Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York

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...

Ella  M. Koistinen

Ella M. Koistinen

Nov 18, 2010

ELLA M. KOISTINEN , age 98, of Lower Creek Road, Etna, NY passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Mrs. Koistinen was born April 28, 1912 at home in Etna a daughter of the late Mabel and Earl Rhodes. A life resident of Etna, she was married On August 17, 1946 to Karlo...

Edith  D. Hayes

Edith D. Hayes

Oct 23, 2010

EDITH D. HAYES, age 56 of Mecklenburg Road, Trumansburg died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 29, 1954 in Fulton, she was a daughter of the late Harold F. Hayes and Blanche Hammond Hayes Manning. She was retired from Borg Warner in Ithaca with 22 years service and enjoyed Bingo, Lottery and her...

Milton  P. Davis

Milton P. Davis

Oct 21, 2010

MILTON PHILIP DAVIS, age 81, of Danby, NY and formerly of Syracuse, NY passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010. Milton was born June 30, 1929 in Scranton, PA, a son of the late Rev. Frank and Ethel Buffton Davis. He had been employed for several years in many positions with General Electric in Syracuse and later with the East...

Emily  B. Todd

Emily B. Todd

Oct 19, 2010

EMILY B. TODD, age 87, of Court Street, Syracuse, NY and formerly of Etna, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY after an extended illness. Emily was born March 23, 1923 in Ithaca, NY a daughter of the late James and Hannah Watkins Baylor. A long time resident of Etna and employed at...

Edward  L. Cleveland

Edward L. Cleveland

Oct 19, 2010

EDWARD L. CLEVELAND , age 52, of 9 Old 76 Road, Brooktondale, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca after a lengthy illness. Mr. Cleveland was born Dec. 31, 1957 at Ithaca a son of Mary Lou McBride Cleveland and the late John Wm. Cleveland. Ed was a life resident of the...

Helen  B. Westfall

Helen B. Westfall

Oct 12, 2010

HELEN BAUM WESTFALL, age 94, of Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY passed away Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center after a period of declining health. Helen was born August 8, 1916 in The Town of Dryden a daughter of the late Ralph and Cynthia Card Van Marter. Helen was graduated from Ithaca High School and had been...

Christine  S. Slocum

Christine S. Slocum

Oct 7, 2010

Stanfield Slocum of 92 West Main Street, Dryden, died on October 7, 2010, at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home at the age of 85. She was born in Glens Falls on December 25, 1924. Christine followed her Quaker father, the late Rev. Jesse A. Stanfield, and her mother, Vesta (Johnson) Stanfield, to Tidewater, Virginia, Baltimore, Indiana and Ohio....

Brenda  P. Morgan

Brenda P. Morgan

Oct 6, 2010

Brenda Prince Morgan, age 51, of Groton, NY passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Brenda graduated from Dryden Central High School in 1976. She went to TC3, eleven years later, and graduated with a business certificate in 1989 with a 3.9 GPA while raising three sons. She loved riding motorcycle (a...

Marie Kirk

Marie Kirk

Oct 6, 2010

MARIE KIRK, age 93, Etna, NY passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Mrs. Kirk was born May 26, 1917 in Vestal, NY a daughter of the late Hugh and Rachel Steele Foster. Marie was graduated from Dryden High School in 1935 and was married...

George  B. Carver

George B. Carver

Oct 5, 2010

George B. Carver, of Ithaca, NY, passed away October 5, 2010 at the age of 82. Born in Tulsa, OK on February 17, 1928, he was the son of the late George E. and Mae Hartzell Carver. Mr. Carver is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Steven Carver and Pamela Tolbert, both of Ithaca, and granddaughters Anna Carver of...

Lawrence  F. Hamilton

Lawrence F. Hamilton

Oct 1, 2010

DRYDEN – Lawrence F. Hamilton, Sr., age 58 of Pleasant St., Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 1, 2010 at home. Born November 22, 1951 in the Town of Barton, NY, he was the son of the late Lawrence Stanton and Mildred Hamilton. Larry had been a groundskeeper at Robert Treman State Park. Larry is survived by...

Larry  A. Robinson

Larry A. Robinson

Sep 28, 2010

LARRY ALDEN ROBINSON, age 61, of Bell Lane, McLean, NY died at home Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Larry was born Dec. 12, 1948 in Ithaca, NY a son of the late James and Alliene Scofield Robinson. Larry resided in Lansing and was graduated from Lansing High School in 1967. He was employed for many years at Purity Ice Cream...

Helmi  K. Corbin

Helmi K. Corbin

Sep 26, 2010

HELMI KETURI CORBIN, age 91, of Creamery Road, Richford, NY (Town of Harford) passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Keturi was born in Finland on April 24, 1919 and was a daughter of the late Anton and Alma Koivisto Lehtinen. She came to the United States in 1947. Helmi’s husbands, Into Keturi and...

Ruth  R. Sweetland

Ruth R. Sweetland

Sep 24, 2010

RUTH R. SWEETLAND, age 90, of Pleasant Street, Dryden, NY passed away, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Ruth was born January 21, 1920 in Burnside, PA a daughter of the late Ney and Zula Wetzel Rowley. She was graduated from Dryden High School in 1937. On May 15, 1941 she was married to...

Robert  J Dart

Robert J Dart

Sep 12, 2010

ROBERT J. DART, age 45, of West Seneca Street, Ovid, NY passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center after becoming ill at home. “Bobby” was born Dec. 9, 1964 in Ithaca a son of the late Charles and Madeline Owens Dart. He was raised in Etna, NY and attended Dryden High School, Class of 1984....