OBITUARIES

Sep 29, 2018

INTERLAKEN-Bonnie M. Caldwell, age 66, of Railroad Avenue, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 29, 2018.

Bonnie was born in Ithaca on May 28, 1952, a daughter of the late Edgar and Dora (Stout) Hymes. She graduated from the school of nursing at Willard Psychiatric Center, and had a long career as a registered nurse, working at...

Sep 27, 2018

James D. “Jim” Martin, 57, of Trumansburg passed away peacefully at Pathway Home of the Finger Lakes surrounded by family on Thursday, September 27, 2018, after a brave battle with ALS.

Jim was born on July 31, 1961 in Ithaca. He graduated from Trumansburg High School and attended Michigan State where he earned his Bachelors Degree in...

Sep 25, 2018

Ruth B. Carpenter of Newfield passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the age of 91.

Ruth was born in Interlaken on May 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Carman and Mae (Wyckoff) Travis. She worked in the office for over 30 years at Eastern and was a longtime member...

Sep 24, 2018

Fay Hamilton of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, September 24, 2018 at the age of 84.

Fay was born in Sandport, Idaho on December 27, 1933, a son of the late Fay and Jenny (Rodgers) Hamilton. He earned a degree in music and was blessed with a strong singing voice. He was...

Sep 22, 2018

Keith Stevenson passed away peacefully, at home, on Saturday, September 22nd.

Born April 7, 1943, Keith was the youngest child of Clinton and Jennie Stevenson. He grew up and lived his whole life on the family farm located on Pine Ridge Rd. Trumansburg, NY.

Keith graduated from Trumansburg Central School in 1961. During his high...

Sep 20, 2018

There is strength in living, strength in aging, and strength in leaving this world. Elsie Vann proved to have the courage and zeal in all of these phases, experiencing more than most in her 103 years.

Born in Langdon, NH on May 26th, 1915, Elsie moved to the Willow Creek community as a young adult and married...

Sep 20, 2018

Beverly J. Knapp of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the age of 72.

Beverly was born in Seneca Falls on August 8, 1946, a daughter of the late August and Gertrude (Cooper) Steinruck. She worked for many years as a cook at the Tompkins County Jail and Cayuga...

Sep 19, 2018

William David Danner, age 21, of Schuyler County, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 19th, 2018. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Verona G. Danner, and his grandfather, David F. Conklin. He was loved deeply and will be greatly missed by his parents, three siblings, and many other family and friends.

Billy was...

Sep 18, 2018

Nanette S. Butler of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the age of 69.

Nan was born in Cortland on August 27, 1949, a daughter of the late Raymond and Emma (Kinsman) VanOrman. She worked at the New York Telephone Company and Shur Save in Trumansburg before taking a...

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

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...

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....