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Arthur Lavern Leonard
Jul 24, 2024
Arthur Lavern Leonard, 85, of King Ferry, passed away on July 24, 2024 at the Groton Community Health Care Center.
He was born October 13, 1938 in Auburn, a son of the late Harry A. and Florence E. (Hovanus) Leonard. Art attended Ludlowville School. He was a hard worker, always doing his best. Arthur was the maintenance man and lawn mower...
Edward Joseph Brennan
Jul 10, 2024
Edward Joseph Brennan, 88, of Leesburg, VA and Aurora, NY passed away unexpectantly on July 10, 2024 at home in Aurora. Mr. Brennan was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1936 in Petersburg, VA , a son of the late Edward Joseph Brennan, Sr. and Leona Slaughter Brennan.
He is survived by his beloved wife Christine, his brother William ( Bill)...
Elsie Wargo Todd
Jul 7, 2024
Elsie Wargo Todd
Elsie Wargo Todd, 94, of Davis Rd., Lansing NY, died peacefully surrounded by family on July 7, 2024.
Born July 5, 1930, to Joseph and Marie (Molnar) at the Wargo family farm in Pennington, NJ. Elsie graduated from Pennington Central High School and attended Trenton State Teacher’s College.
On October 21, 1950, Elsie married Tom Todd. They lived on a farm in Titusville,...
Edward R. Sharpsteen
Jul 4, 2024
Edward R. Sharpsteen, 86, formerly of Locke, passed away on July 4, 2024 in Stuart, FL.
He was born on May 4, 1938, a son of the late Rodney and Kathleen "Kye" (Lisdell) Sharpsteen.
Ed served most honorably with the US military for 25 years, retiring in 1980 as a Technical Sergeant with the US Air Force. He served previously with the...
Linda M. Bishop
Jul 3, 2024
Linda M. Bishop, 77, of Locke, passed away at home on July 3, 2024.
Linda was born on January 13, 1947 in Trenton, MI, daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Rossiter) Sepos. She was a graduate of Lansing Central School and a devout Catholic and communicant of St. Anthony Parish.
Linda was a sales clerk for many years at the Groton...
Sue S. Toolan
Jun 26, 2024
Sue S. Toolan, 71, of Groton, passed away on June 26, 2024 at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center after a period of declining health.
Sue was born January 29, 1953 in Cortland, a daughter of the late Alfred T. and Doris (Dittenheffer) Snyder. A lifelong area resident, Sue graduated from Cortland Central School and attended Tompkins Cortland Community College.
Sue owned and operated...
Thomas C. May
Jun 23, 2024
Thomas C. May, 79, of King Ferry, passed away on June 23, 2024 in Auburn.
He was born on March 23, 1945 in Auburn, a son of the late Adrian and June (Hunt) May. A graduate of King Ferry Central School, he had owned and operated May Contracting for 37 years. He was an avid bowler, evidenced as a member of...
Stacey S. Lippincott
Jun 18, 2024
Stacey S. Lippincott, 99, of King Ferry, passed away on June 18, 2024 in Geneva.
Born March 25, 1925 in Elkland, PA, he was a son of the late Lee and Lily (Spencer) Lippincott. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 551st Signal Air Warning Battalion in the Pacific Theater. He was also part of the U.S....
Arthur "Dewey" D. Dawson
Jun 13, 2024
Arthur D. "Dewey" Dawson, 77, of Groton, passed away peacefully at his daughter's home on June 13, 2024.
He was born July 21, 1946 in Ithaca and was a lifelong county resident. He was a graduate of Ithaca High School and worked for both the Ithaca College and Cornell Safety Divisions before embarking on a 29-year career with the Tompkins County...
Jason R. Ramey
Jun 12, 2024
Jason R. Ramey, 49, of Locke, passed away at home unexpectedly on June 12, 2024.
