Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Terry  Lynn Henson

Terry Lynn Henson

Nov 9, 2006

TERRY LYNN HENSON, age 53, of 349 Van Buskirk Gulf Rd., Newfield, NY died, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 at his residence. Terry was born July 9th, 1953 at Bakersfield, CA a son of Bety J. Taylor Henson and the late Edgar Hennson. Terry relocated to Spencer, NY in 1989 and has lived in Newfield for many years. He was...

John  C. Shevalier

John C. Shevalier

Nov 7, 2006

JOHN C. SHEVALIER, age 83, of Brooktondale, NY died Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 2006 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY after a lengthy illness. He was born July 1, 1923 at Richford, NY a son of the late John C. and Edna Cramer Shevalier. John one of the owners and operators of S&S Wrecking and was a life area...

Catherine  V. Alexander

Catherine V. Alexander

Nov 5, 2006

CATHERINE V. ALEXANDER, age 79, formerly of Dryden, NY died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006 at the Tioga Nursing Facility after a long illness. Mrs. Alexander was born in Ithaca, NY on Sept. 30, 1927 and was a daughter of the late James and Ruth Brink Dougherty. She was a life area resident and had been a member of Holy...

George  E. Strang

George E. Strang

Oct 26, 2006

GEORGE E. STRANG, age 68, of 44 Gulf Hill Rd., McLean, NY died Thursday, Oct. 26th, 2006 at the University Hospital in Syracuse, NY, after a brief illness. George was born on August 11, 1938 in Utica, NY, a son of the late George J. and Emma Goeseke Strang. He was graduated from Marathon High School in 1956 and...

John  W. Morey  Sr.

John W. Morey Sr.

Oct 22, 2006

JOHN W. MOREY, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother passed away peacefully Sunday morning, October 22, 2006 at his home on Sheldon Road in Freeville, NY. He was born May 26, 1929 in VanEtten, NY. John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marjorie Cady Morey and his three children, John (Jennifer) Morey, Jr., Deborah (Philip,...

Glenn Murtha

Glenn Murtha

Oct 17, 2006

GLENN MURTHA, age 48, of 13 Railroad Street, Freeville, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY. Glen was born in Saratoga Springs, NY on March 4th, 1958 to Richard and Theresa Hughes Murtha. He was married Jan. 2, 1997 to the former Lisa N. White in Troy, NY. He was a...

David  V. Carpenter

David V. Carpenter

Oct 16, 2006

DAVID V. "STICK" CARPENTER, age 47, of Richford, NY died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 as the result of a logging accident in Richford. David was born Dec. 15, 1958 at Cortland, NY a son of Barbara D. Carpenter of Concord, NC and the late Robert G. Carpenter. Known by his many friends as "Stick" he was an EMT and...

Malcolm  L. Stamp

Malcolm L. Stamp

Oct 15, 2006

MALCOLM L. "MAL" STAMP, age 79, of 2103 Arcadia Drive, Cortland, NY and formerly of Rochester and Penfield, NY died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 at the Syracuse VA Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Stamp was born April 9, 1927 at Cortland, a son of the late Lawrence and Helen (nee Andrews) Stamp. He was graduated from Homer High...

Harold Turk

Harold Turk

Oct 8, 2006

HAROLD TURK, age 73, of 42 Mill Street, Dryden, NY died Sunday, October 8, 2008 at Cortland, NY. Harold was born October 17, 1932 at Dryden a son of the late Dewey and Laura Carpenter Turk. He was graduated from Dryden High School in 1951 and was employed there in the Building and Grounds Dept. until his retirement in...

Carolyn  Marie (Galpin)  Jordan

Carolyn Marie (Galpin) Jordan

Oct 2, 2006

CAROLYN MARIE (GALPIN) JORDAN , of 6 Bailey Drive, Freeville, NY Carolyn Marie Jordan (nee Galpin), 60, died peacefully on October 2, surrounded by her family. Carolyn will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She will be fondly remembered for her vibrant flower gardens, genuine compassion for all who crossed her path, and for the strength and...

