OBITUARIES

Feb 21, 2020

Betty A. Knapp of Trumansburg, formally of Florida and Texas, passed away in her sleep at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home on February 21, 2020 at the age of 93.

Betty was born in Waterloo on October 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Ernest and Ruth (Cottrell) Brownell. A caregiver at heart, Betty worked as a health...

Feb 15, 2020

Robert ‶Butch″ Smith of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on February 15, 2020 at the age of 71.

Butch was born in Ithaca on October 2, 1948 a son of the late Orris and Wescena (Westbrook) Smith. He honorably served his county in the United States Army from 1966 to 1970. Butch enjoyed horseshoes,...

Feb 12, 2020

Clifford A. Burris passed away peacefully on February 12, 2020. He was 94. Cliff was born to Charles Burris and Josephine Jensen Burris in a farmhouse on Burris Rd. without indoor plumbing, electricity or telephone.

Cliff joined the Navy during WWII and was in flight training when the war ended. He married Ruth Woltjen, and with her...

Feb 11, 2020

Richard ‶Dick″ Durling of Trumansburg flew into God❜s arms surrounded by family following a brief illness on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the age of 71.

Dick was born in Ithaca on January 28, 1949, a son of the late Clyde and Gladys (Terry) Durling. He graduated from Charles O. Dickerson High School in 1967 and joined...

Feb 7, 2020

John A. Kastenhuber of Trumansburg passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on February 7, 2020 at the age of 58.

John was born on October 18, 1961, a son of the late Harold and Carolyn (Snyder) Kastenhuber. He enjoyed tinkering and worked as a small engine and truck mechanic. Most of all, John loved animals and cared...

Feb 4, 2020

Ann T. Harding of Trumansburg passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on February 4, 2020 at the age of 88.

Ann was born in Ithaca on December 13, 1931, a daughter of the late John and Blanche Harding. She worked at Ithaca Textiles for a numbers of years before taking a position as a housekeeper at Lakeside...

Jan 24, 2020

Diana Bradham, age 77, of Trumansburg died on January 24, 2020 at her home after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Her husband, Ray, and their daughters, Amy Dawson of Trumansburg, and Sarah Bradham of Portland, Ore. were around her and supporting her as she left this world to enter eternity where she will be without pain.

Jan 18, 2020

Esther A. Hughes, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, of Jacksonville, NY was called home on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the age of 84.

Esther was born in Millport, PA on February 27, 1935, a daughter of the late Dealton Thurber and Maude Davis. She was employed by Ithaca Textiles for a number of years before working...

Jan 17, 2020

Kathleen S. Wright of Trumansburg passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the age of 75.

Kathleen was born in Montour Falls on October 29, 1944, a daughter of the late Herman and Edith (Beardslee) Switzer. Kathleen was a devoted wife to the love of her life, Roger, whom she shared many jitterbug dances with....

Jan 13, 2020

Brad G. LaPoint, of Trumansburg, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Brad was born in Ithaca on March 14, 1959, a son of Ken Reeves and Neva Mattocks. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Brad moved to the area before his senior year and graduated from Ithaca High school. Brad had been a truck...

Jan 13, 2020

Ronald Davis of Ithaca passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on January 13, 2020 at the age of 70.

Ron was born in Chicago on December 30, 1949. He honorably served his county in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. Ron enjoyed traveling across the United States and going for car rides.

Ron...

Jan 6, 2020

Dr. Betty Jean McKnight of Trumansburg died January 6, 2020 at home surrounded by neighbors and friends.

Betty was an amazing, self-made woman. Raised in poor circumstances, sometimes homeless as a child, Betty earned her PhD in part because of a high school science teacher who inspired and believed in her.

She taught grade school...

Jan 3, 2020

Bruce Allen Hunt, age 76, of Ithaca, NY, passed away at home with family and friends on January 3, 2020.

Bruce was raised on the family dairy farm just north of Interlaken where he learned a good work ethic. After high school Bruce attended and graduated from Williamsport Tech School in Williamsport, PA as a diesel mechanic....

2020

Charlotte Voros, 96, formerly of Interlaken, NY, was called by her Lord and Savior and died in her sleep on December 13th. Charlotte spent her final years residing at Oak Hill Manor in Ithaca, NY, where she was a favorite of the staff and very much loved.

Charlotte was born in Hungary in 1924. Although her father,...

Dec 31, 2019

Dorothy Williams Wright of Ithaca, NY died peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

Dorothy Williams Wright, the youngest daughter of the late James Williams and Annie Belle Coppedge was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1932. She later moved to Richmond, Virginia, where she was an avid reader and enthusiastic cheerleader at Booker T. Washington High...

Dec 25, 2019

Susan (Sue) Thayer Shaw of Ithaca, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire passed away peacefully at Hospicare surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at the age of 62.

Sue was born on September 7, 1957 in Trenton, New Jersey, a daughter to Lawrence and Alice (Yaw) Thayer. She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1975 and...

Dec 17, 2019

Edward Alan Jamison passed away peacefully from a long illness on December 17, 2019, at the age of 66. His final days were spent with his sister and adult children at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA.

Born in Hornell, NY on July 27, 1953, and raised in Trumansburg, Edward was a son of...

Dec 13, 2019

Thomas Franz Reitz of Trumansburg passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the age of 81.

Tom was born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1938, a son of the late Otto and Jean (Yasadavich) Reitz. He was employed by Cornell University for 47 years prior to his retirement. Tom served as a...

Dec 2, 2019

Jonathan Parker Van Valen of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 2, 2019 at the age of 22.

Jonathan was born on May 23, 1997 in Cortland, a son to John Van Valen and Lisa Ann Touchet Van Valen. While attending Trumansburg High School, he was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 13, earning the...

Nov 21, 2019

Deborah Taves, age 57, passed away on November 21 after a brief illness at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

Born on July 7, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Debbie was the daughter of Edward and Alma Taves, who predeceased her. She is survived by her brother Michael (Kathy), nephew Matthew (Jessica) and niece Kerén, and five great...