Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Florence  Jenney Barber

Florence Jenney Barber

Mar 23, 2016

Florence Jenney Leach Barber, age 90, loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother passed away March 23, 2016 at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Florence was born March 13, 1926 in Manlius, NY a daughter of the late Arthur and Janette Sawyer Leach. On May 8, 1943 she married Lawrence Percy Barber. He died April 27, 2007. She worked in...

Doretta  Ruth Bakos

Doretta Ruth Bakos

Mar 21, 2016

Doretta Bakos, age 64, of Walker Road, Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, March 21, 2016. Born August 18, 1951 in Franklin, NJ she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Pierson. She was raised in Hibernia, NJ and was a 1969 graduate of Morris Knolls High School. On May 16, 1970, she married...

Maxine  Crispell Heffron

Maxine Crispell Heffron

Mar 18, 2016

MAXINE CRISPELL HEFFRON, age 80, of Main Street, Newfield, NY passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at home after a brief illness. Maxine was born on Dec. 7, 1935 in Caroline, NY and was a daughter of the late Bertram and Mary Mildred Sanderson Crispell. She was predeceased by her husband, Erwin Heffron in February of 2010 and her...

Spencer  D. Ferris

Spencer D. Ferris

Mar 16, 2016

Spencer D. Ferris, age 89, of Janivar Drive, Ithaca, NY, passed away March 16, 2016 at the Hospicare Residence just five days short of his 90th birthday. Born March 21, 1926 in Owego, NY he was the son of the late Howard and Ruth Dockstader Ferris. They lived in Endicott, NY until 1935 when the family moved to Ithaca,...

Patricia  Carol Ackley

Patricia Carol Ackley

Mar 13, 2016

PATRICIA CAROL ACKLEY, age 66, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 after an extended battle with cancer. Pat was born Feb. 21, 1950 in Elizabeth, NJ, a daughter of Edward W. Hogan, Sr. of Lincroft, NJ and the late Hilde Leffrang Hogan. She was graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Roselle, NJ and from...

Frederick  Paul Combs

Frederick Paul Combs

Mar 12, 2016

Frederick Paul Combs, age 59, of Trumansburg and Slaterville, NY passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Fred was born March 18, 1956 in Montour Falls, NY to the late Charles Lee Combs and Helen Louise Compton Combs. Survivors include his children, Crystal (Dean) Prince, Frederick P. Collins, Jr., Joanna (Mary) Cornell; his brother, Jeff Combs, Sr., and...

Ellen Katharine Murphy Bonn

Ellen Katharine Murphy Bonn

Mar 10, 2016

Ellen Katharine Murphy Bonn, long-time resident of the Ithaca area, passed away March 10, 2016. She was born April 13, 1938 to Francis and Alice (Watson) Murphy of Florence, New Jersey, the second of three daughters. Ellen treasured her growing-up years in a small town along the banks of the Delaware River. When she was twelve her family moved...

Dorothy  Vanarkel Boothroyd

Dorothy Vanarkel Boothroyd

Mar 10, 2016

DOROTHY VanARKEL BOOTHROYD, age 90, of Sarasota, FL and formerly of Ithaca, NY passed away, March 10, 2016 at the Sarasota Hospice House after a period of declining health. Dorothy was born April 3, 1925 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Henry and Jennie Carson VanArkel. She was graduated from Dryden High School and attended secretarial school....

William  Scott King,  Iii

William Scott King, Iii

Mar 8, 2016

WILLIAM SCOTT KING, III, age 66, of Carson Road, Cortland, NY passed away Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 after an extended illness. "Scott" was born on Nov. 11, 1949 in Cortland, NY a son of the late William S. King, Jr. and Ellen Adams King. Scott was graduated from Dryden High School in 1967 and attended SUNY at Cortland before...

