Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Isadore  D. May

Isadore D. May

Jul 6, 2005

ISADORE D. MAY , 92 of Gee Hill Rd., Virgil, NY, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Cortland Memorial Hospital, Cortland, NY. Born September 17, 1912 at Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Carolyn Ertyl Dryer and wife of the late William H. May II who died in 1976. She and her husband owned...

Dorothy  E. Kimmich

Dorothy E. Kimmich

Jun 29, 2005

DOROTHY E. KIMMICH, age 101, formerly of 1867 Owego Hill Road, Virgil, NY died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at the Cortland Care Center, Cortland, NY. Mrs. Kimmich was born June 1, 1904 at Milwaukee, WI a daughter of the late Albert and Sophie Kissinger Mantey. Her husband, Ralph Kimmich, to whom she was married on June 25, 1925 in...

Elizabeth  M. Root

Elizabeth M. Root

Jun 25, 2005

ELIZABETH M. "Betty" ROOT, age 72 of N. Franklin St., Cortland, NY died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Betty was born Feb. 11, 1933 at Cortland and was a life resident. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul Root, Sr. Betty was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Cortland Chapter of the Disabled...

Philip Nicely

Philip Nicely

Jun 23, 2005

PHILIP NICELY, age 75, of Ed Hill Road, Freeville, NY died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr. Nicely was born Sept. 17, 1929 at Ligonier, PA a son of the late William S. and Edna Hoon Nicely. Phil served in the US Marine Corps from 1947 to 1949 and was married...

Lawrence  J. Shufelt

Lawrence J. Shufelt

Jun 22, 2005

LAWRENCE J. SHUFELT, age 73, of 755 Irish Settlement Road, Freeville, NY died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Shufelt was born February 13, 1932 a son of the late Julian and Cornelia A. Schuck Shufelt. "Larry" was graduated from Groton High School and played on the 1949-1950 High School Championship Basketball team. Years ago he was...

Brett  William Anderson

Brett William Anderson

Jun 22, 2005

BRETT WILLIAM ANDERSON, age 43, of Cayuta Road, Newfield, NY died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at Washington, DC after becoming ill there with an apparent heart attack. Brett was born April 5, 1962 and was a longtime area resident. He was employed at Stork H&E Turbo Blade in Ithaca. He was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1980 and...

Marjory  E. Bentinck-Smith

Marjory E. Bentinck-Smith

Jun 21, 2005

MARJORY E. BENTINCK-SMITH, age 75, of 5 Horizon Dr., Ithaca, NY died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at her cottage on Cayuga Lake. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. John Bentinck-Smith, DVM who died May 12, 2005. Born November 8, 1929 at Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Evelyn Cassel Ellis. Passionate about her...

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Jun 21, 2005

MARJORY E. BENTINCK-SMITH, age 75, of 5 Horizon Dr., Ithaca, NY died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at her cottage on Cayuga Lake. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. John Bentinck-Smith, DVM who died May 12, 2005. Born November 8, 1929 at Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Evelyn Cassel Ellis. Passionate about her...

Helen  Louise Dingler

Helen Louise Dingler

Jun 17, 2005

HELEN LOUISE DINGLER , age 66, of 105 Chamberlain Rd., Newark Valley, NY died Friday, June 17, 2005 at her residence. She was born July 20, 1938 at Dryden a daughter of the late Alfred and Anna Edsall Snyder. On April 17, 1982 she was married to Robert F. Dingler who survives. Helen was employed for many years at...

Norman  Frank Vantine

Norman Frank Vantine

Jun 17, 2005

NORMAN FRANK VANTINE , age 58, of Wood Road, Etna, NY died Friday, June 17, 2005 at the Hospicare unit of Lakeside Nursing Home in Ithaca, NY after a battle with renal cell cancer. "Frank" was born August 10, 1946, Ithaca, NY, the older son of Norman G. and Barbara Shaw Vantine. He was married on August 1, 1970...

