January 26, 1995: Vol26n14: OBITUARIES

Charles J. Tanner, surgeon
Services were held Dec. 10 for Charles J. Tanner, 77, a cardiovascular
surgeon and former president of Mercy Hospital, who died Dec. 7 after
a brief illness. Tanner, a graduate of St. Bonaventure University,
received his medical degree from the University of Buffalo and was a
former president of the UB Medical Alumni Association.
	A Hornell native, Tanner received the Carnegie Medal for
heroism in 1935 after rescuing victims of a flood. He served as a
colonel in the Army Medical Corps in 1944 and was commander of a
military hospital in Italy during World War II. He served his surgical
residency at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and became a fellow in
cardiovascular surgery at UB, beginning his practice in 1950.
	A general surgeon at Mercy, Sisters, Our Lady of Victory and
Millard Fillmore Hospitals, he was plant surgeon for Bethlehem Steel,
Electro Refractories, Buffalo Brakebeam, Buffalo Hammer Mill and the
Penn Central Railroad. He served on the board of Trocaire College and
was a member of many professional medical societies.
	Survivors include his wife, Nina; a daughter, Susan Jarvis; a
son, Robert, of Portland, Maine; a sister, Ruth Morris of
Williamsville and five grandchildren.

Andrew V. Tramont, physician
Services were held Dec. 24 for Andrew V. Tramont, 74, a family
practice physician in Clarence for more than 40 years and a clinical
assistant professor emeritus of family medicine at the UB School of
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Tramont died Dec. 21 after a brief
illness.
	A founder of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital in Amherst,
Tramont was an attending physician at Millard Fillmore Hospital for
more than 40 years. A graduate of the University of Buffalo and New
York Medical College in New York City, he was an Army veteran of World
War II who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
	Tramont, a life member of the American Medical Association and
the American Academy of Family Practice, was past president of the
Erie County Chapter of the New York State Academy of Family Practice.
He was a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York and
the Baccelli Medical Club.
	Survivors include his wife, Mary Dell; three daughters,
Nanette and Teresa of Clarence and Lynette Lorenzen of Miami; two
sons, Andrew V. Jr. of Miami and James of Clarence; four sisters, Rose
Cavaretta of Amherst, Josephine Gerace, Lucille Chiarmonte and Rita
Gilliam; a brother, J. Jerry of St. Louis and eight grandchildren.

Justin R. Van Ness, student
Services were held Jan. 19 for Justin R. Van Ness, 25, of West Falls,
a UB junior majoring in archeology who died Jan. 14 in a kayaking
accident in Cazenovia Creek.
	Van Ness had returned from an archeology dig in Greece in
August after spending six months on the site. He had traveled to
India, Thailand, Nepal, England, Scotland and Italy.
	Van Ness taught fourth grade religious education at St.
George's Roman Catholic Church in West Falls and was a volunteer at
the City Mission in Buffalo.
	He is survived by his parents, Trevor R. and Gloria Van Ness
of West Falls; two sisters, Treva Van Ness of Holland and Taylor Van
Ness of West Falls and his grandmother, Helen Kusmierczyk of
Harrisburg, Pa.