Medicraft- John Warren, 90, of Liverpool, Queens County, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, in Queens General Hospital, Liverpool. Born in Gull Island, Queens County, he was a son of the late Austin and Mary (Hicks) Medicraft. He was a loving husband, father and friend. John was a self employed owner/operator of Medicraft’s Oil Delivery and Furnace Repair, for thirty plus years. John also operated his own bicycle shop with his son Richard and a T.V. repair shop. John’s true passions were square dancing and wood carving. He was a very giving man and was thankful for everything the Lord had provided for him and his family. John was very dedicated to his church and his community. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Marcella; daughter, Rebecca, of Dartmouth; son, Richard (Gloria), of Milton. He was predeceased by a sister Mabel Norman. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 14th, 2014, from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M., at Chandlers’ Funeral Home, Liverpool. A celebration of John’s life will be held on Saturday, November 15th, 2014, at 11:00 A.M., from Zion United Church, Liverpool. Lay Minister Peter Anthony officiating. Burial will be in Zion United Church, Cemetery, Payzant Street, Liverpool. Family flowers only. Donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chandlersfuneral.com
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Joyce Parks
To Marcella and family,was so sorry to hear of johns passing,was just there last week for his homecare visit,he was a sweet man and I always enjoyed our visits..may god be with you all at this sad time..RIP John.
Robert & Sally Fader
Marcella and family:
So very sorry to hear of John’s passing. He was such a kind, caring person and a real gentleman. He will certainly be missed at Church and in the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this most difficult time.
Faye and Jack
Dear Marcella, Richard, Becky and family our thoughts are with you at this difficult time. Take strength in all your memories of a kind and caring man who did so much for his community and friends. He will be missed.
Kimberley Foley
I was so sorry to hear about Uncle Johnny.I will always remember the times I spent at Nanny’s and Uncle Johnny and Aunt Marcella’s when I was young.He was always pleasant to be around and I am happy that you got to have him for so long.Remember the good moments because they really do help you to carry on.
Brenda and Ira Huskins
To Marcella and the family, we had the priveledge of knowing John, got to know him through square dancing, such a nice man/couple. Wow, 67 years, that is just awesome. Ira and I send our sympathy to you all.
Pamela Foley
Marcella, I am so sorry to hear of John’s passing. He was a good man.
Jean Strum
Dear Marcella and family:
I was so sorry to hear of John’s passing. He was such a kind, generous man and always the perfect gentleman. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Please accept my sincere sympathy and know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
May God be with you and give you strength.
Sincerely,
Jean Strum
Ron & Barb Campbell
We are saddened to hear of John’s passing. Please accept our condolences.
Clyde and David Whynot
Dear Marcella we are sorry to hear of John,s passing he was a kind man we knew john our whole life our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time sincerely Clyde and David
arnold & wilma nickerson
Marcella & family, our thoughts & prayers are with you all at this time of grief. May your hearts find comfort in knowing John is with His Lord. Love & Hugs Arnold & Wilma
Anna-Stell and Jordan Vaughn
Richard, Gloria and Family:
Thinking of you at this sad and difficult time. Our deepest Sympathy.
Audrey Wagner
to Marcella
I.m so sorry to read of John’s passing. I have such good memories
of John teaching us to square dance. He was always so patient about our mistakes which were many. Remember all the good times and I will keep you in my prayers.
Audrey
Delores and David Dagley
Marcella, Richard, Rebecca, and family:
We are sorry to hear of John`s passing. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Helen Lilly
To Marcella and family
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.
Allen & Carolene Robertson
Marcella, Richard & Gloria, Rebecca — My wife and I send on our sincerest condolences on the death of your father. I well remember the many visits with Cousin Johnny and Marcella from my earliest years and the visits with Great-Aunt Mary when she lived with you. Caroline and I will be keeping you in our prayers. Allen & Carolene
Murray & Myrna Wigglesworth
Marcella, Rebecca, Richard and Families. Our sincerest condolences on the passing of John. He was certainly a very well respected fixture in the community and known by most everyone. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these difficult times.
Doug and Lin Lucier
Richard and Gloria, so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you.Take care.
Roger and Valerie Wilcox
Dear Marcella and family,
We were so saddened to learn of John’s passing. He truly was a good honorable man and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Please accept our sincere sympathy.
Eddy & Donna Perry
Marcella we are sorry to hear about John. You were both very good friends to my Mom and Dad. They had many fun years going to the dances . Condolences to you , Rebecca , Richard and family .
