Cederborg, Cyril Joseph
Wasilla resident Cyril Joseph "C.J." or "Cy" Cederborg, 80, died April 19, 2010, at Kaiser Hospital in Moreno Valley, Calif.
Date for interment at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y., with full military honors, is yet to be determined.
Mr. Cederborg was born July 18, 1929, in Siservill, Pa., to Paul F. and Ruth (Heckman) Cederborg.
He came to Fort Richardson in 1968 when he was stationed there by the U.S. Army as a demolitions expert with the Explosives Ordnance Division. He retired in 1971 as a master sergeant. After retirement, he was employed by the Alaska State Troopers as a demolitions specialist and investigator. After his retirement from the state in 1981, he worked as a licensed private investigator, auto accident reconstructionist and taught driver's education.
In retirement, he stayed busy with remodeling projects and fixing things. He especially enjoyed traveling and loved Hawaii, Australia and Europe and traveling in his motor home across Canada and the U.S.
Mr. Cederborg was a life member of the Fraternal Order of the Alaska State Troopers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and Good Sam Club.
His family wrote: "He was a genuinely good man and father. He will be remembered for his energy, enthusiasm, generosity, sense of humor and story telling -- and he had a lot of great stories to tell. He will also be remembered for his sound barrier-shattering laugh and love of banana splits."
He is survived by his daughter, Carol Cederborg and her partner, Kathy Kay, of Moreno Valley, Calif; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Volker Cocco of Troutdale, Ore.; son and daughter-in-law, C. Hall "Skip" and Cheryl Jones; and granddaughter, Samantha, all of Polk City, Fla.; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Earl Hill of Endicott, N.Y.; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Frank Scalzo of Endciott, N.Y.; numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Mr. Cederborg was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Paul F. Jr. and Anne Cederborg, who had lived in Endicott.
Published in adn.com from April 25 to April 26, 2010