Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Richard  D. Haukenberry

Richard D. Haukenberry

May 17, 2005

RICHARD D. "PeeWee" HAUKENBERRY , age 63, of Buffalo Road, Brooktondale, NY died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Richard was born Feb. 12, 1942 in Alliance, Nebraska and served in the US Army. He has resided in the Brooktondale area for the last 18 years and made his home with his friends, Nathan...

Frances  G. Hafermalz

Frances G. Hafermalz

May 15, 2005

RICHARD D. "PeeWee" HAUKENBERRY , age 63, of Buffalo Road, Brooktondale, NY died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Richard was born Feb. 12, 1942 in Alliance, Nebraska and served in the US Army. He has resided in the Brooktondale area for the last 18 years and made his home with his friends, Nathan...

John Bentinck-Smith

John Bentinck-Smith

May 12, 2005

Dr. JOHN BENTINCK-SMITH, DVM, Professor Emeritus of Cornell University, age 86, of 5 Horizon Dr., Ithaca, NY died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at home. Born January 24, 1919 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late William Frederick and Marion Jordan Bentinck-Smith. Passionate about his family and friends, Dr. Bentinck-Smith is survived by his wife of 43...

Ronnie (Veronica)  Danko

Ronnie (Veronica) Danko

Apr 24, 2005

RONNIE DANKO, 80, died at her home in Ithaca, NY on April 24, 2005, after a two-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). She grew up near the coal mines in Scalp Level Pennsylvania as one of nine children. After moving to the metropolitan Detroit area, she married Paul J. Danko. They made their home in Roseville, Michigan for...

W.  Harvey Starr

W. Harvey Starr

Apr 9, 2005

W. HARVEY STARR , age 85, of 41 Buffalo Road, Slaterville Springs, NY died Saturday, April 9, 2004 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. Mr. Starr was born March 3, 1920 at Danbury, CT the only child of William Harvey Starr and Louise Ziegler Starr. He was raised on a dairy farm in Connecticut, moving to Harford, NY...

Herman  P. Spence  Jr.

Herman P. Spence Jr.

Apr 8, 2005

HERMAN P. SPENCE, Jr., age 60, formerly of Peruville, Scott and Newfield, NY died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Northwoods of Cortland, NY. Herman was born November 10, 1944 at Wythville, VA a son of Rosalie Keith Spence Russell of North Lansing and the late Herman Paul Spence, Sr. He was graduated from Newfield High School in the...

Beverly Baker Collins Buckley

Beverly Baker Collins Buckley

Mar 31, 2005

BEVERLY BAKER COLLINS BUCKLEY, age 90, of County Rd. 139, Ovid, NY and formerly of Ellis Hollow Rd., Ithaca passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005 at her son’s home near Ovid, NY. Mrs. Buckley was born Feb. 8, 1915 at Ithaca, NY a daughter of the late Fred and Jennie King Baker. She was predeceased by her husbands, Leonard...

Sara  J. Cochran

Sara J. Cochran

Mar 29, 2005

SARA J. COCHRAN, 90, a resident of Seneca Falls, NY and formerly of Ithaca died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 in Waterloo. Survivors include her son, Floyd (Mildred) Cochran of Cortland; sisters, Mildred Christopher of Millstone Garden, MD and Ruth Sharpe of Groton; brothers, Francis Cochran of New Hope, NY and Dana of Sylvan Beach, NY; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren;...

Edward Boynton  Jr.

Edward Boynton Jr.

Mar 27, 2005

EDWARD (Gee Gee) BOYNTON, JR., age 63, of Newfield, NY, passed away on Sunday March 27,2005 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, surrounded by his children. He was born in Buffalo, NY on February 21, 1942 a son of the late Edward and Doris Boynton Whiting. Ed was predeceased by his wife Norma Brown Boynton. Ed also looked forward...

