Gene J. Jessie, 85, Syracuse, died at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

He was born on Dec. 4, 1936. He was married on Feb. 27, 1958, to Mary Catherine Compton. She preceded him in death.

He is survived by a daughter, Sandi (Jerry) Beery, Syracuse; a son, David (Charlotte) Jessie, Syracuse; five grandchildren; eight great-gradchildren; and brother, Ted Jessie, Holland, Mich.

Arrangements were made by Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse.