All Obituaries

Gwendolyn Lewis, age 89, longtime resident of Gilbert Station Road, died at Oak Hill Manor in Ithaca on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.   Gwen was born in Corning, NY on December 22, 1931, a daughter of the late Albert and Hazel Borden.  She was a graduate of Painted Post High School and had lived in the Hornby area for many years before moving to Ovid.  She worked as a therapy aide at Willard Psychiatric Center from the early 1970’s until 1994.  She was a proud life...

David John Corning, age 55, longtime resident of Ovid, died at Geneva General Hospital on Saturday, November 27, 2021.   David will be remembered for his sense of humor, his love of music, and his devotion to his family. He had an exceptionally kind and compassionate soul, and he was an extremely proud father and grandfather.   David was born in Newton, Massachusetts on September 25, 1966, the son of Robert and Karen (Cleaveland) Corning.  He was a graduate of South Seneca...

Webb W. Rankin, age 100, longtime resident of Mechanic Street, passed away at the Hospicare Facility in Ithaca on Saturday, November 20, 2021   Webb was born in Interlaken on January 16, 1921, the only son of the late George A. and Gertrude (Dafforn) Rankin. He was a graduate of Interlaken High School class of 1938, Willard School of Nursing in 1943, he then served as a Pharmacist’s Mate in the US Navy during WWII, and completed his BA in Pre-Med at Cornell University in 1950....

Neal Malcolm Updike, age 69, died at Rochester General Hospital on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00pm on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid. Prayers of committal will be held privately for family at Lake View Cemetery in Interlaken. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to the National FFA Foundation 6060 FFA Dr. P.O. Box 68960 Indianapolis, IN 46268-0960 in Neal’s memory. Neal was born in Seneca Falls, on...

Cynthia A. Moran, age 64, of Yale Station Road, died at Strong Memorial Hospital on Monday, November 15, 2021, following several recent hospitalizations and a prolonged illness.   Services will be held privately for family at this time, and a Celebration of Life will be announced by Covert Funeral Home in the late spring of 2022. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to Beverly Animal Shelter, 50 East River Road, Waterloo, NY 13165, in Cindy’s memory.   Cindy was...

Carmen M. Perez, age 81 of State Route 414, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, November 15, 2021. Services will be held privately on Saturday, November 20, 2021 with burial at West Lodi Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation in Carmen’s memory to the Ovid Ecumenical Food Pantry or the Interlaken Food Pantry. Carmen was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on July 16, 1940, and moved to the US in 1943. She was married to Andres Perez at Holy Cross Church in Ovid,...

William R. “Bill” Bowen, age 71, of Beaujon Road, passed away at Geneva General Hospital on Friday, November 12, 2021.   Bill was born in Montour Falls on January 5, 1950, a son of the late George and Hazel Bowen. He graduated from Odessa-Montour High School and had worked as a fork lift operator at Shepard Niles for nearly 20 years.  He later worked as a delivery driver for Getman’s Gas Company, which later became Ferrell Gas, until his health forced an early...

Legends never die. Their bodies may leave this earth, but the examples live on forever.   Ronald James Narducci, only son of Eugene Narducci and Lucille Sheperd Goodspeed Narducci, was born in Middletown, Connecticut, on March 21, 1930. He crossed his final finish line in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, at the age of 91 on November 12, 2021.   Ron joined the Air Force in 1950, and was stationed at Lackland AFB in Texas. He then received orders to report to Sampson AFB in...

Eva J. Van Gelder, age 84 of Lodi-Covert Townline Road, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 4:00pm on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid. Prayers of committal will be held at 11:00am on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus.  Eva was born in Marion, NY on December 3, 1936, a daughter of the late George and Millie Crayton. She was a graduate...

George E. Watts Jr, of 488 Barnes Hill Road, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The family will host a Celebration of George’s life at the Baldwin Fire Hall, 460 Breesport N Chemung Rd, Lowman, NY, from 3:00 to 6:00pm on Saturday, November 13, 2021.  In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation in George’s memory to: www.AbleGamers.org    George was born in Elmira on June 11, 1997, the eldest son of George and Kelly (Conrad) Watts Sr. He was a...