Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Sharon  A. Fish

Sharon A. Fish

Jul 11, 2017

Sharon A. Fish, age 66, of Ithaca, NY passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. Born May 21, 1951 in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Agnes Miller Fish and wife of the late Kenneth L. Hamilton, Jr. who died in 2004. Sharon was a long time resident...

Helen J. Vorhis Lamphere

Helen J. Vorhis Lamphere

Jul 5, 2017

Helen J. Vorhis Lamphere, age 80, of Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Born February 19, 1937 in Elmira, NY she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Frances Lovell Haynes and wife of the late Edward Taylor Vorhis who died in 1972. She later married Bernard Lamphere, Jr....

Ruth  Berry Buck

Ruth Berry Buck

Jun 29, 2017

Ruth Anna Berry Buck, age 94, of Lansing, NY passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. Born June 16, 1923 in Scipio, NY she was the daughter of the late Ray E. and Edith Jones Berry. After graduating Genoa High School in 1941 she went on to attend Business School in Ithaca and had been employed with...

Daniel  O. Waite

Daniel O. Waite

Jun 29, 2017

Daniel O. Waite, age 53 of Halstead House, Groton, NY was born in Ithaca NY July 11th 1963 and he went to be with the LORD June 29th 2017. He is the beloved Son of Charles Waite Sr. and Betty Waite. He also has a step Dad Donald Vanderwarker. Dan had lots of challenges in his life. He was...

Janice  A. Cornelius

Janice A. Cornelius

Jun 26, 2017

Janice A. Cornelius, 71, of Caroline passed away at her home on June 26, 2017. She was born on July 14, 1945, in Ithaca, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Maude Barnes Cornelius. Janice spend much of her life in the Ithaca area graduating from Ithaca High School and then moved to Rochester working as a beautician only...

Malcolm  Curtis Peckham

Malcolm Curtis Peckham

Jun 22, 2017

Dr. Malcolm Curtis Peckham passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home in Freeville, New York. Malcolm was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on September 1, 1920, to Alberta and Curtis Peckham. He was self-sacrificing, generous and hard-working. He loved reminiscing with family at the dinner table. He enjoyed watching the birds from his picture window and...

Doris Leigh Stevens Perkins

Doris Leigh Stevens Perkins

Jun 19, 2017

DORIS LEIGH FOX STEVENS PERKINS, age 89, of Malloryville Road, Freeville, NY passed away Monday June 19th, 2017 at her residence. Doris was born Dec. 26, 1927 in Dryden, NY, the only child of Emmett Leigh Fox and Grace Neff Fox. A long time area resident, Doris was married on Sept. 25, 1945 to Bruce Stevens who died May...

Paul  M. Blake

Paul M. Blake

Jun 18, 2017

Paul M. Blake, age 62, of Cortland, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born December 6, 1954 in Ithaca, NY, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Alyce J. Poole Blake, Sr. Paul was employed by SUNY Cortland for over 30 years prior to his retirement. Paul will...

Walter  L. Blodgett,  Jr.

Walter L. Blodgett, Jr.

Jun 17, 2017

Walter L. "Wally" Blodgett, Jr., age 51, of Groton, NY passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at his home after a brave and courageous fight with brain cancer. Born December 15, 1965 in Ithaca, NY he was the son of Walter and Florence Blodgett. Wally was graduated from Brooktondale Baptist School where he played basketball and was coached by...

Carl  Arthur Randall

Carl Arthur Randall

May 31, 2017

CARL ARTHUR RANDALL, age 86, formerly of Freeville, NY died Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Carl was born October 3, 1930 in Covert, NY and served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He joined the New York State Troopers and served for many years at the Varna Sub-Station of Troop C...

Eleanor  Rose Hammond

Eleanor Rose Hammond

May 31, 2017

ELEANOR ROSE HAMMOND, age 77, of Pleasant Street, Dryden, NY passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Eleanor was born August 16, 1939 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Leo and Marjorie Hopkins Jacques. She was graduated from Cortland High School in 1956 and attended Cortland Business School. She began her...

Vincent  William Bruno

Vincent William Bruno

May 30, 2017

Vincent William Bruno, 91, beloved husband of Linda L. Bruno, peacefully passed into Heaven on May 30, 2017, at Cayuga Ridge, Ithaca, New York. Vince was born on May 30, 1926, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Upon graduating from Pompton Lakes High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy to serve during World War II. He was on...

Zacherie  Craig Allen

Zacherie Craig Allen

May 25, 2017

Zacherie Craig Allen, age 24, of Ithaca NY died on Thursday May 25, 2017 from injuries caused by a tractor trailer striking his work van. Zach was born, February 10, 1993, in Ithaca NY to the former Teresa Ann O'Bannion of Ithaca, NY and the late Jeffrey Craig Allen who passed away on October 24, 2007. He was also...

John  Albert Heslop

John Albert Heslop

May 18, 2017

John Albert Heslop, 89, of Newfield, NY passed away on May 18, 2017 at the Masonic Care Community in Utica, NY. He was born January 5, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of the late John Henry and Alice May Evans Heslop. He provided for his family as a Rural Mail Carrier in Newfield, chef at Joe's Restaurant in...

Helen  K. Gee

Helen K. Gee

May 12, 2017

Helen K. Gee, age 96, of Montoursville, PA and formerly of Ithaca, NY passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at Valley View Nursing Center in Montoursville. Born April 13, 1921 in Danby, NY she was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Amanda Tolonen Knuutila and wife of the late Charles F. Gee. Helen was a Lutheran and...

Bernard  "Bernie" Douka

Bernard "Bernie" Douka

May 12, 2017

Bernard "Bernie" Douka, age 56, of Groton, NY passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Beechtree Care Center, Ithaca, NY. Bernie was a loving husband to Tracey and father to Shane. He is also survived by many brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, and his faithful and loving companion, Rex; but mostly he was a friend...

Ned  F. Sturdevant

Ned F. Sturdevant

May 2, 2017

Ned F. Sturdevant 84, of Whitney Point, NY passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Our Lady of Lords Hospital. Born in Triangle, NY to Vern and Naomi Sturdevant he lived most of his life in Upper Lisle, NY. Ned was a veteran from the Marine Corps. He had various occupations such as: farmer, carpenter, mechanic, and...

Sondra  Anne Henry

Sondra Anne Henry

Apr 23, 2017

Sondra Anne Henry, age 74, of Church Street, McLean, NY passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Hospicare Residence, Ithaca, NY. Born October 24 1942 in Rochester, NY she was one of three daughters born to Richard B. and Mary Jane Rosecrans VanVleck. Sondra was employed as a Lab Tech in the Veterinary School at Cornell University until...

Brenda  J. Vanmarter

Brenda J. Vanmarter

Apr 16, 2017

Brenda J. VanMarter, age 64, of Cortland, NY passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY. Born May 20, 1952 in Cortland, NY she was the daughter of the late Leonard H. and Marian Johnson Sheldon and wife of the late David VanMarter who died in 1999. Brenda had been employed with Smith Corona,...

Sylvia  Louella Regrut

Sylvia Louella Regrut

Apr 15, 2017

On April 15, 2017, Sylvia Louella Spencer Regrut of Ithaca, NY, concluded her 101-year sojourn on earth much the way she lived it, beloved and surrounded by family and friends. Born in a blizzard on March 18, 1916 in Hepburnia, PA, her story is a triumph of God's grace, an orphan who became "Mom" to more people than we'll...