OBITUARIES

Rose Hoffman

Mar 18, 2008

Rose Hoffman , 88, passed away March 18, 2008 in Ithaca, New York.

Services officiated by Rabbi Avner German will be held at 3:00PM on March 21, 2008 at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, NY.

Ruth C. Farrell

Mar 14, 2008

Ruth Conde Farrell, of Trumansburg, passed away on March 14, 2008 at the age of 87.

Born January 29, 1921, Ruth was a daughter of the late Alvan and Helen (Thompson) Conde. She resided her entire life on the family farm near Covert, NY.

She was married to Edward J. Farrell of Victor, NY on...

Joseph F. Carver

Mar 4, 2008

Joseph Francis (Frank) Carver passed away peacefully on March 4, 2008 two days after his 85th birthday. Born On March 2, 1923 in Willsboro, N.Y. Frank was the son of Bridget Judge Carver and Francis Carver. The loss of his father at age two, growing up on a dairy farm in isolated upstate, New York, and the small close-knit...

Joan B. Grove

Mar 3, 2008

Joan B. Grove of 62 Cayuga St., Trumansburg, passed away at the Lakeside Nursing Home on Monday, March 3, 2008, at the age of 79.

Born in Trumansburg on March 26, 1928, Joan was the daughter of Alfred and Eloise Glover Boyd. She graduated from the Trumansburg High School and served as the school's tax collector for...

Robert W. Dickens

Feb 29, 2008

Robert W. Dickens, of Trumansburg, passed away at the Elderwood Nursing Home in Waverly on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the age of 67. Born in Yonkers, NY on December 22, 1940, he was the son of the late Fred and Anna (Lorer) Dickens.

Robert had been employed as a truck driver for Super Foods of Orlando,...

Daisy C. Hamilton

Feb 28, 2008

Daisy C. Hamilton, of 5147 Cold Springs Rd., Trumansburg, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the age of 82.

Born in Ithaca on May 28, 1925, Daisy was the daughter of Richard and Sarah Greenwood Smith. Daisy was employed by Emerson Power Transmission as a machine operator for many years. Leisure...

Harold A. Shriner

Feb 24, 2008

Harold A. Shriner of West Seneca Road, Trumansburg, age 66, passed away February 24, 2008. Born March 25, 1941 in Searsburg, NY, Harold was the son of the late Harold Eugene and Mary Alice (Shaw) Shriner. He attended a one room school in Perry City, and graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1958. Harold enlisted in the US Navy...

Thelma C. Dunham

Feb 23, 2008

Thelma C. Dunham of Hudson Falls, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Huntington Living Center in Waterloo, NY.

Thelma was born on August 18, 1915 in Bennington, VT, the third of four daughters born to the late Leslie and Blanche (nee French) Carrier. The sisters remained close throughout their lives. She was married...

Jack F. Smith

Feb 22, 2008

Jack F. Smith, fondly known as "Mr. Trumansburg", passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the age of 78.

Born in Elyria, Ohio on December 26, 1929, Jack was the son of Edward and Alice Kelly Smith. Moving to Trumansburg with his family at the age of six, Jack spent his early years...

Jonathan F. Krueger

Feb 22, 2008

Jonathan F. Krueger, of 39 Cayuga St., Trumansburg, passed away at home on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the age of 39.

Born February 4, 1969, Jonathan was a son of Albert C. Krueger and Doris (Regnier) Krueger Weingarten.

In addition to his family and friends, Jonathan's special loves were reading and music. He was...

H. Brooks Naylor

Feb 20, 2008

H. Brooks Naylor passed away peacefully at home on February 20, 2008 at the age of 93. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 67 years, Ellen, who passed away in 2007.

Brooks was a WWII Navy Veteran, a Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at Cornell University, a dedicated educator, as well as an avid outdoorsman and...

Alta D. Parker

Feb 8, 2008

Alta D. Parker, age 84, of 162 Jacobs Drive, Ithaca, NY died Friday February 8th at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ray and Zada Durling, and a life resident of Tompkins County, most of which time she lived on Durling Road, Trumansburg, moving to Ithaca in 1999.

She is survived by a daughter,...

Siegfried W. Werners

Feb 6, 2008

Siegfried W. "Siggi" Werners of 2290 Mecklenburg Rd., Ithaca passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the age of 76.

Born in Finsterwalde, Germany on April 10, 1931, Siggi was the son of Walter and Margaret Knittel Werners. In 1956 he emigrated from Europe to Ithaca, New York where he accepted a position...

Nancy K. Bennett

Feb 6, 2008

Nancy K. Bennett, 75, of Trumansburg, passed away on February 6, 2008, at Hospicare of Ithaca after an extended illness. She was born July 11, 1932, in Troy, OH, and was the daughter of Mary Etta (Weaver) Kauffman and the late Harry L. Kauffman. She attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio for two years and the Chamberlain School...

Virginia L. Wilson

Jan 27, 2008

Virginia L. Wilson of 16 Pease St., Trumansburg, passed away at the Cayuga Medical Center on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the age of 94.

Born in Syracuse, New York on January 9, 1914, Virginia was the daughter of the late Arthur and Carrie Southworth Lester. Virginia's business degree assisted her in securing a secretarial position with...

Catherine B. Stover

Jan 26, 2008

Catherine B. Stover of 3296 Gorge Road, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the age of 77.

Born on May 7, 1930, in Trumansburg, Catherine was the daughter of the late George and Mary Priest Burns.

In the years following graduation in 1948, from the Trumansburg High School, Catherine married...

Bertha J. Hubbell

Jan 23, 2008

Bertha J. Hubbell, 77, of 406 Enfield Main Rd., Enfield, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

Born January 8, 1931 in Candor, NY, Bertha was the daughter of the late Nelson and Grace (Tucker) San Soucie. After graduation from high school, Bertha was employed in a variety of occupations before retiring from her...

Ruth L. Makie

Jan 17, 2008

Ruth Luoma Makie, of 119 E. Main St., Trumansburg, passed away at the Lakeside Nursing Home on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the age of 89.

Born in Kooskia, Idaho on February 20, 1918, Ruth was the daughter of Jacob and Sanna Kusisto Luoma. Ruth attended the Trumansburg Central School, recieved her GED from Rochester and was...

John H. Horrigan

Jan 15, 2008

John (Jack) Joseph Horrigan, 82, formerly of Westport, Connecticut, died January 15, 2008 at Ithaca Hospicare. Jack was born in Brooklyn, NY November 19, 1925, son of the late John and Margaret Horrigan. He spent most of his young life in Waterbury, Connecticut. After graduating from Crosby High he joined the US Army serving as a WWII staff sergeant...

Ian S. Baker

Jan 5, 2008

Ian Stuart Baker of 33 Washington St., Trumansburg passed away at home on Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the age of 24.

Born at the Cayuga Medical Center on November 7, 1983, Ian was the first born son of Richard R. and Katherine Monteith Baker. Ian's childhood was shared with many neighborhood friends, who stayed close to...