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Patricia Harahus

Patricia Harahus

Feb 15, 2024

Patricia Carroll (Fennessy) Shepard Harahus, 87, of McDonough, NY, passed away peacefully at her home while surrounded by family and under the care of hospice.

 

Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, Patsy was the daughter of the late Thomas V. and Ethel C. Hottendorf Fennessy.  A longtime resident of the area, she was actively involved in politics and had previously served as...

Michael A. Farenga

Michael A. Farenga

Feb 14, 2024

Michael A. Farenga, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at the age of 65, at his home in South Otselic.  

Mike was born on January 10, 1959, in Passaic, NJ, the son of Salvatore and Barbara Randazzio Farenga.  After an admirable 33 years of service, Michael retired from Windstream where...

Sandra Sue Rausa

Sandra Sue Rausa

Feb 10, 2024

Sandy Rausa, 86, of DeRuyter Lake, NY and formerly of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024, at her home, with family.  

 

Sandy was born in Oneida, NY, on May 27, 1937, the daughter of the late Sidney and Agnes Kallet.  Sandy was a treasured school teacher for 33 years. While she taught Home Economics, she was most...

Beverly F. Hagen

Beverly F. Hagen

Feb 9, 2024

Beverly F. (Morey) Hagen, 92, formerly of Pitcher, NY, passed away peacefully at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta, NY, while surrounded by her loving family.

 

Bev was born in Cortland, NY on October 19, 1931, the daughter of the late James and Clara Naylon Morey.  She was a member of the South Otselic United Methodist Church.

 

Bev spent the first 9...

Debra F. Bello

Debra F. Bello

Jan 25, 2024

Debra F. Bello, 42, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the SUNY Upstate University Medical Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

 

Deb was born in Norwich, NY, on September 24, 1980, the daughter of Roy and Helen McKissick Baker.  For the past several years, she had been employed as an administrative assistant at S&D Petroleum and Mini Mart.

 

She is...

Rebecca E. Custer

Rebecca E. Custer

Jan 17, 2024

Rebecca E. Custer, 70, of McDonough, NY, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at the Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY.

Becky was born in Lexington, KY, on April 26, 1953, the daughter of the late Richard and Eileen Haley Learned.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.  She had previously worked as an office...

Nancy Ellen Rowe

Nancy Ellen Rowe

Jan 13, 2024

Nancy Ellen Rowe, formerly Nancy Ellen Winters, peacefully passed away on January 13, 2024, in Norwich, NY. She was born on July 19, 1950, in Patterson, NJ. Nancy dedicated several years of her life working as a registered nurse at Cortland Regional Medical Center before retiring.Nancy will be fondly remembered and deeply missed by her surviving family members and friends....

Joan Fish

Joan Fish

Dec 30, 2023

Joan Keator Fish, 68, of McDonough, NY,  passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

 

Joan was born in Norwich, NY, on September 3, 1955, the daughter of the late Grover “Donald” and Shirley Monk Keator.

 

She is survived by her husband, Thomas Fish, Sr., and a son, Joseph Plant,...

Gloria M. Hickson

Gloria M. Hickson

Dec 22, 2023

Gloria M. (Olsen) Hickson, 88, of Cincinnatus (German), NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 22, 2023, while surrounded by her family.

 

Glo was born in Garden City, NY, on January 25, 1935, the daughter of the late Arthur and Laura Ridge Olsen.  Her greatest pleasure was that of her family and she enjoyed watching her...

Joseph F. Accardi

Joseph F. Accardi

Dec 15, 2023

Joseph F. Accardi, 73, of Pitcher, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 15, 2023, at Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, while surrounded by his family.

 

Joe was born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 25, 1950, the son of the late Benjamin and Josephine Baglino Accardi.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict.  He retired...

Frederick L. Haven

Frederick L. Haven

Nov 19, 2023

Frederick L. Haven, 88, of (Solon) McGraw, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at his home.

 

Born in Solon, NY, Fred was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of McGraw High School.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1956 until his honorable discharge in 1959.  He was a member of the...

Teresa M. Carlin

Teresa M. Carlin

Nov 15, 2023

Teresa M. (Stone) Carlin, 79, of Greene, NY, and formerly of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away peacefully at her home, while surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, on April 20, 1944, Teresa was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Vera Reynolds Stone.  She was a member of the Berean Bible Church...

Grant W. Fuller

Grant W. Fuller

Nov 8, 2023

Grant “Duke” W. Fuller, 69, of DeRuyter, NY, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY.

 

Duke was born in Cortland, NY, on April 30, 1954, the son of the late Frederick and Delores Miller Fuller.  He retired from Pall Trinity, Cortland, in 2019 after several years of service.  While at Pall Trinity,...

Sherry L. Smith

Sherry L. Smith

Nov 5, 2023

Sherry L. (Rutan) Smith, 77, of Pitcher, NY, passed away peacefully at her brother’s home in Willet, NY, on Sunday, November 5, 2023, while under the care of hospice.

 

Sherry was born on October 4, 1946, the daughter of the late Ronald Charles and Clara Mae Holtmart Rutan.  In her earlier years, she had been employed by Buckbee-Mears and...

Denis R. Holmes

Denis R. Holmes

Oct 21, 2023

Denis R. Holmes, 72, of Georgetown, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY, following an extended illness.

 

Born in Peekskill, NY, on May 20, 1951, Denis was the son of the late Clifford and Beatrice Zeliph Holmes.  He retired from Polich Tallix in Rock Tavern, NY, in 2019 where he...

Laurie Anne Sperger Endler

Laurie Anne Sperger Endler

Oct 12, 2023

Laurie Ann (Graves) Sperger Endler, 60, of Homer, NY, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse,  NY, while surrounded by her loving family.

 

Laurie was born in Norwich, NY, on April 23, 1963, the daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel Locke Graves.  For the past 35 years, she had been employed by the Family...

Helen (Oros) Bowers

Helen (Oros) Bowers

Sep 15, 2023

Helen Mary Oros Bowers, 92, of Webster, NY, and formerly of South Otselic, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY.

 

Born in Pitcher, NY, on February 12, 1931, Helen was the daughter of the late Julius and Rosa Torkos Oros.  She was a 1949 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School. Although she...

Phyllis M. Jacobi

Phyllis M. Jacobi

Aug 25, 2023

Phyllis M. (Hemmings) Jacobi, 83, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, on November 16, 1939, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Robert and Violet Berry Hemmings.  A lifelong resident of the area, she was a 1957 graduate of Homer Central School.  She...

Anna Swarm

Anna Swarm

Aug 21, 2023

Anna “Jo” Swarm, 88, of Marathon, NY passed away on Monday August 21, 2023.

 

She was born on June 2, 1935, the daughter of the late LaVerne and Hilda Everson Townsend.  Anna was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and dancing. Her and her husband Robert would perform 6-8 shows...

Craig L. Standish

Craig L. Standish

Aug 18, 2023

Craig L. Standish, 68, of Willet, NY, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at his home, with his daughter by his side.

 

Craig was born in Cortland, NY, on February 27, 1955, the son of the late Roger and Barbara Briggs Standish.  A lifelong resident of the area he had worked as a construction foreman for Paragon Environmental...