Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Timothy  N. Bain

Timothy N. Bain

Feb 23, 2017

Timothy N. Bain, 34, passed away February 23, 2017 at home from a heroin overdose. He was the son of Debra Bain of Freeville and Wayne Bain of Tucson, AZ. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Matthew. Also surviving, sister Jaimi (Rob), and nephew Ted Doran of Seattle, WA, as well as grandparents Edward...

Janice  L. Lewis

Janice L. Lewis

Feb 22, 2017

JANICE L. LEWIS, age 86, a long time resident of North Road, Freeville, NY passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Mrs. Lewis was born Feb. 8, 1931 in Sayre, PA, a daughter of the late Frank and Lucille Foster Herrick. She was the widow of Clinton E. Lewis who died in 1989. Janice was...

William  S. Brownell

William S. Brownell

Feb 21, 2017

William S. Brownell, 63, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, after a brief illness. Born May 25,1953, in Ithaca, NY, he was the son of the late Neil and Margaret Thacher Brownell. He is survived by two sons, Nathaniel (Peggy) Brownell and Joshua (Sara) Shouse, and a granddaughter, Allora Brownell. Also surviving is a sister Kathlene (Dave) Gross and...

Ivan  W. Marion

Ivan W. Marion

Feb 10, 2017

Ivan Marion, 95, of Bradenton, FL formerly of Ellenton, FL and Dryden, NY passed away at his residence on Friday, February 10, 2017. Ivan was born on December 2, 1921 in Solon, NY to the late Lester and Nita Hall Marion. He served his country faithfully in United States Army during World War II with the 91st Armored Calvary...

Christopher  David Hickox

Christopher David Hickox

Feb 4, 2017

CHRISTOPHER DAVID HICKOX, Sr. age 39, of Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. Christopher was born January 20, 1978 in Binghamton, NY a son of Becky L. Ayers of Dryden and David J. Hickox of Chenango Forks, NY. Survivors include his parents; his son Christopher D. Hickox, Jr....

Stephen  J. Losey

Stephen J. Losey

Jan 31, 2017

STEPHEN J. LOSEY, Jr., age 51, of Clinton Ave., Cortland, NY passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. "Steve" was born August 1, 1965 in Camden, NY a son of the late Stephen J. Losey, Sr. & Joanne Kent Losey. A prior resident of Camden, Ithaca and Newfield, Steve was a Cook and a...

Nellie  Mcgory Beames

Nellie Mcgory Beames

Jan 30, 2017

Nellie M. Beames, age 99, of Sevierville, TN and formerly of Cortland, NY passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at the home of her son in Sevierville, TN. Nellie Beames was born Nellie McGory on October 4, 1917, in Dryden, NY. She graduated from Dryden High School and worked at Smith Corona, in the type room, until she retired....

Jeraldine  Walrad Carpenter

Jeraldine Walrad Carpenter

Jan 27, 2017

Jeraldine W. Carpenter, 81, of Summerhill and formerly of Lansing, passed away January 27, 2017. She was born November 2, 1935; the daughter of the late Lawrence and Verna (Blunden) Walrad. Gerry, as she was known as, was a devoted wife and loving mother. She was a seamstress and enjoyed creating in her sewing room and spending time with...

Maynard  Leo Angell

Maynard Leo Angell

Jan 27, 2017

Maynard Leo Angell, age 86, of Longview passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, one day shy of his 87th birthday, at Cayuga Ridge, Ithaca, NY. Born January 28, 1930 in Saratoga Springs, NY he was the son of the late Leo and Marian Swanick Angell and husband of the late Nancy Cramer Angell. Maynard was a Music Teacher...

Scott  R. Wiiki

Scott R. Wiiki

Jan 25, 2017

Scott R. Wiiki, age 28, of Rochester, NY formerly of West Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Strong Memorial Hospital after becoming ill at home. Born November 10, 1988 in Cortland, NY he was the son of Ralph and Peggi Hansen Wiiki. Scott worked at the Ithaca Country Club as an assistant in training...

