Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Gladys Barry

Gladys Barry

May 8, 2012

GLADYS BARRY, age 94, born in Stockport, England and formerly a resident of 3 Pearl St, Hazel Grove, UK, Albuquerque, NM, Rochester, Newark Valley, Harford and Dryden passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Groton Nursing Home. Gladys was born March 23, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Smith Hatfield. Immigrating to America in 1967,...

Sharon Lederman

Sharon Lederman

Apr 30, 2012

SHARON LEDERMAN, age 64, of Myers Road, Lansing, NY passed away Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Born Feb. 5, 1948 in Ithaca, Sharon was the daughter of the late Robert and Barbara Mae King Grey. Survivors include her husband, John Lederman; her sons, Mike (Chrissy) and Eric Lederman and Josh Buckingham; her daughters,...

Alton  I. Reed

Alton I. Reed

Apr 29, 2012

ALTON I. REED, age 85, of 212 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the Beechtree Care Center after a short stay. Alton was born on August 12, 1926 in Ithaca son of the late Henry and Bessie Everhart Reed. Alton was graduated from Ithaca High School in 1944 and was a fourth generation dairy...

Phyllis J. Reese

Phyllis J. Reese

Apr 25, 2012

PHYLLIS J. REESE, age 77, a resident of McLean, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after becoming ill on Tuesday. Phyllis has been a member and officer of the McLean Firemen’s Auxiliary since 1964 and also was a member of the Tompkins County Firemen’s Auxiliary. Phyllis was retired from Smith Corona and later provided...

Edith  C. Smith

Edith C. Smith

Apr 24, 2012

EDITH C. SMITH, 92, formerly of Pendleton St., Cortland, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Groton Nursing Facility. Born April 10, 1920 in Preston, NY, Edith was the daughter of the late Dudley and Hazel Law Crumb. A 1937 graduate of McGraw High School, Edith was married to Curtis Smith who predeceased her. She was employed at...

James  W. Holman

James W. Holman

Apr 22, 2012

JAMES W. HOLMAN, age 67, of 1975 Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center after becoming ill at home. “Jim” was born in Staten Island, NY, a son of the late Adrian and Margery Kleine Holman. Jim was graduated from Tottenville High School ‘62, SUNY Farmingdale ‘68 and Cornell University ‘70....

Allen  A. Call

Allen A. Call

Apr 16, 2012

ALLEN L. CALL, age 64 of Gulf Hill Rd., Cortland, NY passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Born July 13, 1947 in Cortland, NY, he was a son of Thelma Bixler Chapman and the late George A. Call. He grew up in McLean, NY and was a Retired Sergeant First Class and...

Leslie  A. Schettino

Leslie A. Schettino

Apr 12, 2012

LESLIE ANN SCHETTINO , nee (Caraccioli), age 56, died peacefully at home on April 12, 2012. Born, October 21, 1955 at Mountainside Hospital in New Jersey, she was graduated from Clifton High School and the University of Vermont where she earned her BS in Physics. Later she received her Masters Degree in Counseling from Syracuse University. Leslie taught advanced...

Joan  B. Oltz

Joan B. Oltz

Apr 6, 2012

Joan Beaudry Oltz, 17 George Street, Dryden passed away Friday April 6th at Cayuga Medical Center. Born March 28, 1929 in Cortland, NY she was the daughter of the late G. Fred and Ruth Dana Van Brocklin Beaudry. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert E. “Bus” Oltz, Jr. in 1998. Joan grew up in Homer and graduated from...

Rita  M. Nagy

Rita M. Nagy

Apr 4, 2012

Rita M. Nagy, age 89, of Myers, NY passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Cortland Care Center.Born November 9, 1922 in Auburn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Maud Seegar Watrous and wife of the late Frank “Fritz” Nagy who died in 1983. She had been employed by the International Salt Co. in Myers,...

