Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
Jane Genung Dickinson
Feb 1, 2011
Jane Genung Dickinson died on February 1, 2011 at Bridges of Cornell Heights, her home for the past year. She was 81. Jane was born December 18, 1929, in Washington, D.C., and was the youngest daughter of Albert Benjamin Genung and Mildred Derrick Genung. She spent her childhood in Washington, where her father was an agricultural economist and a...
Hildred J. Darling
Jan 29, 2011
HILDRED JANE DARLING, age 76, formerly of Freeville, NY died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at the Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cortland, NY after a lengthy illness. Hildred was born April 5, 1934, in Freeville, a daughter of the late John and Ruth Brown Collins. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, John C. and Karen Darling of...
Arthur A. Preston
Jan 28, 2011
ARTHUR A. PRESTON, age 60, of Etna Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at The Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca after a lengthy illness. Art was born Aug. 20, 1950 in Ithaca, a son of the late Ray and Helen Woodford Preston. Art had been employed as a “Rough Neck” and “Pump Setter” in Oklahoma. He...
Caroline K. Likel
Jan 26, 2011
Caroline Kruse Likel, age 98, died January 26, 2011 at Oak Hill Manor, Ithaca , NY where she had been for several weeks following a hospitalization in late December. With the help of family, neighbors and devoted caregivers she had been able to live as she wished, at home in Youngsville, NY for 45 years. She was born November...
Daniel P. Bailey
Jan 22, 2011
DANIEL P. BAILEY, Sr. , age 83, of 10 Bailey Drive, Freeville, NY passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca, NY after a lengthy illness. Dan was born in VanEtten, NY on Sept. 10, 1927 and was a son of the late Leon and Rena Blake Bailey. He was raised and spent his early...
Philip Skeps Sr.
Jan 22, 2011
Skeps, Philip On Saturday, January 22, 2011, Philip Skeps, Sr. joined his beloved wife Elouise Hayes Skeps in Heaven. He was born on April 13, 1912, in Buffalo, NY on the banks of the Erie Canal to immigrant parents Giuseppe and Rosa Marchello Schepse . The family relocated to a tiny town, Clymer, NY, where he was the only...
Lawrence S. Rivkin
Jan 21, 2011
LAWRENCE (LARRY) S. RIVKIN, age 78, of Newfield, NY passed away unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY. Larry was born January 7, 1933 in Syracuse, NY. He was a graduate of Columbia University, College of Pharmacy. He owned pharmacies in Syracuse, Varna and Ithaca before being employed at Cornell University Veterinary College where...
Robert W. Kirk
Jan 19, 2011
Robert Warren Kirk , age 88, of Savage Farm Rd, Ithaca, died Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at his home. He was born May 20, 1922 in Stamford CT to Frank and Edna Kirk. In his youth, he developed a lifelong love for hunting, fishing and outdoorsmanship and achieved Eagle Scout with bronze, silver, and gold palms. He served in...
Edward Pesaresi
Jan 11, 2011
Dr. Edward Pesaresi, known to his Italian family by his given name of “Premo,” and fondly to his friends by his chosen name of “Ed,” passed away peacefully on January 11, 2011, in the home of his son Don in Ithaca, NY. Ed was 94-years old. He was the beloved husband of 43 years of the late Ardis Tokle...
Joseph D. Stetson
Jan 10, 2011
Joseph D. Stetson , age 34 of 613 Chestnut St., Ithaca passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 10, 2011 at Cayuga Medical Center. Born November 21, 1976 in Ithaca, he is the son of David Cornell, Sr. and Deborah Beckman Cornell. In addition to his parents, Joe is survived by his wife, Tammie M. Stetson of Ithaca, his children,...
Marie R. Park
Dec 31, 2010
MARIE R. PARK , age 86, of Dryden, NY passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY after a brief illness. Marie was born April 26, 1924 in West Dryden, a daughter of the late Verl and Alice Rankin. Marie was graduated from Groton High School and Syracuse Business School. She was married...
Raymond C. Scutt Jr.
Dec 28, 2010
RAYMOND C. SCUTT, JR., known to most as “Jigger”,age 66, of 5 Neptune Drive, Dryden, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at his home. Born in Cortland he is a son of the late Raymond C. and Inez Dellow Scutt. Prior to his disability, he had been employed with O’Shea Tire and had been a truck...
Hildegarde Perine
Dec 23, 2010
HILDEGARDE PERINE, at the age of 77, of 56 Dart Drive, Ithaca, NY and formerly of Dryden, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her home after a brief illness. Hildegarde was born in Germany a daughter of the late Henry and Antoinette Koskow Schuck. She immigrated to the US at the age of 3 and has been a...
Geraldine A. Marquis
Dec 16, 2010
GERALDINE ANN MARQUIS , age 78, of Fall Creek Road, Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 in Deland, FL after a ten month illness. Gerry was born in Geneva, NY on June 26, 1932, a daughter of the late Jabez and Ruth Lott Smith. On Dec. 30, 1953 she was married to Kermit Marquis in the Varna...
Jeannine B. Jackson
Dec 13, 2010
JEANNINE B. JACKSON, age 81, of 105 Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY passed away Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Jeannine was born January 29, 1929 in Burdett, NY a daughter of the late Lewis and Evelyn Brown Hungerford. A long time resident of Dryden, Jeannine had been employed at The Ithaca Journal prior to...
Janet M. O'Brian
Dec 12, 2010
JANET M. O’BRIEN , age 46, of 130 Sincerbeaux Road, Groton, NY passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 14, 1964 in Ithaca, she is a daughter of Barbara Hauck Mott and the late Franklin “Skip” Mott. What do you say when the woman who’s always been there for you has...
Allen E. Heath
Dec 5, 2010
ALLEN E. HEATH, age 79, of 136 North Street, Dryden, NY and Dade City, FL, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, NY. Allen was born in Mayville, NY on October 15, 1931 and was a son of the late Loren and Marjorie Peters Heath. He...
Gerald F. Meddaugh
Dec 2, 2010
GERALD F. MEDDAUGH, age 83, of Aurora Street, Moravia, NY went to be with his Lord on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, surrounded by his loving family at home. Gerald was born Sept. 19, 1927 in Berkshire, NY, a son of the late James P. and Winona E. Starkweather Meddaugh. Gerald served in the US Army during WW II and...
Elizabeth J. Seymour
Dec 2, 2010
Elizabeth Jane (Austin) Seymour passed away on December 2, 2010. She was born in Ithaca on March 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Ward Austin and Elizabeth Geary Austin. She attended Ithaca schools, graduating in 1944. That same year, she married Conrad Seymour, whom she loved until his passing in 1997. They moved to Buffalo in 1951, where...
Aaron J. Shehu
Nov 27, 2010
AARON JAMES SHEHU, age 17, of 9 Eden Drive, Groton, NY passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010 in Penn Yan, NY. Aaron was born July 29, 1993 in Ithaca and is the son of Xhem and Nancy Brown Shehu of Groton. He was a student at Dryden High School and at TST BOCES where he was studying for a...
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