Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Martha  Jane Peer

Martha Jane Peer

Dec 20, 2016

Martha J. Peer, 80, of Virgil NY passed away peacefully on December 20, 2016 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born April 26, 1936 in Marcellus to the late Walter Scott and Leah Scott Nickerson. She graduated from Union Springs High School and retired from Cortland Memorial Hospital in 1998 after working...

Donald  M. Foote

Donald M. Foote

Dec 18, 2016

DONALD M. FOOTE, age 63, of Livermore Road, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center. "Donnie" was born August 7, 1953 in Cortland, a son of the late Robert and Betty Sopp Foote. He was graduated from Ithaca High School and for many years was associated with his parents at The Plantation Inn...

Patricia  G. Pendell

Patricia G. Pendell

Dec 16, 2016

Patricia G. Pendell, age 80, of Route 38, Harford, NY passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born March 16, 1936 in Pennington, NJ she was the daughter of the late William G. and Anna Higgins Bergen and widow of the late Otis Pendell who died in 2006. Patricia is survived by her sons, Brian...

Annette  M. Ketter

Annette M. Ketter

Dec 14, 2016

Annette M. Ketter, age 55, of Willseyville, NY passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Born February 23, 1961 in Watkins Glen, NY she was the daughter of the late Chester and Hazel Woodard Houseworth. On June 19, 1993 she married Walter J. Ketter who survives. She was an avid crafter, shopper and loved...

Caden  Paul Andersen

Caden Paul Andersen

Dec 13, 2016

Caden Paul Andersen was born at 11:58 a.m. on December 13, 2016. He weighed 4 lbs. 9 oz. and was 14 inches long. He was loved and held by his family for a little over an hour before taking his place in heaven. A beautiful baby boy who touched many lives in a brief time. He will be missed...

Carol  Ann Morgan

Carol Ann Morgan

Dec 8, 2016

Carol Ann VanDeWeert Morgan, age 81, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 08, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born in Midland Park, New Jersey on August 10, 1935, a daughter of Garrett and Ella Ten Kate VanDeWeert. Carol is pre-deceased by her mother and father as well as her brothers and sisters-in-law, Hen (Helen) and...

Eleanor  Elizabeth Larocque

Eleanor Elizabeth Larocque

Dec 8, 2016

Eleanor Elizabeth LaRocque, age 97, of Fall Creek, Ithaca, NY passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born June 26, 1919 in Lansing, NY she was the daughter of the late George J. and Elizabeth Cerena Brown Parkin and widow of the late Oscar LaRocque, Jr. who died in 1971. She was a member of St. Paul's UMC since she...

Marguerite  "Sally" Rounds

Marguerite "Sally" Rounds

Dec 7, 2016

MARGUERITE "Sally" ROUNDS, age 85, of Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Sally was born March 15, 1931 in Michigan a daughter of the late Leslie and Gladys Fish Newton. Her family moved to Trumansburg when Sally was young. Her husbands, Herbert Murphy and Ralph Rounds have predeceased her. Survivors include a son, James Murphy; her daughters,...

Kaylee  Marie Wacht

Kaylee Marie Wacht

Dec 4, 2016

Kaylee Marie Wacht, age 11, of Sheldon Road, Freeville, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Born April 11, 2005 in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of Gerry Wacht and Kimberly Burlingame Wacht. Kaylee was currently in the sixth grade at Dryden Central School. She was a cheerleader, an artist, a great sister, a good cousin,...

Edward  Eugene Thomas

Edward Eugene Thomas

Dec 4, 2016

EDWARD E. THOMAS, age 83, of Rt. 13, Cortland, NY passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. "Ed" was born June 10, 1933 in Deposit, NY, a son of the late Arthur and Phoebe Lewis Thomas. He was graduated from Deposit High School and from Broome Community College. Ed served...

