Obituary of Joseph W. Dreher

Joseph Dreher of Baldwinsville died Thursday,his 93rd birthday, at Crouse Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Dreher, son of Joseph Michael Dreher and Gertrude Anna Neukom, was born on 24 May 1919 in Terre Haute, IN. He was a graduate of State High School, Terre Haute and of Rose Polytechnic Institute, also of Terre Haute, where he received a degree in electrical engineering in 1941. He was employed by the General Electric Company from 1941 through 1985, his tenure interrupted by four years active duty during WW II as an officer in the Corps of Engineers, two years of which were spent in Iceland. In 1947 he moved to Baldwinsville, having been relocated by General Elcectric to Electronics Park. An amateur radio enthusiast licensed for almost eighty years, Mr. Dreher was active in local “ham” affairs. He was an active communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Baldwinsville, where he served as usher and lector for many decades. He also spent much time as a volunteer serving various community needs. He is survived by his wife of seventy years, the former Karolyn Trout; a son, Stephen J. (Judith) of Baldwinsville; a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Connell (Steven Rosen) of Muskegon, Michigan; four grandchildren, Joseph B. Dreher of St. Louis, Elizabeth (Michael) Tillstrom of Ostersund, Sweden, Amy Dreher of Brooklyn, Rebecca Dreher of Buffalo; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:00am Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at St. Mary's Church in Baldwinsville. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Baldwinsville. Calling hours are 4-7pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the Falardeau Funeral Home, 93 Downer St., Baldwinsville. Contributions: In lieu of flowers to St. Mary's Church, 47 Syracuse Street, Baldwinsville,, NY 13027