Jun 29, 2020

Lorraine A. Hollenbeck, age 86, of Ithaca, NY passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 unexpectedly at home.

Lorraine was born June 7, 1934 in Ithaca, NY the daughter of the late Donald and Nellie Underwood Carpenter. She was married to Edmund Hollenbeck who passed away on February 17, 2005. She was retired from Cornell University’s Plant Breeding...

Jun 28, 2020

Virginia A. Whitted, age 84, of Whitted Drive, Newfield, NY passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 unexpectedly at home.

Virginia was born July 7, 1935 in Ithaca, NY the daughter of the late Calvin J. and Minnie M. Mack Newhart. On July 15, 1952 she was married to Rudolph “Rudy” Whitted who passed away March...

Jun 23, 2020

DRYDEN – BETTY P. HURST

Betty left us on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, after a period of declining health.  She was born on March 20, 1932 to Raymond J. Purcell and Ivy (Pratt) Neff and a step father, Fred Neff.  Betty was a long term resident in the Cortland/Freeville/Dryden areas, graduating from the Dryden Central School District. ...

Jun 22, 2020

Shawn “Twiggy” Jay Terwilliger passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 as the result of a tractor accident at the age of 45.

Shawn was born November 29, 1974 to Mary Davis Terwilliger and the late Philip C. Terwilliger and his brother, Theodore “Ted” Terwilliger.

Shawn worked hard his whole life and loved Twig’s Excavating...

Jun 19, 2020

Dakota M. X. Percy was born May 9, 2003 In Cortland NY and died June 19, 2020 In Locke NY. He resided at 212 McLean Rd. Cortland NY. Cause of death is unknown at this time.

Dakota was A Very Happy Spirited kid, Always liked to make people smile. He absolutely loved his family and friends. He...

Jun 15, 2020

William James Gardner Jr., age 61, of Slaterville Springs NY, peacefully passed away at Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Syracuse, NY on Monday, June 15, 2020.

Bill was born July 13, 1958, in Coudersport, Pennsylvania to William James Gardner Sr. and Mary Evelyn Gardner (Dunn) of Ulysses, PA. At the age of one, Bill moved from...

Jun 13, 2020

Sharon L Stodolski, 67 years old of Ithaca, NY passed away at Cayuga Medical Center of pneumonia with her three daughters by her side on Saturday June 13, 2020. Sharon was born in Hudson, NY on May 27, 1953.

Sharon was a registered nurse for over 20 years and worked at Altera in Ithaca. Prior to becoming...

Jun 11, 2020

ETNA – Stanetta Terese Stockholm, 59, of Etna, NY went home to be with her Lord unexpectedly on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her residence.

Born July 8, 1960 in Tucson, AZ she was the daughter of the late Morton B. and Patricia L. Dwiggins Gallick. Stanetta was very active in her community especially Reach Out for...

Jun 9, 2020

Walter Ray VanDerpoel, 45 of Owego passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 as a result of motorcycle accident.  He was born on April 1, 1975 in Waverly.  Walt was a talented mechanic and body man, who was a free spirit that enjoyed hunting and fishing and riding his motorcycle. He is survived by his mother and step-father Carol and...

Jun 4, 2020

Merrill G. Whitmore, age 92, of Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at home.

Born September 14, 1927 in Clayton, NY he was the son of the late Howard and Gladys Grant Whitmore. Merrill grew up on the family farm and graduated from Clayton High School in 1945. He then went on to...

May 31, 2020

Brandon Lee Chase, 32, passed away unexpectedly on May 31, 2020 at his home in Queens, NY. Brandon was born in Alabama at Maxwell AFB on June 22, 1987 and raised in Louisiana and Texas. He joined the Navy in 2006 and trained as a hospital corpsman before moving to NY in 2008 to work in real estate. He...

May 31, 2020

Maureen Sullivan Maus,68, was lifted to the Holy Spirit on Sunday, May 31, 2020 from her home in Cortland, New York. She was born June 12,1951 into the middle of Robert and Gloria Sullivan’s big Irish family of six children.

Maureen will be sorely missed by her children Courtney Maus (Gregg Dewaele), JR (Trish) Maus...

May 31, 2020

Loretta J. Terwilliger, age 80, of Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center in Cortland, NY. Born December 29, 1939 in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of Mary Forsyth Strickland of Candor, NYand the late Audley Strickland.   She was a graduate of Candor High School and was a homemaker and day care...

May 24, 2020

Daniel Richard Pierce, age 49 of Etna, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his home.

Born November 24, 1970 in Cortland, NY he was the son of Brenda Babcock Hollenbeck and the late Ronald Pierce.  Daniel loved getting back to nature and shared his experiences of hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking and camping in...

May 23, 2020

Elaine Thompson Converse, age 92 passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Groton Community Health Care Center.

Born April 15, 1928 in Johnstown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Hazel Thompson. She was a graduate of Johnstown High School, class of 1945. On April 17, 1949 she was married to Herbert Converse at...

May 16, 2020

Douglas C. Linderberry, age 52 of Ithaca, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 16, 2020 as the result of a motor vehicle accident.

Born February 28, 1968 in Ithaca, NY he was the son of the late Mary Burlingame. Doug loved all things about cars and loved working on them. He was especially fond of muscle...

May 15, 2020

Michael G. Hill, age 66, was born December 3, 1953 to Lorna Feint and Lawrence Hill and died on May 15, 2020 in Wilkes-Barre PA.

Survived by his wife, Bonnie (Barrett) Hill of Pharsalia, NY; son, Dana and (Daysha) Hill of Plymouth, NY; daughter, Amy and (Douglas) Dewey of Cuyler, NY; mother, Lorna Burns of Ithaca, NY;...

May 15, 2020

Herbert E. Thomas, M.D.

On Friday, May 15, 2020, Herbert Edwin Thomas passed away peacefully at the age of 91 in Ithaca, New York, following complications from Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he practiced medicine for nearly fifty years in Pittsburgh and New York City.

Herb was born on October...

May 13, 2020

DORIS M. ROOKER, age 91, of Dryden, NY passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 after a two month illness. Mrs. Rooker was born February 12, 1929 at Auburn, NY, a daughter of the late Wilford and Gladys Webb Dennett. On Feb. 24, 1946 she was married to the late Harold N. Rooker at Auburn,...

May 10, 2020

Hendrika (Henny) Mix, age 88 of Freeville, NY passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th.

Henny, one of 13 children, was born April 2, 1932 in Putten, Holland to the late Hendrick and Elbertje Koetsier Ahrens.

Henny immigrated to the United States with her family in 1947, settling...