Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Floyd  W. Sears

Floyd W. Sears

May 5, 2006

FLOYD W. SEARS, age 70, of 6797 County Road 129, Ovid and formerly of the Ithaca, NY area on Snyder Hill Road and Lakeland, FL went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 5th, 2006 at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY Floyd was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1954. He married the former Frances...

Kaitlyn  Twyla Parker

Kaitlyn Twyla Parker

May 4, 2006

KAITLYN TWYLA PARKER, age 11, of 6269 Country Lane, Homer, NY died unexpectedly Thursday, May 4, 2006 at her residence. "Katie" was born October 2, 1994 at Cortland a daughter of Chad and Elizabeth Fuller Parker. Her twin sister, Amanda Lynn Parker, died Oct. 2, 1994. Katie loved to be read to and although she was born with cerebral...

James  E. Hanshaw

James E. Hanshaw

May 3, 2006

JAMES E. HANSHAW , age 89, of 301 McGraw House, Ithaca, NY and formerly of Ferguson Rd., Freeville passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after a one year illness. "Jim" was born at Ithaca on May 23, 1916 and was a son of the late Frank and Rachel Terwilliger Hanshaw. He...

Gertrude Saltsman

Gertrude Saltsman

May 2, 2006

GERTRUDE SALTSMAN, age 97, formerly of NYS Rt. 392, Town of Virgil, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Cortland Care Center, Cortland, NY. Mrs. Saltsman was born Sept. 13, 1908 in Coxsackie, NY a daughter of the late John and Anna McCardle Dowling. On January 18, 1931 she was married to Albert G. Saltsman who passed away July...

Mildred Cochran

Mildred Cochran

May 1, 2006

MILDRED COCHRAN, age 76, of Holiday Drive, Cortland, NY died Monday, May 1, 2006 at her residence. Mildred was born Feb 1, 1930 at Dryden, NY a daughter of the late James and Catherine Metzgar Cornelius. On Nov 26, 1960 she was married to Floyd R. Cochran, Sr. and has been a life area resident. Mildred was a member...

Billie  Jean Awad

Billie Jean Awad

Apr 19, 2006

Billie Jean Awad of Southwoods Drive, Ithaca and formerly of Dryden, NY died unexpectedly on the evening of April 19th at home with her family. She was born in 1949 in Owego, New York, the daughter of William Brainard and Myrtle Nelson Brainard. She was graduated from the Owego Free Academy and attended Tompkins-Cortland Community College. In December, 1975,...

Thelma  C. Cornelius

Thelma C. Cornelius

Apr 14, 2006

THELMA A. CORNELIUS, age 79, of Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca, NY passed away April 14, 2006 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Having moved here from Pensacola, FL, Thelma was a long time area resident and was employed for 45 years at the Tompkins County Hospital. She was a supervisor of environmental services at the time of her...

Franklin  G. Howser

Franklin G. Howser

Apr 5, 2006

FRANKLIN G. "FRANK" HOWSER, age 89, of 427 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY enter his eternal home peacefully Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Hospicare Residence. Frank was born May 29, 1916 at Dryden a son of the late Smith and Leona Edsall Howser. He was a life area resident having resided on Ringwood Road for the last 50 years....

Helen  G. Frye

Helen G. Frye

Apr 1, 2006

HELEN G. FRYE, age 86, of 6 Homestead Ave., Cortland, NY and formerly of McLean passed away Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Frye was born January 22, 1920 at Ithaca a daughter of the late Claude and Pearl Reeves Emerson. Helen was raised in Ithaca was married to Donald F....

Marion  A. Stephenson

Marion A. Stephenson

Mar 31, 2006

MARION A. STEPHENSON , (age 90) of 88 Ed Hill Road, Freeville, died at the Hospicare Center of Tompkins County, March 31, 2006, surrounded by several of her daughters. She was born, July 21, 1915, in Olean, NY to Hugh and Mildred Axtell. Marion was a devoted wife, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and friend. She and her husband, Morris, worked...

