pThe funeral mass for Patrick J. O’Meara of 40996 County Route 40 Carthage, will be Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church In Carthage, NY with Father Donald Robinson officiating. Calling hours will be Friday August 19, 2016 from 4 - 7 p.m. at TLC Funeral Home, Inc. Burial will be in Herman Cemetery at a later date and will be private. Mr. O’Meara died August 12, 2016 at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY after a brief illness and with his loving wife Beth, by his side. /ppPat was born August 28, 1949 in Malone, NY the son of Arthur and Pauline Perry O’Meara. He graduated from Carthage Central School in the class of 1968. He married Elizabeth A. Rielly on August 21, 1993 in Great Bend, NY with Rev. James Lesch officiating. A previous marriage to Diane Lee ended in divorce in 1992. /pp Mr. O’Meara served as the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Wilna Highway Department for 30.5 years and was superintendent at the time of his passing. As he attended various appliance schools, Mr. O’Meara also worked for Sherman Electric in Carthage for 17 years as a service tech. He was an accomplished electrician and was mentored by Bill Weigelt , Joe Brady and Fred Smith and passed this trade on to his son, Jason O’Meara. He was a member of the Eagles Club, Sons of the American Legion, was a past Chief, 40 year member, and long time financial secretary of the Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, Past President of the Jefferson County Highway Association and a communicant of St. James Church. Pat enjoyed spending quality time with his four grandsons, mowing the lawn obsessively, wood working, NASCAR, traveling, Saturday night party crew, story telling and was always interested in the latest gossip and was an avid pilot. /pp In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his name to the Natural Bridge Fire Dept. P.O. Box 263 Natural Bridge, NY 13665 or Jefferson County SPCA 25056 Water Street Watertown, NY 13601. /pp Surviving besides his wife Elizabeth A. O’Meara are his son and daughter in law. Jason and Lisa O’Meara of Carthage, and his daughter and son in law, Mrs. Alvaro (Alicia) Mera of Harrisville, NY. Mr. O’Meara is also survive by his two sisters Mary K. Nevills amd Donna Montague both of Carthage, and his four grandson Bryant and Ruben O’Meara of Carthage, Aiden and Axel Mera of Harrisville, his nieces and nephews Sean, Becky, Shannon, Jeff, Tammy, Kristy, Mike, Michael, Rachael, Kylie, Tyler, Sean Jr. and Kelsie. He is also survived by his cousins The Seymours of Malone, The Perry’s of Syracuse and the Kowalski’s of Albany. Pat is also survived by his dog, Jack and his two cats, Cinder and Rusty. He is predeceased by his beloved dog Buster./ppArrangements are with TLC Funeral Home, Inc. /p
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