Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Alma  Kathleen Scutt

Alma Kathleen Scutt

Jan 26, 2018

Alma Kathleen (Willson) Scutt, 86, passed away at her home, January 26, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Alma was born March 14, 1931 to the late Tony and Edith (Miner) Willson in Saranac Lake, NY. On August 9, 1947 she married the love of her life, the late Cliff Scutt. She was a stay-at-home mom who was involved...

Arthur  "Artie" Mclaughlin

Arthur "Artie" Mclaughlin

Jan 26, 2018

Arthur W. McLaughlin, age 60, of Groton, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, January 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with myelofibrosis. Arthur, known as "Artie" by those close to him, was born on September 11, 1957, the middle child of the late Clara (Hiney) McLaughlin and Arthur McLaughlin, Sr. After graduating from Dryden...

Doris  M. Canfield

Doris M. Canfield

Jan 25, 2018

DORIS M. CANFIELD, age 84, of Harford Mills, NY passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Canfield was born Nov. 7, 1933 in Canajoharie, a daughter of the late Richard and Grace Wall Lighthall. A 1951 graduate of Canajoharie High School, she continued her education at Morrisville State Teachers...

Michael  Joseph Ocello

Michael Joseph Ocello

Jan 22, 2018

Michael J. Ocello, 33, of Ithaca passed away on January 22, 2018, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. He was born in Ithaca on May 25, 1984, to Michael A. Ocello and Noreen J. Brown. He attended both Dryden and Ithaca schools. While his family called him Mick, his friends knew him as Mike. He was a quiet young...

Eleanor  Mckinney Monroe

Eleanor Mckinney Monroe

Jan 22, 2018

Eleanor M. Monroe, age 87, of Newark Valley, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the United Methodist Home in Johnson City, N.Y., after a long illness. Eleanor was born November 18, 1930, the youngest of four daughters of the late Helen Elizabeth Steele and Dr. Robert Asa McKinney, DVM, of Dryden, N.Y. She was graduated...

William  Woodrow Wood  Ii

William Woodrow Wood Ii

Jan 10, 2018

William ("Billy") W. Wood II, age 54 of Freeville, NY passed away on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 surrounded by his family, following his courageous six month battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme brain cancer. Billy was born on January 12th, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He grew up in Dryden and graduated from Dryden High School in 1981. He served in...

Henry  A. Boehme

Henry A. Boehme

Jan 8, 2018

Henry Allen Boehme, 67, of Lisle passed away on January 8, 2018 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. He was born on October 7, 1950 in Elgin, IL the son of the late Robert and Doris Kvevli Boehme. Henry was a graduate of Lake Park High School in Roselle, IL. After high school he graduated from Purdue University in Mechanical...

Christopher  John Hartman  Jr.

Christopher John Hartman Jr.

Jan 6, 2018

Christopher John Hartman Jr was born sleeping January 6, 2018, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca NY, to Alicia McFarland of Ithaca and Christopher Hartman Sr. of West Palm Beach FL. Christopher is survived by his mother Alicia and father Christopher Sr., maternal grandmother Roberta Hardison (Arthur) of Newfield, paternal grandmother Barbara Anne Sabia-Owens, maternal grandfather Magellan Jones Jr...

Anthony  Joseph Zegretti

Anthony Joseph Zegretti

Jan 5, 2018

ITHACA - Anthony J. Zegretti, age 59 of Varna, NY passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, January 5, 2018 at his home. Born May 25, 1958 in Ithaca, NY he was the son of the late Dominic L. and Dorothy R. Smith Zegretti. Tony loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and a NY Yankees fan....

Robert  Lester Davis

Robert Lester Davis

Jan 1, 2018

Robert Lester Davis, age 87, of 120 Sykes St., Groton, NY, formerly of Freeville and Pearl River, NY passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Groton Nursing Facility. Born March 26, 1930 in Kingston, PA he was the son of the late Lester T. and Winifred Brown Davis. Bob moved in the middle 30's to Pearl River, NY and...

