OBITUARIES

John L. Wolff
Dec 9, 2013
John L. Wolff of Ithaca died at Cayuga Ridge in Ithaca on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the age of 90.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:00am on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Church of the Epiphany, 11 Elm Street, Trumansburg, with Father Gurdon Brewster officiating. The burial will follow immediately at Greensprings Natural...

Ralph W. Van Heusen
Dec 4, 2013
Ralph W. Van Heusen of Geneva passed away at his lake side home on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the age of 66.
Ralph was born in Brooklyn, a son of the late Ralph and Audrey (Simson) Van Heusen. After graduating high school, he joined the United State Army as an active duty soldier serving for three...
Wayne W. Swartwood
Dec 1, 2013
Wayne W. Swartwood, a life-long resident of Trumansburg, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the age of 82.
Wayne was born in Ithaca on November 20, 1931, a son of the late Percy and Norma (Wooden) Swartwood. After graduating high school, Wayne joined the United State Army serving during the Korean...
Clifford D. Yaw
Nov 17, 2013
Clifford Dawson (Cliff) Yaw of Trumansburg passed away at Geneva General Hospital on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the age of 69.
Cliff was born on September 9, 1944, the son of Fred and Rosalie (Wright) Yaw. After graduating from Trumansburg High School in 1962, Clifford joined the United States Navy where he served for several years...
Mary J. Harvey
Nov 15, 2013
Mary J. Harvey of Trumansburg, passed away at Cayuga Ridge surrounded by family on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the age of 68.
Mary was born in Ithaca on July 4, 1945, a daughter to Howard and Elizabeth (Long) Jenner.
Mary was a lifelong resident of Trumansburg attending T-Burg High, a member of the class...
Matthew J. Mclennan
Oct 26, 2013
Matthew J. McLennan of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly on October 26, 2013 at the age of 42.
Matt was born in Corning on December 31, 1970, a son to Charles McLennan and Andrea Marshall. After graduating from Corning West High School in 1990, where he was an exceptional wrestler, Matt attended SUNY Brockport. While attending college he...

Leroy A. Winters
Oct 17, 2013
Leroy Allen Winters of Mecklenburg, New York passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on October 17, 2013 at the age of 89.
Lee was born in East Orange, New Jersey on Jan 29, 1924, a son of the late Ernest Adam and Edith Catherine Wilhemina (Altemiller) Winters. He served in the United States Army during WW II...

Keith W. Bower
Oct 5, 2013
Keith W. Bower of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by family on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the age of 81.
Keith was born in Mecklenburg on November 21, 1931, a son to the late Homer and Ethel (Leonard) Bower. He owned and operated Fieldstone Farms in Trumansburg for many years and also worked at Cornell...

Beth Jenkins
Oct 5, 2013
Beth Jenkins of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by her family of loving friends on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the age of 68.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Church of the Epiphany, 11 Elm Street, Trumansburg, with the Reverend Gurdon Brewster officiating.
In...

William Golden
Sep 27, 2013
William John Golden of Trumansburg passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the age of 51.
Born on June 17, 1962 to James and Beverly (Loan) Golden, Will was a graduate of Trumansburg Central Schools and was a lifelong “T-burger”. His most important life connections were to his immediate family and his vast Trumansburg community family....
Emmylou Wolff
Sep 24, 2013
Emmylou Wolff of Ithaca died at Sterling House on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the age of 88, with her devoted husband holding her hand, and her family by her side.
Emmylou was a child of the prairie, having been born in the golden, rolling hills of South Dakota. Her father, a cowboy, met and married a...

John S. “Jack” Swartz
Sep 16, 2013
John S. “Jack” Swartz of 6035 Turnpike Road, Mecklenburg passed away at home on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 85.
Jack was born in Trenton, New Jersey on July 11, 1928 a son of the late Ralph and Mabel (Kirby) Swartz Sr. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and...

Howard P. Tubbs
Sep 7, 2013
Howard P. Tubbs passed away peacefully Saturday evening, September 7, 2013, at home with his family.
He was born Feb 24, 1917, in Chatham, NY, and started working at the local pharmacy at 16. He played saxophone in a 5-member square dance band, earning
Ronald B. Parks
Sep 7, 2013
Ronald B. Parks, age 62, of Lansing passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Hospicare after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Ron was born in Waverly on October 30, 1950. He grew up in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania and graduated from Wellsboro High School.
Ron retired this year after 42 years of dedicated service to...
Stanley Koskinen
Sep 1, 2013
Stanley R. Koskinen, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, September 1, 2013 at his home on Waterburg Road, surrounded by several members of the immediate and extended family.
He was born on April 29, 1927, in Ishpeming, Upper Peninsula, Michigan to Uno and Viano (Jarvi) Koskinen. His father died six months before his birth in a...

Robert Jankowski
Aug 30, 2013
Robert J. Jankowski, age 72, died on Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Hospicare residence on East King Road in Ithaca.
Born January 25, 1941, in Blossburg, PA, a son of the late Peter and Louise M. (Wojcik). Bob graduated as valedictorian of his class at Spencer-VanEtten high school and earned a full scholarship to RIT. He...
Mabel E. Rumsey
Aug 26, 2013
Mabel E. (Whitaker) Rumsey, a lifelong resident of Enfield, NY, passed away at Beechtree Care Center August 26, 2013 at the age of 95.
Mabel was born October 15, 1917 in Enfield Center, to the late Leroy and Edith (Lindow) Whitaker. The eldest daughter in a family of ten children, Mabel assumed the mothering duties after losing...

Rebecca Bower
Aug 23, 2013
Rebecca F. Bower of Trumansburg passed away at home on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the age of 58.
Rebecca was born in Ithaca on December 17, 1954, a daughter of the late Robert and Gloria (Kiem) Farrell. She was an avid reader, decorator, and worked many years for the Ithaca school system.
Rebecca is...
Jay D. Vanvolkinburg
Aug 21, 2013
Jay D. VanVolkinburg, of Trumansburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the age of 51.
Jay was born in Elmira, New York on June 1, 1962, a son to Franklin and Virginia (Danek) VanVolkinburg. After graduating from Trumansburg High School, Jay received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. This degree would be the start...

Sylvia S. Feiock
Aug 14, 2013
Sylvia Louise Swick Feiock, age 86, of 30 Sage Road, Ithaca was promoted to Glory and began eternity with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 while at home surrounded by her family.
Sylvia was in Trumansburg, a daughter of the late Harry and Hattie (Jackson) Swick. In 1945, she graduated from Trumansburg...
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