Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Marian  D. Hanson

Marian D. Hanson

Feb 22, 2016

Marian D. Hanson of Berkshire died at age 92 on Monday, February 22 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca. Marian was born November 28, 1923 to Levi and Ruth Davis in Berkshire. She was a 1942 graduate of Ithaca High School and pursued agricultural studies at Cornell. In 1943 she enlisted in the US Navy, serving in the WAVES...

Floyd Morter,  Jr.

Floyd Morter, Jr.

Feb 20, 2016

Floyd Edwin Morter, Jr., 89, of Canton, NY and Punta Gorda, FL passed away peacefully in Florida on February 20, 2016. His beloved family was at his bedside. He was born in Ithaca, NY on January 12, 1927, son of Gertrude and Floyd E. Morter, Sr. Floyd was raised on a farm in Ithaca, NY. He graduated from Cornell...

George  W. Ungewitter

George W. Ungewitter

Feb 19, 2016

George Wilhelm Ungewitter died at the age of 91 on Friday, February 19, 2016. He was a kind, gentle and generous man who worked hard and lived a simple yet very full life. More than anything, he loved his family and in return they dearly loved their GEWI. He was very proud to be a naturalized United States citizen...

Steven  Edward Ward

Steven Edward Ward

Feb 19, 2016

STEVEN E. WARD, age 68, of Dryden and formerly of Virgil, died Friday, Feb. 19 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Steven was a great outdoors man. He always dressed nicely and was a kind soul who will be missed. He is survived by his children, Jerry, Mike and Lisa; seven siblings as well as his nieces, nephews and cousins....

Calvin  W. Collins

Calvin W. Collins

Feb 12, 2016

OBITUARY RELEASE CALVIN W. COLLINS, age 78, of Sheldon Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at home after a lengthy illness. "Cal" was born July 16, 1937 in Canisteo, NY, a son of the late Calvin and Laura Sluyter Collins. His family moved to Lansing, NY while Cal was a youth and resided in Myers and...

Cheryl  Mary Burke

Cheryl Mary Burke

Feb 12, 2016

CHERYL MARY BURKE, age 65, of Titus Towers Two, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at her residence after many years of ill health. Cheryl was born in Ithaca on December 7, 1950, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth Ann Lackner Burke. A life area resident, she had been employed years ago as a Health Care Aide...

Barney  R. Termina

Barney R. Termina

Feb 11, 2016

BARNEY R. TERMINA, age 64, of Lansing, NY passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 11, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Carbondale, PA and is the son of Beatrice Termina of Forest City, PA and the late Barney Termina. In addition to his mother he is survived by his loving wife of 37 years,...

Nicholas Patte

Nicholas Patte

Feb 9, 2016

Nicholas J. Patte, age 22, of McLean, NY passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at home with his family at his side. Nick was a 2012 graduate of Dryden High School and remains an avid supporter of his sister's sports, especially softball, where he was team manager. In the fourth through the sixth grade, Nick was the MDA goodwill...

Susan  L. Gardner

Susan L. Gardner

Feb 4, 2016

Susan Lynn Gardner, age 61, of Slaterville Springs, NY passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Cayuga Medical Center. Sue was the daughter of the late Gerald and Shirley Lippincott of Slaterville Springs, NY. She was married to William Gardner Jr of Etna, NY on July 18, 1981. In 1994 Sue & Bill moved to Idaho. After 21 years...

Robert  A. Stickane

Robert A. Stickane

Jan 28, 2016

Robert A. Stickane was born December 23, 1942 and passed from this world on January 28, 2016. Bob was a devoted husband and an avid cat fanatic. He is survived by his stepdaughters, Kathryn VanZile, Margaret Campbell and Marsha Waters; his brother, Thomas Parker and sister, Karen Strong as well as a large extended family. Robert is predeceased by...

