OBITUARIES

Sep 15, 2018

Elsie Lucas of Trumansburg passed away at home on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the age of 83.

Elsie was born in Stanford, Kentucky on October 8, 1934, a daughter of the late Lum and Mattie (Daugherty) Adams. She moved to Trumansburg in 1961 and began working as a housekeeper at Taughannock Farms Inn, retiring in 2005....

Sep 15, 2018

Alice W. Laue of Enfield passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the age of 85.

Alice was born in Montour Falls on July 21, 1933, a daughter of the late Henry and Pauline (Glauer) Welch. She worked as a teacher’s aide and secretary at the Enfield Elementary School for many years. Following retirement from the...

Sep 10, 2018

Gerald C. Morley of Alpine passed away at Seneca View Nursing Facility on Monday, September 10, 2018 at the age of 90.

Gerald was born on October 6, 1927 in Mecklenburg a son of the late Lawrence and Thelma (Wood) Morley. He honorably served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Gerald worked...

Aug 24, 2018

Born May 25, 1945 to Esther (Perduyn) and Jasper Garner in Quincy MA, Dick died peacefully on August 24, 2018 (age 73). At the end of World War II his father bought the local bowling alley in Trumansburg, NY and they moved to Whig Street when Dick was 5 years old. He grew up on South Street where he...

Aug 15, 2018

Edwin A. Meixell of Trumansburg passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the age of 90.

Edwin was born on September 15, 1927 in Lehigh Tannery, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Robert and Flossie (Brown) Meixell. After graduating from Foster High School, Edwin enlisted in the Navy in 1945 at the age...

Aug 14, 2018

Alta M. Bullivant of Trumansburg, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2018 at the age of 78.

Alta was born in Syracuse on July 2, 1940, a daughter of the late Edward and Alta (Cooper) Brown. She was an active member of the Trumansburg Senior Citizens, Order of the Eastern Star in Trumansburg, and First Baptist Church...

Aug 8, 2018

Doris Freeman Dunlap of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly at Cayuga Ridge on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the age of 90.

Doris was born on September 16, 1927 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late David and Hilda (Kennedy) Freeman. She was a 1945 graduate of Quincy High School and Waynesboro Business College two years later. Doris...

Aug 6, 2018

After struggling with cancer since 1997, Elaine Houston Cline died peacefully on August 6, 2018 at the age of 94. She was born on February 25, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA to Louis Rabe and Golda Bowman, attended high school in Upper Darby, PA and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Gettysburg College, where she met her husband, Stanley Lyon Houston....

Aug 5, 2018

Lottie V. Judd, longtime resident of Trumansburg, passed away peacefully at Seneca View Nursing on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the age of 99.

Lottie was born in Blakey, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1918, a daughter of the late Frank and Veronica (Safinowski) Szescila. She worked a variety of places, including the Home Dairy in Ithaca, before...

Aug 4, 2018

Richard C. "Dick" Weatherby of Interlaken passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the age of 91.

Dick was born on August 23, 1926 in Ithaca, a son of the late Ellsworth and Edna (Campbell) Weatherby. He honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps during World War II from 1944 to 1946....

Aug 4, 2018

Betsey VanBenschoten of Interlaken passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the age of 91.

Betsey was born in Saratoga on February 28, 1927, a daughter of the late Frederick and Mabel (Frost) Clinnick. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Betsey was also an active member of the Interlaken community and was a...

Jul 27, 2018

TRUMANSBURG-Phylis M. Brooks, age 78, of Congress Street Extension, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, July 27, 2018. Phylis was born at home in Enfield on August 9, 1939, a daughter of the late Jared and Margaret (Holley) Rumsey. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School and had daycare in her home. Phylis retired from Trumansburg...

Jul 21, 2018

Elizabeth Jane Gilbert entered this world surrounded by love on November 5, 2015 and left her loved ones heartbroken and eternally thankful for the gift of her life when she passed unexpectedly at home on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The youngest of a large, lively family, Elizabeth emanated peace and filled rooms with a gentle joy, earning her the...

Jul 19, 2018

Dr. James W. Fey of Waverly, formerly of Ithaca passed away at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by close friends and family on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the age of 73.

Jim was born in Canastota, New York on November 22, 1944, a son of the late Horace C. and Rena (Williams) Fey. As the youngest in...

Jul 12, 2018

MARY BLAKE-age 83 of West Covert Road, died suddenly on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Mary was born in Ogdensburg, NY on August 30, 1934, the only daughter of Wainwright D. and Alice E. (Marshall) Blake. She completed her Master’s Degree and was a special education teacher in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York,...

Jul 12, 2018

Donald Robert White, of Ithaca, passed away at the Hospicare residence on July 12th, 2018.

Born in Batavia, NY, in 1931, Donald served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and was stationed in North Africa. Donald attended the University of Houston, and then worked in industrial sales for oil companies until he was...

Jul 8, 2018

Judith Gail Loan was born December 15, 1940 in Concord, NH. The youngest of four daughters, born to William John Loan and Helen Sampson Loan. They moved to Interlaken NY in September 1956 where Judy attended Interlaken Central School and graduated in June 1958. Judy started working for Cornell University in July 1958 and continued at Cornell in various...

Jul 4, 2018

Julianna Illes of Ithaca passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at the age of 78.

She was born in Hungary, a daughter to Antal and Julianna (Kapocsi) Kami.

Julianna is survived by her three children, Mary (Carl) Renner, Rose (Marc) Illes, and Johara Illes; four grandchildren, Steven (Brandy) Shellenbarger, Matthew...

Jun 26, 2018

Rev. David Wong of Ithaca passed away peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by family on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the age of 99. He was born 1918 in Sabah, Malaysia, one of 12 siblings. Pastor Wong attended seminary in China. He completed his studies in Hong Kong where he met and married a young nurse, Shet-fai...

Jun 26, 2018

Caroline Julia Jackson of Trumansburg passed away at Hospicare on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the age of 80.

Julie (as she was known) was born in Ithaca on May 22, 1938, a daughter to the late Avery and Caroline (Strobeck) Gentle. She attended Ithaca High School and graduated from Cornell University in 1960, then received her...