Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

James  C. Mix

James C. Mix

Oct 1, 2013

JAMES C. MIX, age 84, of Johnson Road, Freeville, NY passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Jim was the owner and operator of James C. Mix & Sons Trucking, with his sons, until selling to them in 1986 (Mix Brothers, Inc.) andcontinued working with them until his retirement. He was a longtime member of...

Keith  C. Estler

Keith C. Estler

Sep 30, 2013

Keith Calder Estler of 343 West Dryden Rd. passed away at home on Monday, September 30, 2013 at age 51. Born June 1, 1962 in Hackensack NJ, he was the son of Louis and Mary Ellen Estler. Keith graduated from South Brunswick High School and served in the US Marine Corps. Keith later went on to school at Rider...

Chester  R. Houseworth  Jr.

Chester R. Houseworth Jr.

Sep 28, 2013

Chester R. Houseworth Jr., 10 Schwan Drive, Ithaca, age 65, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. Chester R. Houseworth Jr., 10 Schwan Drive, Ithaca, age 65, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. Born...

Joseph Lahart

Joseph Lahart

Sep 15, 2013

Joseph LaHart, age 34, of Route 227, Burdett, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at home. Joseph LaHart, age 34, of Route 227, Burdett, NY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at home. Born March 22, 1979 in Syracuse, NY he was the son of the late Larry Joseph LaHart, Jr. and the late...

Beverly  A. Thorne

Beverly A. Thorne

Sep 14, 2013

Beverly A. Thorne, age 81 of Fountain Manor, Slaterville Springs, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September, 14,2013 at Cayuga Medical Center. Beverly A. Thorne, age 81 of Fountain Manor, Slaterville Springs, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September, 14,2013 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born September 30, 1931 in Auburn, NY, she was the only child of the late Garland and...

Gary  L. Norton

Gary L. Norton

Sep 10, 2013

GARY L. NORTON, age 73, of Creech Rd., Cortland, NY (Town of Summerhill), passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Garywas born July 6, 1940 in Cortland, NY, the son of the late Merton and Doris Ritton Norton. He served with the Army National Guard, was a long standing member of...

Carl  A. Bache

Carl A. Bache

Sep 9, 2013

CARL A. BACHE, age 87, of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, September 09, 2013 at Cayuga Medical Center after a brief illness. CARL A. BACHE, age 87, of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, September 09, 2013 at Cayuga Medical Center after a brief illness. Born April 25, 1926 in Huntington, Long Island, he was a son of the late...

Samuel  B. Capogrossi

Samuel B. Capogrossi

Sep 2, 2013

SAMUEL B. CAPOGROSSI, age 90, of McLean, VA formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 in Virginia. SAMUEL B. CAPOGROSSI, age 90, of McLean, VA formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 in Virginia. Born July 7, 1923 in Ithaca, NY he was the son of the late Joseph and Ercilia Polamari Capogrossi...

Patricia  K. Drew

Patricia K. Drew

Aug 29, 2013

PATRICIA K. DREW, age 64, of Trumansburg, NY passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. PATRICIA K. DREW, age 64, of Trumansburg, NY passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Born November 16, 1948 in Cameron Mills, NY, she is the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Kirk O’Konski and...

Elaine Buechel

Elaine Buechel

Aug 24, 2013

ELAINE BUECHEL, age 64, of Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM, Friday, Aug. 30, at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, NY. Perkins Funeral Home is assisting the family. ELAINE BUECHEL, age 64, of Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013...

Richard  C. Eggleston

Richard C. Eggleston

Aug 24, 2013

RICHARD C. “DICK” EGGLESTON, age 62, of 621 Old 76 Rd., Brooktondale, NY passed away Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Dick was born June 29, 1951 in Barton, NY a son of the late Merritt and Edna Swackhammer Eggleston. Formerly of Harford, NY, he was a Brooktondale resident for the last 20 years and was married...

Louis  H. Taylor

Louis H. Taylor

Aug 22, 2013

LOUIS H. TAYLOR, age 82, formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Freedom Village, Bradenton, FL. Arrangements will be announced by the Perkins Funeral Home, Dryden. LOUIS H. TAYLOR, age 82, formerly of Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Freedom Village, Bradenton, FL. Arrangements will be announced by the Perkins Funeral Home,...

Walter  R. Blake

Walter R. Blake

Aug 22, 2013

WALTER R. “Bob” BLAKE, age 59, of Dryden died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his residence after a long illness. Born Sept. 6, 1953, Bob was a son of the late Charles and Alyce Poole Blake. He was retired from H&E in Ithaca. Bob is survived by his wife, Karen Aman Blake; his sons, David (Kim) Liptrap and Ryan...

Hildegard Indelicato

Hildegard Indelicato

Aug 13, 2013

Heildegard Indelicato Hildegard came to America in 1925, through Ellis Island, with her mother and younger sister, to reunite with her father who had come earlier. Hildegard met Salvatore Indelicato in the Bronx, NY in 1935, upon his return from Ft. Dix. She was working as a fashion model on 5th Avenue and Sal was working in the construction/contracting...

Donald  E. Olsen

Donald E. Olsen

Aug 1, 2013

DONALD E. OLSEN, 86 of 5 Pleasant View Drive, Cortland, NY passed away peacefully at his home on August 1, 2013. For years he fought through pain and illness beyond that which a person should have to endure. He attended Virgil High School and married Carol Vinnedge on September 11, 1948. Don served in the U.S. Navy during W.W....

Ernest  F. Balch

Ernest F. Balch

Jul 29, 2013

ERNEST FRANCIS BALCH, age 101, of Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at Mercy health & Rehabilitation Center, Auburn, NY after a brief illness. “Ernie” was born in Chew-Magna, England on August 6th, 1911 and immigrated to the United States in 1913 . A long time resident of Freeville, previously he had lived in Euclid...

Marion  C. Schickel

Marion C. Schickel

Jul 26, 2013

Marion C. Schickel is survived by twelve of her children: Marion (Nimr) Ibrahim, Brooklyn, NY; William (Trina) Schickel, Dryden; Catherine (Mark) Saur, Hartford, CT; Thomas (Youngmi) Schickel, Ithaca; Agnes (John) Finn, Los Alamos, NM; Norbert (Benitta) Schickel III, Charlotte, NC; Sarto (Sunhee Lee) Schickel, Philadelphia; Bruno (Amy Dickinson) Schickel, Dryden; Ruth Schickel, Washington, D.C; Jacques Schickel, Dryden; Abraham (Kathy)...

Donald  K. Personius

Donald K. Personius

Jul 26, 2013

Kirk Personius, 59, of Etna passed away peacefully on July 26, 2013 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Don was born on Halloween, October 31, 1953, the son of Beatrice E. Lower of Ithaca, and Donald L. Personius of Freeville. Don graduated from Ithaca High School and spent several years...

Pauline  E. Davis

Pauline E. Davis

Jul 26, 2013

PAULINE E. DAVIS, age 89, a long time resident of Slaterville and Caroline area went to join her husband, Rowland L. (Bow) Davis in heaven on Friday, July 26, 2013. Pauline grew up in the Candor/Willseyville area and always had fond memories of the times she had growing up. She often would tell stories of the fun she had...

Joan  A. Phelps

Joan A. Phelps

Jul 24, 2013

JOAN A. PHELPS, age 57, of Dryden died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her residence. Joan was born in Ithaca, NY a daughter of the late Walter F. Van de Mark and Marie Violet Lasher Van de Mark. A resident of Dryden for a few years, she had previously been raised in Brooktondale and Ithaca, NY. She is survived...