Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
Betty A. Merrill
Mar 29, 2011
BETTY ANN MERRILL , age 65, of Ithaca, NY, known to many as “Betty Boop”, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Strong Memorial Hospital with her loved ones by her side. Born April 24, 1945, in Ithaca, she is a daughter of the late James and Mary Malisenski Stark. She lived everyday with passion and zest; she...
Marion R. Brannon
Mar 28, 2011
Marion Ruth (Maxson) Brannon was born November 17, 1925 in North Loup, Nebraska to George Stephen and Fern Barber Maxson. After a brief illness, Marion left her body at Upstate University Hospital (Syracuse, NY) and went on to sing with the heavenly choir March 28, 2011. She is survived by her devoted husband of 65 years, Warren F. Brannon...
David S. Ellis
Mar 26, 2011
DAVID S. ELLIS , age 74, of Warren Road, Ithaca passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Cayuga Medical Center after a lengthy illness. David was born March 16, 1937 in Ithaca a son of the late Harold and Florence (Bower) Ellis. Dave grew up in Dryden and attended Dryden schools. David was retired, after 34 years employment,...
Audrey J. Chaffee
Mar 24, 2011
AUDREY JEAN CHAFFEE, age 71, of 231 Durfee Hill Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca, NY. Audrey was born January 22, 1940, in Ithaca, a daughter of the late Paul V. and Estelle M. Rightmire Drake. She had been a life resident of Tompkins County and on November 15, 1958...
Nena M. Hall
Mar 24, 2011
NENA M. HALL, age 57, of 384 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca, NY died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born August 4, 1953 in Cortland, NY, she is the daughter of the late Gordon H. and Ruth Yarrison Griswold. Nena had been employed with the NYS Parks System, working at Robert Treman State Park...
Frank Massey
Mar 20, 2011
FRANK C. “Skip” MASSEY, age 49, of 1480 Fairfield Road, Candor, NY passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY following a 3 month battle with cancer. Frank was born July 25, 1961 at Schroeppel, NY a son of James Rex and Gertrude Massey of Locke. Fondly known as “Skip”, he was a helper in a...
Pauline M. King
Mar 17, 2011
Pauline M. King, age 82 of Geneva and formerly of Groton, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Geneva General Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 15, 1929, in Groton, NY she is a daughter of the late William, Sr. and Jennie Brown King. Pauline is survived by her brother, William S. (Ellen) King, Jr. of McLean,...
Margaret A. Mcgibbon
Mar 16, 2011
MARGARET AUGST McGIBBON, age 94, of Cortlandville, NY died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Cortland Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Barron, WI on July 3, 1916, she moved with her family to the Ithaca, NY area in 1921. She attended grade and High School in Newfield, NY and was a graduate of Cortland Normal School,...
Fran Freeman
Mar 15, 2011
FRAN FREEMAN, age 67, of 11 Evergreen Street, Dryden, NY passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born Edna Frances Harrington in Cambridge, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and M. Louise Sullivan Harrington. Fran was raised in Medford, MA and relocated to Dryden in 1978. She was employed...
Curtis R. Smith
Mar 14, 2011
CURTIS R. SMITH, age 85 , formerly of Pendleton St., Cortland, NY passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Hospicare residence in Ithaca, NY. Curtis was born July 4, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, PA a son of the late Raymond and Hazel Lockwood Smith. A long time resident of Cortland, he served in the US Army in Europe during...
Joyce D. Gates Gerbasi
Mar 11, 2011
JOYCE DELPHINE GATES GERBASI, age 72, of Bone Plain Rd., Freeville, NY passed away, March 11, 2011 at Roswell Park Memorial Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY after a brief and unexpected battle with cancer. She was born June 24, 1938 in Hartford, CT and was predeceased by her parents, Frank Ward Gates and Pearl Delphine Woods Gates.Survivors include her...
Donald W. Payne
Mar 11, 2011
Donald W. Payne of Dryden, NY passed away on March 11, 2011. Born in Ithaca, NY on August 8, 1931, Don spent his childhood in Ithaca and attended Cornell University where he earned a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1955. It was also at Cornell that he met his future wife, Aiden Ehlert, whom he married on June...
Guy C. Juhl
Mar 10, 2011
GUY C. JUHL, age 84, of German Cross Road, Ithaca, NY passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2011 at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY. Born June 23, 1926 in the Town of Dryden, NY, he is the only child of the late Anton J. and Emma English Juhl. Guy worked on the family farm, owned and operated Sinclair Gas Station...
Virginia M. Robinson
Feb 28, 2011
Virginia Mae Robinson , age 92 of Swan Drive, Ithaca, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1918 in Watkins Glen, NY, and lived in Montrose, PA and eventually moved to Utica where she lived for 30 years, before returning to Ithaca in 1993. She was employed with a picture framing...
Frankline C. Knowlton
Feb 25, 2011
FRANKLIN CHARLES KNOWLTON , age 86, of 1216 Daisy Hollow Road, Dryden passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at his residence after an illness. Frank was born March 14, 1924 in Pompey Center, NY a son of the late Charles and Helen Hitchcock Knowlton. He served in the USArmy and was married to the former Syvia Updyke who survives....
Clayton J. Bowker
Feb 22, 2011
Clayton Junior Bowker , born March 13, 1926, longtime resident of Dryden, NY, died in Sun City, AZ, Tuesday, February 22, 2011. He always fondly recalled his years growing up on the farm of his parents, James Clayton and Frances Marion McKinney Bowker. He was active in Grange where he met his wife Geraldine. Clayt spent most of his...
Sheila J. Cochran
Feb 19, 2011
SHEILA J. COCHRAN, age 27, of 328 Buffalo Road, Brooktondale, NY died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Sheila was born January 15, 1984 in Ithaca, a daughter of Teresa J. Shevalier Cochran and the late Anthony W. “Tony” Cochran, Sr. Survivors include her mother, Teresa J. Cochran; her siblings, Nathan (Danielle) and Dennis...
Denise Stevens
Feb 14, 2011
DENISE STEVENS , age 50, of 39 West Academy St., McGraw, NY passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Born Madeline Denise Bell on Oct. 29, 1960, she attended school in Cortland and has been a life area resident. “Denise” was employed for many years as a waitress and bar tender. She was...
Mary S. Angelover
Feb 13, 2011
MARY SALAYDA ANGELOVER, age 94, of Mill Street, Dryden, NY and formerly of Vandling, PA, passed away Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY, after a brief illness. Mrs. Angelover was born Sept. 16, 1916 in Forest City, PA, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Mihalik Salayda. Her husband of 57 years,...
Sandra G. Barron
Feb 5, 2011
SANDRA GEE BARRON, age 67, of Ithaca, passed away, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 at Crown Center, Cortland, NY after a lengthy illness. Sandra was born Oct. 8, 1943 in Ithaca a daughter of the late Charles Francis Gee and Helen Knuutila Gee of Montoursville, PA. Sandra was employed as a Registered Nurse at the Reconstruction Home for a few...
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