Punta Gorda, FL. He was born on January 14, 1927, in Dryden, NY to Bertha C. Beard and Josiah Oran
Walrath. Carl is survived by his wife of 65 years, Nancy J. (Franklin) Walrath, two children Karen A.
Walrath of Portland, OR and Carl Jeffrey Walrath of Fair Haven, NY, and two grandchildren Gloria E.
Mark and Lillian P. Mark both of Portland, OR.
Carl served in the Navy Airforce from 1944 – 1946 before attending college where he studied Business
and History, graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA in 1951. After
college, Carl moved to Syracuse, NY and began his career in the Insurance business. While working at
USF&G he met his future wife, Nancy. He later worked as a Special Agent field representative for the
Glens Falls Insurance Agency where he acquired the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters
(CPCU) designation which required five years of study with each year ending with a five-hour written
examination. By succeeding in this effort, he had attained the top professional status in the property
and casualty industry, but he had a desire to run his own agency. In 1969 he purchased the Hubert and
Brosmer Agency in Oswego, NY where Carl began a successful career purchasing and managing a large
and growing insurance agency. In the 1970’s he acquired several other agencies and operated under
the name Walrath, Cornwell and Riley with offices throughout Oswego County. In 1986 he joined forces
with two other independent agencies to form Eastern Shore Associates, where Carl served as president
and CEO until he retired in 1992. During his professional career in Oswego, Carl served on many
community organizations, committees and boards, including terms as president of the Rotary Club and
Chamber of Commerce. Carl served on the board of the Oswego Hospital and Oswego County Savings
Bank (which later merged with NBT Bank) and was instrumental in starting the City of Oswego Mural
Committee.
No funeral is planned at this time, but a celebration of life will be planned this summer in Oswego. In
lieu of flowers please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www.stjude.org) or the Kidney
Foundation (www.kidneyfund.org).
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