Jan 19, 2023

Joanne Stillwaggon, 70, of Dryden passed away on January 19th 2023. She was born on November 7th, 1952 the daughter of the late Frank Bourke and Anna Pesce Bourke. She lived in Elmira NY before moving to Ithaca. She received her degree from Paul Mitchell School of Hair Design and worked at Just Joanne Salon & Day Spa, and...

Jan 19, 2023

Dr. Fred N. Swader, 88, passed away unexpectedly on January 19, 2023. Fred was born on October 9th, 1934, in Belle Vernon, PA, son of the late Mary Kozak Swader and Nicholas Swader.

Fred was deeply influenced in childhood by the loving kindness of his maternal grandparents Fred and Ann Kozak. Fred spent his formative years on...

Jan 19, 2023

James MacNeil, 80, of Freeville, New York, passed away on Jan. 19, 2023.

Jim was born in Cortland, New York, on Nov. 30, 1942, the son of Harold and Hilda (Lesperence) MacNeil, and graduated from Moravia High School.

He earned an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 1963, and worked at Ithaca College for...

Jan 18, 2023

In a small room of a farmhouse outside of Ithaca, NY on the top of Snyder Hill, Esther Joyce Fremont was born to Jesse and Bessie Sears on June 8, 1932.  She would be one of seven children born in that family...

Jan 16, 2023

Mary Susan Alder Baker, age 87, died peacefully on January 16, 2023 in her Dryden, NY home. Susan was born November 21, 1935, in Binghamton, NY, the only child of Winslow F. and Virginia Alder. Soon after, she moved with her parents to Wilmington, Delaware. Then, when she was ten, they moved again, this time to Ithaca, NY, where...

Jan 16, 2023

Dorothy Buechel, age 99, left this world peacefully on January 16, 2023 at Hospicare following a long life well lived.  Born on December 10, 1923, to Jacob and Lucy Staub, Dorothy was raised in Rochester, New York, the youngest of five children.  She graduated from Mercy High School and, with the onset of World War II, went to work...

Jan 15, 2023

Patsi (Patricia) Hall Chapman, of Yorkville, IL, formerly of Cortland, NY., went to be with the Lord on January 15, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. In her early days she was a farmer's wife, worked at Smith Corona as a punch press operator, Champion Sheet Metal as a timekeeper, and Inland Property Mngt. as a Property Mngr....

Jan 14, 2023

Stephen Douglas Rude went home to be with the Lord on January 14th, 2023. He was born on October 2nd, 1949, in Cortland, NY at Cortland Memorial Hospital.

Stephen is survived by his wife, Irene (Hoover) Rude and children Mark Rude (Deborah), Scott Rude (Michelle), and grandchildren Jason Rude, Matthew Scardina, Arabella Scardina, Shyla Rude, & Silas ...

Jan 13, 2023

Robert Edward Smith, 73 of Locke was born March 15, 1949, he passed away suddenly on January 13, 2023. Bob grew up in Virgil, NY and went to Cortland schools. In January 1968 he enlisted into the Army. He deployed to Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star with 2 Purple Hearts. After the Army he was employed...

Jan 11, 2023

Marjorie Mae Stanton 89 went to be with the Lord on Jan. 11, 2023. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 39 years Raymond. She leaves behind a son Raymond Stanton of Waverly NY, daughter Marjorie Sloughter of Locke NY, and a daughter Rosemary Andersen of Barton NY. Two sisters, Jane Ike and Arlene Blaker. 3 grandchildren, 13 great...

Jan 8, 2023

Mary Kirkwyland, age 60, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at her home in the Village of Dryden.

Born November 27, 1962, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Maryellyn Donna Marie Kirk was the daughter of William Kirk and Felicia (Abate) Twigg. Mary grew up in Baltimore, MD, and attended Howard High School in Columbia, MD. Mary discovered her passion...

Jan 8, 2023

Robert N. Ayer, 83 of Freeville, NY passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca, NY.

Born May 18, 1939 in Elmira, NY he was the son of the late James Harper Ayer and Bernice Ham Ayer. On December 8, 1962 he married the former Carol Ingraham. Bob worked for 32...

Jan 7, 2023

Joyce Ellen Cole, 70, of Moravia, NY passed away unexpectedly on January 7, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Ithaca, NY to the late John and Marion VanOrder on December 1, 1952. She was survived by her lifelong partner Robert Relyea, her sons Michael (Kathy) Cole and Joshua (Matthew) Relyea, her grandchildren Nichole and Jayden...

2023

Sharon Lynne Ortiz was taken too soon on July 30, 2023 at the age of 59. Daughter to Gloria (Wilson) Ortiz and the late John Ortiz, Sharon spent her life in the Ithaca, New York area. She was a beloved sister to Karen Ortiz, Christine Ortiz, Jennifer Ortiz Reeves, Rebeka (Ortiz) Mazzone, Amy Ortiz Stillwell, Elisha Ortiz, her fur...

2023

Wei Wei Lee Yang (李薇薇), after a sudden and unexpected illness, decided to join her parents in Heaven on February 14, 2023 during her visit in Taiwan.  Born on the Lantern Festival (元宵節) in 1945 in Anhui (安徽)Province, China, to Han-Wen and Mei-Lin (Wu) Lee,  both of prominent families in Shang-Tung (山東) Province, Wei Wei spent the first four...

Jan 1, 2023

OBITUARY RELEASE

Karen M. Sovocool, age 67 of Freeville, NY passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

Born May 29, 1955 in Cortland, NY she was the daughter of the late Richard P. and Helen Adams Sovocool. She was retired from Smith Corona and had been working at...

Dec 29, 2022

Franklin R. Bickford, age 82 of Dryden, NY, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Cayuga Medical Center.

Born January 11, 1940, in New Haven, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Ellinor and Franklin Bickford. He grew up in Belleville, NY, graduated from Belleville Central in 1958 and attended Oswego State and graduated with a...

Dec 28, 2022

Carol Ann Collins, age 93 of Etna, NY passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at home.

Born November 20, 1929 in Syracuse, NY she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Wilhelmina Russell Gilmore. She was a foster mother and operated Holland Antiques in Union Springs for many years.  She was a longtime member of the...

Dec 24, 2022

Jennifer Lauren (Heath) Vorhis

May 25, 1980 – December 24, 2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Jennifer on December 24, 2022 in Montefiore Hospital after a courageous battle with lung disease while awaiting lung transplant surgery.

Jennifer was born on May 25, 1980 and was a graduate of Ithaca High...

Dec 23, 2022

Russell Rexford Hotelling, 91, of Ithaca, NY passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. He was born December 19, 1931 in Fox Township, PA. He was a son of the late Kenneth Reginald and Flossie Jane Brown Hotelling. On August 25, 1956 he married Helen May. She predeceased him on October 26, 2017.  Russell...