George  Richard Snavely

George Richard Snavely

Jan 24, 2017

George Richard Snavely, 57 of Daisy Hollow Rd Dryden NY passed away the afternoon of January 24. He was born the 3rd child to Robert P. Snavely and the late Esther I. Snavely on a U.S. military base in Tehran Iran on May 16, 1959. George is survived by his father Robert, his wife of 33 years Sandra R....

Gwen  Ruth Sandsted

Gwen Ruth Sandsted

Jan 23, 2017

On Monday January 23, Gwen Ruth Sandsted of Dutcher Road Freeville, slipped the bonds of this life with surety, dignity and grace. She was born on March 29, 1922 in Hastings, NE. The daughter of Carl and Mabel Swanson, Gwen grew up on the family farm near Holdrege, Nebraska. As a member of "The Greatest Generation" she endured the...

Helen  Emily Mosher

Helen Emily Mosher

Jan 23, 2017

Helen Emily Mosher, 102, of Irasburg, VT (formerly of McLean, NY), passed away on January 23, 2017, at Bel-Aire Center in Newport, Vermont. Helen was born in McLean on July 20, 1914, the daughter of Frank G. and Cora L. Trapp, and raised on the family farm, a place she remembered vividly and fondly for the rest of her...

Margaret  Evelyn Murray

Margaret Evelyn Murray

Jan 16, 2017

Margaret E. Murray, age 90, of Wake Forest, NC and formerly of Dryden, NY passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Carillon Assisted Living in Wake Forest. Born June 6, 1926 in Oswego, NY she was the daughter of the late Henry and Amy Honey Capeling. Margaret was employed as an account coordinator in the School of Chemical Engineering...

William  E. Short

William E. Short

Jan 15, 2017

William E. Short, born October 8, 1952 passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2017. Bill worked for Carroll Hamburger, KFC, A&W, A B Browns, Short's Trash and Landscaping, City of Ithaca, Dryden Central School, Wrights Limo, Cayuga Crushed Stone and Auto Parts International. He was Mr. Fix It and always Mr. Happy Happy Happy… He leaves behind a wife...

Erika  C. Duffett

Erika C. Duffett

Jan 12, 2017

Erika Capdevielle Duffett passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at her home in Ithaca, NY. She was born on June 16, 1958, in Mexico City to Luis Enrique Capdevielle Olaeta and Maria Carmen Torres Rivera de Capdevielle. Erika grew up in the neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City and graduated from Colegio Vista Hermosa. After high school, she...

Helen  Wilma Barnes

Helen Wilma Barnes

Jan 11, 2017

Helen Wilma (Genung) Barnes, 92 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Helen was born on July 23, 1924 to Aaron Howard and Alice Hughes Genung of Ellis Hollow where she lived until her marriage to William H. Barnes in 1944. She was a 1943 graduate of Ithaca High School. Helen worked for Security Mutual Fire Insurance Company...

Donel  L. Jacobs

Donel L. Jacobs

Jan 8, 2017

Donel L. "Don" Jacobs, age 85, of Webb Road, Cortland, NY passed away Sunday, January 08, 2017 at his home. Born March 26, 1931 at home in Cortland, NY he was the son of the late Leon and Ila Mae Thompson Jacobs and husband of the late Joanne Twomey Jacobs and Judith Fuller Jacobs. A US Army veteran of...

Donald  E. Stone

Donald E. Stone

Jan 8, 2017

Donald E. Stone, age 89, of Virgil, NY passed away Sunday January 8, 2017 at Cortland Regional Nursing Center, Cortland, NY. Born December 27, 1927 in Freetown, NY he was the son of the late Harold and Martha Diekow Stone and husband of the late Santina Mancini Stone who died in 1996. Don was graduated from Virgil School in...

Lawrence  E. Hamilton,  Sr.

Lawrence E. Hamilton, Sr.

Jan 7, 2017

Lawrence E. Hamilton, Sr., age 68, of Newfield, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at his home. Born October 20, 1948 in Montour Falls, NY he was the son of the late Theodore and Bernice Gunn Hamilton. Larry is survived by his children, Lori J. Wood of Addison, NY; Adam Hamilton of Ithaca, NY; Todd Hamilton...