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Michael Caruana Obituary

FULTON < Michael L. Caruana, 35, of Fulton, died suddenly Friday, May 19, 2006, at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital. He was a life resident of the Fulton area. Mike worked in sales at City Electric in Syracuse and formerly at Solvay Electric in Solvay. He was a communicant of Holy Family Chapel, Fulton. He played keyboard and was the lead vocalist with Family Affair and was an avid Yankee baseball fan. Mike was a loving and dedicated husband and father. Surviving are his wife, Tammy (Davis) Caruana of Fulton; two children, Alexis and Ethan Caruana of Fulton; his parents, Joseph and Irene (Okal) Caruana of Hannibal; a brother, Brian (Kristen) Caruana of East Syracuse; a sister, Mary (Matthew) DeGroat of Chester; his maternal grandmother, Justina Okal of Weedsport; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and cousins. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24 at Holy Family Chapel, 45 W. Fourth Street, Fulton. Burial is at St. Mary"s Cemetery, Fulton. Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at Foster Funeral Home, 910 Fay Street, Fulton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alexis and Ethan Caruana Trust Fund; c/o Joseph Caruana, P.O. Box 243; Hannibal, NY 13074. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.

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Published by The Citizen on May 22, 2006.

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Jay Woodard

May 23, 2006

Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss.I had the pleasure of working with Mike when he was at Great Northern Electric in Oswego.We also continued our working relationship when he was at Solvay Electric and I was still At Bergan Electric in Auburn.

Our prayers are with you .

Cierra Axton

May 22, 2006

I'm sorry about Mike. I will miss him being goofy with all of us kids. I liked when he played the accordian. Lexi call me if you want to come to my house. I love you.

Robert Hole

May 22, 2006

To Joe and his family, I extend my heartfelt condolences. I know your pain as I too lost a child. May God be with you all during this difficult time. Robert Hole

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