Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Dale  F. Carrier

Dale F. Carrier

Jul 8, 2004

DALE F. CARRIER, age 52, of 300 Bradshaw Road, Dryden, NY passed away Thursday, July 8, 2004 at his residence. He was born June 21, 1952 at Cortland Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Robert and Marjorie Wafer Carrier. For many years Dale worked on the family farm. In 1981 he became an independent artificial breeder...

Timothy  J. Baker

Timothy J. Baker

Jun 19, 2004

TIMOTHY J. CANNONBALL BAKER, age 21, of 193 Upper Creek Road, Freeville, NY died Saturday, June 19, 2004 as the result of an automobile accident near Freeville which also claimed the life of his beloved Kimberly Fuller. Tim was born July 7, 1982 at Ithaca a son of Danny and Judith Jones Baker of Newfield. Tim was graduated from...

Dewitt  R. Perkins

Dewitt R. Perkins

Jun 13, 2004

DeWITT R. "Toad" PERKINS, age 79, of 106 Malloryville Road, Freeville, NY died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Perkins was born October 12, 1924 at Dryden a son of the late Ernest and Josephine DeWitt Perkins. DeWitt who was nick- named "Toad" as a young boy was graduated from Dryden High School...

Betsy  J. Warner

Betsy J. Warner

Jun 12, 2004

BETSY J. WARNER, age 87, of 200 West South St., Groton, NY died Saturday, June 12, 2004 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1916 at Groton a daughter of the late Henry and Cora Markle Davenport and was a life area resident and the widow of Orrin Warner who died in 1980 and...

Anna  B. Larue

Anna B. Larue

Jun 7, 2004

ANNA B. LaRUE, 89, passed away Monday, June 7th, 2004 of natural causes. Born on July 23, 1914, she lived in Yonkers, NY and married William LaRue on October 18, 1957. Anna worked in secretarial offices in New York City. During a visit to beautiful upstate New York she and her husband made a promise to each other that...

Dorothy  Mcgory Halme

Dorothy Mcgory Halme

Jun 5, 2004

DOROTHY McGORY HALME, of 1367 Mecklenburg Road, Ithaca, NY died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ithaca, NY. Mrs. Halme was born at Burnside, PA the oldest daughter of the late Ney and Zula Wetzel Rowley. She was a long time resident of Tompkins County and was graduated from Dryden High School in 1936. She was employed...

James  F. Cutting

James F. Cutting

May 28, 2004

JAMES F. "JAMIE" CUTTING, age 14, of 1834 Dryden Road, Freeville, NY and formerly Locke, NY died Friday, May 28, 2004 as the result of an ATV accident in the Town of Dryden. Jamie was born Oct. 29 1989 in Ithaca and attended school in Moravia from kindergarten through sixth grade when he relocated to Freeville in 2002. He...

Sharon  E. Dorman

Sharon E. Dorman

May 27, 2004

SHARON E. DORMAN, age 54, of 15 Greystone Drive, Dryden, NY died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at her residence after a year and a half battle with cancer. Sharon was born Feb. 1, 1950 in Jamestown, NY and is a daughter of Lawrence C. Larson of Jamestown and the late Mary Constance Foley Larson. She was graduated from Jamestown...

Michael  Patrick Meehan

Michael Patrick Meehan

May 23, 2004

MICHAEL PATRICK MEEHAN, age, 44, of 51 Port Watson Street, Cortland, NY died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a long illness. "Mike" was a son of the late Robert Edward Meehan and Marilyn Shepard Meehan-Dippolito. He was born in Cortland, NY on September 28, 1959 and was a life area resident. He had been...

James  E. Coates

James E. Coates

May 21, 2004

MICHAEL PATRICK MEEHAN, age, 44, of 51 Port Watson Street, Cortland, NY died Sunday, May 23, 2004 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a long illness. "Mike" was a son of the late Robert Edward Meehan and Marilyn Shepard Meehan-Dippolito. He was born in Cortland, NY on September 28, 1959 and was a life area resident. He had been...

