In Memoriam: Gary Carl Onusseit
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, Gary Carl Onusseit, passed away at the age of 91 in Nashville, TN.
Gary was born December 12, 1929 to German immigrants in Rochester, NY.
He retired from both General Motors and Unisys Corporation. His hobbies and interests over the years have been running, bowling, golfing, bridge, pinochle, traveling, and eating out.
Gary is a Korean War Veteran, having served in the Air Force in Mississippi and Colorado, from December 1949 to April 1952.
He is survived by wife, Edith Onusseit, children, Glenn Onusseit, Gail Hurley, and Cheryl (Wayne) Cope, six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Gary was preceded in death by his father and mother, Fred and Emma Onusseit, brother, Hal Onusseit, and sister, Irma Lill.
A private service will be held. Please post your remembrances and condolences in the comment section below.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Salvation Army 631 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207
Thank you to Barbara Kraus, the Nashville VA, Windlands South, Tara Hughes, and West Meade Place for all their loving care and service over the last few years or months.
Thanks, Dad
Thanks Dad for going to work every single day for over 40 years to earn a living for your family
Thanks Dad for all of the very many day-trips and vacations to parks, museums, tourist sites and beaches. [including those trips to Florida and the RV trip all over the USA]
Thank you Dad for all of the neighborhood Labor Day picnics that you helped plan and host.
Thanks Dad for the special activities like Girl Scouts, summer camps and piano lessons.
Thank you Dad for taking me faithfully to church for the first ten years of my life.
Thank you Dad for my love of books, reading and libraries by example and by putting me in a book club and driving me to the local library regularly.
Thanks Dad for my early interest in nutrition, via your books.
Thank you Dad for your example of punctuality, general reliability and fast walking.
Thanks Dad for helping me get that job at GM where I met my husband.
Thanks Dad for coming to live in Tennessee and welcoming my family into your life here.
Thank you Dad for allowing me to get to know you better these last 5 ½ years.
Thanks for all those trips to Aruba. Thanks Dad for sharing your trip to Florida with me before you moved down here. Thanks Dad for the trip to Branson. Thanks Dad for going to tourist places with us like the corvette museum, the Parthenon, the zoo, the baseball game, the Octoberfest and all the restaurants.
Thanks Dad for all the free lunches at Windlands and for their holiday parties you shared with me and Wayne.
Thank you Dad for all of your generous gifts at Christmas and birthdays. And for the generous gifts of money to your children and grandchildren.
Thanks for telling me all of your stories in the hospital in September.
Thanks for everything else I am forgetting or just never noticed.
Thanks Dad.
The first half of this thanks Dad post was made and published on my blog in 2012. I added to it in 2020/2021.
Romans 8:35, 37-39 NLT
Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? … 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow–not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below–indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A couple of his favorite jokes that he liked to tell
A dumb blonde wearing headphones walks into a hair salon…
She sits down in the waiting area and eventually falls asleep. The stylist takes off the blondes headphones so she will hear when her name is called. When her name is called, the blonde doesn’t respond, so the stylist shakes her to wake her up, and the blonde is stone cold dead. When the paramedic arrives, he checks the headphones and says “Well here’s the problem.” The stylist listens, and the headphones are playing the words “Breathe in. Breathe out.” on repeat.
Jesus & Finkelstein.
Jesus is wandering around Jerusalem when he decides he really needs a new robe. After looking around, he sees a sign for “Finkelstein, the Tailor.” He goes in and Finkelstein prepares a new robe for him which is a perfect fit.
When he asks how much he owes, Finkelstein brushes him off. “No, no, there’s no charge. But, may I ask a small favor? Maybe whenever you give a sermon you could just mention a little something about how your nice robe was prepared by Finkelstein the Tailor.”
Jesus readily agrees and, as promised, plugs Finkelstein’s robes every time he preaches.
Some months later, He is wandering through Jerusalem and happens by Finkelstein’s shop. He is amazed to see a huge line of people waiting for Finkelstein’s robes. He pushes his way through the crowd to speak to Finkelstein himself.
“Jesus, Jesus, look what a marvel you’ve been for business,” gushes Finkelstein. “Would you consider a partnership?”
“Sure, sure,” replies Jesus.
“Jesus & Finkelstein it is.”
“Uh, no, no,” says Finkelstein. “Finkelstein & Jesus.”
The two of them argue for some time about the name. Finally, they come to a compromise decision.
They decide to name the new business “Lord & Taylor.”
Some of his favorite things
Movie: Dr. Zhivago
Movie Series: James Bond movies
TV Series: Blue Bloods (he liked Tom Selleck)
Favorite Color: Brown
Favorite Meal: Rouladen served at Swan Market, Rochester, NY.
Favorite Bakery Items: Almond Paste Cookies and Cannolis from Savoia Pastry Shoppe, Rochester, NY
Favorite Travel Spot: Aruba
Music Favorites: German polkas, Sousa marches, The Letterman
Good-bye Daddy; we love you; you will be greatly missed!
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