May 25, 2018

George H. Merchant Jr., age 70, of Watkins Glen, NY formerly of Willet, NY passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY with his children, niece and loving companion, Gloria Williams by his side. Born May 13, 1948 in Cortland, NY he was the son of the late George H. and Doris Furman Merchant...

May 17, 2018

WILMA JUNE ATKINS PUDERBAUGH of Cortland passed away on May 17, 2018 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center less than a month before her 90th birthday. Wilma was born on June 10, 1928 to Edward and Ione Bingham Atkins. She graduated from McGraw Central School in 1947 and married Gordon B. Puderbaugh on October 22, 1949. Wilma worked at...

May 14, 2018

ELBERT JAY FRANCIS, age 74, of Salt Road, Moravia, NY passed away, Monday, May 14, 2018 at home. Mr. Francis was born November 15, 1943 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Charles and Castella Williams Francis. A 1961 graduate of Moravia High School, Elbert earned his Associates Degree at SUNY Delhi in 1963. He was a self...

May 11, 2018

Dryden – The family of Robert O. Witty is saddened to announce his death on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. We lost one of the worlds most kind and gentle souls. Bob, the son of Ralph and Thelma (Maxfield) Witty, was born on November 21, 1948 and raised in Marathon NY. He graduated from Marathon High School...

May 8, 2018

Joseph Claude Weaver, 76, of Ithaca NY, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was born on April 20, 1942 in Savannah NY, the youngest son of the late Donald John Weaver and Nellie Maroney Weaver. He graduated from Leavenworth High School in Wolcott NY in 1960. He received an Associate Degree from Monroe Community...

May 6, 2018

DENISE R. WALKER, age 66, of West Main Street, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Ovid, NY. Born January 17, 1952 in Ithaca, NY, she was a daughter of the late James and Cora Smith Reagin. She was a member of the Class of 1970 of Dryden High School. Denise...

Apr 10, 2018

VIOLA SIMONS LANEViola Simons Lane, 100, of 42 East Main Street, Dryden, New York, died on April 10, 2018, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, New York. Mrs. Lane was born on April 29, 1917, at Woodhull, New York, the daughter of Edmond H. Simons and Lettie McLean Simons. When she was a small girl her family moved...

Apr 8, 2018

Doreen Elizabeth (nee Maxwell) Hotchkiss, 90, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, April 8, in Ogden, Utah. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden, NY, followed by interment in Virgil Rural Cemetery, Virgil, NY. Online condolences may be left for the...

Apr 8, 2018

EDWARD FRANK BRIND, age 84, of Rt. 79, Richford, NY passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at home after a brief illness. “Ed” was born February 20, 1934 in Lansing a son of the late Frank and Hazel Moravia Brind. His family has lived in Richford since Ed was 2 years. He attended Elementary School in Richford and was...

Apr 8, 2018

Doreen Elizabeth (nee Maxwell) Hotchkiss, 90, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, April 8, in Ogden, Utah. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden, NY, followed by interment in Virgil Rural Cemetery, Virgil, NY. Online condolences may be left for the...

Apr 6, 2018

Maxine Elaine (Sherman) Van Zile, age 74, of Horn Harbor, New Point, Virginia passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 6, 2018. Maxine was born on August 27, 1943, wife of Byron E. Van Zile, Jr, daughter of Hazel M. Hart of Lansing, NY and the late Richard H. Sherman; mother of four, grandmother of 10, great-grandmother of 5. She...

Mar 27, 2018

Nancy White Tillapaugh, age 88, of Marietta, GA and formerly of Dryden Road, Varna, NY passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in Marietta, GA after a lengthy illness. Born August 14, 1929 in Buffalo, NY she was the daughter of the late Grover and Evelyn Arndt White and wife of the late Kenneth Tillapaugh who died in 1998....

Mar 20, 2018

Warren “Tom” Ranney, who died on March 20, 2018, left behind art and poetry lovers who long appreciated his paintings, which hang in several notable galleries, and his large portfolio of published poetry which speaks to those who value craft and candor and the purity of artful but direct honesty about the human condition. His true love and commitment...

Mar 14, 2018

DONNA JEAN DOLLAWAY, age 60, for formerly of Ogdensburg and Dryden, NY, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY after a lengthy illness. Donna was born July 29, 1957 in Gouverneur, NY a daughter of the late Claude and Joan Brownell LaCourse. She was graduated from Ogdensburg Free Academy and attended Potsdam...

Mar 14, 2018

JOSEPH JOHN VALENTINELLI, Jr., It is with great sadness that the family of Joe Valentinelli announce his passing on March 14, 2018 at the age of 83. Joe was born June 9, 1934 in Nanticoke, PA a son of the late Joseph John and Helen Bonner Valentinelli. He graduated from Nanticoke High School and from Mansfield State Teachers College....

Mar 9, 2018

Walter J. Hopkins, age 86, of Cincinnatus, NY passed away Friday, March 09, 2018 at home, with his family by his side, after a lengthy illness. Born October 24, 1931 in Lisle, NY he was one of nine children born to the late Leon O. and Myrtie B. Japhet Hopkins. A US Army Veteran, Walt served from 1952-1954. Walt...

Mar 6, 2018

Salvador “Pete” Barber, age 91, of Harford, NY passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at University Hospital after a brief illness. Pete was born August 14, 1926 in Duane, NY a son of the late Sam and Catherine Clough Barber. Pete served in the US Army during World War II and later received his High School Diploma in 2004....

Feb 24, 2018

Lawrence D. Mix, age 81, passed away on February 24, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital after several years of battling his declining health. He was born to the late Norman Albert Mix and Ida Belle Shaw Mix on May 1, 1936 in the Town of Caroline where he resided his entire life. He was graduated from Newark Valley High...

Feb 23, 2018

Sharon Anne Batt, nee Mulligan, age 69, of Fort Mill, S.C., formerly of Buffalo, NY and Dryden, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 23, 2018 after a brief illness. Sharon was born on September 16, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa the child of the late Anne (Nancy) McDonald and Thomas Mulligan. She grew up in Tonawanda,...

Feb 21, 2018

Valerie Lynn Reihl Horrocks, 48, of Marathon, NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 4, 1969 in Cortland, NY the daughter of the late Leonard Riehl and Marleen Shepard.

She is survived by her husband Peter Horrocks of Marathon, her loved children; Kurtis Taylor of...