Jul 15, 2020

KARL F. KIRK  On July 15th Karl completed his work on earth and was called home. He was born on June 2, 1943 the son of Paul and Alice Kirk. He graduated from Groton High School and was married to Phyllis Keyes for 54 years. They have a daughter, Kimberly (Kelton) Sanders and two grandsons, Malachi and Judah of...

Jul 14, 2020

Barbara Anne Drake, age 64 was born June 19, 1956 in Ithaca, NY and the Lord called yet another Angel home on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from her home in Freeville, NY.

Barb leaves behind a daughter, Kyla Drake of the home; sister in law, Jay Drake and niece, Madison Drake of NC; an aunt, Evelyn Heath...

Jul 12, 2020

David Thomas Smith was born May 27, 1930 at Beaver Falls, PA.  His parents were J. Edward Smith and Ella Mae Brace. He graduated from Edison High School, Elmira Heights, NY in 1948 and from Cornell University in 1952.

He married Phyllis Louise Livermore, a high school classmate.  They have six children: Leah Robinson, D. Thomas Smith...

Jul 8, 2020

Max Jay Goehner, 72, passed away at his home in Dryden, with his wife Bonnie at his side, on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Born in Cortland to Cecil and Elmer Goehner, Max spent nearly all of his life in Central New York. As a youngster, Max loved fishing and hunting with his childhood dog Princess, and making music with...

Jul 7, 2020

Joanne E. Chapin (70) passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020, with her son and daughter by her side, holding her hand.

Joanne married and had her two children in her early years.  She then, returned to college while she raised her family, and worked part-time.  As a single mother, she was a hard...

Jul 6, 2020

Jane Wight Bailey, age 87, of Dryden, New York passed away July 6, 2020 at the Hospicare of Ithaca Residence following a long battle with Dementia.

Born January 17, 1933 in Ossining, New York, she was the daughter of Van D. and Harriett Webster Wight. Jane was Salutatorian of her 1950 graduating class at Gouverneur High School...

Jul 5, 2020

Ryan Paul “Nugget” McAnulty, age 36 of Cortland, New York passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Upstate University Hospital.

Born May 11, 1984 in Ithaca, New York he is the son of Robert A. and Charlotte Morehouse McAnulty. He was a graduate of Cortland High School and for many years, Ryan has worked as...

Jul 2, 2020

Claudia M. Ayers, 51, of Spencer, NY, passed peacefully on July 2, 2020 in her home, her sanctuary, surrounded by her beloved husband (Dana), her sister, and her cats, after a courageous 2+ years of living with cancer. Claudia lived hard and lived life true to herself. She was full of wit & wisdom, empathy & honesty, creativity &...

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...