All Obituaries

Leo C. Bush, 76, of Homer, NY, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his home, while surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cortland, NY, on December 1, 1943, Leo was the son of the late Leo Hamilton Bush and Myra Madison Bush Pace.  A lifelong resident of the area, he was a 1963 graduate of Cortland Central School.  Upon graduation, he proudly served in the U.S. Army.  He was a member of the McGraw United Methodist Church and also attended the Grace Christian...

Fay A. Yeaw, 74, of Castle Creek, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Born in Pitcher, NY, on  November 17, 1945, Fay was the son of the late Henry and Clara Benedict Yeaw.  He was a 1963 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1966.  Upon leaving the service, he accepted a position at IBM where he was employed for over 35 years.  Upon his retirement, he held...

Kathryn L. (Henry) Elwood, 96, of Cincinnatus (Taylor), NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 31, 2020, while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cuyler, NY, on May 3, 1924, Kathryn was the daughter of the late Morrel and Rada (Lambert) Henry.  A lifetime resident of the area, she attended the Pitcher Federated Church.  She retired from the Cincinnatus Central School in 1990 where she had worked for many years as a bus driver and cafeteria worker. ...

Richard M. Landers, 81, of Willet, NY, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY. Richard was born in Johnson City, NY, on March 31, 1939, the son of the late Merle and Jean (Peters) Landers.  He was a member of, and had served as the fire commissioner for the Willet Fire Department.  He was also a former member of the Willet Town Board and had previously been active with the youth commission. He is survived by his wife of 60 years,...

Patricia M. (Kicinski) Yeaw, 65, of Castle Creek, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was predeceased by her parents, Matthew and Adele Kicinski; her brother, Larry M. Kicinski; and sister-in-law, Ellen M. Kicinski. Her husband, Fay A. Yeaw, followed her in death on November 7, 2020. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Valentino; a nephew, Daniel Kicinski (Erika); nieces Stacey (Corey) Reynolds, Nicole Valentino, Lisa Valentino, and a...

Catherine “Kay” Ann Huntley, 82, of South Otselic, NY, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at her home, while surrounded by her family. Born in Otselic, NY, on October 20, 1938, Kay was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Wilcox Olds.  A lifetime resident of the area, in her younger years, she had worked on the family farm where she loved all animals, especially the horses.  She had also worked at Smith-Corona, Cortland, for several years and later in...

Lois L. Atkinson, 88, of Cortland, NY, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, at the Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.  Lois was born in Rochester, Vermont, on November 3, 1931, the daughter of the late Calvin and Edna Hubbell Bailey.  Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by NCR in Ithaca.   Lois was always sewing and doing crafts for her home.  She also read her bible on a daily basis.  When she went to the nursing home,...

Laura Jean (Parker) Smith, 91, of Cortland, NY, and formerly of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020, at the Cortland Regional Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by her family. Born in Cortland, NY, on November 1, 1928, Laura was the daughter of the late Ross and Reva Conrad Parker.  She was a 1946 graduate of Marathon Central School.  She attended Cortland Business School.  On August 30, 1947 she married Raymond C. Smith of Union...

Esther Heath Gros passed away peacefully at her home on October 8, 2020 at the age of 99.  She spent her final 24 hours in the arms of her beloved granddaughter, Louisa J.Golicki, and her final moments listening to her favorite hymns with “Angela”, her daughter, Barbara Klockowski.  She was born January 31,1921, in Solon NY to Arthur and Mary Shuler Heath.  She was predeceased by her husband, Robert C. Gros, her parents, brother Olin Heath, son-in-law John...

Donnal J. Bush, 74, of Dryden, NY, and formerly of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Cortland Regional Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by his family. Don was born in Chenango, NY, on March 27, 1946, the son of the late Hayden and Genevieve Angell Bush.  For many years, he operated his own dairy farm in Cincinnatus.  He had also worked for Brockway Truck in Cortland for 18 years. He is survived by his loving wife of...