Sylvester C. Ganocy
Sylvester C. Ganocy, 86, of Greensboro R.D. 1 (Mapletown), Pa., died Wednesday morning, April 28, 2004, at his home. He was born Dec. 31, 1917, at Grays Landing, Pa., son of the late Stephen and Mary Kulka Ganocy.
Mr. Ganocy was a graduate of Mapletown High School, where he was one of the first members of the National Honor Society. In his early work life, he was employed at the coke ovens at Poland Mines. He also worked for the Pennsylvania State Department of Transportation as an inspector.
Mr. Ganocy owned and operated Ganocy’s Exxon at Cabbage Flats, Greensboro, for 57 years. He attended Mapletown United Methodist Church and had been a member of the former Greensboro Lions Club. Mr. Ganocy coached for the Greensboro Little League and served for several years with the Southeastern Greene School Board, and the Greene County Planning Commission. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing horseshoes.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris C. Tanner Ganocy, who died April 7, 1989; five brothers, John, Louis, Joseph, George and Albert Ganocy; and three sisters, Mary, Helen and Hermina.
Surviving are three sons, Terry K. Ganocy and his wife, Naomi of Greensboro, Kenneth A. Ganocy and his wife, Betty of Carmichaels, Pa., and Dean S. Ganocy of Greensboro; four grandchildren, Dr. Kent Ganocy, Tracy Renee McCann, Shannon Ganocy-Adamson and Deanna May Ganocy; five great-grandchildren, Jeremy Ganocy, Chelsee Ganocy McCann, Shelbee Louise McCann, Sophia Isabelle Ganocy and Alexa Giselle Ganocy; a sister, Dorothy Scarpellini of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews..