Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

L.  John Reese

L. John Reese

Jan 27, 2005

L. JOHN REESE, age 93, of 260 Main St., Freeville, NY died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born Lloyd John Reese on April 21, 1911 at Lock Haven, PA a son of the late Maynard and Ada Temple Reese. John was a long time area resident. His wife, Mary...

Eva  May Cole

Eva May Cole

Jan 25, 2005

EVA MAY COLE, age 90, of 195 Cortland Rd., Dryden, NY died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at home. Mrs. Cole was born August 9, 1914 at Willow Glen on Ferguson Rd., a daughter of the late H. Neil and Elma Metzgar Fitts. She was graduated from Dryden High School in January of 1934 and was married on March 5,...

Muriel Wolcott

Muriel Wolcott

Jan 23, 2005

MURIEL WOLCOTT , age 95, formerly of East Main St., Dryden, NY died Sunday, January 23, 2005 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca, NY after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Mrs. Wolcott was born Feb. 25, 1909 at Ellington, NY to Willis and Rosa Alverson White. She graduated from Ellington High School in 1926 and received...

Eleanor Mccaskill

Eleanor Mccaskill

Jan 7, 2005

ELEANOR McCASKILL , age 87, of 4 Selma Ave., Homer and formerly of 42 Church Street, Cortland, NY died Friday, January 7, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McCaskill was born July 10, 1917 at Homer, a daughter of the late Albert and Anna Chapman Hitchman. She has been a resident of the Cortland area for the last...

Vera  Ferris Foote

Vera Ferris Foote

Jan 7, 2005

VERA FERRIS FOOTE , age 85, of Sherbrook Apts., Cortland, NY died Friday, Jan 7, 2005 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after a brief illness. Mrs. Foote, a daughter of the late Salem and Nazera Abdallah Ferris, was born November 26, 1919 in Solon, NY and moved with her family to Cortland in 1926. A 1937 graduate of...

Irene  C. Hollenbeck

Irene C. Hollenbeck

Jan 5, 2005

IRENE C. HOLLENBECK, age 85, of NYS Rt. 392, Cortland (Town of Virgil) died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hollenbeck was born March 14, 1919 at Battle Creek, Iowa a daughter of the late Burton and Freda Madsen Rowe. She was graduated from Waverly High School and on November 1, 1940...

L  Jay Sovocool

L Jay Sovocool

Dec 28, 2004

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Martha Howe

Martha Howe

Dec 28, 2004

MARTHA HOWE, age 94, passed away on December 28, 2004 after a long illness. She was born February 28, 1910 in Lexington, Virginia, the daughter of the late William S. Moore and Annie Turk Moore. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank B. Howe, Jr. and her brother, W. Roscoe Moore. Martha is survived by her three children, a...

Charles  J. Lasher  Jr.

Charles J. Lasher Jr.

Dec 18, 2004

CHARLES J. LASHER, JR., age 74, of 370 Harford Road, Brooktondale, NY died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 at his home after a six month illness. "Charlie" was born Oct. 13, 1930, a son of the late Charles and Gladys Oak Lasher. He was a life resident of the Town of Caroline and was previously employed at Ithaca Gun. Charlie...

Thelma  Vangorder Elliot

Thelma Vangorder Elliot

Dec 17, 2004

THELMA VANGORDER ELLIOTT, age 68, of 2707 NYS Rt. 215, Cortland, NY died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at her residence after a one year illness. Mrs. Elliott was born in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Richard and Cleo Burgett VanGorder. She was a life area resident and on September 3, 1955 was married to Edward L. Elliott...

Robert  Nelson Vangorder

Robert Nelson Vangorder

Dec 15, 2004

ROBERT NELSON VANGORDER, 73, formerly of Virgil, NY died Dec. 15, 2004 died of complications resulting from heart surgery at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage. Mr. VanGorder was born in Preble, NY on March 12, 1931 a son of the late Richard and Cleo VanGorde. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1949, where he served until 1952. He...

Charles  E. Halme

Charles E. Halme

Dec 10, 2004

CHARLES E. HALME, age 60, of 1637 Mecklenburg Road, Ithaca, NY died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004 at his residence after a brief illness. "Charlie" was born at Ithaca, a son of Everett Halme of Cortlandville and the late Irene Keturi Halme. "Chuck" was graduated from Dryden High School in 1963 and served in the US Air Force in Vietnam....

Herbert  E. Broadwell

Herbert E. Broadwell

Dec 8, 2004

Known as "Coach" to Ithaca College students and his faculty colleagues, Herbert Broadwell passed away on December 8 after a long illness. He was born on November 18, 1917, son of the late Horace and Emma Broadwell of Liverpool, NY. Herb is survived by his devoted wife of 62 years, Dorothy, a daughter, Judi Brownell (Gary), and two grandsons,...

Carmela  Frances Dimatteo

Carmela Frances Dimatteo

Dec 6, 2004

CARMELA FRANCES DiMATTEO, On December 6th at 1:50 p.m., Carmela DiMatteo, age 87, departed this life and went to her heavenly reward. She moved to be with her son and his wife in Dryden, N.Y. in May of 2002, two years later entered the Groton Nursing Facility with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's. She was treated with the love and...

Samuel Matychak

Samuel Matychak

Dec 6, 2004

SAMUEL MATYCHAK, age 86, of Ithaca, NY died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 at his residence after a brief illness. Sam was born April 7, 1918 in Sattersfield, PA a son of the late Myron and Mary Kelechawa Matychak. Sam served in the US Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during WW II. He was a master carpenter and...

James Rizzuti

James Rizzuti

Dec 2, 2004

Surrounded by family, James Rizzuti, 83, beloved husband of Concetta Rizzuti, went to be with his Lord on December 2, 2004 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Born January 28, 1921, in Yonkers, New York, he spent his early years in this country before he moved with his parents to Gravina-Bari, Italy at the age of seven. He...

Irene Lucente

Irene Lucente

Nov 27, 2004

IRENE LUCENTE , age 85, of Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY and formerly of Uniondale, NY died Saturday, November 27, 2004 at Northwoods of Cortland, NY. Mrs. Lucente was born December 28, 1918 in New York City a daughter of the late Walter and Sadie Plunkitt Vick. Her husband, James Lucente died February 10, 1969. She was retired from employment...

John  Edward Dufresne

John Edward Dufresne

Nov 26, 2004

JOHN EDWARD DUFRESNE, 76, of McLean, died Friday, November 26, 2004 at Cortland Memorial Hospital. Born August 14, 1928 in Fort Covington, NY he was a son of the late Lawrence E. and Ruth A. Hence Dufresne. On September 20, 1969 he married Jean Hobart at Cortland, NY. He was retired from Brewer-Tichenor Co. of Cortland. Mr. Dufresne is...

Robert  J. Bays

Robert J. Bays

Nov 22, 2004

ROBERT J. BAYS, age 81, of 2208 NYS Rt. 215, Cortland, NY passed away Nov. 22, 2004 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital with his loving family at his side. He was born on March 6, 1923 in Virgil, NY a son of Rupert and Katherine Peck Bays. Mr. Bays was graduated from Virgil Central School and attended the Delhi...

Donald  J. Searls

Donald J. Searls

Nov 13, 2004

DONALD J. SEARLS, age 82, of 1184 Church Street, Cortland, NY died Saturday. Nov. 13, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Searls was born Nov. 29, 1921 at Sempronius, NY a son of the late Leon and Ethyl Turner Searls. He served in the US Army during WW II and was honorably discharged September 25, 1945. On Dec. 31, 1943...

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