Jim & Jacqueline Peach
Sorry to hear of John’s passing. May God give the family all the strength you need to get through this Valley. Our deepest condolences go to each one of you. May God bless. 🙁
Marle'ne Croft
Marcella & Family… Sorry for your loss..A Very Good,Genuine and Kind Gentleman,With Patience and Integrity Of Iron, A Great Loss… John
Taught Me My Feet Could Do More Than Walk ..God Bless You
JO-ANN LEVY
Dear Marcella ,Richard, Becky and Gloria : I am sorry to hear of John’s passing. It has been along time since I had seen him. I hope that he had not suffered too much. I hope I can make the visitation on Friday so Imight spend some time with you during this trying time . My thoughts are with you. I can still see him with a little grin and a sparkle in his eyes
Barbara and Ronnie Burns,
Mrs. Medicraft and Family,
Our deepest sympathy on the loss of a dear husband and father.
He was our friendly ” oil man ” for many years. May you find comfort and strength from all who are thinking of you at this very sad time. God bless you and keep you in His care.
Sincerely,
Barbara and Ronnie
Harry Cook
Dear Marcella and family,
It is a very long time since I have seen John but remember him well from our years in the oil business and so it is with sorrow that I read of his passing. It was my privilege to know John always a gentleman
and one of the finest I have known through business. We are away in
Austria and are unable to attend John’s funeral however my thoughts
and prayers are with you. Please accept my sincere sympathy.
Harry
Bill and Diane Wolfe
Marcella, Richard and Rebecca, we are so sorry for your loss. We have been John and Marcella’s immediate neighbor down the street for 32 years and will miss John a lot! I have had many many conversations with this very accomplished man over the years! The most recent one, John had a good chuckle only a few weeks ago when we met at the end of his driveway, me with my four wheeler and he on his scooter. I challenged him to a race and he graciously declined with a huge smile!! Marcella, we are thinking about you during this very difficult time!
Shirley & Paul Shot
Marcella, Richard, Rebecca and families: It is with great sorrow that I learn of John’s passing. I know that no mere words can express the heart felt sorrow that you now feel, but maybe knowing that others share your pain with help ease yours. John will always be remember by those that knew him as an honest, fun loving, gentle man and a true friend. He helped so many people create happy memories during the square dancing years. His knowledge and patients was second to none. I pray now that he is dwelling in the house of our Lord and looking down on you and his friends.
Nancy Wamback
Marcella
So saddened to read of John’s passing in the CH this am.
My thoughts and prayers are with at this most difficult time.
Cherish the memories.
We had such good times in our Square Dancing group in Shelburne.
Sincere Condolences to your family. Hugs.
Steve Walsh
Rebecca and Family, my heart felt sympathy is with you at this time of grief. Your father celebrated a long life and will be missed by all that loved him and knew him. Please take time to reflect in those happy memories of him.
Sincerely.
Dianne Hartlen-Ford
Marcella I was so sorry to hear about John. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Geraldine and Harry Cunningham.
Dear Marcella and family,
So sorry to hear about Johnny. Alway”s knew him when i was a little girl coming to my Grandmothers on Meadow Pond Lane. He was alway” kind and friendly.Harry enjoyed his fishing trip”s with him.
Our thought’s and Prayers are with all of the family.
Cathy (Richardson) O'Brien
Marcella, thinking of you during this difficult time.
Carol Colangelo
Deepest condolences from me and my family.
Andrew Nickerson
My deepest sympathies to the family. John Medicraft was a great man, and will be missed. My prayers are with you.
Kathy, Bernie Rumbolt & Nellie Crouse
Dear Marcella, Becky and family,
We were saddened to learn of John’s passing. We have many fond memories of him from years ago. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
ray and bev burns
our deepest sympathy Marcella to you and your family we had many great times at the dances with john and enjoyed his calling due to another service in town we will not be able to come out but will be thinking of you xx
Darlene & John Chandler
Dear Marcella, Rebecca, Richard and families, we are so sorry to hear of Johnny’s passing. I remember happy days with Aunt Florence and Uncle Ivan and family, and all the lovely square dancing. Such a lovely couple, and Johnny was always so nice and kind. He will be missed. We are thinking of you all at this sad time. <3
Doug and Sylvia Zwicker
Sorry to hear of John’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Lindsay Labour
So sorry to hear of johns loss. He was a very kind and loving man. My thoughts are with his family at this time.
Mary Harris (Bridgewater square dancing)
Dear Marcella and family,
With sincere condolences and heartfelt symapthy on your loss.
billie and norena
dear Becky Billie and i are so sorry for your loss. you sure will miss him.sure wish we were closer so we could be with you at this time
our deepest sympathy to you and your family and all our love Take care and you will be in our thoughts and prayers on Saturday Much love from us both Norena
David W. Robertson
Dear Marcella Rebecca Richard and Gloria . We are very sorry to hear about cousin Johnny . Dad Mom and I wish to pass on our deepest sympathy and condolences . I know he will be greatly missed . We always looked forward to our visits to Liverpool and seeing you folks. I always enjoyed seeing the wood carvings Johnny made. Our thoughts and prayers are with you . With all our love. From : Arnold and Phyllis and David W. Robertson.
