Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Evalyn  M. Hayes

Evalyn M. Hayes

Jan 25, 2012

EVALYN M. HAYES, age 86 of Virgil, NY passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Born July 24, 1925 in Virgil, NY, she was the only daughter of the late Floyd D. and Harriet M. Martin MacGuinness. On July 28, 1945, she married Edward “Ned” Hayes, who died July 3, 1988. She was employed...

Carol  Simons Lira

Carol Simons Lira

Jan 18, 2012

Carol Simons Lira , 68, of 3754 Prospect Street, Truxton, N.Y. died on Wednesday January 18, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Born on January 13, 1944 in Cortland N.Y., Carol was the daughter of Lester and Olive Simons. The family lived in Dryden and then moved to Preble. Carol is survived by her husband of 28 years...

Howard  B. Keech

Howard B. Keech

Jan 15, 2012

HOWARD B. KEECH, age 87, of Beam Hill Road, Dryden, NY passed away Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after becoming ill at home. Howard was born Oct. 15, 1924 at Harford, a son of the late Charles and Ida Mix Keech. On Nov. 22, 1945, he was married to the former Nannette Woodard in...

Stuart  F. Smith

Stuart F. Smith

Jan 12, 2012

STUART F. SMITH, age 75, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at his home in Dryden, NY. Stuart Friend Smith was born in Laconia, NH on May 11, 1936, the second child of Royal W. Smith and Verna Friend Smith. After graduation from the University of NH in Durham with a B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry, Stuart moved to Warsaw,...

Grace  Brown Burda

Grace Brown Burda

Jan 10, 2012

GRACE BROWN BURDA, age 76, of 440 NYS Rt. 13, Cortland, NY passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Grace was born at home on June 7, 1935 at the home of her late parents, George W. and Agnes Miller Brown. A life Cortland area resident, Grace was retired from...

Frederick  J. Gentz  Jr.

Frederick J. Gentz Jr.

Jan 8, 2012

FREDERICK J. GENTZ, Jr., age 67, of Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Fred was born December 29, 1944 in Wellington, New Zealand, a son of the late Frederick J. Gentz, Sr. and Betty Margaret Frandi Gentz. A graduate of East Syracuse High School, Fred served honorably in the US Marines...

Richard  Wm. Lobdell

Richard Wm. Lobdell

Jan 6, 2012

RICHARD Wm. LOBDELL, age 63, of West Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at his residence after a brief illness. “Dick” was born February 14, 1948 in Ithaca, NY, a son of Charlotte Viola Morgan Lobdell of Ithaca and the late Richard Lobdell. On February 12, 1966 he was married to the former Doris Mowers...

Amy  Huei-Mei Lin

Amy Huei-Mei Lin

Dec 25, 2011

Lin, Amy Huei-Mei. On December 25th, 2011, Amy Huei-Mei Lin, age 67, passed away after a 5-year battle with colon cancer. She was born May 19, 1944, in Tainan, Taiwan. She is survived by her devoted husband Kenneth Lin; her loving daughters Anne and Susan Lin; her 2 sisters and 4 brothers in Taiwan; as well as the many...

Anna  M. Stowell

Anna M. Stowell

Dec 22, 2011

ANNA M. STOWELL , age 90, of 3338 Slaterville Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a 2 week illness. Anna was born April 6, 1921 in Waverly, NY a daughter of the late George and Mable Clark Ganoung. Anna was retired from National Cash Register and was a long...

Heinz  C. Lamparter

Heinz C. Lamparter

Dec 16, 2011

HEINZ C. “Charlie” LAMPARTER, age 82, of 403 NYS Rt. 38, Harford, NY and formerly Danielsville, PA passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. Heinz was born Jan. 25, 1929 in Sellersville, PA son of the late Johannes W. and Pauline Gross Lamparter. He was graduated from Sell-Perk High School and served...

William  D. Lobdell  Jr.

William D. Lobdell Jr.

Dec 12, 2011

WILLIAM D. LOBDELL, Sr., age 57, of 1229 Trumansburg Road, and a life area resident passed away, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at Cayuga Ridge. William was born July 21, 1954 in Ithaca a son of Charlotte Morgan Lobdell of Ithaca and the late Richard Lobdell, Sr.Survivors include his mother, Charlotte of Ithaca; William Douglas Lobdell, Jr. and Melissa Myers...

David  D. Totman  Sr.

David D. Totman Sr.

Dec 8, 2011

David Dwight Totman, Sr., age 58, of Ithaca, NY died unexpectedly on December 8, 2011 in Ithaca.Born January 28, 1953 in Cortland, NY he was a son of the late Lloyd and Susan Reeve Totman. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran of the US Air Force, and he had been employed with Cornell Laundry in Ithaca.David is survived by...

Edgar  W. Tappen  Jr.

Edgar W. Tappen Jr.

Dec 7, 2011

Tappen, Edgar W., Jr ., age 83, of 330 Saranac Way, Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Edgar was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 7, 1928, the only child of Edgar and Dorothy (D'Angelo) Tappen. He grew up in East Williston, NY, and was graduated from Roslyn High School in 1946...

Robert  T. Lorenzen

Robert T. Lorenzen

Dec 4, 2011

ROBERT T. LORENZEN, age 94, of 21 Union St., Dryden, NY, a retired Cornell Professor of Ag. Engineering, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 4, 2011. Bob was born February 16, 1917 in New Leipzig, ND a son of the late Theodore and Hattie Marek Lorenzen. He was graduated from New Leipzig High School in 1935, and...

William  L. Nye

William L. Nye

Dec 3, 2011

WILLIAM L. NYE, age 65, of Harford, NY went to be with “The Big Guy in the Sky” on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. He was born in Cortland on Oct. 6, 1946, a son of the late George and Dorothy Glover Nye. He was employed many years ago at Smith Corona and...

Richard  E. Williams

Richard E. Williams

Dec 2, 2011

RICHARD E. “Dick” WILLIAMS, age 84, formerly of 188 North West Road, Homer, NY passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a period of declining health. “Dick” was born March 20, 1927 in Ithaca, NY son of the late Ezra and Nettie Westfall Williams. A 1945 graduate of Dryden High School, Dick played on...

Bruce  M. Heffron

Bruce M. Heffron

Dec 2, 2011

BRUCE M. HEFFRON , age 82, of 5076 NYS Rt. 281, Homer, NY passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at the Cortland Regional medical Center after a brief illness. Bruce was born Feb. 17, 1929 in Cortland a son of the late Lee Carlton and Bernice Marie Lang Heffron. He was graduated from Cortland High School and employed for...

Margaret  M. Alleman

Margaret M. Alleman

Nov 30, 2011

Margaret M. Alleman, age 51 of Groton, NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at her home.Born November 17, 1960 in Huntington, Long Island, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary McNally Schehr. On July 2, 1980 she married Richard Alleman. She received her AS from TC3 and was employed with Building Care at...

Jean  Dunn Wickenden

Jean Dunn Wickenden

Nov 24, 2011

Dunn Wickenden passed away peacefully on November 24 at Kendal of Ithaca. She grew up in Paterson New Jersey and graduated from College High School, where her curiosity about life was inspired. At 16, she went off to Skidmore College. Her summers were spent on Greenwood Lake, New Jersey where she met Tom Wickenden. They sailed together, played tennis...

Carol  A. Weaver

Carol A. Weaver

Nov 14, 2011

CAROL A. WEAVER, age 69, of 811 North Lamont Circle, Cortland, NY passed away Monday, November 14, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 3, 1942 in Potsdam, NY, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence Kerr Kent. She attended Potsdam High School School and relocated to the area in 1966. Carol...