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Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
Bernard K. Personius
Oct 20, 2011
BERNARD K. PERSONIUS, age 83 of Brooktondale, NY passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at his home. At his request there will be no calling hours or service. Perkins Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.perkinsfuneralhome
Jane D. Davis
Oct 17, 2011
JANE M. DAVIS, age 84, of Old Seventy-Six Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. Jane was born May 2, 1927 in Newark Valley, NY, a daughter of the late Hugh and Sarah Payfer Stowell. On June 27, 1960 she was married to Robert J. Davis at Danby, NY. Jane...
Robert J. Deluca
Oct 16, 2011
Robert J. De Luca , humanist, performer, beloved family member and Commissioner of Mental Health for Tompkins County passed away October 16, 2011. Bob in his infinitely loving way, created a fund called the "Commissioner's Fund for Recovery and Recognition" and he made it in honor of those providers and recipients of Mental Hygiene Services in Tompkins County who...
H. Ward Tillotson
Oct 16, 2011
WARD TILLOTSON, Jr. age 71, of 1176 Bleck Road, Marathon, NY passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 at Robert Packer Hospital after a short illness. “Wardie” was born August 19, 1940 in Cortland, a son of the late H. Ward Tillotson, Sr. and Cora Stevens Tillotson and was part of the Graduating Class of 1958 from Marathon High School....
Dorothy S. Shaw
Oct 14, 2011
Dorothy Sarah McLean Shaw, age 86, of Dryden, NY, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Groton Community Health Care Center, following a brief illness and stay at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Dorothy was born In Triangle, NY on March 22, 1925, the daughter of the late Lulu and Loren McLean. Dorothy had three brothers, Fredrick, Roger, and Kenneth,...
Ronald D. Pierce
Oct 13, 2011
RONALD D. PIERCE aka R.P., age 67, of Portzline Rd., Dryden, NY passed away at the Cayuga Medical Center, in Ithaca, on Thursday, October 13, 2011 after becoming ill at home. “Ron” was born Nov. 10, 1943 in Endicott, NY a son of the late Charles and Beulah Bidwell Pierce. A life resident of Dryden, he attended Dryden Schools...
Jerry M. Rivers
Oct 6, 2011
JERRY MARGARET RIVERS, age 82, Professor Emeritas of Nutrition at Cornell University, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at her home in Walden Place, Cortland, NY.A memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm on Monday, October 10, 2011 at Walden Place, 839 Bennie Road, Cortland, NY with Rev. Bruce Buchannon officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...
Dorothy A. Mix
Oct 5, 2011
Dorothy Alice Mix, 91, of Brooktondale (Caroline), died October 5, 2011at home. She was born October 2, 1920 in Caroline, daughter of the late Norman and Ida Shaw Mix, and grew up on the family farm. She attended the one-room school in Caroline and graduated from Newark Valley High School and Cortland Normal School. After teaching two years in...
Jill D. Johnson
Oct 4, 2011
JILL D. JOHNSON, age 59 of 201 Salmon Creek Road, Lansing, NY left this life to be with her Lord Jesus October 4, 2011 at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.Born October 25, 1951 in Sherwood, NY, she is the daughter of Louis J. and Dorothy M. Bright Emmick. Jill graduated in 1969 from Lansing Central School...
William B. Rumgay
Sep 23, 2011
William Blaine “Bill” Rumgay, age 64, of Franklin, TN and formerly of Saratoga Springs and Groton, NY died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Born February 27, 1947 in Cortland, NY, he was a son of the late James and Betty Geist Rumgay. He was a retired accountant for New York State and an avid...
Jack Edmonds
Sep 22, 2011
Jack Edmonds of Dryden, NY, 74 passed away September 22, 2011 in the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca after a long illness. Born in Syracuse as “John Albert Edmonds” in 1937 to John and Grace Edmonds, he said that was just his “legal name”. To everyone he was “Jack”. He was a graduate of Onondaga Valley Academy, class of...
Ralph H. Canfield
Sep 14, 2011
RALPH H. CANFIELD, Sr., age 90, of 132 NYS Rt. 200, Harford Mills, NY passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a period of declining health. Ralph was born July 9, 1921 in Cortland, a son of the late Claude P. Sr. and Evelyn Horton Canfield. Ralph served in the US Army Air Corps...
Robert W. Batsford
Sep 10, 2011
ROBERT WILLIAM “Bob” BATSFORD, age 75, of Berkshire, N Y went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at his step-sons residence after a 1 year illness with brain cancer. Born April 24, 1936 in Cortland, NY, he was a son of the late Robert “Clair” Batsford and Wilma Tucker Batsford. Bob was the manager...
Hans D. Fuchs
Aug 28, 2011
Hans Dieter Fuchs, 82, born February 5, 1929 in Berlin, Germany, beloved husband of Doris Vera Fuchs, and treasured father, passed on August 28, 2011.Hans is survived by his wife Doris; two sons, Michael Fuchs and his wife Lorraine, and Thomas Fuchs and his wife Melani; and four Grandchildren, Sabrina, Michael, Timothy and Annali. Hans and Doris emigrated from...
Robert D. Burlingame
Aug 25, 2011
Robert D. Burlingame, who was born on August 2, 1927 to Florence Stevens and Alanson Burlingame III, passed away August 25, 2011 under the care of hospice in the home of his daughter, Robin, in North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents,brother Alanson "Bud" Burlingame IV as well as stepson, Brian Humphrey. He is survived by...
George L. Sutliff
Aug 22, 2011
GEORGE LELAND SUTLIFF , age 81, of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, August 22, 2011, at the Groton Nursing Facility. Mr. Sutliff was born May 17, 1930 in North Lansing, NY a son of the late Ernest Robert and Lela Singer Sutliff. George served in the US Army in Korea and was married on Nov. 30, 1952 to the...
Edith M. Clark
Aug 21, 2011
EDITH M. CLARK, age 80, of 141 Dryden-Harford Road, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility. Edith was born May 25, 1931 in Moravia, NY a daughter, and one of eleven children, of the Late Emmett and Violet Sherman Sovocool. On July 5, 1952 she was married to George Clark at Freeville....
Harold D. Simmons
Aug 18, 2011
HAROLD DALE SIMMONS, age 75, of 836 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011 at home. Born June 8, 1936, he was a son of the late Harold “Red” Simmons and Alice Vennel Simmons of Coddington Rd., Ithaca. Dale is survived by his devoted wife Catherine “Katie” Miner Simmons; his children, Susan A. and Kim M....
Mary P. Foley
Aug 15, 2011
MARY PATRICIA FOLEY , age 90 of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY. Born August 8, 1921 Cutchogue, Long Island, she was one of five daughters of the late Albert and Anna Gee Denzler and wife of the late Edward J. Foley who died in 1994. She had been employed...
John W. Sweeney
Aug 15, 2011
JOHN WILLIAM SWEENEY , age 65 of 1862 Peruville Road, Freeville passed away quietly at his home surrounded by his lovely family. John was born to Samuel and Beatrice O’Neil Sweeney, March 22, 1946 in Cortland. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Freeville and a graduate of Homer High School Class of 1964.He married...
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