Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

Herbert  Q. Stewart

Herbert Q. Stewart

Sep 3, 2010

HERBERT QUILLEN STEWART , age 95, of West Groton Road, Groton, NY passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 in the presence of his loving family after an extended illness. Herb was born Jan. 2, 1915 in Oakdale, TN a son of the late Blane and Matilda Gillis Stewart. An area resident since 1927, Herb was married on Oct. 24,...

Carl  A. Williams

Carl A. Williams

Sep 3, 2010

Carl Arthur Williams , age 92, of Canastota, NY and formerly of Newfield, Dryden and Ithaca, NY died on September 3rd, 2010. He was born October 6, 1918 in Newfield, NY to L. Arthur and Frances (Flossie) Stewart Williams. He served several years in the Army Engineers, including from January, 1942 to the end of World War II in...

Harold  A. Goyette

Harold A. Goyette

Sep 2, 2010

HAROLD A. GOYETTE, age 79, of West Dryden Road, Freeville, NY passed away Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010 at the Groton Nursing Facility after a lengthy illness. Harold was born May 20, 1931 in Freeville, NY a son of the late Meddie and Doris Tanner Goyette. He was employed for many years in the construction industry and was married to...

Raymond  J. Bard

Raymond J. Bard

Sep 2, 2010

RAYMOND JAMES BARD, Jr ., age 82, of Wood Road, Freeville, NY went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday September 2, 2010 at the Bath Veteran’s Medical Center. Ray was born June 9, 1928 in Atlantic City, NJ a son of the late Raymond Sr. and Maude Thompson Bard. Ray served in the U.S. Army during...

Myra  M. Wainwright

Myra M. Wainwright

Aug 25, 2010

MYRA M. WAINWRIGHT, age 83, of Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY and formerly of Cortland passed away Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Myra was born Oct. 15, 1926 in Cortland, a daughter of the late Fritz and Florence McGillivray Keeler. As a youth her family lived in Harford. She was graduated...

Alice  M. Sears

Alice M. Sears

Aug 13, 2010

ALICE MARIE SEARS, age 90, of formerly Midline Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Born Nov. 3, 1919 in Pine City, NY, Alice was a daughter of the late Raymond and Eva Smith Canfield. A lifelong area resident, Alice was a long time resident of Midline Road and formerly had lived...

Donald  C. Mclaughlin

Donald C. Mclaughlin

Aug 3, 2010

Christie McLaughlin, age 79, of Ithaca, passed away peacefully at his home on August 3, 2010. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Janet J. Wilkins McLaughlin and grandson of the late John J. McLaughlin, founder of Canada Dry. Donald C. McLaughlin August 3 2010 Donald Christie McLaughlin, age 79, of...

Paula  A. Purdy

Paula A. Purdy

Jul 30, 2010

Paula A. Purdy , age 41 of Dryden, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 30, 2010 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Tampa, FL and had been employed with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Dept. and did Tri-County transports of prisoners. She also worked with various other Counties around the Finger Lakes region. She loved to draw, color and...

Irene  E. Barns

Irene E. Barns

Jul 29, 2010

Irene E. Barnes , age 85, formerly of Cortland, NY passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born June 15, 1925 in Smyrna, NY, she is the daughter of the late George and Annie Wearmouth Bell and widow of the late Russell Barnes. Mrs. Barnes is survived by two daughters, Bonnie (Art) Call of...

Nellie Wheelock

Nellie Wheelock

Jul 29, 2010

NELLIE WHEELOCK, age 91, formerly of McLean, NY passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Groton Nursing Facility. Born February 28, 1919 in Spafford, NY, she is the daughter of the late Glenn and Ruth Reeve Craig and widow of the late Howard Wheelock who died in 2007. She was employed for many years in the cafeteria of...

