Fritz Bippus

Fritz Bippus

January 26, 2005 Fritz Bippus, 78, of Syracuse, died Wednesday at Crouse Hospital after a short illness. Born in Germany, he came to the U.S. in 1956 and became a citizen in 1979. He retired from the O.M. Edwards Co. He was a member of the GermanAmerican Singing Society, Bavarian Club Almenrausch and Turners Club of Syracuse. He was predeceased by his wife Waltraud Bippus, May 1998. He is survived by a son, Gerhard Bippus of Clay; three daughters, Adeleit Bippus of Plainville, Lola Vecchio of Liverpool, and Monica Pratt of Camillus; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held on Saturday at 4 p.m. at New Comer Family Funeral Home, North Syracuse. Burial will be private. Friends are invited to call on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home, 705 North Main Street.