Brenda Anderson
Dear Becky, How so very sad I am to hear of your Dear Fathers passing. I loved hearing about all the times you were off for a visit and all the things you were doing together. You and your brother are such a Blessing to both your parents. Truly a wonderful man who loved life, his family and community. May your memories keep him close forever! Sending love and my sympathy to your family at this difficult time.
Peggy Kelley
My thoughts and prayers are with you all in your time of sorrow.
Dan & Jeanette Burke
Dear Marcella and family,
We were so sad to hear about John. We got to know him in the past 25 years of square dancing. In the last few years he put us through our paces in his garage, never missing a beat. We had so many laughs and when we made mistakes, he also took the blame, and it was always our fault. What good memories.
Karen Barnes
Dear Richard,
I’m so sorry to read of your Dad’s passing. He was blessed with a long life and a loving family. May God comfort and keep you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Lynn(Westhaver)Lavender
Dear Becky,
Sorry to hear about your Dad..give my condolences to your Mom and the rest of the family ..take care..Lynn
Don & Midge Medicraft
Dear Marcella and Family,
We were so sadden to hear of Johns passing. We have so many fond memories of visiting and of course, the dancing.
Don gave Rod a call to let him know, and he will write to you.
Again our deepest sympathy to you and your family.
We will keep you in our hearts and prayers.
Don & Midge
Bonnie Dalby Flemming
I was sorry to hear of the loss of john. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this sad time.
Marie Wambolt
Marcella,Richard and Rebecca: So sorry to hear of your loss.John was a very kind and caring man.I have many memories of the good times we had square dancing .He and Amos always had great respect for each other .
John was always willing to help in anyway he could.Remember the good times you all had with Johni it will help get you throught this difficult time.
Marie
Donnie & Brenda Vaughn
Dear Richard & Gloria…mere words at a time like this seem so empty…please know in your hearts that you are in our deepest thoughts & prayers. The loss of a parent is so huge & the emptiness lasts forever.. please try to remember only the good times, which I know were many & be comforted in the knowledge that we will all see each other again !!! May God bless & comfort you at this really trying time…Love Always
Donnie & Bren XOXO
Linda Williams
Dear Marcella and family , So sorry for your loss but so happy for all the love of 67 years together with John. I am thankful for having had the privilege of learning line dancing at the Milton school . I still have the papers from the classes. My friend and I used to do the ten step at the dances in the late 80’s. So much fun and you were so magical square dancing together at Milton as one class you gave an amazing performance . Hold onto the memories of such a meek and gentle soul. Prayers of comfort and may God bless you and yours at this difficult time ,Linda Williams
kerry fletcher
Sorry to hear if the passing of john,i remember john as a great square dance leader and a caller he, will be missed
David Conrad
I will always be able to hear his gentle voice in my mind. He was the finest man I have ever known. He was always an example of what a true gentleman is. I will miss him.
Philip & Rose Decker
To the Medicraft Family Sorry to hear of John,s passing. He delivered our oil for many years and was a good man. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
Philip & Rose Decker
Ralph & Shirley Morton
Dear Marcella and family.
We are saddened to hear of John’s passing.
He was a well liked person and will be missed by all that knew him.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Cherish all of your great memories and he will be with you forever.
Donna and Bucky Norman
Sorry for you loss. May all your memories help you through this difficult time and keep John in your hearts forever.
Anita, John Hugh Cassie and Maggie MacDonald
Hello Becky and family. Just arrived home from a week in USA and learned of your Dad’s passing. During the long drive I was telling Cassie and Maggie about the Christmas your Dad made the trick present and how mad Cassie got when we were all laughing and she got the scare when the box exploded. That is how I remember him laughing and enjoying the look of sheer shock on my face.
No words sound very wise at this time, I hope you will be comforted by knowing friends care. All our love Anita
Barbara Goulden[Inness]
Richard we are so sorry to hear about your Dad ,I am sure you have fond memories With deep sympathy Gary and Barb Goulden..
clinton conrad
I just realized that John passed away. The short time that I worked for him was a real pleasure. Your life will be enriched with the many years of marriage that you had with him. My deepest sympathies goes out to you.
Penny and Warren Fisher
So sorry to hear that John passed away! We both were very fond of John and were so glad to see him in October before coming home. We enjoyed our visit with you both so much! It was always a highlight of our trip home to come and see you both! We will miss him greatly! Our deepest sympathy to you, Marcella, and all the family! We know that John was much loved by all of you!
Kathryn Killam
I was so sorry to hear of John’s passing. He was a fine man… quiet and kind. My condolences to Richard and Becky.
Gaire Maclean
John was a man of great integrity and character. I remember as a neighbour his generosity and help when as a child his kind demeanour was appreciated.
I will always remember this man and know he has walked many miles in great shoes….
Gaire