Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Alberta Eastman

Alberta Eastman

Aug 31, 2007

ALBERTA E. "BERT" EASTMAN, age 78, formerly of Asbury Road, Lansing, NY died August 31, 2007 at the Groton Nursing Home, Groton, NY after a lengthy illness. Bert was born August 11, 1929 at Burlington, NY a daughter of the late Willard and Emma Southworth McLean. She was schooled in Edmeston, NY and worked in a glove factory prior...

Mary  J. Cotterill

Mary J. Cotterill

Aug 26, 2007

COL. MARY J. COTTERILL, Ret., age 83, or Bella Vista Dr., Ithaca, NY and formerly of Brooklyn, NY died Sunday, August 26th, 2007 at the Cayuga Medical center at Ithaca, NY. Mary was born March 8th, 1924 at Dryden, NY a daughter of the late Glenn and Hazel Nickerson Cotterill. Mary was graduated from Dryden High School in 1941...

Martha  Jane Machen

Martha Jane Machen

Aug 23, 2007

MARTHA JANE MACHEN, In loving memory of Martha Jane Machen, 77, of Freeville who passed away on August 23, 2007 at her home with family after a long battle with cancer, Preceded in death by her husband, Edwin C. Machen and a brother, Ernest Reese. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Bennett of Willseyville and Deborah Sattler of...

Lydia  R. Ingram

Lydia R. Ingram

Aug 22, 2007

LYDIA R. INGRAHM, age 84, of 732 Parker St., Marathon, NY passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at the Cortland Care Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Ingrahm was born August 6, 1923 at Lapeer, a daughter of the late A. Ward and Rose Stanton Johnson. A life area resident, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Loren...

Kenneston  R Bleck

Kenneston R Bleck

Aug 21, 2007

KENNESTON R. BLECK, age 72, of 1055 Bloody Pond Rd, Cincinnatus, NY died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after a brief illness. Ken was born July 27, 1935 in Harford, NY a son of the late Ewald and Freida Jolish Bleck. Ken was a resident of the Babcock Hollow area, living on Hilsinger Road...

Kathryn  Lucy Givens

Kathryn Lucy Givens

Aug 14, 2007

KATHRYN LUCY GIVENS, age 94, formerly of Cortland, NY died Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 at Good Shepherd Fairview Home, Binghamton, NY. Mrs. Givens was born October 31, 1912 in Summerville, GA a daughter of the late Charles and Lucy Crities Newlon. She was raised in a family of thirteen children in Dryden, NY. On August 14th, 1929 she was...

Ann Langbartels

Ann Langbartels

Aug 11, 2007

ANN LANGEBARTELS August 11 2007 ANN LANGEBARTELS, formerly of Fresh Meadows, died at Ithaca, NY on Saturday, August 11, 2007 one month short of her 95th birthday. She was a daughter of the late Michael and Sara Genovese Roberts and the sister of the late, Joseph, Nicholas, Albert, Mildred McGrath and Evelyn Schudde. Her husband, Fred, died in 1974....

Carroll  B. Scriber

Carroll B. Scriber

Aug 10, 2007

CARROLL B. SCRIBER, age 98, of 702 Valley Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Friday, August 10, 2007 at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca, NY after a lengthy illness. Carroll was born in Rochester, NY a son of the late Arthur and Kate Calvert Scriber. He was raised in Oswego, NY and was graduated from (SUNY) Oswego State Normal School with...

John  Richard Dingler

John Richard Dingler

Aug 6, 2007

JOHN RICHARD DINGLER, 436 Honeypot Road, Candor NY – John Richard Dingler, 78, one of New York State’s finest musicians, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, August 6, 2007. John was a devoted Christian and father of ten. Well known for his fiddle playing, John performed with bands such as the Chaparelles, The Five Bad Habits, Sons...

Verna  Belle Spencer

Verna Belle Spencer

Aug 1, 2007

VERNA BELLE SPENCER, 87, of 602 Hudson St., Ithaca, NY went home to her Lord on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Spencer was born June 18th, 1920 at Kermoar Township, PA a daughter of the late Albert and Alice Williams Young. She was graduated from Lock Haven High School and Practical...

