Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Janet E. (Washburn)  Metzler

Janet E. (Washburn) Metzler

Dec 29, 2013

JANET E. WASHBURN METZLER, age 73, of Marathon, NY passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center of Ithaca. Janet was born March 23, 1940 in Gouverneur, NY. On Sept. 28, 1957 she was married to Denver A. Metzler in Gouverneur. She was employed at NCC and Foundations both in Cortland as a seamstress. Mr. and...

Thelma  O. Youmans

Thelma O. Youmans

Dec 23, 2013

Thelma O. Youmans, 96, formerly of Whitney Point and Dryden, NY went home to be with her Lord on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was a longtime 4-H Leader and Sunday School Teacher with Whitney Point UMC. As a member of the Dryden UMC, she sang in the choir and was a...

Blanche  P. Spry

Blanche P. Spry

Dec 9, 2013

BLANCHE POND SPRY, age 82, of E. Malloryville Road, Freeville, NY passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 after becoming ill earlier in the day. Mrs. Spry was born Sept. 18, 1931 in Cortland, a daughter of the late Tyler and Elsie Cole Pond. She was graduated from Virgil High School in 1949 and has been a life area resident....

Virginia  M. Packard

Virginia M. Packard

Dec 7, 2013

VIRGINIA M. PACKARD, age 83, formerly of Sherman Road, Cortland, NY, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the home of her daughter, Deborah, in Locke, NY. Mrs. Packard was born March 18, 1930 in Cortland and was a daughter of the late Jestin Carl Kenyon and Ruth Elisabeth Moe Kenyon. Virginia was graduated from Virgil High School on June...

Mary  E. Horvath

Mary E. Horvath

Dec 5, 2013

MARY E. HORVATH, age 97, of Horvath Drive, Ithaca, NY passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at the Groton Nursing Facility after an extended illness. Mrs. Horvath was born Sept. 5, 1916 in Newark Valley, NY a daughter of the late Frederick J. and Helena May Rifenburg Sears. A life resident of the Lansing area, she was predeceased by...

Robert  R. Hough

Robert R. Hough

Dec 4, 2013

ROBERT R. HOUGH, age 77 of Harbor Circle, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Cayuga Medical Center. ROBERT R. HOUGH, age 77 of Harbor Circle, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born July 4, 1936 in Cortland, NY he was the son of the late Ward G. and Mary M....

Margaret  G. Hill

Margaret G. Hill

Nov 27, 2013

Margaret G. Hill, 86, of Dryden, NY, passed away on 11/27/2013 at the Ithaca Hospicare Residence after a short illness. She is survived by her children John H. Hill of Las Vegas, NV, and Margaret B. Hill of Piscataway NJ, her brother Edmund H. Gleason of Huntsville, AL, and many nieces and nephews. Margaret G. Hill, 86, of Dryden,...

Jim  A. Landon

Jim A. Landon

Nov 23, 2013

Jim A. "Cast Iron Jim" Landon, age 66, was born on November 19, 1947 age 66,or as he would say "I'm 29 again", of Freeville, NY and left to be with the lord on November 23 while surround by his loving family & good friends. A Son of the late Albert and Grace Murphy Landon, Jim was an area...

Dorothy  E. Murphy

Dorothy E. Murphy

Nov 16, 2013

Dorothy E.”Dot” (Olmstead) Murphy, 83, of Moravia, NY passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at home. She was predeceased by two sons, Stephen W. Jarvis and Michael C. Jarvis, her granddaughter, Jennifer Jarvis and her brother, William Olmstead. A special acknowledgement is extended to Aunt Dot’s nieces, Susan Smith and Laurie Nolan. A graveside service, with Rev. Matthew P....

Dave  Dewitt Perkins

Dave Dewitt Perkins

Nov 14, 2013

DAVE DeWITT PERKINS, 61, of Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital in NYC from complications of a stem cell transplant as a treatment for Amyloidosis. Dave was born May 19, 1952 in Ithaca, NY a son of the late DeWitt Ray "Toad" and Twyla Arlene Humphrey Perkins. Dave was graduated from Dryden High...

