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Normina C. Sergent

Normina C. Sergent

Jan 3, 2011

Normina C. Sergent, 96, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away peacefully at the Cortland Care Center on Monday, January 3, 2011.Born in South Otselic, NY on August 8 1914, to the late Oliver and Elsie Gibson Closson, Mrs. Sergent and her husband, Louis, moved from Taylor to a farm in Willet. Together they owned and operated a dairy farm until his...

Genevieve Foux Barrows

Genevieve Foux Barrows

Dec 12, 2010

Genevieve Foux Barrows, 97, of Berkshire, NY, passed away peacefully, at her home, on Sunday, December 12, 2010.Mrs. Barrows was born in Winton, PA on January 2, 1913, a daughter of the late Edward and Edith Caines Sheerer. A long time resident of the Berkshire area, she was a member of the Berkshire Congregational Church. She retired from the Newark...

Ramon "Ray" C. White

Ramon "Ray" C. White

Dec 11, 2010

Ramon "Ray" C. White, 71, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at his home, while surrounded by his family.Born in Cortland, NY on June 7, 1939, Ray was a son of the late Leon and Aleta Gates White. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus. He...

Clarence "Stub" C. Parker

Clarence "Stub" C. Parker

Dec 6, 2010

Clarence "Stub" C. Parker, 84, of S. Plymouth (Pharsalia), NY, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2010, at his home.Stub was born in Pharsalia, NY on March 27, 1926, a son of the late Leon and Rebecca Drew Parker. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a past master and member of the Otselic Valley Lodge #659 F&AM for...

Jeanette A. Nelson

Jeanette A. Nelson

Nov 30, 2010

Jeanette A. Nelson, 69, of Cortland, NY, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at her home, while surrounded by her family.Jeanette was born in German, NY on November 2, 1941, a daughter of Harold and Maude Dunn Nelson. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Cortland, and dearly loved her church family. She was an original...

Melvin J. DuVall

Melvin J. DuVall

Nov 29, 2010

Melvin J. DuVall, 74, of Willet, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 29, 2010, at his home.Born in Rochester, NY on July 18, 1936, he was a son of the late Homer and Marjorie Thomas. He was active in the Tully, Preble, Virgil, and Willet Fire Departments and worked as an auctioneer throughout the area.He is survived by his...

Lee V.V. Scanlan

Lee V.V. Scanlan

Nov 27, 2010

Lee "Grumpy" V.V. Scanlan, 72, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2010, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Milan, Ohio.Mr. Scanlan was born in Stamford, CT on July 9, 1938, a son of John "Jack" and Priscilla VanVleet Scanlan. A longtime resident of the area, he was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard...

Barbara A. Standish

Barbara A. Standish

Nov 21, 2010

Barbara A. Standish, 77, of Willet, NY, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 21, 2010, while surrounded by her family.Mrs. Standish was born in Chittenango, NY on June 19, 1933, a daughter of the late Gifford and Marium DeValle Briggs. A longtime resident of the area, she was a member of the Willet Methodist Church where she taught...

Ezra (Sonny) J. Shepard

Ezra (Sonny) J. Shepard

Nov 19, 2010

Ezra "Sonny" J. Shepard, 67, of Freetown, NY, passed away at his home on Friday, November 19, 2010, following an extended illness.Born in Norwich, NY on April 8, 1943 to the late Orville and Evelyn Shatraw Shepard, he worked at McGraw Box Co. for 30 years and also worked at Higgins and Square Deal Machine until his illness in 2002....

Valerie Totman Hull

Valerie Totman Hull

Nov 12, 2010

Valerie Totman Hull, 54, of Cincinnatus, NY, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, November 12, 2010, at her home, while surrounded by her family.Val was born in Cortland, NY on March 21, 1956, a daughter of Clarence and Elsie Connor Totman. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Samantha Magarian-Rainbow

Samantha Magarian-Rainbow

Nov 8, 2010

Samantha Magarian-Rainbow, 39, of North Pitcher, NY, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY.Samantha was born in Cortland, NY on October 8, 1971, a daughter of the late William and Dora Grewe Magarian. She was a 1989 graduate of Otselic Valley Central School and received her Bachelor's degree from Elmira College in 1993. For...

Virginia I. Stith

Virginia I. Stith

Oct 27, 2010

Virginia I. Stith, 83, of Lakeland, FL and formerly of the Otselic area, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, in Florida.Mrs. Stith was born on December 19, 1926, a daughter of the late Horace and Emily Baker. She made her home in both Florida and New York for several years.She is survived by her children, Donald (Doris) Stith, Josephine...

Philip R. Miller

Philip R. Miller

Oct 25, 2010

Philip R. Miller, 50, of Pitcher, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2010, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Philip was born in Quakertown, PA on March 28, 1960, a son of the late Clarence and Patricia Berge Miller. A 1979 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School, he was employed as an assembler for Impact. He was a...

Theodore "Ted" D. Law, Sr.

Theodore "Ted" D. Law, Sr.

Oct 5, 2010

Theodore "Ted" D. Law, Sr., 78, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY.Ted was born in Norwich, NY on December 5, 1931, a son of the late Delmar Law, Sr. and Ora Campbell Law. A lifelong dairy farmer, Ted was affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus. For 36 years...

Sherry K. Marshall

Sherry K. Marshall

Oct 5, 2010

Sherry K. Marshall, 48, of South Otselic, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY, after becoming ill at work.Sherry was born in Cortland, NY on August 8, 1962, a daughter of Wayne and Judy Morse Smith. She was a graduate of Otselic Valley Central School and for the past seven years has...

Amy L. Eltz

Amy L. Eltz

Sep 29, 2010

Amy L. Eltz, 36, of Cincinnatus (Taylor), NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Cortland Regional Medical Center, after becoming ill at work.Amy was born in Cortland, NY on November 27, 1973 to Russell and Dottie MacLaury Eltz. A 1991 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School, Amy was employed as a food services supervisor at Cortland Care Center...

John A. Edwards

John A. Edwards

Sep 29, 2010

John A. Edwards, 54, of McDonough, NY, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, following an extended illness.John was born in Norwich on November 27, 1955, a son of the late Richard E. and Evelyn M. Welch Edwards. He attended the Faith Bible Church. Before his illness, he was employed by Saunders Concrete, Cortland, where...

Florence B. Livermore

Florence B. Livermore

Sep 27, 2010

Florence B. Livermore, 89, of Pitcher, NY passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 27, 2010, at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Born in Pitcher, NY on July 30, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Ann Gilliland Eaton. A lifelong resident of the area, she attended the Church of Christ in Christian Union, Cincinnatus. For 40...

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Wright

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Wright

Sep 2, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Wright, 81, of McGraw, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Betty was born in Preston, NY on February 12, 1929, a daughter of the late Leon and Irene Rackett Eccleston. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of the Church at Freetown. She was a...

Donald B. Skinner

Donald B. Skinner

Aug 30, 2010

Donald B. Skinner, 88, formerly of Chenango Forks, NY, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2010, at the NYS Veteran's Home at Oxford, NY.Mr. Skinner was born in Willet, NY on June 6, 1922, a son of the late Benjamin and Emma Bullock Skinner. He was a decorated veteran of WWII, entering the service on D-Day, and proudly served in...