Tonawanda News; North Tonawanda NY; 1953-12-18 18 December 1953 Evening News of the Tonawandas Former State Senator Dies in California Manhattan Beach, Calif. (UP) - Funeral services will be conducted here Saturday for former New York State Senator Michael J. Kernan, who died at his home here Tuesday at the age of 69. Kernan, formerly of Utica, was state senator for Oneida County in 1933-34. He is a retired stock broker. Survivors include his widow, two daughters and a son.