Charles F. McCafferty

AUBURN < Charles F. McCafferty, 86, of Willowbrook Drive, Auburn, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at his home. Mr. McCafferty was born in the Bronx on Jan. 7, 1922. He was the son of Charles F. McCafferty Sr. and Catherine Daly McCafferty. Charles was attending the University of Notre Dame when World War II began. He left school to serve his country with the Army during World War II. He was an insurance executive with Continental Casualty Insurance Co. of New York City. Mr. McCafferty was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. He was an avid golfer and a member of Owasco Country Club. Charles was also a big fan of Notre Dame football. He is survived by his daughter, Geraldine McCafferty and her husband Michael Long, of Northampton, Mass.; two sons, Stephen McCafferty, of Columbus, Ohio, and Keith McCafferty and his wife Eileen, of Weedsport; a sister, Sister Margaret McCafferty of the Sisters of Ursuline, of Wellington, Del.; four grandchildren, Brian "Reggie" and Kathryn McCafferty, and Devin and Ryan Long. Charles is also survived by his companion of many years, Joan Harrison, of London, Ontario. Mr. McCafferty was predeceased by his wife, Helen Marie Mitchell, in 1994. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Sacred Heart Church. Friends are invited to call on the family from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Oct. 14, at White Chapel Funeral Home, 197 South St., Auburn. Contributions in memory of Mr. Charles McCafferty may be made to Terrence Cardinal Cooke Center, Huntington"s Disease Unit, 1249 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10029. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.