Madeline  M. Maybee

Madeline M. Maybee

Jun 17, 2005

MADELINE M. MAYBEE , age 78, of Ithaca, NY died Friday, June 17, 2005 at Lakeside Nursing Home. Madeline was born August 30, 1926 in Ithaca, the daughter of late Charles and Irene Ross Foster. Madeline, a long time area resident, was employed for 30 years at Cornell University as a Lab Tech. Upon retiring, she enjoyed her flower...

Christopher  William Ackley

Christopher William Ackley

Jun 14, 2005

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM ACKLEY, age 18, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 as the result of a one car accident on East Lake Road in the Town of Dryden. "Chris" was born March 23, 1987 in Rochester, NY and has been a resident of Dryden all his life. He was completing his junior year of studies...

Elsie E. Cole Pond

Elsie E. Cole Pond

Jun 14, 2005

ELSIE E. COLE POND, age 95, formerly of Virgil, NY died Tuesday, June 14th, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pond, was born in Plato Center, IL a daughter of the late James W. and Cora E. Morter Cole. Her husband, Tyler W. Pond, to whom she was married June 14, 1930 passed away March 8, 1990. She...

Dorothy  D. Robinson

Dorothy D. Robinson

Jun 9, 2005

DOROTHY D. ROBINSON, age 79, of W. Cayuga Street, Moravia, NY passed away Thursday, June 9th, 2005 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Robinson was born in Dryden, NY on September 2, 1925 and was graduated from Dryden High School. After being married in Auburn, NY in 1951 to Roland "Robbie" Robinson, they made their home in...

Philip  Charles Tavelli

Philip Charles Tavelli

Jun 7, 2005

PHILIP CHARLES TAVELLI, of 817 Triphammer Road , Ithaca NY was born on October 12, 1943 in Bainbridge NY died at home June 7, 2005 having lived with pancreatic cancer for 17 months. Phil was predeceased by his father, Rudolph Tavelli in 1996 and his mother, Florence Barton Tavelli in 1989. He is survived by his wife of 30...

Marilyn  Ruth Raymore

Marilyn Ruth Raymore

Jun 7, 2005

MARILYN RUTH RAYMORE, age 71, a resident of 21 Benjamin Heights, Newfield passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June, 7th at The Cayuga Medical at Ithaca, NY after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Marilyn was raised in Ithaca and recently retired from Ithaca Airline Limousine after 29 years of service. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary...

Richard  E. Freelove

Richard E. Freelove

Jun 4, 2005

RICHARD E. "DICK" FREELOVE, age 69, of 362 Bone Plain Rd., Freeville, NY, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca. Mr. Freelove was born July 4, 1935 in Elmira, NY, a son of the late Wilbur and Violet Hill Freelove. He attended a one room school in Mecklenburg and graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1953....

Hazel Fields

Hazel Fields

Jun 3, 2005

HAZEL FIELDS , age 90 of Main Street Ext., Freeville, NY died Friday, June 3, 2005 at The Reconstruction Home, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Fields was a daughter of the late Ellis and Mabel Reed and was born on June 19th 1914 at Herman, NY. A long time resident of Freeville, her husband, Isreal "Spike" Fields passed away July 29,...

Keith  C. Lee

Keith C. Lee

Jun 1, 2005

KEITH C. LEE, age 48, of Dryden, passed away June 1st, 2005 at his residence. Keith was born January 24, 1957 in Binghamton, NY a son of Marjorie Lee of Rome, NY and Burdette "Bud" Lee of Afton, NY. A graduate of Bainbridge-Guilford Central School in Bainbridge, NY, Class of 1976, he went on to serve his country with...

Gerald Havington

Gerald Havington

May 26, 2005

GERALD "BUD" HAVINGTON, age 79, of East Lake Road, Dryden, NY, died Thursday, May 26, 2005, at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Bud was born in Malone, NY, on January 22, 1926, a son of the late Andrew and Anna Beckett Havington. His family moved to Lake Road, Dryden in 1931, where he has resided since. He served in the...