George  Quinlan Fox

George Quinlan Fox

Jul 5, 2007

GEORGE QUINLAN FOX, age 17, of East Main Street, Dryden, New York died Thursday July 5, 2007 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. George was born June 13, 1990 in Ithaca, New York, son of Robin Fox and the late Eric Failing. George attended Dryden High School and planned to attend Ithaca College to study journalism and philosophy. George was...

James  W. Fenner

James W. Fenner

Jun 26, 2007

JAMES W. FENNER, age 78, of 35 W. Malloryville Rd., Freeville, NY passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. Born in Dryden, he was a son of the late Daniel and Eva Warner Fenner. He was graduated from Dryden High School and served in the US Army as a paratrooper. Years...

Thomas  J. Mcgory

Thomas J. Mcgory

Jun 26, 2007

HOMAS J. McGORY, age 92, of 5 Maplewood Point, Ithaca, NY, passed away Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at his residence. Tom was born April 23, 1915, at Cortland, NY, a son of the late Thomas and Mary O’Connell McGory. His family moved to a farm near Dryden in 1918. Tom was graduated from Dryden High School in 1932, where...

Robert  D. Ralyea

Robert D. Ralyea

Jun 24, 2007

ROBERT D. RALYEA, 66, of Maybury Rd., McGraw, NY passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2007. Born March 23, 1941 in Batavia, NY, he was the son of the late Lawrence J. and Marie I. Bates Ralyea. He had long been a mechanic in the area and most recently was employed by Parts Plus in Cortland. Mr. Ralyea is...

Geraldine Thomas

Geraldine Thomas

Jun 16, 2007

GERALDINE THOMAS, 82 of 10 Decamp Rd., Locke, NY passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at her home. Born March 21, 1925 at home in Ludlowville, NY, she was the youngest of three daughters to Wesley and Nina Mann Coon. Geraldine was employed by Smith Corona prior to her retirement in 1990. She was a member of the...

Hazel Marie Moon Crispell Carpenter

Hazel Marie Moon Crispell Carpenter

Jun 12, 2007

The family of Hazel Marie Moon Crispell Carpenter mourn her death and celebrate Hazel's arrival into the Kingdom of Heaven having been welcomed by Jesus Christ her personal Lord and Savior on June 12, 2007. The celebration of Hazel's life will be shared with her friends at calling hours Friday, 7-9 PM, June 22nd, Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West...

Louise  Nelson Carlisle

Louise Nelson Carlisle

Jun 10, 2007

LOUISE NELSON CARLISLE, age 93, formerly of First Street, Ithaca, NY and most recently of the Groton Nursing Facility died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Mrs. Carlisle was born December 28, 1913 at Etna, NY a daughter of the late John and Leila Coy Nelson. On Sept. 29, 1933 she was married to...

E.  Alberta Lloyd

E. Alberta Lloyd

Jun 9, 2007

ALBERTA "BETTY" LLOYD, age 91, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 9th, 2007. Mrs. Lloyd was formerly a resident of Livermore Falls, ME and recently of Brooktondale, NY before becoming a resident at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home, in Ithaca, NY. She was born April 20, 1916 in Portland, ME a daughter of the late...

Francis  E. May

Francis E. May

Jun 2, 2007

FRANCIS E. "FRANK" MAY , age 53 of South Road, Brooktondale, NY died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY after a brief illness. Frank was born October 16, 1953 in Montour Falls, NY a son of the late Leon and Dorothy Mick May. Frank served in the US Navy as a Gunners Mate...

Laikke Natille Loisjean Shevalier

Laikke Natille Loisjean Shevalier

May 30, 2007

LAIKKE NATILLE LOISJEAN SHEVALIER , infant daughter, born April 19, 2007, of Rebecca Vanlone passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sister, Ochean Baker; grandparents, Tina Shevalier and Gerald Jones; her Nana, Ginger Baker; grandfather, Alfred Morse; aunts; uncles; and cousins. She is also...