Thomas Emerton, Jr., 76 years old, died on January 25, 2022 at his home in Marcellus, New York just as he wanted. Tom, a life-long native of Marcellus, was born in Syracuse, NY in April 1945 to Thomas Emerton and Lucy (Fike) Emerton. He attended Marcellus Schools and opened his own auto body repair shop. Tom earned advanced technical auto repair certificates and also received and held an auto insurance adjuster license.
Tom is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sheila of Marcellus and his four children; Tina, Peter, Diane and Mindy, their spouses, eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild and Tom's sister, Hazel Seeley of Florida. Two of Tom's grandchildren, held a family-rosary at St Francis Xavier's Catholic Church in Marcellus.
At Tom's request, no other public services will be held.