Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dryden, New York
Wayne Sumner Lyon
Mar 18, 2010
Wayne Sumner Lyon of 113 Ferris Place, Ithaca, died March 18, 2010 at home in Ithaca. He was born December 25, 1911 on Spring Hill, PA. Wayne was the son of George Martin Lyon and Nellie Tice Lyon. He graduated from Wyalusing PA High School and Temple University, Philadelphia, PA with a BS in Commerce. Wayne was an employee...
Ruth Beach
Mar 12, 2010
Ruth Beach, 90, of 7 Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY passed away Friday, March 12, 2010, at home. Services with be planned at a later time. Ruth in survived by her husband of 69 years, Laurence H. Beach at home; a son, Daniel (Lauren) Beach; a daughter, Beth (Mack McGrath) Flavin; and grandchildren, Jessica (Ryan) Rowlett, Nicholas Reaves, Christopher Beach,...
Russ Kowalski
Mar 12, 2010
Russ Kowalski, 58, of Dryden, passed away on Friday, March 12, at Cayuga Medical Center. Born November 29, 1951 in Pittsburgh PA, he later moved to Los Angeles CA as a child, where he met his wife of 32 years, Barbara Kowalski , nee Kiralla. A long-time volunteer, Russ was an active member of Holy Cross Church, vice-president of...
Edward S. Witko
Mar 12, 2010
EDWARD STANLEY WITKO , age 88, of Dryden, NY passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. “Ed” was born Feb. 16, 1922 in Hudson, NY, a son of the late Stanley M. and Anastasia Shenko Witko. He was graduated from Hudson High School and on Dec. 8, 1941 enlisted in the US Navy,...
Charles P. Walsh
Mar 12, 2010
CHARLES PETER WALSH , age 82, of 41 Yellow Barn Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. Chuck was born Oct. 27, 1927 in Weehawken, NJ, son of the late Charles J. and Marguerite Walsh and adoptive mother/aunt, Kate Doyle. He graduated from Marlboro High School and from Ithaca College, Summa Cum Laude. He was a bunker...
Christopher A. Wood
Mar 10, 2010
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN “Woodie” WOOD, age 52, of 297 Ringwood Road, Freeville, NY passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the Hospicare Residence. Chris was born Dec. 5, 1957 in Waverly, NY a son of Betty Brown Wood Gee and the late Kenneth Wood. Chris was a member of the Sons of The American Legion, Caroline Drifters and Dusenberry Sportsman’s...
David E. Chrysler
Mar 10, 2010
DAVID ROBERT CHRYSLER, Sr., age 62, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his family on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Mr. Chrysler was born December 10, 1947 in Johnson City, NY, a son of the late Charles Chrysler, Jr. and Betty Jane Keener Chrysler. Survivors include his children, David R. Chrysler, Jr. of Spencer,...
Steven J. Barnes
Mar 10, 2010
STEVEN J. BARNES, age 54, of 6 Willow Drive, Freeville, NY passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at University Hospital after suffering a stroke on March 1st. Steven was born April 11, 1955 in Binghamton the son of Ronald F. Barnes of Vestal and the late Marguerite Louise Barton Barnes. Steve was a graduate of Vestal High School and...
Leila E. Shaw
Mar 8, 2010
LEILA E. SHAW, age 89, of 110 Stevens Road, McLean, NY passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her family on Monday, March 8, 2010. Mrs. Shaw was born January 10, 1921 at Norwich, a daughter of the late Fred and Myrtle Souls Butts. On Oct. 14, 1939 she was married to Kenneth Shaw in Blodgett Mills....
Mildred Canfield
Mar 5, 2010
MILDRED CANFIELD, age 76, formerly of Brooktondale and Harford passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at the Beechtree Care Center after a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 21, 1933 in Ithaca, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian Simmons Rinchak. Her husband, Robert Canfield, passed away Oct. 21, 1999. Mildred worked for Cornell for over 30 years,...
Howard T. Devine
Mar 3, 2010
Howard T. Devine, age 70 of Harford, NY passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11 Am Wednesday, March 10 at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. Survivors include his wife, Sally; sons, James, Patrick and Glenn Ewing and a daughter, Rose Devine.
George E. Shaw
Mar 3, 2010
George E. Shaw, age 72, of Canaan Rd., Brooktondale, NY passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Born June 23, 1937 in Ithaca, NY, he was the son of the late Edward N. and Louise Bowlsby Shaw. He served in the US Navy from 1958 – 1962, while in Hawaii, he met and married Sa Malepe. They have been married...
Bertha L. Lamotte
Feb 26, 2010
BERTHA “Bert” LACEY LaMOTTE, of 397 Fall Creek Road, Freeville, NY passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Survivors include her daughters, Kim and Karin LaMotte of Freeville; her brother, Carl (Marjorie) Lacey of McLean; a special sister, Wanda Hendrix of Cortland; a sister-in-law, Jane LaMotte of Woodstock, NY and many extended family members. Private services will be held in...
Erwin A. Heffron
Feb 21, 2010
ERWIN A. HEFFRON, age 75, of 262 Main St., Newfield, NY passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Elcor Health Services, Horseheads, NY after years of declining health. Erwin was born Oct. 13, 1934 in Caroline Depot, NY a son of the late Berkley and Jessie Mix Heffron. He was raised in Caroline Depot, Brooktondale and was graduated from...
G. Richard Handrick
Feb 18, 2010
G RICHARD HANDRICK passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 at his home in Lexington, MA. Dick was born January 1, 1917, in Johnson City, NY, son of the late Rilla Mae Gage and John Bradshaw Handrick. After earning a BChem in organic chemistry from Cornell University in 1937, he went to the University of Illinois for his PhD, “where...
Clyde R. Johnson
Feb 15, 2010
CLYDE R. JOHNSON, age 49, of Cortland, NY died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical center after a lengthy illness. Clyde was born May 20, 1960 at Cortland a son of the late Darrell and Margera Ingrahm Johnson. A life area resident, he had been employed by various construction companies including J.D. Ferro Roofing and Siding....
Franklin J. Morgan
Feb 13, 2010
FRANKLIN JAY MORGAN, age 85, of 1 May Lane, Newfield, NY passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at the Cayuga Medical center at Ithaca. Frank was born Aug. 19, 1924 at Groton, a son of the late Franklin J. Morgan and Lula Miller Morgan. He served in the US Navy during WW II and was a construction worker in...
John G. Yunker
Feb 13, 2010
JOHN G. YUNKER, age 81, of Lindsay Lane, Ithaca, NY passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at home after a brief illness. John was born June 20, 1928 in Washington, DC. He attended George Junior Republic in Freeville and after graduation was a devoted employee there for many years. John later worked at the Sears store in Ithaca, and...
Florence E. Aylesworth
Feb 7, 2010
FLORENCE E. AYLESWORTH, age 96, formerly of Camillus, NY died Sunday, Feb. 7 in Ellenton, FL. Mrs. Aylesworth was born April 10, 1913 in Redfield and had been a resident of Camillus, Phoenix and lastly Bradenton, FL since 2008. Retired from Camillus Cutlery, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Anthony Raab and Vincent Aylesworth, a son Robert...
Florence Starr
Feb 4, 2010
FLORENCE STARR, age 86, formerly of Buffalo Road, Slaterville Springs, NY passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Mrs. Starr was born April 2, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Thomas and Florence Tucker Armstrong. Her husband of 63 years, W. Harvey Starr, died April 9, 2005. Florence was a long time...
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