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Silbert F. Usher

Silbert F. Usher

Apr 1, 2020

Silbert F. Usher, 93, of Cincinnatus (Freetown), NY, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at his home.

Mr. Usher was born in East Fishkill,  NY, on January 25, 1927, the son of the late George and Estelle Barley Usher.  He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII where he was stationed at Pearl Harbor.  For many years, he...

Joan H. Geiger

Joan H. Geiger

Mar 31, 2020

Joan H. Geiger, 61, of South Otselic, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the Valley View Nursing Facility, Norwich, NY, following a brief illness.

Joan was born in Syracuse, NY, on May 18, 1958, the daughter of the late Dr. Ferdinand and Jean Borzner Geiger.  A longtime resident of the area, she was a member of the...

Franklin W. Ufford

Franklin W. Ufford

Mar 17, 2020

Franklin W. Ufford, 92, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Riderwood Assisted Living Center, Silver Spring, MD.

Born in Cortland, NY, on December 2, 1927, Mr. Ufford was the son of the late Wendell and Freeda Southwick Ufford.   He was a 1946 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell...

Jeffrey L. Rice

Jeffrey L. Rice

Mar 16, 2020

Jeffrey L. Rice, 58, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, while surrounded by his family.

Jeff was born in Cortland, NY, on May 8, 1961, the son of the late Donald and Joanna Torrey Rice.  A lifelong resident of the area, he had worked as a union carpenter and...

Bonnie Mae Barnhart

Bonnie Mae Barnhart

Mar 7, 2020

Bonnie Mae Barnhart, 77, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 7, 2020, while surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Honesdale, PA, on January 1, 1943, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Howard T. and Mildred Horton Smith Crandall.  She was a member of the Cincinnatus Central School Class of 1960.  For several...

John L. Carr

John L. Carr

Feb 28, 2020

John L. Carr, 45, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 28, 2020, at the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA.

John was born in Bethesda, MD, on December 4, 1974.  He was a 1993 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and had been employed as a truck driver for Bolus  Freight Systems for the past ten years. ...

Gerald L. Prince

Gerald L. Prince

Feb 28, 2020

Gerald L. Prince, 75, of Georgetown, NY, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

Born in Ranger, TX, on October 31, 1944, Mr. Prince was the son of the late Gerald K. and Elizabeth Crest Prince.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era.  He had worked as a corrections...

Janet M. Ervin

Janet M. Ervin

Feb 16, 2020

Janet M. (Young) Ervin, 73, of Cortland, NY, and formerly of Taylor, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Hospicare, Ithaca, NY, while surrounded by her family.

Janet was born in Cortland, NY, on October 14, 1946, the daughter of the late Carl and Lillian Holtmart Young.  A lifelong resident of this area, she was a...

Eva J. Euson

Eva J. Euson

Feb 11, 2020

Eva J. Euson, 80, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, while surrounded by her three lovely daughters.

Born in Cortland, NY, on August 18, 1939, Eva was the daughter of the late Ernest and Carrie Genson Thompson.  Prior to her retirement, she had been employed at Smith-Corona and was a...

Robert L. Eccleston

Robert L. Eccleston

Feb 11, 2020

Robert L. Eccleston, 89, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY, while surrounded by his family.

Bob was born in McDonough, NY, on October 2, 1930, the son of the late Leon and Irene Rackett Eccleston.  A lifelong resident of this area, he had owned and operated a dairy farm in...

Bernard M. Larkin, Sr.

Bernard M. Larkin, Sr.

Feb 11, 2020

Bernard M. Larkin, Sr., 93, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Northwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Moravia, NY.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on August 7, 1926, Bernie was the son of the late Edward and Alice Stack Larkin.  He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII where he was stationed in Europe.  He...

Norman L. Tracy

Norman L. Tracy

Feb 6, 2020

Norman L. Tracy, 83, of Cincinnatus, NY, and more recently from Cortland, NY, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at his home, while surrounded by his family.

Norman was born in Johnson City, NY, on October 21, 1936, the son of the late Raymond and Crystal Wire Tracy.  He attended McGraw Central School and for most of his life,...

Kenneth B. Blanchard

Kenneth B. Blanchard

Feb 2, 2020

Kenneth B. Blanchard, 86, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland NY, while surrounded by his family.

Born in the Town of Taylor, NY, on September 1, 1933, Ken was the son of the late Bryan and Gertrude Potter Blanchard.  A lifelong resident of the area, Ken was a...

Shirley Simmons

Shirley Simmons

Feb 2, 2020

Shirley S. (Sharp) Simmons, 88, of Berkshire, NY, joined her husband on February 2, 2020, after a brief illness.

Shirley was a lifetime resident of Berkshire.  Born on October 26, 1931 to the late Henry D. and Leona Westfall Sharp, she was a 1949 graduate of Newark Valley Central School.  She devoted many years to helping manage and run the...

William F. Cefalo

William F. Cefalo

Feb 1, 2020

William F. Cefalo, 78, of Cortland, NY, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at his home, while surrounded by his family.

Born in Buffalo, NY, on March 4, 1941, Bill was the son of the late Daniel and Phylis DePasquale Cefalo.  He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1963.  He was a retired truck driver from...

Dorothy M. Blanchard

Dorothy M. Blanchard

Jan 25, 2020

Dorothy M. (Masin) Blanchard, 87, of Baldwinsville, NY, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 25, 2020, with her family by her side.

Born in Alpine, NY, Mrs. Blanchard was the daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Chrisman Masin.  She was a communicant of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, Baldwinsville, where she was a member of the choir.  Prior...

Michael E. Angell

Michael E. Angell

Jan 23, 2020

Michael E. Angell, 63, of Taylor, NY, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at his home, while surrounded by his family.

Michael was born in Syracuse, NY, on September 21, 1956, the son of the late Erwin and Evelyn Smith Angell.  He retired from Sabert Insulation, Syracuse, after many years of service.

He is survived by his wife, Gail...

Burt G. Kinney

Burt G. Kinney

Jan 23, 2020

Burt G. Kinney, 88, of Greene, NY, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY, while surrounded by his family.

Born in the Town of Pitcher, NY, on December 16, 1931, Burt was the son of the late Bennie and Grace Brown Kinney.  For most all of his life he owned his own farm...

Connie Sue Angell-Lincoln

Connie Sue Angell-Lincoln

Jan 21, 2020

Connie Sue Angell-Lincoln, 54, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, while surrounded by her loving family.

Connie was born in Cortland, NY, on April 20, 1965, the 13th child of 16 born to Stuart and Ruth Marie Bush Angell.  She had been employed by the U.S. Postal Service for several years until...

Dewitt J. Beebe

Dewitt J. Beebe

Jan 18, 2020

Dewitt J. Beebe , 86, of Speedsville, NY, passed away on January 18, 2019, at Lourdes Hospital, after a brief illness.

Mr. Beebe was born January 9, 1934, the son of the late James and Mabel (Briggs) Beebe.  He was predeceased by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Cleland and Ruth Beebe; George and Joan Beebe, and brother-in-law, Paul Dalton.

He is...