Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Constance  E. Jamarusty

Constance E. Jamarusty

Jan 1, 2007

CONSTANCE E. JAMARUSTY , 62, of Ithaca, NY passed away Monday, January 1, 2007 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born September 15, 1944 in Ithaca, NY, she was a daughter of the late Peter Jamarusty and Marguerite Hulslander Jamarusty Crossmore. Born of a sweet spirit, Connie was very talented in the secretarial field where she won many typing awards. She...

C.  George Hanford

C. George Hanford

Dec 22, 2006

C. GEORGE HANFORD, age 81, formerly of Dryden, NY died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Facility. Mr. Hanford was born January 28, 1925 in Ithaca, a son of the late Harold and Ida Townley Hanford. George was valedictorian of the Dryden High School Class of 1941. George along with his wife, Ruth, operated a dairy farm...

Hollis  W. Bell

Hollis W. Bell

Dec 17, 2006

HOLLIS W. BELL , age 94, of Clear View Rd., King Ferry, NY died Sunday, December 17, 2006 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Born June 16, 1912 in Lisbon, NY, he was a son of the late Clarence and Martha Ross Bell. His wife, Lucinda Francis Bell, died May 7, 1982. Hollis was a self employed plumber working for...

Charlotte Elizabeth Cooke Edmondson

Charlotte Elizabeth Cooke Edmondson

Dec 17, 2006

CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH COOKE EDMONDSON - formerly of Etna and Dryden, NY, passed away at the age of 88 on Sunday, December 17, at the Cayuga Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on October 15, 1918, in Newport, RI, she was predeceased by her husband, Albert, in 2001. Charlotte graduated from Rhode Island State College in Kingston, RI, and...

Frances  John Hayes

Frances John Hayes

Dec 16, 2006

FRANCIS JOHN HAYES, age 57, of Cortland, NY passed away Saturday, December 16, 2006 after a long illness with COPD. Frank was born January 13, 1949 in Fulton, NY a son of the late Harold and Blanche Hammond Hayes. "Frank" loved to hunt, fish, fly and enjoyed many years of playing the drums and singing in local bands. His...

Thomas  F. Butler

Thomas F. Butler

Dec 16, 2006

THOMAS F. BUTLER, age 86, of 1269 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY died Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at The Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Mr. Butler was born May 20, 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario a son of the late Cyrus and Ethel Park Butler. His family moved to Ithaca, NY in 1921 and resided in the Ellis Hollow area before...

Dominic  V. Romeo

Dominic V. Romeo

Dec 16, 2006

DOMINIC V. ROMEO, age 79, of 238 McClintock Road, Dryden, NY died, Saturday, December 16, 2006 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Mr. Romeo was born December 7, 1927 on the family farm a son of the late Joseph and Mary Gelanese Romeo. "Dom" was a well known dairy farmer and also had been a school bus driver for...

Jeanette Cortright

Jeanette Cortright

Dec 14, 2006

JEANETTE CORTRIGHT, age 92, of 103 Willowbrook Manor and formerly of 449 Livermore Road, Dryden died Thursday, December 14, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Cortright was born September 8, 1914 at Frederick, MD a daughter of th elate Charles and Fannie Corun Engle. Her husband, Claude W. Cortright died April 3rd, 1976 and her daughter, Janice E. Cortright died...

Richard  P. Sovocool

Richard P. Sovocool

Dec 13, 2006

RICHARD P. SOVOCOOL, age 83, of 1965 Peruville Road, Freeville, NY died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006 at his residence after a lengthy illness. "Dick" was born May 20, 1923 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Emmet and Violet Sherman Sovocool. A long time area resident, Dick had resided in the McLean area for more than 50 years....

Dorothy Butts

Dorothy Butts

Dec 7, 2006

DOROTHY BUTTS, 93, of Waterloo, NY and formerly of Dryden, NY passed away Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Geneva General Hospital. Born April 18, 1913 in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Anna Larkin John and wife of the late Leland Butts who died in 1963. Mrs. Butts is survived by her two daughters,...

