Frank Stanley Obrycki

October 17, 2016

Frank S. Obrycki, 91, of Fayetteville, died on Monday. He was born in Syracuse and lived in Fayetteville for 40 years. Frank attended Sacred Heart School and graduated with a war service diploma from Vocational High School in Syracuse. He retired from New Process Gear in 1987 after working for 26 years as a machinist. Frank was a veteran of World War II, enlisting in the Army and serving as a gunner in the 103rd Coast Artillery Transportation Detachment on the RMS Queen Mary, making twenty-five Atlantic Ocean crossings from 1943 to 1945. He was a bartender at the Polish Home on Park Avenue in Syracuse in the late 1940s and early 1950s and worked as a machinist for the Prosperity Company in the late 1950s. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1832 and of United Auto Workers Local 624. An avid bowler, some of his fondest memories were of the train rides to and participating in the ABC (American Bowling Congress) tournaments in the 1940s and early 50s. A dedicated gardener, he enjoyed growing flowers and vegetables, which he shared with the wildlife in his backyard. He was a life long member of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Frank is survived by a daughter, Jo Ann (Peter) Bohn, and son, John, (Martha) Obrycki; five grand children, five great-grand children and three nieces. He was preceded in death by his spouse Florence Virginia (Kogut); parents Jan and Alexandra Obrycki; one sister (Mary) and four brothers: Alexander, Anthony, Edward, and Stanley. Arrangements by Giminski Wysocki Funeral Home. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Geddes. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; 927 Park Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13204.