Nanette  Marie Morano-Pawelko

Nanette Marie Morano-Pawelko

Dec 3, 2016

NANETTE MARIE MORANO PAWELKO, age 62, of Cortland, NY passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. "Nan" was born September 20, 1954 in Binghamton the daughter of the late Lester and Loretta Jean Conrow Morano. A 1972 graduate of Dryden High School, Nan earned her Nursing Assistant Degree from Tompkins Cortland Community College. Prior to becoming ill, earlier this year,...

Edward  Leslie Brown

Edward Leslie Brown

Nov 28, 2016

EDWARD LESLIE BROWN, age 88, formerly of Cortland, NY passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 at the NYS Home for Veterans in Oxford, NY. "Ed" or "Bud" was born June 5, 1928 in Groton a son of the late Stanley and Rose Nichols Brown. He was graduated from Groton High School in 1947 and on July 5, 1952 was...

Juanita  M. Knolls

Juanita M. Knolls

Nov 27, 2016

Juanita M. Knolls, age 62, of Lee Road, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born September 28, 1954 in Syracuse, NY she was the daughter of Marion Walburger Brown and the late Richard Brown. She was a 1972 graduate of Tully High School...

W.  Irene Andersen

W. Irene Andersen

Nov 24, 2016

Irene Andersen, age 78, of Anchor Dr., Ithaca, NY passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born August 31, 1938 in Binghamton, NY she was the daughter of the late Myron V. and Wilma Castleberry Stalker. Irene had been employed with Marietta Corp. in Cortland, NY for several years and had been a waitress and bartender...

Robert  J. Niswender

Robert J. Niswender

Nov 24, 2016

Robert J. Niswender, 83, formerly of Homer, N.Y. passed away Thursday Nov. 24, 2016 following a short illness. Born Jan. 29, 1933 to Herbert and Mary Niswender in Scott, NY "Bob Who"was a longtime resident of Homer, NY and surrounding towns also living in FL, SC and AZ. during his lifetime. Robert was pre-deceased by brothers Kenneth & Larry...

Aria  Arnette Staton

Aria Arnette Staton

Nov 19, 2016

ARIA ARNETTE STATON, infant daughter of Kathryn Wiiki and Marquis Staton died on Saturday, Nov. 19th, 2016 at The Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. She is the sun, the wind and the rain. She is in the air you breathe with every breath you take. She sings a song of hope and cheer. There is no more pain, there...

Kathleen  Mae Moore

Kathleen Mae Moore

Nov 16, 2016

KATHLEEN MARQUIS MOORE, age 89, of 401 Warren Place, Ithaca, NY and formerly of Sherburne, NY passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16th at home after a period of declining health. "Katie" was born September 25, 1927 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late James and Ethel Breeds Marquis. She was retired from Verizon where she was an Order Clerk...

Thomas  Edward Rochat

Thomas Edward Rochat

Nov 14, 2016

Thomas E Rochat, 59, of 610 Virgil Creek Road died as the result of a car accident on Monday, November 14, 2016 Born August 4, 1957, in Cortland, he was a son of Charles and Lois Rochat. Thomas attended Virgil Elementary School and graduated from Cortland Sr High in 1975. He briefly attended SUNY Morrisville for Agricultural Engineering. He...

Roscoe  J. Hatfield

Roscoe J. Hatfield

Nov 10, 2016

MORAVIA - Roscoe J. "Rocky" Hatfield, age 77, of Mill Stream Court, Moravia, NY passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in his home. Born May 24, 1939 in Auburn, NY he was a son of the late George and Hilda Hall Hatfield. Anxious to serve his country, he left high school to join the US Army, where...

Edward  J. Shipman

Edward J. Shipman

Nov 4, 2016

Edward John "EJ" Shipman, 69, of Ithaca, NY passed away on November 4, 2016, in Ithaca, NY. EJ was born in Cuba, NY to Carl and Mildred Shipman on September 2, 1947. His family moved to Ithaca during his childhood and he graduated Ithaca High School in 1966. He was a bus driver with TCAT (Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit)...