September 5, 2011        

CARTHAGE, N.Y.  —  Donald A. Sheltray, 74, of 23260 Boyd Road, died Sunday, Sept.  4, in the emergency room of the Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken at his residence.

Born March 23, 1937, in Carthage, the son of the late Aubrey and Dora Oliver Sheltray, he attended Carthage Schools. 

He married Ethel Marie Walters on Oct. 5, 1957, in Great Bend. She died Aug. 22, 2007.  

Mr. Sheltray worked at the former Durkee’s Bakery before his 25 year career in the maintenance department at Carthage Area Hospital. He retired several years ago. 

Surviving are a daughter, Cheryl Gooden, Carthage; a son and his wife, Donald M. and Susan Sheltray, Natural Bridge; a granddaughter, Brittany Ann Donner, Fort Carson, Colo.; a sister, Sharon Johnson, Carthage; and several nieces and nephews.  

A sister, Helen Waite, and a brother, Walter Sheltray, both died before him.

Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Fairview Cemetery, Carthage. with Rev. Robert Barone, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. There will be no public calling hours. 

Arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage. 








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