Katheryn  M. Cotterill

Katheryn M. Cotterill

Apr 2, 2012

M. Cotterill, 54, passed away peacefully Monday, April 2, 2012 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She devoted many hours to many community organizations including Zonta, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, and Hospice of Cortland. She loved working in the banking industry, interacting with people, and most of all she loved life and lived...

Olive  May Claudio

Olive May Claudio

Apr 2, 2012

OLIVE MAY CLAUDIO , age 79, of Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Olive was born April 27, 1932 in Hermon, NY a daughter of the late Harry and Doris LeMoyr Collier. Survivors include her children, Christine, Timothy and James Ordway; a sister, Carrol Brooks of McLean; a brother,...

Clare  E. Canfield

Clare E. Canfield

Apr 1, 2012

CLARE E. CANFIELD, age 84, of 701 O’Brien Hill Road, Harford, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the home of his son, Lawrence. Clare was born July 28, 1927 in Cortland, a son of the late Claude and Evelyn Horton Canfield. He was employed on various dairy farms and at Ithaca Gun, Edlund Machine Tool and retired from...

Cynthia  I. Boughton

Cynthia I. Boughton

Apr 1, 2012

Cynthia I. Boughton , age 54, passed away at her serene Lake Como home on April 1st after a battle with cancer. Cyndi was the daughter of Ewald and Clara Bleck of Marathon and mother to Arthur M. Boughton II of Preble.He and his wife Bobby gave Cyndi unending joy when they brought two granddaughters, Kaitlyn Rose and Tatum...

Neal  S. Ingrahm

Neal S. Ingrahm

Mar 31, 2012

Neal S. Ingrahm , age 77 of 219 Rockefeller Road, Richford, NY passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, NY.Born January 6, 1935 in Cortland, NY he was the son of the late Raymond and Maudia Clark Ingrahm. He was married to Lucille Youmans Thayer in 1961. Mr. Ingrahm is survived by his...

Robert  J. Hand

Robert J. Hand

Mar 31, 2012

Robert J. Hand, age 78, of Puderbaugh Road, Virgil, NY passed away peacefully from this life at Hospicare of Ithaca on Saturday, March 31, 2012.Born October 2, 1933 in Cobleskill, NY he was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Kiner Hand. He was a resident of the Groton, Dryden and Virgil areas for many years. He was...

Gerald  A. Boughton

Gerald A. Boughton

Mar 30, 2012

Gerald A. Boughton, age 72, of Marathon, NY died Friday, March 30, 2012 at Cortland Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness, with his family at his side. Born April 20, 1939 in Greene, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and LaWanda Beach Boughton. On September 5, 1958 he married Elizabeth Willson at Cortland, NY. He...

Wander Griffen

Wander Griffen

Mar 28, 2012

WANDA GRIFFEN , age 89 of Freeville, NY died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center.Mrs. Griffen was born September 19, 1922 in Candor, NY, a daughter of the late Irvin and Cecil Slate Hager and wife of the late Alfred E. Griffen who died in 2007. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins and...

Anna Moravec

Anna Moravec

Mar 23, 2012

ANNA MORAVEC, age 93 of Ithaca died Friday, March 23, 2012 at Beechtree Care Center in Ithaca, NY. Anna enjoyed many summer stays at Torch Lake, MI as a guest of her niece, Sheila (Richard)Kozel Temkow of Detroit, MI along with other members of the Kozel family and their spouses. She also enjoyed visits with her niece Vicki Burnside,...

Paul  F. Crumb

Paul F. Crumb

Mar 22, 2012

Franklin Crumb II. age 59 of Brooktondale NY died peacefully March 22,2012 at Cayuga Medical Center. Paul was born May 21, 1952 in Ithaca NY. He is the son of Paul and Eunice (Hotelling) Crumb. He was a 1970 graduate of Ithaca High School. Paul served in the Navy from 1971 -1975. He married Linda Conklin in 1974 and...