James  K. Covert

James K. Covert

Sep 29, 2006

JAMES K. COVERT, age 66, of 1214 Dryden Road, Ithaca went peacefully home to his heavenly father surrounded by his family on Friday Sept. 29, 2006 after a long fight with COPD. "Jimmy" was born in West Danby on June 15th, 1940 to Anna and Kenneth Covert. He remained in Newfield for all his school years until marrying his...

J.  Boyd Earle

J. Boyd Earle

Sep 27, 2006

J. BOYD EARLE, 79, of 4930 Chevalier Rd., Locke, NY passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Born May 6, 1927 in Covington, PA, he was the son of the late Russell and Georgia Hildreth Earle. He was a final repairman at Smith Corona in Groton prior to his retirement in 1982. He...

Judith  Ann Baker

Judith Ann Baker

Sep 24, 2006

JUDITH ANN BAKER, age 51, of 67 Bank Street, Newfield, NY died Sunday, Sept., 24, 2006 at the Hospicare Residence. Judy was born December 10, 1954 at Ithaca a daughter of the late Grant C. And Edna Watt Jones. She was attended Ithaca City Schools and was graduated from high school in Atlanta, GA. Later she studied at TC3....

Arthur  R. Shaw

Arthur R. Shaw

Sep 20, 2006

ARTHUR R. SHAW, age 83, of Dryden, NY, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at home. Art was born in Peruville, NY on March 25, 1923, a son of the late Bert and Mabel Edsall Shaw. After high school in Groton, he served in the US Army Air Force during WW II. Retired for several years now, Art primarily worked...

Theodore  E. Hulslander

Theodore E. Hulslander

Sep 16, 2006

THEODORE E. "Ted" HULSLANDER, age 93, of 387 Lake Road, Dryden, NY died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 at Northwoods Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cortland, NY. "Ted" was born in Ithaca, NY a son of the late Eugene and Hopa May Puderbaugh Hulslander and had been a resident of Lake Road since in 1941. He was employed at...

Bernice  Rogers Keener

Bernice Rogers Keener

Sep 15, 2006

BERNICE ROGERS KEENER, former resident of 11 ½ Wellsley Drive, Dryden, NY died on September 15, 2006 in Sterling Heights, MI following a long illness. Bernice was born on May 23, 1923 in Groveton, TX the second of nine children born to George and Lucy Rogers. Bernice met her husband Joseph M. Keener in 1945 while he was stationed...

Mrs.  Kathleen  Moss Smith

Mrs. Kathleen Moss Smith

Sep 9, 2006

MRS. KATHLEEN MOSS SMITH, age 92, of 11 Highland Drive, Dryden, NY died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Kelloggsville, NY on May 26, 1914 a daughter of Willard and Mary Alice Austin Moss. "Kay" was graduated from Moravia High School and studied for teachers training at Cortland Normal School and later from...

Lenora  Mae Tompkins

Lenora Mae Tompkins

Sep 8, 2006

LENORA MAE TOMPKINS, age 84, of Ellis Hollow Road Apts., Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca on Friday, Sept. 8th, 2006. Born Dec. 12, 1921 at Newfield, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Flossie Hendricks Tompkins. A life area resident she, enjoyed the family picnics, holiday gatherings and parties when she could...

Jane  Reed Trumbull

Jane Reed Trumbull

Sep 6, 2006

JANE REED TRUMBULL, age 84, of 522 Irish Settlement Road, Freeville, NY died Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Trumbull was born September 27, 1921 at Cortland, NY a daughter of the late John and Mary Sweetlove Reed and had lived nearly all of her life on the family farmstead on Irish...

William Down

William Down

Sep 1, 2006

WILLIAM "BILL" DOWN , a former resident of Freeville and Homer, died suddenly September 1, 2006 in Mesa AZ. Bill was born October 20, 1931 in the Hudson Valley region near Mount Marion NY in his grandparents' farmhouse, and attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. After graduating from Saugerties High School, he entered an engineering apprenticeship program...