Alida  G. Burch

Alida G. Burch

Nov 12, 2013

DRYDEN – Alida G. Burch, age 89 formerly of Virgil Road, Dryden, NY passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Beechtree Care Center in Ithaca, NY. Born November 21, 1923 in Homer, NY, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Cornelia Slegers Simmons and wife of the late Lloyd C. Burch who died in 1986. Mrs....

David  N. Smith

David N. Smith

Nov 9, 2013

David N. Smith, age 43, of Ithaca, New York passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 9, 2013. He is survived by his parents, Nelson and Ruth Smith of Marathon, NY; brother, Darrin Smith of Rochester, NY and sister, Christine (Randy) Hopkins of Freetown, NY. David N. Smith, age 43, of Ithaca, New York passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November...

Raymond  D. Baker

Raymond D. Baker

Nov 7, 2013

RAYMOND D. BAKER, age 73, of Dryden, NY passed away, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 at Beechtree Care Center in Ithaca, NY. Ray was born August 5, 1940 in Owego, NY a son of the late Arthur D. and Gladys Wightman Baker. Ray was graduated from Owego Free Academy in 1957 and from Colgate University in 1962 with a BA...

Sylvia  U. Knowlton

Sylvia U. Knowlton

Oct 24, 2013

SYLVIA U. KNOWLTON, age 77, of 1216 Daisy Hollow Road, Dryden passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, NY surrounded by her family. Mrs. Knowlton was born January 22, 1936 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Jonathon and Delia Moose Updyke, Jr. She was married for 53 years to Franklin C. Knowlton...

Florence  I. Crevelling

Florence I. Crevelling

Oct 17, 2013

FLORENCE IRENE CREVELLING, age 103, died peacefully On Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 at the home of her granddaughter, Tracey, in Groton. Florence was born August 25, 1910 in Minnesota, a daughter of the late Karl and Olive Greener Stauffenecker. A long time area resident, Florence had worked at Whyte’s Nursery in Mecklenburg. Her husband, Donald H. Crevelling passed away...

Kyle  E. Jewell

Kyle E. Jewell

Oct 15, 2013

KYLE EDWARD JEWELL, age 23, of Liverpool, NY and formerly of Dryden, NY passed away in an automobile accident in the Town of Manlius. Kyle was born May 8, 1990 in Beaufort, SC and was a Dryden resident until 2012 when he relocated to Liverpool. He was graduated from Dryden High School in 2008. Kyle was employed as a...

Harold  P. Overbaugh

Harold P. Overbaugh

Oct 14, 2013

HAROLD PHILIP OVERBAUGH, age 69, of Springtown, Texas and formerly HAROLD PHILIP OVERBAUGH, age 69, of Springtown, Texas and formerly of Dryden, NY died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Harold was born April 10, 1944 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Philip and Jennie Carpenter Overbaugh. He attended Dryden High School and served in the US Army from...

Bonnie P. L. Hand

Bonnie P. L. Hand

Oct 7, 2013

Bonnie Puderbaugh Lucas Hand, age 63 of Virgil, NY passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Hospicare Residence after a brief illness.

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John  D. Beckman

John D. Beckman

Oct 2, 2013

JOHN D. BECKMAN, age 75, of Mt. Morris, formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, NY. JOHN D. BECKMAN, age 75, of Mt. Morris, formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, NY. He was born February 1, 1938 in Danville, Illinois a son...

Donald  H. Ensign

Donald H. Ensign

Oct 2, 2013

DONALD HAROLD ENSIGN, age 90, formerly of Bradshaw Road, Dryden, NY passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at the NYS Veterans’ Home in Oxford, NY. Don was born in Cortland on December 20, 1922 and was the only child of Dr. Harold Ensign, DDS and Lena Stevens Ensign. He was graduated from Dryden High School in 1941 and served...