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John F. Young, Sr.

John F. Young, Sr.

Dec 11, 2011

John F. Young, Sr., 82, of Willet, NY, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011, at the Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, while surrounded by his family.John was born in Torrington, CT on August 12, 1929, a son of the late Charles and Bernice Young McArthur. A longtime resident of this area, he was a member of the Willet United...

Josephine T. Widrick

Josephine T. Widrick

Dec 10, 2011

Josephine T. Widrick, 80, of South Otselic, NY, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY.Born in Queens, NY, on May 30, 1931, Mrs. Widrick was a daughter of the late George and Theresa Taylor. A longtime resident of the area, she was a member of the South Otselic United Methodist Church where she...

Stanley A. Breed, Jr.

Stanley A. Breed, Jr.

Nov 26, 2011

Stanley A. Breed, Jr., 39, of Homer, NY, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2011, after a brief illness.Stan was born in Cortland, NY on July 26, 1972, a son of the late Stanley, Sr. and Arra Mae Morse Breed. A lifelong resident of the area, he was employed at Barden Homes in Tully, NY. He was also involved with...

Norman D. Wood

Norman D. Wood

Nov 22, 2011

Norman D. Wood, 77, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at his home, while surrounded by his family.Norman was born April 12, 1934 in Cincinnatus, a son of the late Lewis T. and Iva Weeks Wood. Norman has lived in this area most of his life andhas worked on various farms and also for the Otselic...

Miriam Dunham Lamb

Miriam Dunham Lamb

Nov 21, 2011

Miriam Dunham Lamb, 89, of NYS Route 26, Willet, NY, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2011, at the Tidewell Hospice in Venice, FL.Mrs. Lamb was born in Marathon, NY on April 13, 1922, a daughter of the late Archie and Gladys Spencer Albro. A longtime resident of the Willet area, she was a member and great supporter of the...

James C. Ward

James C. Ward

Nov 7, 2011

James C. Ward, 58, of Chenango Forks, NY, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY.Born in Auburn, NY, on May 25, 1953, Jim was a son of the late Harry and Henrietta Mack Ward. He was employed at Wegman's in Johnson City. He was a member of the Kattelville Athletic Association and in...

Rachel Pearl MacRae

Rachel Pearl MacRae

Nov 5, 2011

Rachel Pearl Field MacRae, 96, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, Cortland, NY.Born in the Town of Taylor, NY on October 24, 1915, Mrs. MacRae was the daughter of the late Myron and Myra Phelps Field. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a charter member of the Heritage...

Presley Noel Gleason

Presley Noel Gleason

Oct 27, 2011

Presley "Peek-a-chu" Noel Gleason, beloved daughter of Shane and Tiffany Whible Gleason of Cincinnatus, NY, went home to be an angel on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Golisano Children's Hospital, Rochester, NY.Presley was born in Cortland on January 31, 2011.In addition to her parents, Shane and Tiffany Gleason, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Chris and Wendy Whible,...

Terry W. Wight

Terry W. Wight

Oct 24, 2011

Terry W. Wight, 69, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011, at his home, following a brief illness.Terry was born in Utica, NY on June 23, 1942, a son of the late Donald and Josephine Diaz Wight. A 1961 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School, he served in the National Guard Reserves from 1964 to 1970. He was...

Robert C. Euson

Robert C. Euson

Oct 18, 2011

Robert C. Euson, 67, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY.Bob was born in Cortland, NY on January 1, 1944, a son of the late Clifford and Velma Palmer Euson. A lifelong resident of the area, he retired from Cortland County in 2009.He is survived by his loving wife, Darlene...

Dorothy Homick Cross

Dorothy Homick Cross

Oct 14, 2011

Dorothy (Homick) Cross, 83, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2011, at her home.Mrs. Cross was born in Peckville, PA on March 3, 1928, a daughter of the late Michael and (Mom) Homick. She was employed as a registered nurse for Wilson Memorial Hospital until her retirement. After retirement, her numerous charities kept her busy.She is survived...

Richard H. Briggs

Richard H. Briggs

Oct 12, 2011

Richard H. Briggs, 62, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, from injuries sustained in a farming accident.Born in Falls River, MA on January 22, 1949, Richard was a son of the late Frederick H. and Winifred R. DeCastro Briggs. For the past several years, he and his brother, Frederick Briggs, owned and operated Fairholm Farms...

Jane Glezen Lee Knapp

Jane Glezen Lee Knapp

Oct 10, 2011

Jane Glezen Lee Knapp went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 10, 2011. She was at home and surrounded by her loving family.The daughter of Joseph Woolford Glezen and Hazel Phelps Glezen was born on August 31, 1914, at the family farm on Owen Hill Road, Lisle, NY. She would often reminisce about her early childhood there, and...

Hermione L. Porter

Hermione L. Porter

Sep 29, 2011

Hermione L. Porter, 70, of Whitney Point, NY, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, following a brief illness.Mrs. Porter was born in Johnson City on June 14, 1941, a daughter of the late Bruce Capron and Norma Lynch Batting. A longtime resident of this area, she was a member of the Lisle Congregational...

Paul O. Wheaton

Paul O. Wheaton

Sep 25, 2011

Paul O. Wheaton, 79, of Marathon, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his home.Paul was born in Cortland, NY, on July 16, 1932, a son of the late Marc Wheaton, Sr. and Margaret Jones Wheaton. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a communicant of St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Marathon, where was active in the...

Laura Catlin

Laura Catlin

Sep 20, 2011

Laura Underwood Catlin, 89, formerly of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.Laura was born in E. Freetown on April 17, 1922, a daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Monk Underwood. She attended and graduated from Whitney Point Central School. In 1941, she married Francis Catlin of Montrose, PA. After living in Jacksonville, FL for a few...

Gordon W. Fox

Gordon W. Fox

Sep 11, 2011

Gordon W. Fox, 80, of Marathon, NY, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home, while surrounded by his family.Gordon was born in Cincinnatus, NY on September 5, 1931, a son of the late Clinton and Iva Fox. A lifelong resident of this area, he attended the Christian Fellowship Church in Lisle. He was a retired truck driver,...

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan

Sep 5, 2011

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan, 36, of Willet, NY, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011, while surrounded by his family, at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, after a valiant and courageous battle with leukemia.Fudd was born in Cortland, NY on May 12, 1975, a son of the late Ronald Rutan, Jr. and Barbara Rutan Maroney. A lifelong resident...

Frances E. Knapp

Frances E. Knapp

Aug 29, 2011

Frances E. Knapp, 85, of Pitcher, NY, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Monday, August 29, 2011, while surrounded by her family.Frances was born in Triangle, NY on January 23, 1926, the oldest of seven children to the late Frank and Nettie Heath Mowry. Prior to her retirement, she was a Certified Nurse's Aide at Northwoods in Cortland for...

Belle Bonham

Belle Bonham

Aug 10, 2011

Belle Bonham, 82, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Chenango Memorial Nursing Facility, Norwich, NY.Mrs. Bonham was born in Anderson, SC on September 21, 1928. A longtime resident of this area, she retired from Highgate Manor Nursing Home where she was employed as an LPN.She is survived by her sons, James (Rose Mary) Bonham...