Howard  E. Kane

Howard E. Kane

Dec 4, 2006

HOWARD E. "Red" KANE, 87, of Loudon, TN and formerly of Ithaca, NY, passed away Monday, December 4, 2006 in Maryville, TN. Howard was born July 22, 1919 in Freeville, NY and was the son of the late Edward and Ina Sevy Kane. He was graduated from Dryden High School and in 1941 married Marie L. Miller. Red was...

Ruth  C. Hanford

Ruth C. Hanford

Dec 3, 2006

RUTH C. HANFORD, age 81, formerly of Dryden, NY died Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Facility. Mrs. Hanford was born December 26, 1924 in Cortland, a daughter of the late LeeGrande and Nellie Churchill Cottrell. Ruth was graduated from Dryden High School in 1942 and with her husband, George Hanford, operated a dairy farm on Simms...

Lyn  R. Briggs

Lyn R. Briggs

Dec 2, 2006

LYN R. BRIGGS, age 55, of Central Ave., Cortland, NY passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile-pedestrian accident that happened November 17, 2006 in Cortland. Lyn was born October 6, 1951 in Elmira a daughter of the late Conrad and Elsie Miller Barnett. Lyn had resided in Ithaca and Brisben, NY...

Lloyd  F. Wing

Lloyd F. Wing

Nov 28, 2006

LLOYD F. WING, 67, of 560 Bone Plain Rd., Freeville, NY passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at his home. Born July 5, 1939 in Cicero, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Rena White Wing. He had previously been employed with Cote Logging in Locke, NY. Mr. Wing is survived by his wife of 24...

Natasha Kathryn Swartwood Lomax

Natasha Kathryn Swartwood Lomax

Nov 23, 2006

Natasha, age 33, of Dryden NY and formerly from Sydney, Australia, slipped away in her sleep on November 23, 2006. Her loved ones that will miss her include her wife Robin Swartwood-Lomax, three daughters, Amanda, age fifteen, Eileen, age fourteen, and Elizabeth (Gracie), age five Dryden; her Mum and stepfather Shirley & Robert Lenton, her dad Desmond Lomax; Brother...

Linda  D. Cortright

Linda D. Cortright

Nov 21, 2006

LINDA D. CORTRIGHT, 58, of Locke, NY, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2006. Linda was born on March 25, 1948 in Cortland, NY, the daughter of the late Malcolm and Tilda Branch Munson. Linda is survived by her husband of 40 years, Tim Cortright, Sr.; her four children, Lisa Munson, Tim (Sandy) Cortright, Jr., Dan (Tammy) Cortright all...

Shirley  P. Foster

Shirley P. Foster

Nov 21, 2006

SHIRLEY P. FOSTER, age 66, of 2144 NYS Rt. 215, Cortland, NY (Town of Virgil) died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Foster was born April 8th, 1940 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Tyler and Elsie Cole Pond. She married Lester George Foster, Jr. in the Virgil United...

Florence  Stupke Conger

Florence Stupke Conger

Nov 17, 2006

FLORENCE STUPKE CONGER, age 84, formerly of Freeville and Dryden, NY died Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Florence was born in Cortlandville, NY on Nov. 10, 1922 a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Wongrey Stupke. She and her late husband, William Conger, owned and operated Conger’s Trailer Parks...

Kevin  P. Stearns

Kevin P. Stearns

Nov 16, 2006

KEVIN P. STEARNS, 48, of Valois passed away at Hospicare on November 16th. If you saw the spectacular rainbow on Thursday afternoon, then you know the moment that Kevin left us. Kevin was the son of Paul H. Stearns of Ithaca, and the late Angela (Morgia) Stearns. He was born in Brooktondale and graduated from Ithaca High School in...

Dean Carpenter

Dean Carpenter

Nov 15, 2006

DEAN CARPENTER, age 82, of Leon Ave., Cortland and formerly of Harford, NY died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a brief illness. Dean was born June 11, 1924 at Harford and was a son of the late Andrew and May Ketchum Carpenter. He was a graduate of Marathon High School. Dean served honorably in...