Gerald F. Ashby

Gerald F. "Jerry" Ashby, 83 of Auburn died Tuesday. Born in Camillus he graduated from Warners High School and served in the Army during WWII where he was part 79th T.D. Battalion serving in the European Theater, England, France and Germany. He received Purple Heart and Battle Stars for Invasion of Normandy and St. Low. He worked for NYSEG for 27 years before retiring in 1987. He owned and operated a Dairy farm in Ira for 5 years. Jerry was well known as a breeder and exhibitor of Morgan Horses. His Ashwood Morgans’ were well known throughout the US and Canada. For forty years his love of horses was second only to his love of his family. He was predeceased by his daughter Cynthia Muth in 2004. Survived by his wife of 55 years Anne (Underwood); six sons Gerald and Olga Ashby of Camillus; Mark Ashby of Weedsport; Kevin and Christine of Auburn; Ronnie Ashby of Auburn; William and Amber Ashby of Sennett and Brian Ashby of Auburn; five daughters Judy and Rick Berg of Camillus; Donna and Alan Babbitt of Auburn; Becky and Jean Dwyer of Scipio Center; Karen Finn of Weedsport and Debbie and Claude Tosato of Onondaga Hill; 31 grandchildren; two brothers Robert (Joan) Ashby and Elliott (Martha) Ashby; a sister Laura Hayes; 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services are 1 pm Friday at B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, 10 Genesee St., Camillus. Calling hours are 4 to 8 pm today at the funeral home. Burial with Military honors in Greenlawn Cemetery. Contributions in lieu of flowers to Throop Fire Department, Beech Tree Road, Auburn, NY 13021. Please sign the guestbook at www.BLBUSH.com Don’t think of him as gone away His journey’s just begun; Life holds so many facets – This earth is only one. Just think of him as resting From the sorrow and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years. Think how he must be wishing That we could know today How nothing but our sadness Can really pass away. And think of him as living In the hearts of those he touched For nothing loved is ever lost And he was loved so much.

Gerald F. Ashby

May 9, 1922 - May 10, 2005