William  Morgan Mix

William Morgan Mix

Mar 7, 2016

WILLIAM MORGAN MIX, age 98, who died Monday, March 7th, 2016 at home of "too many birthdays", was born to Norman and Ida Shaw Mix on August 13, 1917 in Caroline, NY where he resided his entire life. He attended Ithaca and Newark Valley Schools and owed and operated a dairy farm on Slaterville Road in Caroline. Bill served...

Lois  F. Barber

Lois F. Barber

Mar 5, 2016

LOIS F. BARBER, age 85, of Harford, NY passed away Saturday, March 5th, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca after a brief illness. Lois was born May 12, 1930 in Guilford, NY, a daughter of the late Earl and Minnie Bush Fellows. She was graduated from Marathon High School in 1947 and on June 19, 1948 was...

Marian  D. Hanson

Marian D. Hanson

Feb 22, 2016

Marian D. Hanson of Berkshire died at age 92 on Monday, February 22 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca. Marian was born November 28, 1923 to Levi and Ruth Davis in Berkshire. She was a 1942 graduate of Ithaca High School and pursued agricultural studies at Cornell. In 1943 she enlisted in the US Navy, serving in the WAVES...

Floyd Morter,  Jr.

Floyd Morter, Jr.

Feb 20, 2016

Floyd Edwin Morter, Jr., 89, of Canton, NY and Punta Gorda, FL passed away peacefully in Florida on February 20, 2016. His beloved family was at his bedside. He was born in Ithaca, NY on January 12, 1927, son of Gertrude and Floyd E. Morter, Sr. Floyd was raised on a farm in Ithaca, NY. He graduated from Cornell...

George  W. Ungewitter

George W. Ungewitter

Feb 19, 2016

George Wilhelm Ungewitter died at the age of 91 on Friday, February 19, 2016. He was a kind, gentle and generous man who worked hard and lived a simple yet very full life. More than anything, he loved his family and in return they dearly loved their GEWI. He was very proud to be a naturalized United States citizen...

Steven  Edward Ward

Steven Edward Ward

Feb 19, 2016

STEVEN E. WARD, age 68, of Dryden and formerly of Virgil, died Friday, Feb. 19 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Steven was a great outdoors man. He always dressed nicely and was a kind soul who will be missed. He is survived by his children, Jerry, Mike and Lisa; seven siblings as well as his nieces, nephews and cousins....

Calvin  W. Collins

Calvin W. Collins

Feb 12, 2016

OBITUARY RELEASE CALVIN W. COLLINS, age 78, of Sheldon Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at home after a lengthy illness. "Cal" was born July 16, 1937 in Canisteo, NY, a son of the late Calvin and Laura Sluyter Collins. His family moved to Lansing, NY while Cal was a youth and resided in Myers and...

Cheryl  Mary Burke

Cheryl Mary Burke

Feb 12, 2016

CHERYL MARY BURKE, age 65, of Titus Towers Two, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at her residence after many years of ill health. Cheryl was born in Ithaca on December 7, 1950, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth Ann Lackner Burke. A life area resident, she had been employed years ago as a Health Care Aide...

Barney  R. Termina

Barney R. Termina

Feb 11, 2016

BARNEY R. TERMINA, age 64, of Lansing, NY passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 11, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Carbondale, PA and is the son of Beatrice Termina of Forest City, PA and the late Barney Termina. In addition to his mother he is survived by his loving wife of 37 years,...

Nicholas Patte

Nicholas Patte

Feb 9, 2016

Nicholas J. Patte, age 22, of McLean, NY passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at home with his family at his side. Nick was a 2012 graduate of Dryden High School and remains an avid supporter of his sister's sports, especially softball, where he was team manager. In the fourth through the sixth grade, Nick was the MDA goodwill...

Susan  L. Gardner

Susan L. Gardner

Feb 4, 2016

Susan Lynn Gardner, age 61, of Slaterville Springs, NY passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Cayuga Medical Center. Sue was the daughter of the late Gerald and Shirley Lippincott of Slaterville Springs, NY. She was married to William Gardner Jr of Etna, NY on July 18, 1981. In 1994 Sue & Bill moved to Idaho. After 21 years...