All Obituaries

Jane Lasher Phillips, age 66 of Brooktondale, NY passed away peacefully on January 23, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. Jane was born in Ithaca, NY on December 1, 1955, the daughter of the late Charles Lasher Jr. and the late Ruth E. Sullivan Lasher and wife of the late Claude Phillips. Jane graduated from Ithaca High School in 1974 and worked as a chef at Cornell Dining, for 23 years. She was a people person who enjoyed caring for others. Her heart longed for company which brought...

Richard L. Peer, 89, formerly of Virgil, NY and most recently of Auburn, NY passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, with his daughters at his side.  Born August 21, 1932, in Rome, NY, he was the youngest son of the late William and Hattie Griffith Peer.   Richard grew up on Bloomfield Ave in Rome, NY and attended Rome Free Academy.  He served in the Army from 1954-1956.  After basic training at Ft Knox, KY he was posted to Alaska where he crossed the Arctic...

Marleha Conover Shappee, age 91 of Pine City, NY passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Northwoods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Moravia, NY. Born August 4, 1930 in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Marguerite Powers VanOstrand and wife of the late Roland C. Conover who passed in 1981 and the late Jack Shappee who passed in 2013. Marleha was a bookkeeper and secretary for W.T. Pritchard Automotive in Ithaca for many years. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Robert Sprague Donnelly, age 94, of Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, January 15, 2021 at his home after a brief illness. He was born March 11, 1927 in Interlaken, NY the son of the late William and Julia Sprague Donnelly. On August 26, 1961 he married Anna Brancotti who passed away in 2014. He and his late wife, Annie were residents of Dryden and Bob was retired from Cornell University Facilities. Bob is survived by his children, April (Jack – deceased) Kampney of Cortland, NY,...

Laura Christine (Chris) Buttner Age 94, died peacefully in her sleep at Cayuga Medical Center on December 19, 2021, in Ithaca, NY following a courageous battle with COPD and pneumonia. Chris was born on September 27, 1927, to parents Helen (Dorothy) and Harlow J. Stettner.  She was the third child in a family of four sisters (Connie, Joan, Shirley, Donna) and one brother (Alan).  The family initially grew up on a farm in Ogden, NY well known for commercially growing flowers for...

Carl Lacey, age 90, of McLean, NY, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather went to be with the Lord on January 11th 2022. Carl was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Marjorie. He leaves behind a son, Tom (Sally) Lacey; a daughter, Michele (John) Burns; granddaughters, Karen (Eric) Lacey-Branch, Morgen (Greg) Crispell, Jenna Lacey & Kyle Burns; great-granddaughters, Jaimeson Branch, and June & Jade Crispell, as well as several nieces and nephews. Carl was a...

Delores A. Kinsman, age 83 of Ithaca, NY passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born January 19, 1938 in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of the late Edwin Sr. and Lauretta Hilker Kinsman. She is survived by her sister, Donna Kinsman and her brother, Jerry Kinsman (Nancy Blake); sisters in law, Alice Kinsman and Terry Haines; brother in law, Clifford Rich (Rollie) and numerous nieces and nephews that she loved very much.  In addition to her parents, Delores...

 MaryJane (Snyder) Neff passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. MaryJane was born on November 8, 1947, in Cortland NY. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lois Snyder of McGraw NY. She worked for several years at local municipalities as the village clerk. She was active with the New York State Clerk Treasures Association, her McGraw High School class of 1965, Dryden Kiwanis Club, Cortland DAV and the Southworth Library. MaryJane leaves...

Gary L. Sherman, age 58, formerly of 2630 South Cortland-Virgil Rd, Cortland, NY, passed away peacefully Thursday January 6th at his home in Bradenton, FL following several years of rehabilitation after being injured from a fall in 2014. Born June 7th, 1963 in Cortland NY, he was the son of Joyce B. Sherman and the late Carl L. Sherman. Gary was a 1980 graduate of Cortland High School and a 1983 graduate of SUNY Cobleskill. He worked as a Master Electrician at Cargill Deicing Technology in...

Avery Kent Olson, beloved son to Kory and Heather Olson of Cortland, NY passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on January 1, 2022. Throughout his 17 months, he blessed all those that he encountered. He was truly the happiest little man ever. He made anyone around him smile, dance, and even sing. He loved listening to Dr. Seuss books and watching the Grinch. He was definitely going place…He was loved by many including his parents; Great Grandparents, Doug and Joan McCall,...