Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

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...

Mrs.  Kathleen  Moss Smith

Mrs. Kathleen Moss Smith

Sep 9, 2006

MRS. KATHLEEN MOSS SMITH, age 92, of 11 Highland Drive, Dryden, NY died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Kelloggsville, NY on May 26, 1914 a daughter of Willard and Mary Alice Austin Moss. "Kay" was graduated from Moravia High School and studied for teachers training at Cortland Normal School and later from...

Lenora  Mae Tompkins

Lenora Mae Tompkins

Sep 8, 2006

LENORA MAE TOMPKINS, age 84, of Ellis Hollow Road Apts., Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca on Friday, Sept. 8th, 2006. Born Dec. 12, 1921 at Newfield, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Flossie Hendricks Tompkins. A life area resident she, enjoyed the family picnics, holiday gatherings and parties when she could...

Jane  Reed Trumbull

Jane Reed Trumbull

Sep 6, 2006

JANE REED TRUMBULL, age 84, of 522 Irish Settlement Road, Freeville, NY died Wednesday, September 6th, 2006 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Trumbull was born September 27, 1921 at Cortland, NY a daughter of the late John and Mary Sweetlove Reed and had lived nearly all of her life on the family farmstead on Irish...

William Down

William Down

Sep 1, 2006

WILLIAM "BILL" DOWN , a former resident of Freeville and Homer, died suddenly September 1, 2006 in Mesa AZ. Bill was born October 20, 1931 in the Hudson Valley region near Mount Marion NY in his grandparents' farmhouse, and attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. After graduating from Saugerties High School, he entered an engineering apprenticeship program...

Robert  J. Nemecek

Robert J. Nemecek

Sep 1, 2006

ROBERT J. NEMECEK, age 69, of 580 Pelican Bay Drive, Daytona Beach, FL, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006 at East Liverpool City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio after becoming ill while traveling. "Bob" was born in Lansing, NY a son of the late Thomas and Mary Russell Nemecek and served in the US Army in Germany prior to becoming an...

Elma  Marie Hull

Elma Marie Hull

Aug 30, 2006

ELMA MARIE HULL, age 65, of 203 Spring Street, Groton, NY passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Hull was born in Ithaca, NY on April 30, 1941 a daughter of Mary Mason Schilling and the late David Schilling. She has been a long time area resident and was a member of the Groton Assembly...

Frederick  James Youngs

Frederick James Youngs

Aug 18, 2006

FREDERICK JAMES YOUNGS, age 82, formerly of Divers Crossing Road, Marathon and Champlain Road, McLean died Friday, August 18, 2006 at the Northwoods Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility in Cortland, NY. Mr. Youngs was born March 10, 1924 in Cortland a son of the late Harry and Julia Seamans Youngs. Fred was raised in Homer, NY and served in...

Mary  K. Reynolds

Mary K. Reynolds

Aug 8, 2006

>MARY K. REYNOLDS, age 61, of 4 Sunset West, Ithaca, NY died Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY after a lengthy illness. Mary was born December 16, 1944 in Oswego, NY a daughter of the late Judd and Margaret Eveleigh Leonard. She was graduated from Oswego High School in 1962 and attended Albany Business School. On...

Harold  D. Collyer

Harold D. Collyer

Aug 8, 2006

HAROLD D. COLLYER, age 73, of Bradford St., Marathon, NY died August 8, 2006. Mr. Collyer was born October 24, 1932 in Smithville Flats, NY, a son of the late Edgar and Gertrude Denison Collyer. His wife, Shirley Wilber Collyer, died April 19, 1975. Harold served in the US Navy from 1954 to 1956 and was employed for many...

Corinne  Lee Marquis-Glover

Corinne Lee Marquis-Glover

Aug 6, 2006

CORINNE LEE MARQUIS-GLOVER, age, 49, of 24 James Street, Homer, NY died Sunday, August 6th, 2006 at Cincinnati, Ohio. Corinne was born May 20, 1957 in Cortland a daughter of Kenneth and Joyce Werninck Marquis. She was graduated from Dryden High School in 1975 and has been a life area resident. She enjoyed flower gardening and her pet animals...

Geraldine  G. Cleveland

Geraldine G. Cleveland

Jul 27, 2006

GERALDINE (GERI) G. CLEVELAND, 70, of 15 Kingsley Ave. Cortland, N.Y., passed away July 27, 2006, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Geri was born on November 3, 1935 in Oceanside, N.Y a daughter of the late Gerald and Gertrude Lanzilotta Pearsall. Geri worked for the Cortland County Sheriffs Dept. as a dispatcher for 17 years until her retirement...

Agnes  F. Hutchison

Agnes F. Hutchison

Jul 26, 2006

AGNES F. HUTCHISON , 99, formerly of Titus Towers, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at the Veteran’s Home, Oxford, NY. Born November 4, 1906 in Cincinnatus, NY, she was a daughter of the late Pierre and Ethel Kittell Foster and wife of the late Leon Hutchison who died October 15, 1963. She attended Lady Zane Grey...

Catherine L. Mowers Perry

Catherine L. Mowers Perry

Jul 22, 2006

CATHERINE L. MOWERS PERRY, 90, formerly of Freeville, NY, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 in the Medicalodge of Dewey, OK. Catherine was born on February 15, 1916 at Veteran, NY a daughter of the late Floyd and Edna (Gallow) Dean. She was raised in Alpine, NY and graduated from Odessa High School in 1933. She was married to Harold...

Robert  Steve Fritts

Robert Steve Fritts

Jul 19, 2006

ROBERT STEVE FRITTS, age 56, of 245 Cook Hill Rd., Marathon, NY died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at home. "Steve" was born August 24, 1949 a son of the late Robert and Marion Bell Fritts. He was graduated from Marathon High School in 1968 and from SUNY Binghamton with a degree in Mid Eastern Studies. Previously he...