Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Brenda  P. Morgan

Brenda P. Morgan

Oct 6, 2010

Brenda Prince Morgan, age 51, of Groton, NY passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Brenda graduated from Dryden Central High School in 1976. She went to TC3, eleven years later, and graduated with a business certificate in 1989 with a 3.9 GPA while raising three sons. She loved riding motorcycle (a...

Marie Kirk

Marie Kirk

Oct 6, 2010

MARIE KIRK, age 93, Etna, NY passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Mrs. Kirk was born May 26, 1917 in Vestal, NY a daughter of the late Hugh and Rachel Steele Foster. Marie was graduated from Dryden High School in 1935 and was married...

George  B. Carver

George B. Carver

Oct 5, 2010

George B. Carver, of Ithaca, NY, passed away October 5, 2010 at the age of 82. Born in Tulsa, OK on February 17, 1928, he was the son of the late George E. and Mae Hartzell Carver. Mr. Carver is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Steven Carver and Pamela Tolbert, both of Ithaca, and granddaughters Anna Carver of...

Lawrence  F. Hamilton

Lawrence F. Hamilton

Oct 1, 2010

DRYDEN – Lawrence F. Hamilton, Sr., age 58 of Pleasant St., Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 1, 2010 at home. Born November 22, 1951 in the Town of Barton, NY, he was the son of the late Lawrence Stanton and Mildred Hamilton. Larry had been a groundskeeper at Robert Treman State Park. Larry is survived by...

Larry  A. Robinson

Larry A. Robinson

Sep 28, 2010

LARRY ALDEN ROBINSON, age 61, of Bell Lane, McLean, NY died at home Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Larry was born Dec. 12, 1948 in Ithaca, NY a son of the late James and Alliene Scofield Robinson. Larry resided in Lansing and was graduated from Lansing High School in 1967. He was employed for many years at Purity Ice Cream...

Helmi  K. Corbin

Helmi K. Corbin

Sep 26, 2010

HELMI KETURI CORBIN, age 91, of Creamery Road, Richford, NY (Town of Harford) passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Keturi was born in Finland on April 24, 1919 and was a daughter of the late Anton and Alma Koivisto Lehtinen. She came to the United States in 1947. Helmi’s husbands, Into Keturi and...

Ruth  R. Sweetland

Ruth R. Sweetland

Sep 24, 2010

RUTH R. SWEETLAND, age 90, of Pleasant Street, Dryden, NY passed away, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Ruth was born January 21, 1920 in Burnside, PA a daughter of the late Ney and Zula Wetzel Rowley. She was graduated from Dryden High School in 1937. On May 15, 1941 she was married to...

Robert  J Dart

Robert J Dart

Sep 12, 2010

ROBERT J. DART, age 45, of West Seneca Street, Ovid, NY passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center after becoming ill at home. “Bobby” was born Dec. 9, 1964 in Ithaca a son of the late Charles and Madeline Owens Dart. He was raised in Etna, NY and attended Dryden High School, Class of 1984....

Spencer  A. Mose

Spencer A. Mose

Sep 11, 2010

SPENCER ARTHUR MOSE, age 75, of Southworth Road, Dryden, NY entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. “Bud” was born January 8, 1935 in Rathbone, NY a son of the late Willard J. and Edith Tompkins Mose. Bud was graduated from Addison High School in 1952 and served in the US...

Denby  B. Sponaugle

Denby B. Sponaugle

Sep 10, 2010

DENBY BLAND SPONAUGLE, age 89, of 355 Creamery Road, Harford and formerly of Freeville and Cortland, passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at home. Mr. Sponaugle was born Oct. 10, 1920 in Blodgett Mills, NY a son of the late Don and Eva Bland Sponaugle. He was raised and educated in Freeville and on June 26, 1941 was married...

Barbara  H Ensign

Barbara H Ensign

Sep 4, 2010

BARBARA H. ENSIGN, age 80, of Bradshaw Road, Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Ensign was born October 4, 1929 in Fair Haven, NY a daughter of the late Arthur and Edythe Wilkinson Humphrey. She was graduated from Dryden High School in 1947 and on April 2, 1948 was...

Herbert  Q. Stewart

Herbert Q. Stewart

Sep 3, 2010

HERBERT QUILLEN STEWART , age 95, of West Groton Road, Groton, NY passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 in the presence of his loving family after an extended illness. Herb was born Jan. 2, 1915 in Oakdale, TN a son of the late Blane and Matilda Gillis Stewart. An area resident since 1927, Herb was married on Oct. 24,...

Carl  A. Williams

Carl A. Williams

Sep 3, 2010

Carl Arthur Williams , age 92, of Canastota, NY and formerly of Newfield, Dryden and Ithaca, NY died on September 3rd, 2010. He was born October 6, 1918 in Newfield, NY to L. Arthur and Frances (Flossie) Stewart Williams. He served several years in the Army Engineers, including from January, 1942 to the end of World War II in...

Harold  A. Goyette

Harold A. Goyette

Sep 2, 2010

HAROLD A. GOYETTE, age 79, of West Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. Harold was born May 20, 1931 in Freeville, NY a son of the late Meddie and Doris Tanner Goyette. He was employed for many years in the construction industry and was married to...

Raymond  J. Bard

Raymond J. Bard

Sep 2, 2010

RAYMOND JAMES BARD, Jr ., age 82, of Wood Road, Freeville, NY went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday September 2, 2010 at the Bath Veteran’s Medical Center. Ray was born June 9, 1928 in Atlantic City, NJ a son of the late Raymond Sr. and Maude Thompson Bard. Ray served in the U.S. Army during...

Myra  M. Wainwright

Myra M. Wainwright

Aug 25, 2010

MYRA M. WAINWRIGHT, age 83, of Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY and formerly of Cortland passed away Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Myra was born Oct. 15, 1926 in Cortland, a daughter of the late Fritz and Florence McGillivray Keeler. As a youth her family lived in Harford. She was graduated...

Alice  M. Sears

Alice M. Sears

Aug 13, 2010

ALICE MARIE SEARS, age 90, of formerly Midline Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Born Nov. 3, 1919 in Pine City, NY, Alice was a daughter of the late Raymond and Eva Smith Canfield. A lifelong area resident, Alice was a long time resident of Midline Road and formerly had lived...

Donald  C. Mclaughlin

Donald C. Mclaughlin

Aug 3, 2010

Christie McLaughlin, age 79, of Ithaca, passed away peacefully at his home on August 3, 2010. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Janet J. Wilkins McLaughlin and grandson of the late John J. McLaughlin, founder of Canada Dry. Donald C. McLaughlin August 3 2010 Donald Christie McLaughlin, age 79, of...

Paula  A. Purdy

Paula A. Purdy

Jul 30, 2010

Paula A. Purdy , age 41 of Dryden, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 30, 2010 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Tampa, FL and had been employed with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept. and did Tri-County transports of prisoners. She also worked with various other Counties around the Finger Lakes region. She loved to draw, color and...

Irene  E. Barns

Irene E. Barns

Jul 29, 2010

Irene E. Barnes , age 85, formerly of Cortland, NY passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born June 15, 1925 in Smyrna, NY, she is the daughter of the late George and Annie Wearmouth Bell and widow of the late Russell Barnes. Mrs. Barnes is survived by two daughters, Bonnie (Art) Call of...