Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
Mattie Chiappone Phoenix
Feb 10, 2012
MATTIE CHIAPPONE PHOENIX, age 70, of Besemer Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away, Friday, Feb.10, 2012 at her residence after an extended illness. Mattie was born June 11, 1941 in Ithaca, a daughter of the late Phillip and Juanita Ramsey Chiappone. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School and was employed as a Cornell University Bus Driver from 1985...
Jack O'Bannon Gallagher
Feb 6, 2012
O’Bannon Gallagher, 17, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 6, 2012. Born April 15, 1994, Jack was a senior in Dryden High School at the time of his death. He was enormously talented academically and musically and would have been headed either to Brown, Hamilton, or Wesleyan in the fall. Jack played tympani in the school’s wind ensemble,...
Quinton H. Pulling
Feb 4, 2012
QUINTON “Herbie” Pulling, age 93, formerly of Harford, Ithaca and Sidney, NY passed away Sat., Feb. 4, 2012, at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford, NY. Born in Harford, NY on Sept. 10, 1918, he was a son of the late Frink and Anne Boice Pulling. He was graduated from Marathon High School and studied at Cornell University. Herb...
Stanley Cross
Feb 3, 2012
STANLEY CROSS, age 80, of NYS Rt. 221, Harford, NY passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 at his residence. Stan was born July 11, 1931 at Cortland, NY a son of the late Paul an Inez Oliver Cross. Stan served in the US Marine Corps in Korea and after returning home he was employed by Lane Construction as a...
Walter E. Havington
Feb 1, 2012
WALTER E. HAVINGTON, age 96, of 839 Bennie Road, Cortland, NY went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 1, 2012. Walter was born June 16, 1915 at Duane, NY, the fifth son born to the late Charles E. Havington and Carrie Mae “Mamie” Johnson Havington. His parents purchased a farm in March of 1929 in...
Pauline B.N. Wurzel
Jan 27, 2012
Burgess Nase Wurzel of Dryden, NY went to be with the Lord on January 27, 2012 at the age of 88. Pauline was born Jan. 13, 1924 in Ithaca, NY to the late Alvin and Anna Bush Burgess. She was graduated from Ithaca High School and the former Tompkins County Memorial Hospital of Nursing and worked at Lakeside Nursing...
Laura M. Butler
Jan 25, 2012
LAURA M. BUTLER, age 87, of Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Interlaken. Mrs. Butler was born August 23, 1924 in Curtis, NY a daughter of the late Martin and Mildred Seeley Lanphere. On July 31, 1946 she was married to Thomas Finley Butler who passed away after 60 years of marriage on Dec....
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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...
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