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Joyce Pittsley

Joyce Pittsley

Aug 15, 2023

Joyce M. Pittsley, 85, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cortland, NY, while surrounded by her family.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, Joyce was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Alice Simpson Maricle.  A lifelong resident of the area, she was a graduate of Cincinnatus Central School. ...

Ralph R. Enright

Ralph R. Enright

Aug 7, 2023

Ralph Raymond Enright, 97, of McDonough, NY, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at the Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.

 

Ralph was born in Endicott, NY, on June 20, 1926, the son of the late Raymond and Hildred Horan Enright.  He was a lifelong dairy farmer.  He had also worked at Cheeseborough Whitman Ladder Factory...

Stephen Thomas Davis

Stephen Thomas Davis

Jul 28, 2023

Stephen Thomas Davis, 64, of Marathon, NY, passed away on July 28, 2023 at his home while surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, on October 13, 1958, Steve was the son of the late Thomas J. (TD) Davis and Dorothy M. (Fitzpatrick) Davis. Steve grew up in the village of Homer and built a...

Allen McKee

Allen McKee

Jul 23, 2023

Allen H. McKee, 88, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

 

Born in the Town of Taylor, Allen was the son of the late Harold and Pearl Fox McKee.  A lifelong resident, he was the owner of McKee Equipment, Cincinnatus, since its opening in 1966.  In his younger years, he owned and...

Todd G. Knickerbocker

Todd G. Knickerbocker

Jul 15, 2023

Todd G. Knickerbocker, 69, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home, while surrounded by his loving family.

 

Todd was born in Cortland, NY, on April 4, 1954, a son of the late Henry and Patricia Glezen Knickerbocker.  A lifelong resident of this area, he was a 1972 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School.  Prior...

Clifford Carlin

Clifford Carlin

Jul 14, 2023

Clifford F. Carlin, 74, of Greene, NY, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023, at the Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY, while surrounded by his family.

 

Cliff was born in Norwich, NY, on June 30, 1949, the son of Frank and Erma Monroe Carlin.  A longtime resident of this area, he retired from the Raymond Corporation in Greene,...

Charlotte M. Armlin

Charlotte M. Armlin

Jul 14, 2023

Charlotte M. (Abbott) Armlin, 75, formerly of Smyrna, NY, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023, at the Chase Memorial Nursing Home, New Berlin, NY.

 

Charlotte was born in Greene, NY, on March 12, 1948, the daughter of the late Alton and Elizabeth Hunter Abbott.  Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as an assembler for Smith-Corona in...

Beth Marie Haley

Beth Marie Haley

Jul 13, 2023

Beth M. Haley passed away in Auburndale, Florida on Thursday, July 13, 2023.  Beth was born March 5, 1952 in Cortland, New York to Otis and Wanda Haley.  She grew up in McGraw, New York where she graduated from McGraw Central School.  After graduation Beth attended S.U.N.Y. Cobleskill where she earned her degree in Agriculture.  After relocating to Florida to...

Dorothy P. Cummings

Dorothy P. Cummings

Jul 4, 2023

Dorothy P. Cummings, 88, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility with her family by her side.

Dottie was born in Buffalo, NY, on December 14, 1934.  She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus.  She retired from the Cortland County Health Department where she had worked...

Allan B. Youngs

Allan B. Youngs

May 25, 2023

Allan B. Youngs of New Woodstock, NY passed away at age 90 on May 25, 2023. Allan, the third child of the late Agnes and Birdsey Youngs, was born in Greenport, NY on October 9, 1932, and is best remembered for his care of family and friends, helping others, writing poetry and prose, story-telling, the education of young people, history,...

Donald Lacey

Donald Lacey

May 24, 2023

Donald R. Lacey, 92, of Brooktondale, NY, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ithaca, NY.

 

Don was born in Richford, NY, on April 18, 1931, the son of the late James and Bessie Barnes Lacey.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge in...

Nancy L. McMaster

Nancy L. McMaster

May 24, 2023

Nancy L. (Springer) McMaster, 81, of DeRuyter, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, while surrounded by her loving family.

 

Nancy was born in Syracuse, NY, on April 11, 1942, the daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Woolridge Springer.  She attended the United Church of DeRuyter.  She was a graduate of DeRuyter Central...

Christopher Earl Tanner

Christopher Earl Tanner

May 23, 2023

Christopher Earl Tanner, 50, of Cortland, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

 

Christopher was born in Rochester, NY, on October 23, 1972, the son of Ronald Tanner, Jr. and Mae Steacy Tanner.  He had been employed as a mold technician at Cortland Plastics for the last couple of years.  He was an extremely hardworking man who...

William F. Greene

William F. Greene

May 21, 2023

William F. Greene, 90, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the NYS Veteran’s Home in Oxford, NY.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, on December 3, 1932, Bill was the son of the late Clark Ellsworth and Vivian Syble Barber Greene.  A longtime resident of this area, he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church...

Kathleen T. Dutton

Kathleen T. Dutton

May 20, 2023

Kathleen “Katie” Dutton, 87, of South Otselic, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 20, 2023.  In her final hours she told her family, “I want to see Jesus.”  We are certain she was welcomed into glory by her beloved husband, Jim, and her twin sister, Claire.

 

She is survived by her five children, Dixie (John)...

Susan M. (Horrocks) Deiss

Susan M. (Horrocks) Deiss

May 17, 2023

Susan M. Deiss, 67, of Willet, NY, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center.

 

Born in Cortland, NY, on July 30, 1955, Susan was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Gross Horrocks.  A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of the Willet Fire Department Auxiliary for many...

Carol J. Januszka

Carol J. Januszka

Apr 26, 2023

Carol A. Januszka, 83, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

 

Born in Carthage, NY, Carol was the daughter of the late Theodore and Marjorie Gray Noyes.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cincinnatus, and also attended the Basilica of the...

Frederick D. Briggs

Frederick D. Briggs

Apr 22, 2023

Frederick David  Briggs, 78, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

Fred was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on February 11, 1945, the son of the late Frederick H. and Winifred DeCastro Briggs of Portsmouth, RI.  He previously owned and operated Fairholm Dairy in Portsmouth, RI and also...

Alan A. Loomis

Alan A. Loomis

Apr 21, 2023

Alan A. Loomis, Sr., 74, of Port Crane, NY, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home, while surrounded by his loving family.

 

Alan was born in Cortland, NY, on February 18, 1949, the son of the late Alton and Louise Garcia Loomis.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church of South Otselic.  Through his high school...

Raphael Golden

Raphael Golden

Apr 11, 2023

Raphael Golden, 83, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.

 

Born in Spanish Harlem, NY, on October 24, 1939, Raphael was the son of the late Henry and Maria Diaz Golden.  In 2002, he moved to the Cincinnatus area from Long Island.  He proudly served in the...