Yvonne Narr Obituary
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Yvonne was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the daughter of Henry and Edna Fix. After graduating from High School, Yvonne pursued higher education at Ithaca College. During this time Yvonne was crowned Miss New York State in 1948 and was inducted to the music sorority, Sigma Alpha Iota. Yvonne graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1950. She later went on to complete her Masters Degree in Music Education at Syracuse University. Yvonne taught music at various school districts in the Central New York area, including Jamesville-DeWitt and Cazenovia Central school districts. In addition to conducting numerous church choirs in the greater Syracuse area and teaching private piano and violin lessons, she was an active, long-standing member of DeWitt Community Church.
The beautiful city of Ithaca always held a special place in Yvonne's heart. Yvonne and her late husband, Arthur, met at Ithaca College and were married in 1950. Both remained active members of the campus community; attending football games, concerts and volunteering for alumni events. over many decades.
Yvonne was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, Arthur Narr, in 2018. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Tâm) Narr, Stephen (Susan) Narr, Martha (Brendish) Narr-Blanchett, Lauren Narr; grandchildren, Patrick (Anna) McConnell, Erin (Eric) McConnell-Miller, James (Keely) McConnell and Arthur Narr; great grandchildren, Bradley, Hamish, Archie, Elsie, Owen; numerous nieces and nephews spanning three generations.
A celebration of Life will be held at 3:00pm on October 9, 2025 at Eaton Tubbs Fayetteville Chapel - Schepp Family Funeral Home, 7191 E Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Memory of Yvonne to: Ithaca College: https://www.ithaca.edu/giving/
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Lauren Yvonne Narr
October 7, 2025
To my Mother :
Who every night when she tucked me in, said the Lords Prayer , making sure I remembered it all . Buy doing so gave me a portal that has stood the test of time at every stage of my spiritual journey. Always opening the door to the Lord.
I Thank You .
You taught me how to ride a bike and when doing so-as in everything in life, sometimes falling and getting a bit scratched up by landing in the bushes across the street is just part of learning something new.
When my world became over whelming for me with problems just to big to over come, You often opened your spice cabinet and pulled out a mustered seed and quoted Mathew 17:20 " Truly I tell you , if you have the faith as small as a mustered seed, you can say to the mountain move from here to there and it will move," and because of this mountains were not only moved , many times they were successfully climbed, although sometimes with a few bumps and bruises, and scratches from falling down here and there but I made it .. For this a Thank You.
My Mother allowed me to be an artist ... painting canvas , illustrating, which eventually lead me to NYC to study in one of the most competitive programs in the world for this I say Thank You .
Finally but never lastly , My Mother taught me music . And although the discipline was often intense - It lite my soul into finding a life long passion. My heart work , And for This I can Never Thank You enough .
I love you for ever - Give Dad a big bear hug for me.
Lauren Yvonne
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