Geneva F. Torrey
Aug 23, 2009
Our beloved wife and Mother, Geneva F. Torrey, 82, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on August 23, 2009, at Cortland Memorial Hospital, N.Y.Geneva was born in New Berlin, NY on July 26,1927, a daughter of Elden and Martha (Prosser) Gage. Geneva was one of 10 children. Her parents as well as four of her siblings, Norma Williams, Donald Gage, Elden...

Jack Flint
Aug 18, 2009
Jack S. Flint, 54, of Willet, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.Jack was born on February 19, 1955 in Cortland, NY a son of the late Nelson and Lucille Cooper Flint. He was a 1973 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and traveled for many years only...

Edgar John Scranton
Aug 16, 2009
Edgar John Scranton, 51, of Baldwinsville, NY, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2009, at Community General Hospital, Syracuse, NY.Ed was born in Lakehurst, NJ on November 28, 1957, a son of John and Vivian Ives Scranton. He was a 1975 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and a graduate of the Denver Automotive and Diesel Technical School. For several years...
Willard A. Eaton
Aug 15, 2009
Willard "Steve" A. Eaton, 85, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at his home.Born in Pitcher, NY on November 6, 1923, Mr. Eaton was a son of the late Howard and Ruth Ann Gilliland Eaton. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus. He retired from Contel (Frontier) in Norwich in 1983. A...

Mary Gofkowski
Aug 13, 2009
Mary Gofkowski, 79, of Willet, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY.Mrs. Gofkowski was born on May 21, 1930 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, a daughter of the late Timothy and Mary McCann Harvey.She is survived by her husband, Leon Gofkowski, of Willet; her children, Valerie Gofkowski of Marathon, Janice (Patrick) Savage of...
Nancy Glezen Kellogg Potter Byron
Aug 11, 2009
Nancy Glezen Kellogg Potter Byron, 74, of Cortland, NY passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, while surrounded by her family.Nancy was born in Cortland, NY on June 12, 1935, a daughter of the late Donald Briggs and Florence Acker Glezen. A lifelong resident of the area, she served as treasurer and a volunteer...

William H. Cass, Sr.
Aug 10, 2009
William H. Cass, Sr., 65, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2009, at his home.Bill was born in the Town of Taylor on March 4, 1944, a son of the late Howard and Bessie Gates Cass. A lifelong resident of the area, he attended the Pitcher Federated Church. For several years, he operated a dairy farm in...

Richard L. Rupert, Sr.
Aug 7, 2009
Richard L. Rupert, Sr., 61, of Berkshire, NY, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2009, at the home of his son in Berkshire.Rich was born in Cortland, NY on May 8, 1948, a son of the late Willis and Phyllis Sears Rupert. A longtime resident of the area, he was previously employed at Smith-Corona in Cortland and National Pipe and...

Eleanor M. Ritter
Jul 13, 2009
ELEANOR M. SMITH (WILSON) RITTEREleanor M. Ritter, 78, of Willet, NY passed away at her home on Monday, July 13, 2009, losing her battle with lymphoma cancer.December 16, 1930, Eleanor Mae Smith was born in Kingston, PA to Viola Irene Dodson Smith and Emery Thompson Smith. Eleanor graduated from Vestal High School in 1949. She went on to graduate from...
Howard E. Preston
Jul 3, 2009
Howard E. Preston, 83, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by his family.Mr. Preston was born in New Woodstock, NY on February 15, 1926, a son of the late Lester and Jennie Elmore Preston. A lifelong resident of the area, he retired from the City of...
Elsie L. Eccleston
Jun 18, 2009
Elsie L. Eccleston, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the NYS Veteran's Home, Oxford, NY, at the age of 92. Mrs. Eccleston was born in Tully, NY on April 21, 1917, a daughter of the late Floyd and Lulu Stillman Crandall. A longtime resident of the area, she was a member of the South Otselic...

Marjorie H. Wilbur
May 24, 2009
Mrs. Marjorie Wilbur, age 92, beloved mother of Connie, Brian, and Scott, died peacefully on May 24, 2009 at her home in Cincinnatus, New York, surrounded by her family. She was born January 14, 1917, in Otego, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Daisy (Thurston) Hyatt. She was married to Alton Wilbur on March 23, 1940, in Otego, New York....

Virginia Ruth Cook
May 22, 2009
Virginia Ruth Cook, 87, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009, at Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Mrs. Cook was born in Truxton, NY on September 19, 1921, a daughter of the late George and Gail Truman Sawyer. A lifelong resident of the area, she attended the Pitcher Federated Church. She retired from the Otselic Valley Central...

Janet Beth Bays
May 19, 2009
Janet "Beth" (Tennant Temple) Bays, 56, of Willet, NY, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY.A lifelong resident of the area, Beth was born in Johnson City, NY on May 31, 1952 to Gerald and Hazel Douglas Tennant. She was active in the German Baptist Church and was a...
Bertha L. Deuel
May 18, 2009
Bertha L. (Temple, Torrey) Deuel, 108, crossed over into the arms of her Lord on May 18, 2009. Bertha was born November 7, 1900 in Willet, NY to Morris and Elizabeth (Blodget) Temple. She has made her home at the NYS Veteran's Home in Oxford for the last 5 years. Bertha was predeceased by her sisters: Mary Sherwood, Margie O'Neal,...

Charles H. Cruikshank, Sr.
May 4, 2009
Charles H. Cruikshank, Sr., 81, of Norwich, NY passed away on Monday, May 4, 2009, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY.Born in Trenton, NY on December 9, 1927, Mr. Cruikshank was a son of the late Charles and Margaret Hallock Cruikshank. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and going to flea markets, auctions, and garage sales.He is...

Martha B. Small
Apr 25, 2009
Martha B. (Maricle) Small, 90, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at her home.Born in Pitcher, NY on May 15, 1918, Mrs. Small was a daughter of the late Edwin and Hazel Loomis Maricle. A lifelong resident, she was a devoted member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus. Prior to her retirement, she was...

Donna Lee Maroney
Mar 31, 2009
Donna Lee (Burmester) Maroney, 59, of Cortland, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY, after a lengthy illness.Donna was born in Sandbrook, NJ on January 21, 1950, a daughter of the late Mary A. Moore and Lenwill F. Burmester, Sr. A longtime resident of Cortland County she was employed by the YWCA Learning...

Brian J. Bettinger
Mar 14, 2009
Brian J. Bettinger, 39, of Georgetown, NY, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY.Brian was born in Syracuse on January 8, 1970, a son of James Bettinger and Dianne Lavin Freeman. He attended Erieville Methodist Church and was a former food services supervisor for the Salvation Army in Syracuse. He was a member of...

James A. Simonet
Mar 10, 2009
James A. Simonet, 65, of Potter Hill Road, Town of Taylor, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at his home.Jim was born in Summit, NJ on December 6, 1943, a son of the late Alexander and Anne Bokros Simonet.He is survived by his sister, Jeanne (Ray) Williams of Pitcher; a brother, Alexander J. Simonet of Taylor; and...
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