Mae Backus Gmyr Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mae Backus Gmyr, 101 years young, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 27th, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., on April 13th, 1919 and moved to Syracuse, N.Y. at age 17 and married. She was the matriarch of a large and loving family. Mae enjoyed cooking and baking everything from scratch and was famous for her beautiful birthday cakes full of roses crafted by her talented hands. She enjoyed the outdoors, camp, boating, family barbeques, canning fresh fruits and vegetables that she carefully picked. Holidays were always special with her homemade decorations, foods and the love she put into each family gathering we shared. Always fresh baked cookies in the cookie jar. Known for her lead foot she taught us all to drive and somehow always escaped a speeding ticket. Mae was a strong willed special lady never letting anything or anyone stand in her way. She was blessed with a heart of gold and always willing to lend a hand and pray for anyone in need. She was always happy with the news of a new baby adding to her family many times knowing before the new parents knew that someone was having a boy/girl! She will be forever loved and missed by many. In recent years she moved back to Norfolk, N.Y. where she lived with her daughter, granddaughter, and great-grandsons, great- granddaughter. They were the light of her life and were very attentive to her. Predeceased by her parents; husbands, Bill DePeyster and Edward Gmyr; sons, Ronald and Roy DePeyster; daughters, Barbara Broton, Shirley DePeyster, Sandra Shuster, Susan Draper, and Patti Gmyr; several brothers and a sister. She is survived by her daughters, Janet, Deborah and Pam Gmyr; son, Richard (Marie) Gmyr; several grandchildren, great, great great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, September 1st, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at FARONE & SON Inc Funeral Home, 1500 Park Street, Syracuse. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:30 a.m. at the FARONE & SON funeral home and 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. To attend the funeral mass remotely, please use the link on Mae’s tribute page at www.faroneandsoninc.com to watch the live webcast at 10 a.m.

Mae Backus Gmyr

April 13, 1919 - August 27, 2020