Mary  Carberry Bloom

Mary Carberry Bloom

Mar 29, 2006

MARY CARBERRY BLOOM, age 84, of Lake St., Ithaca, NY and formerly of Etna and Elmira, NY died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at the Hospicare Residence, Ithaca, NY after a four month illness. Mary was born Feb. 17, 1922 in Etna and was a daughter of the late Harry E. And Fern Banks Carberry. Mary was graduated in the...

Harriet Soyring

Harriet Soyring

Mar 29, 2006

HARRIET SOYRING, age 78, of Whitney Point, NY and formerly of Ithaca went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 in Whitney Point. She had resided at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Tammi for many years. Harriet was born Nov. 3, 1927 at Ithaca a daughter of the late Harry and Ethel...

Lawrence  E. Hammond

Lawrence E. Hammond

Mar 28, 2006

LAWRENCE E. "Hammie" HAMMOND, 73, of 584 Route 38, Dryden, NY passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at his home. Born January 29, 1933 in Buffalo, NY he was a life long resident of Dryden. He was employed at Dryden Central School for 33 years, retiring in 1996. Hammie is survived by his wife, Marion L. Hammond of Dryden,...

William  S. Johanson

William S. Johanson

Mar 25, 2006

WILLIAM S. "BILL" JOHANSON, 84, of 63 Lieb Road, Danby, died in Punta Gorda, FL, on March 25, 2006 after a long illness. Bill was born September 1, 1921 in Danby, NY to Alma and Charles Johanson. He was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1941 and proudly served his country with the US Coast Guard during WWII. His...

Gorton Wood

Gorton Wood

Mar 24, 2006

GORTON WOOD, age 84, of 2509 Slaterville Road, Slaterville Springs, NY died Friday, March 24, 2006 at his residence after lengthy illness. Born Olin Gorton Wood at Mansfield, PA on January 21, 1922 he was the only child of the late John Olin and Ursel Landis Wood. He was graduated from Mansfield High School and moved to California where...

Amos  R. Cooley  Jr.

Amos R. Cooley Jr.

Mar 23, 2006

AMOS R. "A.R." COOLEY, Jr., age 89, formerly of Dawson, PA passed away on March 23, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Facility, Groton, NY. Mr. Cooley was born Feb. 24, 1917 at Connellsville, PA a son of the late Amos R. Cooley, Sr. and Nellie Geer Cooley. A.R. was graduated from Dunbar Township High School and Duquesne University prior...

Nellie  H. Rice

Nellie H. Rice

Mar 3, 2006

NELLIE H. RICE, age 93, formerly of 7 Groton Ave., Freeville, NY died Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Cortland Care Center, Cortland, NY. Mrs. Rice was born October 24, 1912 at Harford, NY a daughter of the late Frink and Lucy Smith Hutchings. On November 26th 1933 she was married to Kenneth W. Rice who passed away November...

Ira  W. Reed  Jr.

Ira W. Reed Jr.

Feb 24, 2006

IRA W. REED, Jr., 77, died Friday, February 24, 2006, at the Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida. Ira was born June 14, 1928, in Ithaca, N.Y., he was the son of Elizabeth (Griffin) and Ira Reed Sr. of Varna, NY. Ira graduated from Ithaca High School in 1945 before continuing a family tradition of involvement with Cornell University....

Mark  A. Greenleaf

Mark A. Greenleaf

Feb 23, 2006

MARK A. GREENLEAF, age 50, of 539 Brooktondale Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 at the Hospicare Residence, Ithaca, NY. Mark was born March 11, 1955 in Plattsburgh, NY a son of Frederick A. Greenleaf of Ithaca and the late Evelyn Morrison Greenleaf. Mark was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1973 and from Cornell...

Herbert  A. Brecht

Herbert A. Brecht

Feb 18, 2006

HERBERT A. BRECHT , age, 73, of 71 Beam Hill Road, Dryden, NY died at home on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006. "Herb" was born December 7, 1932 at Dryden a son of the late Herbert Wm. and Violet Hamilton Brecht. He was graduated from Dryden High School in 1950 and served in the US Army from 1952 to 1954....

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