Eileen Thorsen

Eileen Thorsen

Dec 31, 2017

Eileen S. Thorsen passed away on December 31, 2017 at Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on July 11, 1925, in Cortland, New York, the daughter of Raymond and Josephine (Murphy) Snyder. She graduated from Virgil Central School, Class of 1943. In addition to her parents, Eileen was predeceased in death by her husband John, daughter...

Irene  J. Tweitmann

Irene J. Tweitmann

Dec 26, 2017

Irene J. Tweitmann, 89, of Palm Bay FL passed away on December 26, 2017 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne FL. She was born on September 7, 1928 in Dryden NY to the late John E. and Juliana L. Buchanan Wiiki. Irene spend most of her life in the Dryden area where she and her late husband John...

Dustin  James Hovanec

Dustin James Hovanec

Dec 23, 2017

Dustin James Hovanec, 25, of Danby passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2017. He was born on October 7, 1992 in Ithaca to Kevin Hovanec and Heather Elwell-Sanchez. Dustin graduated from Ithaca High School Class of 2010. He worked at various body shops working as an auto body mechanic. Dustin enjoyed snowboarding, skateboarding, hiking, fly-fishing and spending many countless...

Stephanie  Ann Gardner

Stephanie Ann Gardner

Dec 21, 2017

Stephanie Ann Gardner, 45, of Dryden passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Thursday, December 21, 2017, after a short, courageous struggle with cancer. Steph's family and friends celebrate her warmth and generosity, her love of people and animals, and her energy and willingness to tackle any obstacle. Her presence at any event brought smiles and enjoyment to others....

Elizabeth Roglou

Elizabeth Roglou

Dec 20, 2017

Elizabeth Rizzuti Roglou Dec. 31, 1957 - Dec. 20, 2017 Elizabeth "Liz" Roglou was a sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was born in Brooklyn to the late Vincenzo and Concetta Rizzuti and raised with a tribe of siblings and cousins. Words cannot come close to describing who Liz was; her presence was mighty. She radiated a beauty...

Carl  R. Pearce

Carl R. Pearce

Dec 19, 2017

CORTLAND - Carl R. Pearce went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 2, 1933, the oldest of six children, to the late Marjorie Embody and Richard W. Pearce. After graduating from Cornell, Carl entered into a 10-year partnership with his father on the family farm. In...

Robert  A. Haskins

Robert A. Haskins

Dec 17, 2017

Robert A. Haskins, 81, of Virgil passed away on December 17, 2017 at Cortland Park for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Robert was born on April 29, 1936 in Cortland to the late Howard and Violet Olsen Haskins. Robert is a lifelong resident of Virgil, NY. Robert and Elizabeth were married on October 15, 1955 until her passing in 1997, in...

Richard  L. Walker

Richard L. Walker

Dec 11, 2017

Richard Landon Walker born July 22, 1926 and passed peacefully at home in the presence of his wife and children on Monday, December 11th, 2017. Dick lived his 91 years in Ithaca, 87 of those years growing up, marrying, and raising his children on Coddington Road. He owned farms most of his life and enjoyed dairy farming, his time...

Melvin  Wallace Mitchell

Melvin Wallace Mitchell

Dec 8, 2017

MELVIN W. MITCHELL, age 85, of Dryden, NY went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Crown Park Care Center after a brief illness. Melvin was born January 26, 1932 in East Orange, NJ. He was the youngest son of the late James and Cora Staggs Mitchell. His family relocated to Tompkins County...

Dorothy Jean Yaple Mix

Dorothy Jean Yaple Mix

Dec 8, 2017

Dorothy Yaple Mix, age 80, passed away on December 8th after several years of declining health. Born December 12, 1936, in the Town of Caroline she was a daughter of the late James Percy Yaple and Marjory Goodrich Yaple. She was graduated from Newark Valley High School in 1954 and married her husband, Lawrence Mix in 1959, who survives...