Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Arthur  A. Preston

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert  S. Carpenter

Robert S. Carpenter

Nov 25, 2010

ROBERT STEPHEN CARPENTER , age 95, of Dryden, NY passed away Thursday, November 25, 2010 with family present at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Evan and Brenda. A son of the late Archie and Ida Taylor Carpenter, Bob served in the US Army from 1941 to 1945 at Ascension Island, Africa and Europe with the Army Corps...

Carl  L. Foote  Sr.

Carl L. Foote Sr.

Nov 19, 2010

CARL J. FOOTE, Sr., age 87, of 365 Dryden-Harford Road, Dryden passed away after a period of declining health on Friday, November 19, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. Carl was born June 1, 1923 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Frank and Ina Cortright Foote. He was graduated from Dryden High School and served...