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Stella M. Riehl

Stella M. Riehl

Sep 1, 2016

Stella M. (Shepard) Riehl, 75, of DeRuyter, NY, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by her family.

Born in Chateaugay, NY, on July 3, 1941, Stella was the daughter of the late Orvill and Evelyn Shatraw Shepard.   Over the years, Stella worked at many places in the area, including...

Mary L. Lehman

Mary L. Lehman

Aug 30, 2016

Mary L. (Rogers) Lehman, 79, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Taylor, NY, on August 20, 1937, Mary was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Dorla Smith Rogers.  A longtime resident of the area, she enjoyed travelling and spending...

Adrian "Sonny" D. Barrett

Adrian "Sonny" D. Barrett

Aug 19, 2016

Adrian “Sonny” D. Barrett, 81, of McDonough, NY, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Montpelier, VT on December 8, 1934, Sonny was the son of the late Kenneth and Beulah Ayers Barrett.  A longtime resident of the area, he began his farming career at the age...

Margaret R. Burns

Margaret R. Burns

Aug 17, 2016

Margaret R. (Raymond) Burns, 72, of Lincklaen, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, while surrounded by her family.

Born in the Taylor Valley on April 3, 1944, Margaret was the daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Fox Raymond.  A lifelong resident of the area, she had been employed at...

Suzzanne M. Willard

Suzzanne M. Willard

Aug 10, 2016

​Suzzanne M. Willard, 59, of Homer, NY, and formerly of Pitcher, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, after becoming ill at home.

A memorial service will be  held at a later date.

 

Richard T. Lockwood

Richard T. Lockwood

Aug 4, 2016

Richard T. Lockwood, 81, of Cincinnatus, NY, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Norwich, NY.

Born in Pitcher, NY, on November 17, 1934, Richard was the son of the late Thomas and Cora Thompson Lockwood.  A lifelong resident of this area, he was last employed as an assembler for Harrington...

Robin S. Lewis

Robin S. Lewis

Jul 31, 2016

Robin S. (Coville) Lewis, 56, of Willet, NY, and formerly of Homer, NY, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016, at her home, following a brief illness.

Born in Cortland, NY, on May 30, 1960, Robin was the daughter of the late Douglas and Joan Coville.  Prior to her illness, she had worked as an Alcohol Awareness Counselor at the...

Larry L. Cruikshank, Jr.

Larry L. Cruikshank, Jr.

Jul 15, 2016

Larry Cruikshank, Jr., 55, of South Otselic, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, after becoming ill at work.

Larry was born in Cortland, NY, on April 9, 1961, the son of Larry Cruikshank, Sr. and Nancy Yerger.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and for the past several...

Tedor Pliszka

Tedor Pliszka

Jul 14, 2016

Tedor Pliszka, 92, of Binghamton, NY, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Absolut Care of Endicott.

Tedor was born in Poland on August 23, 1923 and came to the United States shortly after Germany was defeated in WWII.  He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Kirkwood and retired from GAF/Ozalid, Johnson City, after 35 years...

Timothy D. Clark

Timothy D. Clark

Jun 22, 2016

Timothy D. Clark, 54, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY, following a brief illness.

Tim was born in Cortland, NY, on February 22, 1962, a son of the late Robert and Edith Stearns Clark.  A lifelong resident of the area, he was a 1980 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School.  He was...

Anthony L. Brown

Anthony L. Brown

Jun 19, 2016

Anthony L. Brown, 72, of Norwich, NY, and formerly of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at his home, while surrounded by his loving family.

Anthony was born in Pitcher, NY, on November 15, 1943, a son of the late Earl Henry and Verna Doupe Brown.  He was a former member of the American Legion Post #189,...

Carol C. Rabenstein

Carol C. Rabenstein

May 26, 2016

The train delivered a beautiful soul to heaven on May 26, 2016, when Carol Rabenstein, 71, passed away.

She was born in Cortland, NY, on March 13, 1945 to Ray and Marie (Terrel) Caldwell and grew up on the family farm in Richford, NY.  She is survived by Robert Rabenstein, her husband of 51 years and her son, Kevin, both...

Katherine M. Skinner

Katherine M. Skinner

May 19, 2016

Katherine M. Skinner, 87, of Chenango Forks, NY, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Lourde’s Hospital, Binghamton, NY, following a brief illness.

Born in Syracuse, NY on January 22, 1929, Katherine was the daughter of the late John and Edith Torrey Wilson.  Katherine loved to try her luck at gambling and could often be found at Tioga Downs or...

Maria J. Ritter

Maria J. Ritter

May 15, 2016

Maria Johanna Iemenschot Ritter, 90, of Marathon, NY, passed away at Cortland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Cortland, NY, on May 15, 2016, after a brief illness.

Maria was born in Deepenveen, The Netherlands, on August 13, 1925.  She left Holland in 1952 with her husband after they were married.  The couple lived briefly near Tully, and settled in New...

Joe W. Fox

Joe W. Fox

May 14, 2016

Joe W. Fox, 72, of Cortland, NY, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Upstate University Hospital, while surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle from serious burns he sustained from an accident on April 9, 2016, at his home.

Joe was born in Cincinnatus, NY, on November 25, 1943, the son of the late Clinton and Iva Fox. ...

Susan F. Eccleston

Susan F. Eccleston

May 12, 2016

Susan Fairchild Eccleston, 59, of Selkirk, NY, and formerly of McDonough, NY, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at her childhood home in McDonough, while surrounded by her family with her two sons by her side.

Sue was born in New Berlin, NY, on August 1, 1956, the daughter of Richard and Ruth Maine Fairchild.  She carried a...

Larry Gene Wood

Larry Gene Wood

May 6, 2016

It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the death of Larry Gene Wood, who passed on May 6th in Weston, FL, at the age of 68.

A lifelong resident of South Otselic, he was better known to friends and family as “Granny.” Born on January 11, 1948, the oldest of four sons, to the late Eugene Leon...

Ethel J. Calhoun

Ethel J. Calhoun

Apr 28, 2016

Ethel J. Calhoun, 62, of Pitcher, NY, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 28, 2016, after a heroic battle with cancer.

Ethel was born in Cortland, NY, on October 24, 1953, the daughter of the late Clifford and Roberta Furman Peterson.  She was a vibrant part of the Taylor Wesleyan Church and loved helping people.  She had...

Kessler B. Baldwin

Kessler B. Baldwin

Apr 23, 2016

Kessler B. Baldwin, 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Sturgill Care Center, Brooksville, FL.

Born in Cortland, NY, he was the son of the late Carrie and Neal C. Baldwin.  He was a lifelong resident of South Otselic, NY.  After graduating from South Otselic High School, he attended Mt. Hermon Prep School and SUNY Cortland for...

David A. Trisch

David A. Trisch

Apr 14, 2016

This past week, our world changed forever.  We lost our father, brother, fiancé and friend, David Andrew Trisch.  David, known to his loved ones as Dave, suffered a heart attack on Thursday, April 14, 2016.  He passed away at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

Dave, born in Philadelphia, PA, on December 6, 1960, was the son of the...