Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

David  E. Moshier

David E. Moshier

Feb 7, 2005

DAVID E. MOSHIER , 55, of Dryden, NY went home to be with his Lord on Monday, February 7, 2005. Born April 22, 1949 in Owego, NY, he was a NYS University Police Officer serving at SUNY Binghamton. David is survived by his wife, Karen Moshier; precious sons and nephew, Aaron and Joshua Moshier, and Chad Cornish and by...

Frances Basil

Frances Basil

Feb 6, 2005

Frances Basil July 5, 1917 - February 6, 2005 FRANCES BASIL, age 87, a long time resident of Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Lakeside Nursing Home in the presence of her loving family. She had been in a period declining health since last fall. She was born Bonnie Frances Basil on July 5, 1917 at...

William  L. Hall

William L. Hall

Feb 4, 2005

WILLIAM L. HALL, age 84, of 131 Compton Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Friday, February 4, 2005 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Mr. Hall was born April 16, 1920 at Danby, NY a son of the late William B. and Doris Heath Hall. On August 29, 1941 he was married to the former Alethea Couch at Etna,...

Frances Lawrence

Frances Lawrence

Feb 2, 2005

FRANCES LAWRENCE, age 90, formerly of McLean died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at Cortland Memorial Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Lawrence was born March 30, 1914 at Washington Township, PA a daughter of the late James and Mary Brenner Huff. She was married to F. Ray Lawrence on June 9, 1934. Mr. Lawrence passed away July 24,...

Grover  F. Shoemaker

Grover F. Shoemaker

Jan 29, 2005

GROVER F. SHOEMAKER, 92 of Hillsdale, N.Y. (Columbia Co.) died on Saturday January 29, 2005 in Gt. Barrington, MA. He was born on May 13, 1912 in Mohawk, N.Y. the son of the late Ernest C. and Maude (Moyer) Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker graduated from Mohawk High School in 1931, SUNY Cortland in 1936 and later from Syracuse University. He...

Floy  Mable Ross

Floy Mable Ross

Jan 27, 2005

FLOY MABLE ROSS, age 101, formerly of Ellis Hollow Road Apartments died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at The Reconstruction Home, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Ross was born July 20, 1903 at Mondovi, WI a daughter of the late Norman and Amelia Fleischauer Goss. She and her husband, Bert Ross who died April 21, 1957, were former residents of Bone Plain...

L.  John Reese

L. John Reese

Jan 27, 2005

L. JOHN REESE, age 93, of 260 Main St., Freeville, NY died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born Lloyd John Reese on April 21, 1911 at Lock Haven, PA a son of the late Maynard and Ada Temple Reese. John was a long time area resident. His wife, Mary...

Eva  May Cole

Eva May Cole

Jan 25, 2005

EVA MAY COLE, age 90, of 195 Cortland Rd., Dryden, NY died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at home. Mrs. Cole was born August 9, 1914 at Willow Glen on Ferguson Rd., a daughter of the late H. Neil and Elma Metzgar Fitts. She was graduated from Dryden High School in January of 1934 and was married on March 5,...

Muriel Wolcott

Muriel Wolcott

Jan 23, 2005

MURIEL WOLCOTT , age 95, formerly of East Main St., Dryden, NY died Sunday, January 23, 2005 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home in Ithaca, NY after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Mrs. Wolcott was born Feb. 25, 1909 at Ellington, NY to Willis and Rosa Alverson White. She graduated from Ellington High School in 1926 and received...

Eleanor Mccaskill

Eleanor Mccaskill

Jan 7, 2005

ELEANOR McCASKILL , age 87, of 4 Selma Ave., Homer and formerly of 42 Church Street, Cortland, NY died Friday, January 7, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McCaskill was born July 10, 1917 at Homer, a daughter of the late Albert and Anna Chapman Hitchman. She has been a resident of the Cortland area for the last...

Vera  Ferris Foote

Vera Ferris Foote

Jan 7, 2005

VERA FERRIS FOOTE , age 85, of Sherbrook Apts., Cortland, NY died Friday, Jan 7, 2005 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after a brief illness. Mrs. Foote, a daughter of the late Salem and Nazera Abdallah Ferris, was born November 26, 1919 in Solon, NY and moved with her family to Cortland in 1926. A 1937 graduate of...

Irene  C. Hollenbeck

Irene C. Hollenbeck

Jan 5, 2005

IRENE C. HOLLENBECK, age 85, of NYS Rt. 392, Cortland (Town of Virgil) died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hollenbeck was born March 14, 1919 at Battle Creek, Iowa a daughter of the late Burton and Freda Madsen Rowe. She was graduated from Waverly High School and on November 1, 1940...

L  Jay Sovocool

L Jay Sovocool

Dec 28, 2004

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Martha Howe

Martha Howe

Dec 28, 2004

MARTHA HOWE, age 94, passed away on December 28, 2004 after a long illness. She was born February 28, 1910 in Lexington, Virginia, the daughter of the late William S. Moore and Annie Turk Moore. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank B. Howe, Jr. and her brother, W. Roscoe Moore. Martha is survived by her three children, a...

Charles  J. Lasher  Jr.

Charles J. Lasher Jr.

Dec 18, 2004

CHARLES J. LASHER, JR., age 74, of 370 Harford Road, Brooktondale, NY died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 at his home after a six month illness. "Charlie" was born Oct. 13, 1930, a son of the late Charles and Gladys Oak Lasher. He was a life resident of the Town of Caroline and was previously employed at Ithaca Gun. Charlie...

Thelma  Vangorder Elliot

Thelma Vangorder Elliot

Dec 17, 2004

THELMA VANGORDER ELLIOTT, age 68, of 2707 NYS Rt. 215, Cortland, NY died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at her residence after a one year illness. Mrs. Elliott was born in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Richard and Cleo Burgett VanGorder. She was a life area resident and on September 3, 1955 was married to Edward L. Elliott...

Robert  Nelson Vangorder

Robert Nelson Vangorder

Dec 15, 2004

ROBERT NELSON VANGORDER, 73, formerly of Virgil, NY died Dec. 15, 2004 died of complications resulting from heart surgery at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage. Mr. VanGorder was born in Preble, NY on March 12, 1931 a son of the late Richard and Cleo VanGorde. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1949, where he served until 1952. He...

Charles  E. Halme

Charles E. Halme

Dec 10, 2004

CHARLES E. HALME, age 60, of 1637 Mecklenburg Road, Ithaca, NY died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004 at his residence after a brief illness. "Charlie" was born at Ithaca, a son of Everett Halme of Cortlandville and the late Irene Keturi Halme. "Chuck" was graduated from Dryden High School in 1963 and served in the US Air Force in Vietnam....

Herbert  E. Broadwell

Herbert E. Broadwell

Dec 8, 2004

Known as "Coach" to Ithaca College students and his faculty colleagues, Herbert Broadwell passed away on December 8 after a long illness. He was born on November 18, 1917, son of the late Horace and Emma Broadwell of Liverpool, NY. Herb is survived by his devoted wife of 62 years, Dorothy, a daughter, Judi Brownell (Gary), and two grandsons,...

Samuel Matychak

Samuel Matychak

Dec 6, 2004

SAMUEL MATYCHAK, age 86, of Ithaca, NY died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 at his residence after a brief illness. Sam was born April 7, 1918 in Sattersfield, PA a son of the late Myron and Mary Kelechawa Matychak. Sam served in the US Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater during WW II. He was a master carpenter and...