OBITUARIES

Dorothy J. "Dottie" Scott

Oct 10, 2022

Dorothy J. "Dottie" Scott  passed away at her home in Waxhaw, NC on October 10, 2022 at the age of 85.

Born in Englewood, NJ on April 29, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George H. Van Valen and Ethel Lewis Van Valen. Dottie moved to Trumansburg, NY in 1944 and graduated from Trumansburg High...

Thomas D. Bennett

Oct 9, 2022

Thomas D. Bennett lifelong resident of Trumansburg passed away peacefully in Newburgh on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at the age of 97.

Tom was born on April 18, 1925, a son of the late Levi and Anna (nee O’Brien) Bennett. He resided in a 17 room farmhouse with his parents, siblings, and grandmother Bennett which was swept...

Wayne D. Bertelsen

Oct 4, 2022

Wayne Douglas Bertelsen, age 85, of Jacksonville, NY passed away at home on October 4, 2022.

He was born on November 18, 1936 in San Francisco, California, son of Burt and Claire (Roberts) Bertelsen. After his mother remarried, they relocated to Medford, Oregon where Wayne graduated high school and came to love the Rogue River territory.

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John J. "Jack" Kenney

Oct 1, 2022

John J. “Jack” Kenney of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the age of 63.

Jack was born in Cuba on April 5, 1959, a son of the late William and Teresa (nee Galica) Kenney. He graduated from Charles O. Dickerson Class of 1977 and went on to attend and graduate...

Audrey E. Catalfamo

Sep 30, 2022

Audrey Elise Catalfamo passed away suddenly at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital on Friday, September 30, 2022.

Audrey was born on January 9, 2019, the second daughter to Stephen and Ashleigh (nee Welch) Catalfamo. Despite being born with a rare congenital heart condition, Audrey did not let this slow her down. She was a happy and active little...

Gary Emerson Cooper

Sep 30, 2022

Gary Emerson Cooper, age 74, formerly of Ithaca, NY passed away at Kenmore Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, NY on September 30, 2022.

Gary was born on January 23, 1948 in Scranton, PA the son of the late Emerson and Grace (nee Bell) Cooper.

Gary served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam Conflict,...

Gary M. Smith

Sep 23, 2022

Gary M. Smith, age 54, lifetime resident of Trumansburg, died Friday, September 24, 2022 at Cayuga Medical Center, following several years of ongoing cancer treatments.

Born in Ithaca on October 6, 1967, Gary was the son of the late Ronald and Joyce (nee Kastenhuber) Clark. He started working as a carpenter at age 16, working for Cardamone...

Nancy J. Adams-Clink

Sep 22, 2022

Nancy J. Adams-Clink, age 64, of Ithaca/West Danby, NY passed away at Robert Packer Hospital on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

She was born on December 7, 1957 in Ithaca, NY the daughter of Bob and Penny (nee Purcell) Adams.

Nancy worked for Cayuga Medical Center for many years and spent much of her life in...

Dana Cochran

Sep 20, 2022

Dana Cochran decidedly made September 20, 2022 his last day on Earth at the age of 92 in Ithaca, NY.

Dana was born May 7, 1930 in Ithaca, the son of Roy and Alta (Moffitt) Cochran along with eight siblings. Later in his life, Dana met and settled down with Helen Campbell, the love of his life,...

Geoffrey A. Stilwell

Sep 1, 2022

Geoffrey A. Stilwell, of Trumansburg, age 44 passed away on September 1, 2022.

A graveside service will be held at Mecklenburg Union Cemetery on June 10, 2023 at 12:00pm. Immediately following the graveside service, a reception will be held at Mecklenburg Fire Department, 4495 Co Rte 6, Mecklenburg, NY 14863.

Marc Hurlbut

Aug 26, 2022

On August 26, 2022, Marc Hurlbut passed away suddenly at the age of 57.

Born in Ithaca, Marc was a son of the late Hugh and Lois Hurlbut. Described by all who knew him well as a renaissance man, there was almost nothing Marc couldn’t have a passionate conversation about. Marc was an avid reader, had an...

Bruce D. Wright

Aug 23, 2022

Bruce Donald Wright, age 76, of north/south/and middle Stilwell Road, Trumansburg, NY passed away on Tuesday August 23, 2022.

Bruce, a proud SEABEES veteran is survived by his longtime life partner, Linda Cole, son Doug (Melissa) Wright, and stepdaughters Melanie (Ron) Cole and Melissa Perez.

He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren: William (Rachel),...

David Nichols

Aug 12, 2022

David Nichols, age 86, of 211 Ward Heights South, died suddenly at his home on Friday, August 12, 2022.

David was born in Bradford County,Pennsylvania on January 19, 1936, a son of the late Claude and Marguerite (nee Decker) Nichols.  He left school early to begin a lifelong career of farm work.  He worked at various farms...

Lynda S. (Manchester) Kroboth

Aug 8, 2022

Lynda Susan Manchester Kroboth, aged 89, of Trumansburg, NY died of lung cancer on August 8, 2022. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Richard, her parents, Millicent Vincent Manchester and Roy Manchester and brothers, Ned (Margaret), Hugh (Marion), Neil (Lois) and her twin brother, Lynn. She is survived by daughters, Melanie Chapel and her fiancé, Harvey Shapiro, of...

Amy M. (Tunison) Cusimano

Aug 1, 2022

Amy M. Tunison Cusimano of Danby passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 1, 2022 at the age of 63.

Amy was born in Ithaca on February 21, 1959 a daughter to Paul Tunison Sr. and Annabelle (Underwood) Seamon. She graduated from Trumansburg High School Class of 1977. Following her graduation Amy worked a variety of places of...

Jessica Sayles Doolittle

Jul 31, 2022

Jessica Sayles Doolittle of Trumansburg passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at the age of 43, after a valiant fight with cancer.  She was surrounded by loving family.

Jess was born in Ithaca on April 9, 1979, the daughter of Donald Sayles and Nancy (Hogan) Rice. She will be remembered for many things: as a friend,...

David S. Turkon

Jul 17, 2022

David S. Turkon, age 69, of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Dave was born in Buffalo, NY on March 10, 1953. In 1957, the family moved to Tonawanda, where they owned and ran The Shady Court Motel on Niagara Falls Boulevard (US 62), then the primary highway route between...

Jason Spielberg

Jul 9, 2022

Jason Spielberg, a former East Hampton, N.Y. resident and longtime landscape business owner there, died on July 9 at Thompson Health Center in Canandaigua, N.Y. from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was 71 and had been in intensive care for five weeks.

Mr. Spielberg operated a successful landscape business in East Hampton for 38 years before...

Linda L. Murphy

Jun 30, 2022

Linda L. Murphy, age 74, of Trumansburg, NY passed away at home on June 30, 2022.

She was born on August 15, 1947 in Ithaca, NY the daughter of the late Lewis and Tressie (nee Shugarts) Murphy. Linda worked for 45 years at Cayuga Medical Center as an LPN where she took great pride in caring for...

Jason J. Koskela

Jun 25, 2022

Jason J. Koskela, age 32, of Orlando, FL passed away on June 25, 2022.

Born in Orlando, Florida, on February 20, 1990 the son of Robert and Pamela Koskela. Jason is survived by his Father; and siblings, Robert, and Kasie Koskela. He is pre-deceased by his mother, Pamela in 2013.

Jason was a good son,...