OBITUARIES

Joyce M. Gofonia

Jun 16, 2014

Joyce M. Gofonia of Trumansburg passed away at home on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the age of 78.

Joyce was born on November 3, 1935 in Newfield, a daughter of the late LaMont and Ethel (Ayres) Swartwood. She was a graduate of the Odessa High School. In later years, she worked in Ithaca helping with polling...

Clara L. Thomspon

Jun 9, 2014

Clara L. Thompson formerly of Trumansburg and Ovid passed away at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility on Monday, June 9, 2014 at the age of 92.

Clara was born in Ithaca on November 5, 1921, the oldest child of the late Gordon and Blanche (Wilson) Payne Sr. She was raised in Newfield and attended school there. Soon...

Edith H. Sanderson

May 13, 2014

Edith H. Sanderson of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the age of 66.

Edith was born in Jacksonville on February 11, 1948, a daughter of the late Ivan and AnnaBelle (Drummond) Hess. She graduated from Trumansburg High School and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from TC3....

Sr. Morse, George L.

May 12, 2014

George Lincoln Morse Sr. of Union Springs, formerly of Ithaca, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

George was born in Ithaca on August 4, 1926, a son of the late Carl Sibley Morse and Helen Lincoln King. He was a graduate of Ithaca High School and obtained...

James R. Millspaugh

May 12, 2014

James R. “Jim” Millspaugh of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, May 12, 2014 at the age of 66.

Jim was born in Ithaca on March 10, 1948, a son of the late Arthur and Gertrude Millspaugh. A lifelong resident of Trumansburg, he graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1966. Jim worked for...

Bernard L. Hankinson

Apr 29, 2014

Bernard Lee Hankinson (pronounced "Bernerd"), of Trumansburg passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the home he built surrounded by the love of his family.

Known as Bernie to most, Grandpa Hanky to some, he is survived by his wife, his soulmate of 66+ years, Jean; his shining light, his daughter Linda and her husband Mark Dresser;...

Marjorie A. Proctor

Apr 28, 2014

Marjorie A. Proctor, 59, of Ithaca passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 28, 2014. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on July 15, 1954, Marjie was a daughter of the late Charles B. Proctor 3rd and the late Phyllis (Perry) Proctor.

Marjie was a gifted song writer, singer and guitar player. Mensa eligible, Marjorie graduated from Cornell University and...

William G.  Sager

Apr 25, 2014

William George Sager of Burdett passed away at home on Friday, April 25, 2014 at the age of 76.

Bill was born in Seneca Falls on March 7, 1938, a son of the late Donald and Helen (Royce) Sager. He worked various places over the years and was an excellent carpenter. An outdoorsman at heart, Bill enjoyed...

Betty L. Langlois

Apr 18, 2014

Betty Lou Langlois of Trumansburg and current resident of Bethany Manor in Horseheads, passed away surrounded by family and Bethany Chaplain Mary Ann Bernard on Friday, April 18, 2014 at the age of 86.

Betty is survived by three children, Nancy (Paul) Telech of Horseheads, Raymond (Lisa) Langlois of Trumansburg, and Linda (Brian) Harding of Jersey Shore,...

Evelyn M. Conway

Apr 18, 2014

Evelyn May Conway of Interlaken passed away at home surrounded by family on Friday, April 18, 2014 at the age of 70.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada on December 27, 1943, Evelyn was a daughter of the late Leonard and Greta (Fowler) Smith. She worked for several years as a home health aide for Visiting Nurses out...

Douglas J. Austic

Apr 8, 2014

Douglas J. Austic, lifelong resident of Trumansburg, passed away unexpectedly of heart failure at Rochester General on April 8, 2014 at the age of 68.

Born in Ithaca on April 2, 1946, Doug was the son of the late Albert and Helen (Payne) Austic. After graduating from Trumansburg High School in 1964, Doug attended Cornell University receiving...

Marguerite J.  Pack

Mar 31, 2014

Marguerite "Peggy" Jenks Pack

Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Peggy, went home to be with her Lord March 31, 2014. Finally, she is free from the debilitation of Alzheimer’s.

Peggy was born on March 5, 1923 in Easthampton, Mass., to Raymond Mowry Jenks and Gladys Howard Jenks. She lived life with great enthusiasm....

Margaret F. Bickal

Mar 22, 2014

Margaret F. Bickal of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the age of 75.

Margaret was born in Ithaca on December 9, 1938, a daughter of the late Fred and Gertrude (Lovell) Frazier.

She enjoyed putting together puzzles, traveling, playing bingo, and spending time with her family....

Jane L.  Grimes

Mar 21, 2014

Jane Lucina Grimes of Ithaca passed away at Cayuga Ridge surrounded by family on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the age of 92.

A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00pm on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Jacksonville United Methodist Church.

Richard J. Bassette

Mar 20, 2014

Richard Jay Bassette of Interlaken passed away at home on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the age of 82.

Richard was born January 17, 1932 the youngest son of the late Myron Wheeler and Margaret Filkins Bassette of Interlaken. Richard graduated from Interlaken High School, and served in the US Army Signal Corp during the Korean War...

Rose Wilcox

Mar 10, 2014

Rose Marie (Smollen) Wilcox, 90, of Cayuga Ridge Facility, Ithaca, NY, formally of Long View, Ithaca, NY and Geneva, NY, went to be with her lord, with her family by her side, on Monday, March 10, 2014. Born August 23, 1923 in Trumansburg, NY, Rose was the youngest of three daughters born to the late Esther Weeks Smollen. She...

Doris Goodrich

Mar 1, 2014

Doris Westcott Goodrich, age 94, died on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at The Taughannock House of Kendal at Ithaca following a brief hospitalization. Born in Alexandria Bay, NY, she lived much of her life in Upstate NY. She held Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Syracuse University and was a retired speech and hearing pathologist. She had been employed in...

Gretchen Good-Pankratz

Feb 25, 2014

Gretchen Good-Pankratz of Trumansburg, formerly of Liberal, Kansas, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the age of 76.

Gretchen was born in Liberal, Kansas on June 21, 1937, daughter of the late Earl and Hortense (Heaton) Good. She attended Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, and Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas...

Carol A.M. Megivern

Feb 24, 2014

Carol Ann Murray Megivern, 57, died on Monday, February 24, 2014, at her home in Interlaken, New York.

Carol was born on March 31, 1956 in Trumansburg, New York to the late Kenneth and Ruth (Copp) Murray. She graduated from Trumansburg Central School in 1974. In 1982, she married Timothy Megivern, and together they had two children,...

Mary V. Breed

Feb 14, 2014

Mary Virginia Breed left this world in the early morning hours on February 14, 2014 to spend her Valentine’s Day in heaven with the love of her life, Jack Breed.

Born 94 years ago on October 24, 1919 in Eminence, Kentucky, Mary traveled to New York to attend Business College and met her husband Jack. She worked...