Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

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...

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...