Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Joseph  D. Stetson

Joseph D. Stetson

Jan 10, 2011

Joseph D. Stetson , age 34 of 613 Chestnut St., Ithaca passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born November 21, 1976 in Ithaca, he is the son of David Cornell, Sr. and Deborah Beckman Cornell. In addition to his parents, Joe is survived by his wife, Tammie M. Stetson of Ithaca, his children,...

Marie  R. Park

Marie R. Park

Dec 31, 2010

MARIE R. PARK , age 86, of Dryden, NY passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after a brief illness. Marie was born April 26, 1924 in West Dryden, a daughter of the late Verl and Alice Rankin. Marie was graduated from Groton High School and Syracuse Business School. She was married...

Raymond  C. Scutt  Jr.

Raymond C. Scutt Jr.

Dec 28, 2010

RAYMOND C. SCUTT, JR., known to most as “Jigger”,age 66, of 5 Neptune Drive, Dryden, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at his home. Born in Cortland he is a son of the late Raymond C. and Inez Dellow Scutt. Prior to his disability, he had been employed with O’Shea Tire and had been a truck...

Hildegarde Perine

Hildegarde Perine

Dec 23, 2010

HILDEGARDE PERINE, at the age of 77, of 56 Dart Drive, Ithaca, NY and formerly of Dryden, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her home after a brief illness. Hildegarde was born in Germany a daughter of the late Henry and Antoinette Koskow Schuck. She immigrated to the US at the age of 3 and has been a...

Geraldine  A. Marquis

Geraldine A. Marquis

Dec 16, 2010

GERALDINE ANN MARQUIS , age 78, of Fall Creek Road, Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 in Deland, FL after a ten month illness. Gerry was born in Geneva, NY on June 26, 1932, a daughter of the late Jabez and Ruth Lott Smith. On Dec. 30, 1953 she was married to Kermit Marquis in the Varna...

Jeannine  B. Jackson

Jeannine B. Jackson

Dec 13, 2010

JEANNINE B. JACKSON, age 81, of 105 Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY passed away Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Jeannine was born January 29, 1929 in Burdett, NY a daughter of the late Lewis and Evelyn Brown Hungerford. A long time resident of Dryden, Jeannine had been employed at The Ithaca Journal prior to...

Janet  M. O'Brian

Janet M. O'Brian

Dec 12, 2010

JANET M. O’BRIEN , age 46, of 130 Sincerbeaux Road, Groton, NY passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 14, 1964 in Ithaca, she is a daughter of Barbara Hauck Mott and the late Franklin “Skip” Mott. What do you say when the woman who’s always been there for you has...

Allen  E. Heath

Allen E. Heath

Dec 5, 2010

ALLEN E. HEATH, age 79, of 136 North Street, Dryden, NY and Dade City, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Allen was born in Mayville, NY on October 15, 1931 and was a son of the late Loren and Marjorie Peters Heath. He...

Gerald  F. Meddaugh

Gerald F. Meddaugh

Dec 2, 2010

GERALD F. MEDDAUGH, age 83, of Aurora Street, Moravia, NY went to be with his Lord on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, surrounded by his loving family at home. Gerald was born Sept. 19, 1927 in Berkshire, NY, a son of the late James P. and Winona E. Starkweather Meddaugh. Gerald served in the US Army during WW II and...

Elizabeth  J. Seymour

Elizabeth J. Seymour

Dec 2, 2010

Elizabeth Jane (Austin) Seymour passed away on December 2, 2010. She was born in Ithaca on March 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Ward Austin and Elizabeth Geary Austin. She attended Ithaca schools, graduating in 1944. That same year, she married Conrad Seymour, whom she loved until his passing in 1997. They moved to Buffalo in 1951, where...

Aaron  J. Shehu

Aaron J. Shehu

Nov 27, 2010

AARON JAMES SHEHU, age 17, of 9 Eden Drive, Groton, NY passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 in Penn Yan, NY. Aaron was born July 29, 1993 in Ithaca and is the son of Xhem and Nancy Brown Shehu of Groton. He was a student at Dryden High School and at TST BOCES where he was studying for a...

Robert  S. Carpenter

Robert S. Carpenter

Nov 25, 2010

ROBERT STEPHEN CARPENTER , age 95, of Dryden, NY passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 with family present at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Evan and Brenda. A son of the late Archie and Ida Taylor Carpenter, Bob served in the US Army from 1941 to 1945 at Ascension Island, Africa and Europe with the Army Corps...

Carl  L. Foote  Sr.

Carl L. Foote Sr.

Nov 19, 2010

CARL J. FOOTE, Sr., age 87, of 365 Dryden-Harford Road, Dryden passed away after a period of declining health on Friday, November 19, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. Carl was born June 1, 1923 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Frank and Ina Cortright Foote. He was graduated from Dryden High School and served...

Ella  M. Koistinen

Ella M. Koistinen

Nov 18, 2010

ELLA M. KOISTINEN , age 98, of Lower Creek Road, Etna, NY passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Mrs. Koistinen was born April 28, 1912 at home in Etna a daughter of the late Mabel and Earl Rhodes. A life resident of Etna, she was married On August 17, 1946 to Karlo...

Edith  D. Hayes

Edith D. Hayes

Oct 23, 2010

EDITH D. HAYES, age 56 of Mecklenburg Road, Trumansburg died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 29, 1954 in Fulton, she was a daughter of the late Harold F. Hayes and Blanche Hammond Hayes Manning. She was retired from Borg Warner in Ithaca with 22 years service and enjoyed Bingo, Lottery and her...

Milton  P. Davis

Milton P. Davis

Oct 21, 2010

MILTON PHILIP DAVIS, age 81, of Danby, NY and formerly of Syracuse, NY passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010. Milton was born June 30, 1929 in Scranton, PA, a son of the late Rev. Frank and Ethel Buffton Davis. He had been employed for several years in many positions with General Electric in Syracuse and later with the East...

Emily  B. Todd

Emily B. Todd

Oct 19, 2010

EMILY B. TODD, age 87, of Court Street, Syracuse, NY and formerly of Etna, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after an extended illness. Emily was born March 23, 1923 in Ithaca, NY a daughter of the late James and Hannah Watkins Baylor. A long time resident of Etna and employed at...

Edward  L. Cleveland

Edward L. Cleveland

Oct 19, 2010

EDWARD L. CLEVELAND , age 52, of 9 Old 76 Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca after a lengthy illness. Mr. Cleveland was born Dec. 31, 1957 at Ithaca a son of Mary Lou McBride Cleveland and the late John Wm. Cleveland. Ed was a life resident of the...

Helen  B. Westfall

Helen B. Westfall

Oct 12, 2010

HELEN BAUM WESTFALL, age 94, of Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center after a period of declining health. Helen was born August 8, 1916 in The Town of Dryden a daughter of the late Ralph and Cynthia Card Van Marter. Helen was graduated from Ithaca High School and had been...

Christine  S. Slocum

Christine S. Slocum

Oct 7, 2010

Stanfield Slocum of 92 West Main Street, Dryden, died on October 7, 2010, at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home at the age of 85. She was born in Glens Falls on December 25, 1924. Christine followed her Quaker father, the late Rev. Jesse A. Stanfield, and her mother, Vesta (Johnson) Stanfield, to Tidewater, Virginia, Baltimore, Indiana and Ohio....