Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

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...

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...