OBITUARIES

Dec 30, 2013

Geraldine Frances Emmons of Trumansburg, formerly of Potsdam, NY, passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, December 30, 2013 at the age of 91.

Geraldine was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on August 27, 1922 a daughter of the late Everett and Alice (Buzzard) Schutten. Geraldine, known to all as Gerry, resided in Potsdam, NY where...

Dec 25, 2013

Kelly Lynn (Austic) Nickerson of Interlaken passed away surrounded by family on December 25, 2013 at the age of 44.

Kelly was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the oldest of three daughters to William and Janice (Russell) Austic. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School in 1987 and earned an Associates Degree in Business Administration from TC3...

Dec 24, 2013

Bruce Allen Higgins of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the age of 65.

Bruce was born in Ithaca on May 13, 1948, a son of the late Ralph and Pauline (LaPoint) Higgins. A lifelong resident of Trumansburg, he was a graduate of Trumansburg High School in 1966. He joined the...

Dec 23, 2013

Charles “Roy” Wright of Trumansburg passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the age of 84.

Roy was born in Grover, Pennsylvania a son of the late Charles and Florence (Jackson) Wright. He was employed as a chef at Taughannock Farms Inn for nearly 40 years developing delicious recipes. The...

Dec 13, 2013

C. Richard Bauer of Interlaken passed away at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the age of 65.

Richard is survived by his wife of 38 years, Patricia Bauer, and his son, C. Richard Bauer, Jr.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at...

Dec 11, 2013

Etta L. Querrard of Trumansburg passed away at Crouse Hospital on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the age of 69.

Etta was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Allen and Louise (Huehnerbein) Faulkner. She was employed by Sears in Jersey City, working as a sales person.

Etta is survived by a...

Dec 9, 2013

John W. Andrews of 4735 Seneca Road, Trumansburg, passed away at home on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the age of 64.

John was born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 24, 1949, a son of the late George and June Andrews. He attended school in Greece and was a graduate of Arcadia High School. John retired in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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