OBITUARIES

Apr 24, 2005

Doreen Marie Asay of 4346 Cold Springs Road, Trumansburg, passed away at Lakeside Nursing Home on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at the age of 44.

Born on March 3, 1961 in Ithaca, New York, Doreen was the daughter of Earl and Carol Smith Yonge, who reside in Trumansburg. Doreen was a resident of Trumansburg her entire life...

Apr 15, 2005

Jay Thornton Waite, Jr., "Hap" of Interlaken, passed away at the Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, April 15, 2005 at the age of 81.

Born on March 13, 1924 in Ithaca, New York, Hap was the son of Jay Thornton Waite, Sr. and Netta Skelton Waite.

Hap was a taxicab driver for Terminal Taxi Company...

Apr 8, 2005

Barbara J. Eastman, of 167 Jacobs Drive, Ithaca, passed away at the Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, April 8, 2005, at the age of 82.

Born on June 18, 1922 in Ithaca, NY, Barbara was the daughter of Claude and Ethel Rumsey Wood. She grew up in Trumansburg with her family and moved later to Ithaca.

Mar 23, 2005

Stephen Edward Craig, of 104 Pennsylvania Avenue, Trumansburg, died on March 23, 2005 at the Oak Hill Manor in Ithaca, New York, where he had lived for one year. (Stephen was previously a resident of Alterra in Ithaca for eighteen months.)

Born on February 14, 1921, at home, in Trumansburg, Stephen was the son of Stephen H....

Mar 21, 2005

David K. Gunning of 454 Harvey Hill Road, Trumansburg, passed away at the Lakeside Nursing Home on Monday, March 21, 2005, at the age of 81.

Born on February 6, 1924 in Steam Boat Springs, Colorado, David was the son of David and Hattie Harris Gunning. Following graduation from the Trumansburg High School in 1942, David continued...

Mar 19, 2005

Mary L. Lehmann of 224 Warren Place, Ithaca, passed away at the Groton Nursing Facility on Saturday, March 19, 2005, at the age of 75.

Born on June 20, 1929 in South New Berlin, NY, Mary was the daughter of Ralph A. Lovelace, Sr. and Doris Wellman Lovelace. A resident of the Trumansburg/Enfield areas all of her...

Mar 16, 2005

WARNER, ELIZABETH, B.

On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, with family members at her side, Elizabeth B. Warner, 96, of Interlaken, N.Y. was peacefully called home to be with her Lord. Elizabeth was born September 20, 1908 in Interlaken N.Y. to Phil Van Doren and Mary F. Burdick. Elizabeth moved to Naples, N.Y. for several years and then...

Mar 15, 2005

Gerald C. Hubbell, age 74, of 112 Hubbell Dr., Ithaca, passed away peacefully, following a brief illness, on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at the Cayuga Medical Center, while surrounded by family.

Born on November 25, 1930 in Enfield, Jerry was the son of Robert and Nellie Updike Hubbell.

Jerry's active personality kept him busy cutting...

Mar 11, 2005

Wanda Theresa Kolendowicz, 90, of Lakeside Nursing Home, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, March 11, 2005. She was the daughter of Mary and Michael Gieda.

Wanda was a seamstress most of her life. It brought her great joy to sew clothes or crotchet for those she knew. She worked for many years as...

Mar 7, 2005

Leslie Carl Thomas, age 92, of Ithaca (formerly of Elmira) passed away on Monday, March 7, 2005 at the Reconstruction Home in Ithaca.

Born in Ithaca on January 5, 1913, Les was the son of Frank and Anna Mae Burns Thomas. At the age of 16, Les hopped from train to train as he headed west where...

Feb 26, 2005

Cecile M. Bonsall, age 78, of 16 Pease Street, Trumansburg, went to be with her Beloved Husband, Bill on Saturday, February 26, 2005 in the warmth of her daughter's Cayuta home, while surrounded by family.

Born on January 13, 1927 in Trumansburg, Cecile was the daughter of John and Ruth Perry Weeks. A life-long resident of Trumansburg,...

Feb 18, 2005

Maurice Lee (Pat) Patterson, 94, educator, author and editor of books on local and family history and who spearheaded projects of area historic preservation died Friday, February 18, 2005 of heart failure at his home in Interlaken, New York. Mr. Patterson's books have been purchased by genealogical libraries across the country: Between the Lakes: A History of South Seneca...

Feb 17, 2005

Charles W. Hurlbut, age 80, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 17, 2005.

Born on November 25, 1924 in New York City, Chuck was a son of the late Charles W. and Adelaide Swezey Hurlbut. He spent his boyhood on his grandparents' farm in Scipioville, NY. He and his younger brother,...

Feb 7, 2005

Wayne David Reynolds, age 66, of 806 West King Road, Ithaca, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 7, 2005 at the Cayuga Medical Center, following a brief illness.

Born on October 10, 1938 in Trumansburg, NY, Wayne was the son of Thomas and Geraldine Tyler Reynolds. As a teenager Wayne had a great interest...

Feb 1, 2005

Ida L. Albrecht of Trumansburg, passed away at the Reconstruction Home in Ithaca on Tuesday, February 01, 2005, at the age of 85.

Born in Alt Postal, Romania on March 21, 1919, Ida was the daughter of Johan and Alfrida Renke Wittke.

Ida came to the United States in October of 1951. She was an...

Jan 30, 2005

Edward J. Farrell of 9586 Route 96, Trumansburg, died on Sunday, January 30, 2005 at Hospicare in Ithaca.

Ed was born and raised in Victor, New York. In 1943 he married Ruth Conde in Trumansburg. During WWII he served his country as a naval officer in Brazil, Washington, DC and Pearl Harbor. In 1945 Ed returned to...

Jan 21, 2005

Robert Nelson Read, age 86, of 10 Academy St., Trumansburg, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2005, following a lengthy illness.

Born in Rochester, New York on May 5, 1918, Bob was the son of Nelson B. and Elizabeth Beisheim Read. Following graduation from Monroe High School in Rochester in 1938, Bob entered the New York State...

Jan 17, 2005

ROMULUS-

Kurt Ziefle went to be with his Lord January 17, 2005. Kurt was born on January 12, 1927 in Heilbronn, West Germany. Kurt attended Heilbronn Middle School and received a degree from Stuttgart Photography School. After WWII Kurt immigrated to America to help his Aunt Emma on a small farm in July 1951 in Cherry Valley,...

Jan 7, 2005

Donald Stiles Gaige, of Mecklenburg, NY, 85, died on Friday evening, January 7, 2005. He was born to Robert and Maude Gaige, of Millerton, Pennsylvania, on April 10, 1919. Raised in a family of outdoorsmen, Don enjoyed a richly satisfying, lifelong connection with the natural world. After graduating from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal...

Dec 26, 2004

Henrietta Melissa Brown Age 90, a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, NY, and former resident of the Alterra Sterling House, passed away at the Oak Hill Manor, in Ithaca, on Sunday, December 26, 2004. Born in Jacksonville, NY, the daughter of Manley Clarkson Brown and Florence Tichenor Brown, she grew up with her family in the community and loving animals,...