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Paul O. Wheaton

Paul O. Wheaton

Sep 25, 2011

Paul O. Wheaton, 79, of Marathon, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his home.Paul was born in Cortland, NY, on July 16, 1932, a son of the late Marc Wheaton, Sr. and Margaret Jones Wheaton. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a communicant of St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Marathon, where was active in the...

Laura Catlin

Laura Catlin

Sep 20, 2011

Laura Underwood Catlin, 89, formerly of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.Laura was born in E. Freetown on April 17, 1922, a daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Monk Underwood. She attended and graduated from Whitney Point Central School. In 1941, she married Francis Catlin of Montrose, PA. After living in Jacksonville, FL for a few...

Gordon W. Fox

Gordon W. Fox

Sep 11, 2011

Gordon W. Fox, 80, of Marathon, NY, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011, at his home, while surrounded by his family.Gordon was born in Cincinnatus, NY on September 5, 1931, a son of the late Clinton and Iva Fox. A lifelong resident of this area, he attended the Christian Fellowship Church in Lisle. He was a retired truck driver,...

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan

Sep 5, 2011

Clayton J. "Fudd" Rutan, 36, of Willet, NY, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011, while surrounded by his family, at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, after a valiant and courageous battle with leukemia.Fudd was born in Cortland, NY on May 12, 1975, a son of the late Ronald Rutan, Jr. and Barbara Rutan Maroney. A lifelong resident...

Frances E. Knapp

Frances E. Knapp

Aug 29, 2011

Frances E. Knapp, 85, of Pitcher, NY, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Monday, August 29, 2011, while surrounded by her family.Frances was born in Triangle, NY on January 23, 1926, the oldest of seven children to the late Frank and Nettie Heath Mowry. Prior to her retirement, she was a Certified Nurse's Aide at Northwoods in Cortland for...

Belle Bonham

Belle Bonham

Aug 10, 2011

Belle Bonham, 82, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Chenango Memorial Nursing Facility, Norwich, NY.Mrs. Bonham was born in Anderson, SC on September 21, 1928. A longtime resident of this area, she retired from Highgate Manor Nursing Home where she was employed as an LPN.She is survived by her sons, James (Rose Mary) Bonham...

Wayne D. Drake, Sr.

Wayne D. Drake, Sr.

Aug 6, 2011

Wayne D. Drake, Sr., 78, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at the Cortland Care Center, Cortland, NY.Born in Cortland, NY on May 13, 1933, Wayne was a son of the late Wayne W. and Ethel Bailey Drake. He served in the U.S. Army Tank Co. 15th Infantry Regiment during the Korean Conflict. Prior to his...

H. James Cardner

H. James Cardner

Aug 5, 2011

H. James Cardner, 80, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011, at the Cortland Care Center, Cortland, NY, following an extended illness.Mr. Cardner was born in Cincinnatus on September 27, 1930, a son of the late Harry John and Cecile Parsons Cardner. A lifelong resident of this area, he was a self-employed carpenter and farmer. He was...

Irving A. Cornine

Irving A. Cornine

Jul 30, 2011

Irving A. Cornine, 79, of N. Pitcher, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at his home.Mr. Cornine was born in Morris Plains, NJ on January 29, 1932, a son of the late Lewis and Marion Fiedler Cornine. A resident of this area since 1993, he was a communicant of St. Virgil's Catholic Church, Morris Plains, NJ. He...

Shirley G. Simmons

Shirley G. Simmons

Jul 29, 2011

Shirley G. Simmons, 71, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away at her home on Friday, July 29, 2011, while surrounded by her family.Shirley was born in Carthage, NY on January 23, 1940, a daughter of the late Gerald and Genevieve McPherson Hartle. A longtime resident of this area, she married Harry Simmons, Sr. on September 1, 1958. She had been a...

Margaret Irene Degear Reagan

Margaret Irene Degear Reagan

Jul 4, 2011

Margaret Irene Degear Reagan, 90, formerly of E. Freetown, NY, passed away July 4, 2011, at the Cortland Care Center.She is survived by her children, Lucille "Lucy" (Frank) Hersey of Florida, Joan (Robert) Greene of McGraw, Morris (Elizabeth "Annie") of Cincinnatus; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her brothers, Harry (Venice), Charles "Herb", Thomas (Norma); sisters, Audrey...

Walter G. Shepard, Jr.

Walter G. Shepard, Jr.

Jun 30, 2011

Walter G. Shepard, Jr., 78, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at the Crown Center Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cortland, NY.Mr. Shepard was born in North Pharsalia, NY on October 28, 1932, a son of the late Walter and Mildred Whitcomb Shepard. A lifelong resident of the area, he retired from Coventry Transport after several...

Doris Richer Livermore

Doris Richer Livermore

Jun 15, 2011

Doris Richer Livermore, 84, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Born in Otselic, NY on October 15, 1926, Mrs. Livermore was a daughter of the late Harley and Myrtle Timmerman Richer. A lifelong resident of this area, she was a graduate of Otselic Valley Central School. In her earlier...

Marion S. Deaver

Marion S. Deaver

May 28, 2011

Marion S. Deaver, 90, formerly of S. Otselic, NY and most recently a resident of the Masonic Care Community, Utica, NY, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, NY.Mrs. Deaver was born in Detroit, MI on August 18, 1920, a daughter of the late Frank and Laura Moore Stone. She was a 1938 graduate of...

Janice J. Beebe

Janice J. Beebe

May 10, 2011

Janice J. Beebe, 59, of Berkshire (Speedsville), NY, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY, with her husband by her side.Janice was born in Waxahachie, TX on February 15, 1952, a daughter of the late Joseph Miles Butler and Minnie Pearl Caldwell Butler. A resident of Speedsville for the past 15 years, Janice was...

Richard E. Auwarter, Sr.

Richard E. Auwarter, Sr.

Apr 23, 2011

Richard E. Auwarter, Sr., 79, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2011, from his son's home in the Town of Lapeer.Dick was born in Norwich, NY on August 8, 1931 a son of the late William and Myrla Carrier Auwarter. A lifelong resident of this area and a 1950 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School, he...

Olive W. Harvey

Olive W. Harvey

Apr 11, 2011

Olive W. Harvey, 93, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY.Born on March 15, 1918 in the Town of Taylor (Solon Pond), Mrs. Harvey was the youngest child born to the late Frank S. and Lucy Potter Wood. A lifelong resident of Cincinnatus, she resided in the same home...

Vernon P. Clough

Vernon P. Clough

Apr 1, 2011

Vernon P. Clough, 68, of East Freetown, NY, passed away at his home on Friday, April 1, 2011, following a brief illness.Born in Cortland, NY on June 1, 1942, Vern was one of eight children born to the late Kenneth and Olive Gilland Clough. His family spent their early years in the Pitcher and Cincinnatus area, before they moved to...

Freida E. Stafford

Freida E. Stafford

Mar 18, 2011

Freida E. Stafford, 89, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011, at her home.Mrs. Stafford was born in the Town of Solon, NY on September 27, 1921, a daughter of the late Arthur and Reta Coates Thornton. She was a lifelong resident of this area. She is survived by her children, Joanne Perkins of Cincinnatus, Gerald (Adrianne)...

Jesse Diaz

Jesse Diaz

Mar 11, 2011

Jesse "Corky" Diaz, 62, decided to take the path to his Lord on Friday, March 11, 2011, at his brother's home in Taylor, NY.Jesse was born on May 19, 1948 in Willet, NY and resided in Syracuse, NY. He truly loved his daughters, his grandchildren, and had a special place in his heart for others.Jesse grew up in Willet, NY...

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