Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
R. John Snow
Mar 1, 2012
Pastor R. John Snow, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, left his earthly home as a result of a skiing accident and entered his heavenly home on March 1, 2012, at the age of 70. He and his wife, Lucy, made their home near West Burke, VT. He was born August 24, 1941 in Ithaca, New York, the son...
Marion C. Witko
Feb 20, 2012
MARION ALICE WITKO, age 87, formerly of Dryden, NY passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 at Cortland Park Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Witko was born December 8, 1924 in Albany, NY a daughter of the late Thomas and Maude Bernochi Carey. She was a 1940 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Hudson, NY and from Hudson City Hospital School of...
Madeline C. Ayers
Feb 19, 2012
Madeline C. Ayers , age 89, of 809 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Ayers was born July 30, 1922 in Endicott, NY, a daughter of the late William and Mildred Murphy Evener. Madeline was graduated from Newark Valley High School and was employed at National Cash Register for 36...
Peter Wood Van Sickle
Feb 13, 2012
PETER WOOD VAN SICKLE, age 65, of West Main Street, Dryden, NY passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after an extended illness. “Pete” was born in Ithaca on Feb. 4, 1947 the son of the late C. Kenneth and Genevieve Wood Van Sickle. He was graduated from Dryden High School in...
Mattie Chiappone Phoenix
Feb 10, 2012
MATTIE CHIAPPONE PHOENIX, age 70, of Besemer Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away, Friday, Feb.10, 2012 at her residence after an extended illness. Mattie was born June 11, 1941 in Ithaca, a daughter of the late Phillip and Juanita Ramsey Chiappone. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School and was employed as a Cornell University Bus Driver from 1985...
Jack O'Bannon Gallagher
Feb 6, 2012
O’Bannon Gallagher, 17, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 6, 2012. Born April 15, 1994, Jack was a senior in Dryden High School at the time of his death. He was enormously talented academically and musically and would have been headed either to Brown, Hamilton, or Wesleyan in the fall. Jack played tympani in the school’s wind ensemble,...
Quinton H. Pulling
Feb 4, 2012
QUINTON “Herbie” Pulling, age 93, formerly of Harford, Ithaca and Sidney, NY passed away Sat., Feb. 4, 2012, at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford, NY. Born in Harford, NY on Sept. 10, 1918, he was a son of the late Frink and Anne Boice Pulling. He was graduated from Marathon High School and studied at Cornell University. Herb...
Stanley Cross
Feb 3, 2012
STANLEY CROSS, age 80, of NYS Rt. 221, Harford, NY passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 at his residence. Stan was born July 11, 1931 at Cortland, NY a son of the late Paul an Inez Oliver Cross. Stan served in the US Marine Corps in Korea and after returning home he was employed by Lane Construction as a...
Walter E. Havington
Feb 1, 2012
WALTER E. HAVINGTON, age 96, of 839 Bennie Road, Cortland, NY went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 1, 2012. Walter was born June 16, 1915 at Duane, NY, the fifth son born to the late Charles E. Havington and Carrie Mae “Mamie” Johnson Havington. His parents purchased a farm in March of 1929 in...
Pauline B.N. Wurzel
Jan 27, 2012
Burgess Nase Wurzel of Dryden, NY went to be with the Lord on January 27, 2012 at the age of 88. Pauline was born Jan. 13, 1924 in Ithaca, NY to the late Alvin and Anna Bush Burgess. She was graduated from Ithaca High School and the former Tompkins County Memorial Hospital of Nursing and worked at Lakeside Nursing...
Laura M. Butler
Jan 25, 2012
LAURA M. BUTLER, age 87, of Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Interlaken. Mrs. Butler was born August 23, 1924 in Curtis, NY a daughter of the late Martin and Mildred Seeley Lanphere. On July 31, 1946 she was married to Thomas Finley Butler who passed away after 60 years of marriage on Dec....
Evalyn M. Hayes
Jan 25, 2012
EVALYN M. HAYES, age 86 of Virgil, NY passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Born July 24, 1925 in Virgil, NY, she was the only daughter of the late Floyd D. and Harriet M. Martin MacGuinness. On July 28, 1945, she married Edward “Ned” Hayes, who died July 3, 1988. She was employed...
Carol Simons Lira
Jan 18, 2012
Carol Simons Lira , 68, of 3754 Prospect Street, Truxton, N.Y. died on Wednesday January 18, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Born on January 13, 1944 in Cortland N.Y., Carol was the daughter of Lester and Olive Simons. The family lived in Dryden and then moved to Preble. Carol is survived by her husband of 28 years...
Howard B. Keech
Jan 15, 2012
HOWARD B. KEECH, age 87, of Beam Hill Road, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after becoming ill at home. Howard was born Oct. 15, 1924 at Harford, a son of the late Charles and Ida Mix Keech. On Nov. 22, 1945, he was married to the former Nannette Woodard in...
Stuart F. Smith
Jan 12, 2012
STUART F. SMITH, age 75, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at his home in Dryden, NY. Stuart Friend Smith was born in Laconia, NH on May 11, 1936, the second child of Royal W. Smith and Verna Friend Smith. After graduation from the University of NH in Durham with a B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry, Stuart moved to Warsaw,...
Grace Brown Burda
Jan 10, 2012
GRACE BROWN BURDA, age 76, of 440 NYS Rt. 13, Cortland, NY passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Grace was born at home on June 7, 1935 at the home of her late parents, George W. and Agnes Miller Brown. A life Cortland area resident, Grace was retired from...
Frederick J. Gentz Jr.
Jan 8, 2012
FREDERICK J. GENTZ, Jr., age 67, of Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Fred was born December 29, 1944 in Wellington, New Zealand, a son of the late Frederick J. Gentz, Sr. and Betty Margaret Frandi Gentz. A graduate of East Syracuse High School, Fred served honorably in the US Marines...
Richard Wm. Lobdell
Jan 6, 2012
RICHARD Wm. LOBDELL, age 63, of West Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at his residence after a brief illness. “Dick” was born February 14, 1948 in Ithaca, NY, a son of Charlotte Viola Morgan Lobdell of Ithaca and the late Richard Lobdell. On February 12, 1966 he was married to the former Doris Mowers...
Amy Huei-Mei Lin
Dec 25, 2011
Lin, Amy Huei-Mei. On December 25th, 2011, Amy Huei-Mei Lin, age 67, passed away after a 5-year battle with colon cancer. She was born May 19, 1944, in Tainan, Taiwan. She is survived by her devoted husband Kenneth Lin; her loving daughters Anne and Susan Lin; her 2 sisters and 4 brothers in Taiwan; as well as the many...
Anna M. Stowell
Dec 22, 2011
ANNA M. STOWELL , age 90, of 3338 Slaterville Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a 2 week illness. Anna was born April 6, 1921 in Waverly, NY a daughter of the late George and Mable Clark Ganoung. Anna was retired from National Cash Register and was a long...
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