Jean  Marie Johnson

Jean Marie Johnson

Jul 24, 2010

Jean Marie Johnson , age 59, of Willowbrook Manor, Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Hospicare Residence, Ithaca, NY after a long illness. Jean was born in Cortland on Oct. 16, 1950 a daughter of the late Andrew and Donna Greenway Stebbins. Her husband, Thomas Johnson died Nov. 22, 2005. Survivors include her children, Richard...

Roland  Vern Walker

Roland Vern Walker

Jul 24, 2010

ROLAND VERN WALKER, age 59, of West Main Street, Dryden, NY passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca after a long illness. Roland was born April 8, 1951 at Cortland a son of the late Robert Walker, Sr. and Frances Barrows Walker. He attended Dryden High School and on May 17, 1969 was...

Esther  C. Gunn

Esther C. Gunn

Jul 23, 2010

Esther C. Gunn, age 105, of 1028 Ellis Hollow Rd., Ithaca and formerly of Buffalo, NY passed away, Friday, July 23, 2010 at Cayuga Ridge. Born May 8, 1905 in Buffalo, NY, she was the only child of the late Edward and Margaret Hafner Dickman and was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Clifford Gunn. Survivors include her...

Elizabeth Kathleen Wall Baumann

Elizabeth Kathleen Wall Baumann

Jul 20, 2010

Elizabeth Kathleen Wall Baumann , known affectionately as "Betty," passed away peacefully on July 20, 2010 at her daughter's home in Ithaca, NY. Betty was 92-years-old. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late Charles E. Baumann, and was the extraordinary mother of four children who survive her: Dr. John (Marcelline) Baumann of Pennington, NJ; Mary...

Robert  I. Morehouse

Robert I. Morehouse

Jul 16, 2010

Robert l. Morehouse, age 83, formerly of Creamery Hills Apartments, Harford, NY passed away, Friday, July 16, 2010 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Born April 15, 1927, he was a son of the late Grover and Jeannette Batsford Morehouse. Bob served in the US Navy during World War II. He was retired from Smith Corona and was preceded in...

Jean  C. Cole

Jean C. Cole

Jul 14, 2010

JEAN G. COLE, age 83, of Chipman Corners Road, Groton, NY passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the Northwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Cortland, NY. Mrs. Cole was born Sept. 3, 1926 in Hempstead, NY a daughter of the late William and Gertrude Merk Loson. She was raised in Hempstead, Smyrna, Oneida, Norwich and Sherburne where she...

John  H. Evener  Sr.

John H. Evener Sr.

Jul 13, 2010

John Henry Evener, Sr., age 86, of 200 West South St., Groton, NY passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. John was born Nov. 13, 1923, one of fourteen children of William and Mildred Murphy Evener. He was graduated from Union-Endicott High School and entered the US Army serving in the Pacific Theater during...

Geradine  M. Frederick

Geradine M. Frederick

Jul 11, 2010

GERALDINE MARY FREDERICK, age 91, of 5 Bald Hill Road, Danby, NY passed away July 11, 2010 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Frederick was born January 14, 1919 in Allegheny, NY, a daughter of the late Edward and Louise Hausknecht Winnickey. She was married to William B. Frederick in 1943. Mr. Frederick died in March 20,...

Marion  E. Plumeau

Marion E. Plumeau

Jul 8, 2010

Marion Elizabeth (Brown) Plumeau passed away quietly on July 8 after suffering with pneumonia. She was born in Detroit, MI in 1926 and graduated from the Henry Ford School of Nursing in 1947 as an RN. She married Kenneth Plumeau in December of 1949. Marion raised her family in 6 states while following her husband, who was an officer...

Nina  B. Parker

Nina B. Parker

Jul 2, 2010

Nina Bell Parker, age 95, of Kellogg Rd., Cortland, NY passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Born August 5, 1914 at German, NY, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Grace Shaw Green. Nina is survived by her son, Donald (Yvonne)Parker and daughters, Winifred Smith, Jean Parker and Joan White all of...