Jason was born November 8, 1974 in Susquehanna, PA. He attended Groton Central School. He worked for many years in the pool construction trades in Florida and construction in New York. Jason enjoyed drawing, joking, kids, fishing, RC cars and VW Beetles. Jason tinkered with all...
Tyrone J. Sheils
Jun 12, 2024
1943 ~ 2024
King Ferry, NY
Tyrone (Ty) John Sheils, 80, of King Ferry, NY, passed suddenly on June 12, 2024.
Ty was born on December 28, 1943, in Auburn, NY. He was the son of the late Lyman J. Sheils, Sr. and Jessie (Perkins) Sheils. Tyrone married Beverly Ann (Youngs) Sheils in 1965, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in...
Anthony J. Astarita
Jun 8, 2024
Anthony J. Astarita, 86, of Schoharie, NY, formerly of Groton, passed away at his home on June 8, 2024.Anthony was born on July 1, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Michael and Julia (Saverese) Astarita. He grew up in Brooklyn and then raised his family in Groton, relocating in 2017 to Schoharie. He retired after a 33-year career...
Bonnie Lee Leitch
May 30, 2024
Bonnie Lee Leitch, 70, of Locke NY, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 30, 2024.Bonnie was born on November 1,1953 in Ithaca NY and was a graduate of Groton Central School. She worked for Certified Properties of Ithaca proudly for over 25 years, finally retiring in December 2023. Bonnie was an active member of the Groton Alumni Association,...
Lindsay A. Orr
May 25, 2024
Lindsay A. Orr, 45, of Groton, passed away unexpectedly on May 25, 2024 due to a catastrophic pulmonary embolism.She was born on March 23, 1979 in Cortland, the daughter of Keith and Roxanne (Noble) Orr, who survive her.Lindsay was a graduate of Groton Central School, Class of 1997, and earned an Associates degree thereafter at Tompkins Cortland Community College. She...
Paul L. Palmer
May 24, 2024
Paul L. Palmer, 78, of Locke NY passed away on May 24, 2024 in the home he built. Paul was born on March 10, 1946 in Syracuse, NY and was the son of Lois (Dusseau) Barber and Ernest Palmer. He was a graduate of Moravia Central School and proudly served in the United States Navy where he was deployed on...
Carol Lee Boles
May 23, 2024
Carol Lee Boles (Barron) January 15, 1946 – May 23, 2024
Carol Boles of Lansing passed away at the age of 78 in the early hours of Thursday, May 23, 2024, with her husband of nearly 60 years, Clarence (Jim) Boles, by her side. Carol fought a long and arduous battle with cancer for over a decade before eventually succumbing to...
Thomas F. Walpole
May 9, 2024
Thomas Francis Walpole was freed from ALS on May 9, 2024. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family. He faced his illness with dignity and courage for six years. Thomas was born on May 18, 1964, with his twin brother, John. They were a surprise package to their parents. From the beginning, the twins were the life of the party. Tom...
Darrell J. Reeves
May 4, 2024
Darrell J. Reeves, 58, of Auburn, passed away after a brief illness at The Commons on May 4, 2024.Darrell was born on April 22, 1966 in Auburn, a son of Susanne (Murray) Perkins and Donald Reeves, both of Genoa. An area resident most of his life, he graduated from Southern Cayuga Central School and worked for many years as a...
Janette L. Reeves
May 4, 2024
Janette Reeves, 82, of Ithaca, passed away on May 4, 2024 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.Janette was born on May 11, 1941, a daughter of the late Dwight and Esther (Keeney) Larson. A graduate of the Lansing schools, she retired after 33 years as a telephone operator with the Bell, NY Telephone, NYNEX, Bell Atlantic and Verizon organizations...
Kris Sims
May 4, 2024
Kris Sims, 79, of Groton, passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2024 at home.Kris was born on April 9, 1945 in Cortland, son of the late Allen and Barbara (Muckey) Sims. A lifelong Groton resident, Kris graduated with the GCS Class of 1963 and served from 1963-1967 in the US Air Force. Kris experienced a full career as an electrician...
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