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...

Feb 16, 2018

Barbara Jean Moyer, age 87, of Brooktondale, NY passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 16, 2018 at home. Born December 2, 1930 in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of the late Carl and Mary Dickens. Barbara had been employed with the Ithaca City School District as a School Bus Driver for over 20 years and then with the...

Feb 15, 2018

Alton D. Stetson, age 74, of Cortland and formerly of Dryden, NY passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Crown Park in Cortland, NY. Born February 20, 1943 in Ithaca, NY he was a son of the late Clayton and Alwyn Bowker Stetson and husband of the late Marilou Reusch Stetson. Alton was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed the...

Feb 10, 2018

Michael E. George, age 59, of Interlaken, NY passed away unexpectedly, in Spotsylvania, VA, while traveling on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Born March 29, 1958 in Dryden, NY he was the son of Charles George and the late Betty Jean Davenport George. Mike was graduated from Dryden High School in 1976 and immediately enlisted in the US Air Force....

Feb 10, 2018

Betty Julia VanEtten Campbell, age 91, of Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca, NY passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Beechtree Care Center, Ithaca, NY.

Born April 18, 1926, at home in Danby, NY, she was one of ten children born to the late Austin Lathrop Rose and Florence Mae Beers Rose. Betty worked at...

Feb 9, 2018

Michael J. Parks, age 37, of Ithaca, NY passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 9, 2018. Born May 2, 1980 in Cortland, NY he was the son of Rosemary Parks and the late Steven Young. Michael was a union painter in Ithaca, NY. He loved nature especially, fishing, gardening, bird watching with his Mom, and wrestling. He was an...

Feb 9, 2018

Tracy P. Jones Jr., 62, of Locke passed away on February 9, 2018 at University Hospital. He was born on May 12, 1955 to the late Tracy P. and Irene Smith Jones Sr.

Tracy graduated from Groton High School. Following graduation he worked at Cornell University and went on to find other work at various...

Feb 5, 2018

James R. “Jamie” Brotherton, was born October 13, 1962 in Cortland, NY to Kenneth and Susan Shepard Brotherton of Dryden, NY. He passed away February 5, 2018 in Syracuse, NY surrounded by loved ones.

Jamie graduated from Dryden High School and proudly served 4 years in the US Marine Corp. He was employed at Borg-Warner...

Feb 5, 2018

Paul J. McBride, age 51 of Wood Road, Freeville, NY passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at home. Born February 11, 1966 in Weymouth, MA he was the son of the late John P. and Barbara Hart McBride. Paul had been employed in the construction trade with Ellis Construction prior to becoming ill. Paul is survived by the love...

Jan 28, 2018

Charles T. White, 88, of Ocala FL passed away on January 28, 2018 at Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 26, 1929 in Hamden, NY to the late Charles and Elnora VanHorn White.

Charles was a 50 year member of Ithaca Labor Union Local #785, and held memberships in Ithaca VFW and...

Jan 26, 2018

Alma Kathleen (Willson) Scutt, 86, passed away at her home, January 26, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Alma was born March 14, 1931 to the late Tony and Edith (Miner) Willson in Saranac Lake, NY. On August 9, 1947 she married the love of her life, the late Cliff Scutt. She was a stay-at-home mom who was involved...

Jan 26, 2018

Arthur W. McLaughlin, age 60, of Groton, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, January 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with myelofibrosis. Arthur, known as "Artie" by those close to him, was born on September 11, 1957, the middle child of the late Clara (Hiney) McLaughlin and Arthur McLaughlin, Sr. After graduating from Dryden...

Jan 25, 2018

DORIS M. CANFIELD, age 84, of Harford Mills, NY passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Canfield was born Nov. 7, 1933 in Canajoharie, a daughter of the late Richard and Grace Wall Lighthall. A 1951 graduate of Canajoharie High School, she continued her education at Morrisville State Teachers...

Jan 22, 2018

Michael J. Ocello, 33, of Ithaca passed away on January 22, 2018, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. He was born in Ithaca on May 25, 1984, to Michael A. Ocello and Noreen J. Brown. He attended both Dryden and Ithaca schools. While his family called him Mick, his friends knew him as Mike. He was a quiet young...

Jan 22, 2018

Eleanor M. Monroe, age 87, of Newark Valley, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the United Methodist Home in Johnson City, N.Y., after a long illness. Eleanor was born November 18, 1930, the youngest of four daughters of the late Helen Elizabeth Steele and Dr. Robert Asa McKinney, DVM, of Dryden, N.Y. She was graduated...

Jan 10, 2018

William ("Billy") W. Wood II, age 54 of Freeville, NY passed away on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 surrounded by his family, following his courageous six month battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme brain cancer. Billy was born on January 12th, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He grew up in Dryden and graduated from Dryden High School in 1981. He served in...