Lynn  S. Gardner

Lynn S. Gardner

Jan 28, 2016

Lynn S. Gardner, age 80, of Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1935 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Harry and Grace McDonnell Gardner. On July 14, 1962 he married Lorraine McEachren in White Plains, NY. Lynn was an avid golfer and member of Stonehedges...

William  Ernest Bartlett

William Ernest Bartlett

Jan 27, 2016

WILLIAM E. BARTLETT, age 75, of Hart Road, Dryden, NY passed away Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at the Beechtree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca, NY after a brief illness. "Bill" was born in Cortland, NY, a son of the late Ernest and Mary Ripley Bartlett and had lived on Hart Road since 1945, having previously resided on Scott...

Daniel Spadolini

Daniel Spadolini

Jan 22, 2016

DANIEL J. SPADOLINI, age 56, of Rt. 13, Cortland, NY passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse after an extended illness. Daniel was born June 16, 1959 in Elmira, NY, a son of the late E. John and Helen Cosentino Spadolini. A life area resident, he was graduated from McGraw High School and owned and...

Peter  Andrew Westerling

Peter Andrew Westerling

Jan 21, 2016

Peter Andrew Westerling was born August 19, 1986 and died of complications from pneumonia January 21, 2016. Pete was a force of nature. He felt everything very deeply so there was no chance of him hiding his moods. As a result, they were often infectious: his anger left you outraged; his sadness easily moved you to tears. But it...

Maynard  "Bud' Georgia

Maynard "Bud' Georgia

Jan 21, 2016

Maynard Daniel "Bud" Georgia, age 80, of Waterburg Rd., Trumansburg, NY passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at home. Born April 24, 1935 in Lansing, NY he was a son of the late Ralph R. and Tressa M. Teeter Georgia. Bud was employed with Finger Lakes Electric and was a Barber at his home for many years prior to...

Philip  P. Hurst

Philip P. Hurst

Jan 20, 2016

Philip P. Hurst "Flip", "Poppy" Flip died Wednesday, January 20, 2016, after declining health. Born on April 14, 1933 to Dorothy (Kinch) and Clifford Hurst, Flip was a lifelong resident in the Town of Dryden growing up in Freeville. He and his wife Betty (Purcell) Hurst, married 63 years, raised their four children in Freeville. Flip had a wonderful...

Kenneth  Paul Sutfin

Kenneth Paul Sutfin

Jan 10, 2016

Kenneth Paul Sutfin, age 81, of Freeville, NY formerly of Lansing, NY passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by his family, after a period of declining health. Born October 1, 1934 at home in the Town of Dryden, NY a son of the late John and Mable Cornelius Sutfin. Ken worked at Morse Chain...

Suzanne  A. Cardwell

Suzanne A. Cardwell

Jan 7, 2016

Suzanne A. (Howe) Cardwell, 84 of Dryden, NY passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by her family. Sue was born on June 28, 1931 in White Plains, NY, the youngest of three daughters of the late Marion Warren Howe and Robert E. L. Howe. Sue attended Scarsdale High School and graduated...

Douglas  Eugene Smith,  Jr.

Douglas Eugene Smith, Jr.

Jan 4, 2016

Douglas Eugene Smith, Jr., age 54, of Montezuma, GA and formerly of Florida, died unexpectedly January 4, 2016 in Oglethorpe, GA. Born June 3, 1961 in Cortland, NY, he was the son of Lorraine Ellis Parker of Auburndale, FL and Douglas (Kathy) Smith, Sr. of South Beloit, IL. He was a foreman with Tropicana, in the Agriculture Division in...

Lee  R. Alexander

Lee R. Alexander

Dec 28, 2015

Lee R. Alexander, 89, of West Brandywine, PA formerly of Dryden, NY died peacefully in his sleep on December 28, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born on December 21, 1926, second son of Glenn R. Alexander and Alice S. June Alexander in Cortland, NY. Lee is survived by the love of his life for over 65...