OBITUARIES

Apr 23, 2008

Floyd Merritt Compton, formerly of Searsburg Road, Trumansburg, passed away peacefully at the Seneca View Nursing Home in Montour Falls, NY on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the age of 92.

Born on February 9, 1916 in the Town of Hector, Floyd was the son of Olin Sears Compton and Mary Eliza Burd Compton. He was preceded...

Apr 21, 2008

Arthur Dennis Egan, 61, passed away on Monday, April 21, at Wesley Gardens Nursing Home, Rochester, NY.

Born February 24, 1947 in Ithaca, NY, Denny was a son of Arthur D. and Theresa (Tobey) Egan. After graduating from Interlaken High School and Rochester Institute of Technology, Denny spent many years living in Colorado where he worked as...

Apr 18, 2008

Valerie Meeker, of 6066 Cold Springs Rd., Trumansburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 18, 2008 at the age of 52.

Born in Ithaca on January 4, 1956, Valerie was the daughter of Jim Simmons of Trumansburg and Marian Beardslee of Big Sandy, Tennessee. From an early age Valerie was drawn to nature and had a heartfelt...

Apr 16, 2008

James "Jim" Teeter of Enfield, New York, passed away April 16, 2008 at age 88 in the Troy Community Hospital after a brief illness.

Jim was born September 3, 1919 in Ithaca, New York to Arthur and Lena Brown Teeter. He grew up and spent his life on the family farm, working with his father and then,...

Apr 16, 2008

Franklin Earl "Barney" Gardner, age 71, passed away April 16, 2008 at his home on Aiken Rd. in Trumansburg.

Born June 4, 1936 in Burdett, NY, Barney was a son of the late Frank and Helen (Bush) Gardner. He was employed for many years by the City of Ithaca and retired from there as the Deputy Superintendent...

Apr 9, 2008

Kathleen Patricia Smith Moore, 94, formerly of Trumansburg,passed away on April 9, 2008, at Lakeside Nursing Home. Patsy was the daughter of John and Rose (Sullivan) Smith of New Hyde Park, NY. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry W. Moore Jr.; brother, Thomas Smith; sister, Madeleine Glenn; and grandson, Harry W. Moore IV.

Patsy graduated from...

Apr 9, 2008

Idaline H. Van Orden of 103 Bundy Rd., Ithaca passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the age of 92.

Born Idaline Helena Lee in Colon, Panama on October 5, 1915, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Violet Chang Lee. Idaline resided in Odessa for many years while working as a secretary for the...

Apr 2, 2008

Hilda B. Sine, of 214 Culver Rd., Ithaca, passed away on April 2, 2008 at Lakeside Nursing Home, at the age of 88.

Born April 2, 1920 in Ithaca, Hilda was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Caroline (Field) Babcock. A lifetime resident of the Ithaca area, Hilda was a graduate of Ithaca High School...

Mar 27, 2008

Ralph J. Orton, age 74, passed away in his home of 39 years at 8494 Falls Road in Trumansburg, while surrounded by family, on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Born in Brooktondale on May 15, 1933, Ralph was the son of Paul H. and Gladys M. Dennis Orton. He was a millwright at Borg-Warner for 42 years before...

Mar 18, 2008

Rose Hoffman , 88, passed away March 18, 2008 in Ithaca, New York.

Services officiated by Rabbi Avner German will be held at 3:00PM on March 21, 2008 at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY.

Mar 14, 2008

Ruth Conde Farrell, of Trumansburg, passed away on March 14, 2008 at the age of 87.

Born January 29, 1921, Ruth was a daughter of the late Alvan and Helen (Thompson) Conde. She resided her entire life on the family farm near Covert, NY.

She was married to Edward J. Farrell of Victor, NY on...

Mar 4, 2008

Joseph Francis (Frank) Carver passed away peacefully on March 4, 2008 two days after his 85th birthday. Born On March 2, 1923 in Willsboro, N.Y. Frank was the son of Bridget Judge Carver and Francis Carver. The loss of his father at age two, growing up on a dairy farm in isolated upstate, New York, and the small close-knit...

Mar 3, 2008

Joan B. Grove of 62 Cayuga St., Trumansburg, passed away at the Lakeside Nursing Home on Monday, March 3, 2008, at the age of 79.

Born in Trumansburg on March 26, 1928, Joan was the daughter of Alfred and Eloise Glover Boyd. She graduated from the Trumansburg High School and served as the school's tax collector for...

Feb 29, 2008

Robert W. Dickens, of Trumansburg, passed away at the Elderwood Nursing Home in Waverly on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the age of 67. Born in Yonkers, NY on December 22, 1940, he was the son of the late Fred and Anna (Lorer) Dickens.

Robert had been employed as a truck driver for Super Foods of Orlando,...

Feb 28, 2008

Daisy C. Hamilton, of 5147 Cold Springs Rd., Trumansburg, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the age of 82.

Born in Ithaca on May 28, 1925, Daisy was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Greenwood Smith. Daisy was employed by Emerson Power Transmission as a machine operator for many years. Leisure...

Feb 24, 2008

Harold A. Shriner of West Seneca Road, Trumansburg, age 66, passed away February 24, 2008. Born March 25, 1941 in Searsburg, NY, Harold was the son of the late Harold Eugene and Mary Alice (Shaw) Shriner. He attended a one room school in Perry City, and graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1958. Harold enlisted in the US Navy...

Feb 23, 2008

Thelma C. Dunham of Hudson Falls, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Huntington Living Center in Waterloo, NY.

Thelma was born on August 18, 1915 in Bennington, VT, the third of four daughters born to the late Leslie and Blanche (nee French) Carrier. The sisters remained close throughout their lives. She was married...

Feb 22, 2008

Jack F. Smith, fondly known as "Mr. Trumansburg", passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the age of 78.

Born in Elyria, Ohio on December 26, 1929, Jack was the son of Edward and Alice Kelly Smith. Moving to Trumansburg with his family at the age of six, Jack spent his early years...

Feb 22, 2008

Jonathan F. Krueger, of 39 Cayuga St., Trumansburg, passed away at home on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the age of 39.

Born February 4, 1969, Jonathan was a son of Albert C. Krueger and Doris (Regnier) Krueger Weingarten.

In addition to his family and friends, Jonathan's special loves were reading and music. He was...

Feb 20, 2008

H. Brooks Naylor passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2008 at the age of 93. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Ellen, who passed away in 2007.

Brooks was a WWII Navy Veteran, a Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at Cornell University, a dedicated educator, as well as an avid outdoorsman and...