Obituary of Michael Scarano

Michael Scarano of Vestal Michael Scarano, 82, of Vestal, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 16, at the Vestal Nursing Center. He was predeceased by his parents, Anthony and Theresa Scarano; brothers, Patsy and Tony; and his beloved daughter-in-law, Shirley (Folman) Scarano. He is survived by his wife, Vesta (Kilmer, Welty) Scarano, Vestal; son, Richard Welty, Vestal; daughter-in-law, Kathy Layer, East Meredith; son, Mark Scarano, Endicott; and friend, Elisa Previti, Binghamton; grandchildren, Dana, NYC, Nicholas, Endicott, Seth Welty, NYC, Monica Welty-Walker and husband, Danny, San Francisco; sister, Arlene Stephens, Cortland; nephews, Anthony, Vestal, Thomas of Colorado; niece, Patti, Fla., also several grand-nieces and nephews. He came to Vestal after WWII, became owner and manager aside his brother at the Star Dry Cleaners for 50 years. He cared for his employees as family, treating each one as special. He was born July 4, 1926, and considered himself a "firecracker." He was proud to be an American, where he served in the US Navy during WWII on the USS Monitor. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the Coleman and Daniels Funeral Home, Inc., 300 E. Main Street, Endicott. The Rev. Ronald Roehr will officiate. Burial will be in Riverhurst Cemetery, Endwell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Lourdes Hospice, 4102 Old Vestal Rd., Vestal; or to the Vestal Volunteer Emergency Squad, 324 Myrtle St., Vestal.