Grace Mary Allard Ellis

Grace Mary Allard Ellis

May 16, 2004

GRACE MARY ALLARD ELLIS, age 76, formerly of Dryden, NY and Mebane, NC died Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Wake Forest University, Baptist Hospital after several years of failing health. A native of Hallstead, PA, she lived for many years in Locke, NY. She was an active member of Greenway Baptist Church in Graham, NC, for 10 years and...

Cecil  E. Cage

Cecil E. Cage

May 10, 2004

CECIL E. CAGE, age 82, of 15 Cook Street, Freeville, NY passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Cecil was born in Wellsboro, PA a son of the late William L. and Leona Carpenter Cage. He has resided in Freeville for most of his life and was a member and Past Fire Chief of the...

G.  Patrick Mesmer

G. Patrick Mesmer

May 7, 2004

ITHACA, NY - G. Patrick Mesmer, age 65, of 13 Tannery Circle, Dryden, NY died Friday, May 7, 2004 at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after a one year illness. "Pat" was born George Patrick Mesmer, a son of the late George and Jane Bower Mesmer. He was a life area resident and retired from Emerson Power Transmission...

H.  Francis Call

H. Francis Call

May 5, 2004

H. Francis Call, age 78, of Bardmour Terrace, Cortland, NY went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Francis was born in West Groton, NY a son of the late Harlie and Charlotte Robertson Call and was a life area resident. He was employed for 32 years...

Douglas  L. Whitted

Douglas L. Whitted

May 2, 2004

ITHACA, NY - Douglas L. Whitted, 50, of 115 Whitted Drive, Newfield, NY died unexpectedly Sunday, May 2, 2004 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Mr. Whitted was born March 14, 1954 at Ithaca a son of Rudolph and Virginia Newhart Whitted of Ithaca. "Doug" was a life area resident and had been employed at Challenge Industries...

John  Edward Davis

John Edward Davis

Mar 10, 2004

CORTLAND, NY - John Edward Davis , age 90, of 2175 Washington St., Cortland, NY (Virgil) died Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital. Mr. Davis was born Nov. 7, 1913 in Russell, Iowa a son of the late Norris C. and Ollive McVey Davis. He came to New York State in 1925 and attended Cortland schools....

Douglas  E. Mackecknie

Douglas E. Mackecknie

Mar 8, 2004

LOCKE, NY - Douglas E. MacKecknie, age 70, of 1566 Tollgate Hill Road, Locke, NY died Monday, March 8, 2004 at DeMay Living Center, Newark, NY. after a lengthy illness. Mr. MacKecknie was born April 2, 1933 at Cortland a son of the late J. Hubert and Neva Shearer MacKecknie. He was graduated from Cortland High School in 1951...

Bret  Eugene Neff

Bret Eugene Neff

Feb 23, 2004

Burial services for Bret E. Neff, age 37, of 932 Daisy Hollow Rd., Dryden, NY who died Monday, Feb. 23, 2004 as a result of a fire scene accident in the Town of Caroline will be held at 10 AM Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Willow Glen cemetery, Dryden. NY. Members of Local Fire Departments will process from the...

Clellah  M. Crump

Clellah M. Crump

Feb 15, 2004

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL - Clellah M. Crump, age 96, formerly of Dryden, NY died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Orchard Ridge Nursing Center in New Port Richey, FL after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Crump was born on Barbour County, West Virginia the daughter of the late John and Harriett Wright Cook. She was preceded in death by two...

Marilyn  J. Hunt

Marilyn J. Hunt

Feb 9, 2004

FREEVILLE, NY - Marilyn J. Hunt, age 57, of 43 Bell Lane, Freeville, NY died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after a six month illness. Marilyn was born December 4, 1946 in Kenosha, WI a daughter of John Martin and Lois Muellemann Martin. She was employed for 33 years at the Cayuga...