Robert  A. Luss

Robert A. Luss

Mar 23, 2005

ROBERT A. LUSS, 76, of 1146 Lake Como Road, Cortland, NY and formerly of Dryden, NY died Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at the Hospicare Residence. "Bob" was born April 12, 1929 at Pittsburgh, PA a son of the late Arthur J. and Worthie R. Holden Luss. Bob served honorably in the US Army in Korea and on April 19,...

William  B. Frederick

William B. Frederick

Mar 20, 2005

WILLIAM B. FREDERICK, age 82, of 5 Bald Hill Road, Ithaca, NY died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Mr. Frederick was born January 19, 1923 a son of the late Harold and Harriett Baker Frederick. He was a life area resident and served in the US Army, being injured in the invasion of Normandy. After...

Frances  R. Sears

Frances R. Sears

Mar 20, 2005

FRANCES R. SEARS, age 66, of 6797 County Rd. 129, Ovid, NY and formerly of Freeville, NY went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY. Frances attended Dryden Schools and lived in the West Dryden area until relocating to the Ovid area in 1981. On February 20, 1955 she was...

Edward Park

Edward Park

Mar 7, 2005

EDWARD PARK , 83, of NYS Rt. 215, Cortland, (Town of Virgil) died Monday, March 7, 2005 at his residence. Ed was born June 24, 1921 at Virgil, NY a son of the late Ralph and Jean Gilkerson Park. He was a life resident of Virgil, having been born in the same residence where his death occurred. Ed served...

Leo  E. Shaw

Leo E. Shaw

Mar 3, 2005

LEO E. SHAW, age 66, of Freeville, NY died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital, Cortland, NY. Leo was born in Peruville, NY on April 26, 1938 a son of the late Bert and Mable Edsell Shaw. He was graduated from Romulus High School prior to serving in the US Army from 1957 to 1960 where...

Donald  E. Rogers  Jr.

Donald E. Rogers Jr.

Mar 2, 2005

DONALD E. ROGERS, Jr., 73, of Brandon, FL and formerly of Dryden, NY, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, FL. Born September 13, 1931 in Esperence, NY, he was a son of the late Donald E. and Anita Vrooman Rogers. He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, serving during both the Korean...

Joyce  M. Lawrence

Joyce M. Lawrence

Feb 25, 2005

JOYCE M. LAWRENCE, 82, of 31 Torok Rd., Groton, NY passed away Friday, February 25, 2005 at Cortland Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born September 4, 1922 in Berkshire, NY, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Howland Barrows and wife of the late Frank Lawrence who died in 1969. Mrs. Lawrence is survived by...

Edmund  V. Hollenbeck

Edmund V. Hollenbeck

Feb 17, 2005

EDMUND V. HOLLENBECK, age 70, of 2213 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at The Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Ed was born July 7, 1934 at Dryden, NY a son of the late Everett and Louella VanOrder Hollenbeck. He was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1953 and from Cornell University in 1959. Ed...

Alga  S. Vose

Alga S. Vose

Feb 12, 2005

ALGA S. VOSE, age 74, of 17 Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Strong Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Vose was born May 5, 1930 at Syracuse, NY a son of the late Alga E. and Ida Holton Vose. On May 27, 1978 he was married to the former Donna Phelps Graves at...

Harold  N. Rooker

Harold N. Rooker

Feb 12, 2005

HAROLD N. ROOKER, age 82, of 312 Etna Road, Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005 after a two month illness. Mr. Rooker was born Nov. 9, 1922 at Port Byron, NY, a son of the late Herbert L. and Bertha G. Payne Rooker. On Feb. 24, 1946 he was married to the...

John Ferger

John Ferger

Feb 10, 2005

DR. JOHN FERGER , 81, passed away suddenly and peacefully at his home in Dryden Village on Thursday afternoon, February 10. He had spent the morning seeing patients at the office of Dryden Family Medicine, which he founded in 1955, and was looking forward to enough snow for cross country skiing on his next day off. Dr. Ferger was...