnway, of Calif.; as well as many special friends.
She was a member of St. Mary's Church of Kirkwood for over 50 years and a
member of the Altar - Rosary Society.  Born in Hancock, N.Y., the daughter
of the late Andrew and Minnie White, she moved to Binghamton in 1930.
  Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Thomas J. Shea
Funeral Home Inc., 137 Robinson St., Binghamton followed at 10 a.m. with
a Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church, Kirkwood.  Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery.  Friends are invited to call Sunday from 2 to 5:00 p.m. at the
funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made
to St. Mary's Church of Kirkwood or the Hospice Program at Our Lady of
Lourdes Hospital.

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From Marie Ann Wilcox <marieannwilcox@yahoo.com> (0.510) in 2004:

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My Grandfather (Gerald) has always had a special mass for the Kernan family
on the first Sunday of October each year.  After mass the entire family
usually goes to a nearby diner for breakfast.  This year Grandpa was just
not well enough to attend.

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From the Binghamton Press, Binghamton, New York dated March 6, 2005:

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Gerald J. Kernan
of Binghamton

Gerald J. Kernan, 97, of Binghamton, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at the
Susquehanna Nursing Home. He was predeceased by his wife, Loretta; and
a daughter, Geraldine Pajerek. He is survived by a daughter, Genevieve
Slodki, Binghamton; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Ella Kernan,
Johnson City, Dennis and Arlene Kernan, Quakertown, Pa.; ten grandchildren,
Marie, Linda, Kathy, Shawn, Patrick, Greg, Mark, Mike, Donna, and Deborah;
several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Rita Mowry, Binghamton. Gerald
was a member of St. Mary's Church of Kirkwood, and the former owner of
Kernan's Wholesale Meat Co.  Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at
9:30 a.m. at the Thomas J. Shea Funeral Home, Inc., 137 Robinson Street,
Binghamton, followed at 10:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church
of Kirkwood. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends are invited to
call Tuesday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

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