Terry (Toad) George

Dec 16, 2024

Terry George aka Toad, age 61, passed away on December 16th at home surrounded by family and friends. Born on November 30th, 1963. He worked for Manos restaurant of Ithaca, NY and  Perfect Painters- Heritage Builders of Ithaca for nearly 20+ years and did odd jobs over the years.

He was survived by his oldest daughter Amber ...

George Kelly Wood

Dec 13, 2024

George Kelly Wood, 67, of Freeville NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on March 17, 1957, in Cortland, George grew up as the youngest of six to Woodrow and Rosemary Wood of Dryden, NY. In younger years he helped at his father’s gas station, later working with the...

Mark Wayne Hamilton

Dec 12, 2024

Mark Wayne Hamilton, age 42, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

Mark was born in Ithaca, NY on April 29, 1982 to the late Lawrence and Bonnie Cornell Hamilton.

He is survived by his sisters, Bonnie Hamilton, Tammie Hamilton, Rosa Hamilton, Melissa Hamilton, Eleana Mettler and his brother Larry Hamilton.

There are...

Richard (Rick) Smith

Dec 9, 2024

Richard “Rick” Smith

Beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Richard “Rick” Smith, 60, of Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully at home in Dryden, NY, on December 9, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family, after a courageous but brief battle with cancer.

Rick is survived by his three daughters, Kristen, Casey, and Audrey; his...

Philip Knell

Dec 8, 2024

Philip Knell, age 52 of Ithaca, NY passed away December 8, 2024.

Calling from 11 am - 1 pm Friday, December 13, 2024 at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden, NY.

George David Gross

Dec 8, 2024

George David Gross, 83 of Dryden, NY passed away on Sunday, December 8 2024 at Cayuga Medical Center. David was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the U.S.S. Coral Sea from 1963 to 1969. David graduated from SUNY Oswego with a Masters in Industrial Arts in 1971, and wrote a photographic technical manual that was added to...

Alan E. Parker

Dec 6, 2024

Alan E. Parker, 77 of Freeville, NY passed away Friday, December 6, 2024 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY.

Born May 4, 1947 in Cortland, NY he was the son of the late Arthur and Doris Totman Parker. Alan was a graduate of Marathon High School and was a US Army veteran and served his country...

Betty J. "Peak" Higgins

Dec 4, 2024

Betty J. “Peak” Higgins Passed away peacefully at home with the loving care of her family & Hospice on Wed. Dec. 4, 2024. She was 80 years old. Betty was a devout Jehovah’s Witness and enjoyed sharing God‘s word with everyone she would meet. Never one to mince words, you always came away from a conversation knowing what she...

Richard Burman (Dick) Ellis

Nov 20, 2024

Richard Burman Ellis, age 92 of Lansing, NY passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at home.

Born July 26, 1932 in Ludlowville, NY he was the son of the late Harold and Florence Bower Ellis. Dick was a mechanic with the City of Ithaca for many years, retiring in 1987. He is a veteran of the US...

Sarah Marie (Stilwell) Dovi

Nov 16, 2024

Sarah Marie (Stilwell) Dovi, 41, went to be with the Lord on November 16, 2024.  She lived in Dryden and Virgil, NY over the last nineteen years with her husband Jesse Dovi and their three children Victory, Autumn, and Judah.  Born in North Tonawanda, NY on August 9, 1983, Sarah moved to Webster, NY in 10th grade.  She attended...

Joyce H. Savino

Nov 15, 2024

Born in Ovid, NY to J. Kennedy Hanlon and Mildred Cotman Hanlon on November 18, 1926 and passed away peacefully November 15, 2024 three days shy of her 98th birthday. Predeceased by parents, sisters Dolores Savino and Jeanne Knapp Olszowy and granddaughter Katie Savino. Brothers-in-law, Michael Savino, Daniel (JoAnn), Sisters-in-law Angela, Josephine, and Clara. Survived by husband, Thomas J....

Suzanne L. Palmer

Nov 14, 2024

Suzanne L. Palmer of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on November 14th 2024 of natural causes due to several illnesses.

She was born on February 10th 1944 in Ithaca, NY to parents, Frances M. Long and Morrell R. Long and is survived by a brother, James B. Long of Merced, CA and a sister, Marcia L. Britton...

Patricia Rueb

Nov 14, 2024

Pat Rueb, age 75, of Cortland, NY, passed away unexpectedly on November 14th, 2024. Born on October 19th, 1949, Pat was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend.

Pat was married to Konrad Rueb on September 17th, 1984, sharing 40 years of love and partnership. She was a devoted mother to her daughter, Noreen Totman-Nebbia...

Joane S. Molenock

Nov 11, 2024

Joane S. Molenock, of Ithaca, NY, died on Nov. 11th at the age of 88.  Joane was the daughter of Andrew and Jane Molenock, both recent immigrants from Czechoslovakia. Her mother operated a beauty shop and her father was a farmer and general craftsman, so Joane was the first to have an advanced education. She graduated from Penn State...

Patricia M. (Lotito) Mosher

Nov 10, 2024

Patricia M. Mosher, 77 of Freeville, NY passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024.

Pat was born May 30, 1947 in Ithaca, NY to the late Anthony and Lillian Bagley Lotito.

She was retired from NYSEG.

Pat is survived by her loving husband, Bill Mosher.

Services will be private at the convenience...

Robert A. Brull

Nov 9, 2024

Robert A. Brull (Bob) passed away peacefully on November 9, 2024. He was born in Queens, New York on November 11, 1932 to Helen (Brumbaugh) and Joseph Brull. Bob served in the United States Navy from 1951-1957 where one of his favorite topics to study was meteorology. Bob had a strong affinity to and knowledge of vintage cars and...

Leland Emery Craft

Oct 31, 2024

Leland Emery Craft, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend left us on October 31, 2024,. Born on August 31, 1940, in Lincklaen New York, he was a man of strength, resilience, and unwavering kindness who touched the lives of all who knew him.

Leland grew up in Lincklaen, New York, and attended DeRuyter High School. He...

Daniel L. Heath

Oct 30, 2024

We are sad to announce the passing of Daniel L. Heath of Freeville, New york. Born February 4th, 1961, and passed away tragically in a fatal car accident on October 30th, 2024. Daniel leaves behind his son David Heath, his wife Brandi Heath and their children Emily and Abigail Heath. His daughter Tori Evans, her husband Matthew Evans and...

Loxie Priscilla (Oltz) Hill

Oct 29, 2024

Loxie Priscilla (Oltz) Hill, 80 of Danby passed away on October 29 after a relentless battle with kidney disease. Born in Ithaca on July 13, 1944, Loxie was the daughter of the late Leon A. and Elosia Oltz. She was a 1962 graduate of Ithaca high school and a graduate of Ithaca school of Practical Nursing. She met her...

Sybil Lane Martin

Oct 28, 2024

SYBIL LANE MARTIN

Sybil Lane Martin of Lansing, NY, passed away after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer on October 28, 2024.  She was 72 years old.

Sybil was born June 28, 1952, one of nine children of Wilson F. and Stella L. Martin. The Martin family owned and operated a dairy farm on the...