All Obituaries

MacDougall- Dorothy M. “Dot” Tomkins, age 77, 50 year resident of Route 336, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 following a brief hospitalization.  The family will receive friends at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, October 24, 2020.  A memorial service will then be held at 3:00pm, officiated by Fr. James Fennessey. Kindly consider a donation in Dot’s memory to the American Heart Association by visiting www.heart.org  Dot was...

Robert Bruce (Bob) Woodard Jr, age 73, longtime resident of State Route 414, died at Geneva General Hospital on Friday, October 16, 2020, following a brief hospitalization. The family will celebrate and memorialize his life with a service at the Ovid Federated Church at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, officiated by Pastor Rob Mellgard.  Prayers of committal with military honors will be held at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus.  Kindly consider a donation in...

Melvin “Jim” Creswell Sr., age 80, died unexpectedly at his home on Center Road on Monday. Services with military honors will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus, with Pastor Rob Mellgard officiating. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a memorial contribution in Jim’s memory to South Seneca Ecumenical Food Pantry, c/o Ovid Federated Church, PO Box 340, Ovid, NY 14521 Jim was born in Aberdeen, SD on February...

Charles E. “Butch” Pell, age 75, of County Road 141, passed away at The Centers at St. Camillus in Syracuse after a month long hospitalization in Geneva. Services will be held privately at Covert Funeral Home, with military honors at Lake View Cemetery in Interlaken. Kindly consider a donation in Butch’s memory to Lake View Cemetery Association, PO Box 562, Interlaken, NY 14847, of which he had been an association member for several years. Butch was born in Ithaca on May...

It is with great sadness that we announce Michael R. Griffin, 63, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY after fighting a valiant, year-long battle with cancer. Born in Buffalo, NY on August 27, 1957, Mike was raised in Interlaken, NY where he sought out adventures (many unprintable for a dignified obituary) with life-long friends, Bobby English and John Keeler. A 1975 graduate of South Seneca high school, Mike went on to earn his...

Francis G. “Frank” Greene, age 64, former longtime resident of Tipperary Street in Romulus, passed away at his home in Dundee on Saturday, September 19, 2020.  A funeral service to celebrate Frank’s life will be held at 11:00am on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Seneca Community Church, 5738 State Route 96, in Romulus, officiated by Pastor Dave Spencer.  Prayers of committal with military honors will then be held at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus....

Embrose A. Dugas, age 89, former longtime resident of the Bixby Homes, walked into his sunset on Sunday, September 6, 2020. Embrose was born in Jeanerette, LA on July 1, 1931, a son of the late Embrose and Julia (Landor) Dugas Sr.  He proudly served his country in the US Air Force, from 1951 to 1953.  He had worked in in sugar factory in Louisiana and made his way north many years later. While living in the Ovid area for more than 20 years, he enjoyed bowling, golf, dancing and...

Judy Simmers, 73, passed away Sunday (September 6, 2020) after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Obeying her wishes there will be no funeral services. A family gathering will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Romulus Music Boosters, RCS Music Boosters, 5705 Rt. 96, Romulus, NY 14541 or St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital, www.stjude.org/donate. Judith Ann Simmers was born March 22, 1947, in Seneca Falls, N.Y., to the late Jean and Eugene Good....

It is with great sadness that the family of Patrick Joseph O'Connell announces his passing on Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the age of 62 after a brief battle with cancer.   Patrick was born on March 6, 1958, in Waterloo, the son of the late James and Joy (Coryell) O'Connell.Growing up in the Finger Lakes he developed a love for boating and appreciation of the beauty that nature had to offer in the area.  This love developed his interest in taking photos of the...

Frances Delong Steen, age 92, longtime resident of Ithaca and formerly of the Ovid area, passed away peacefully at home, following a brief illness. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 Main Street in Ovid.  Prayers of committal will be held privately at Ovid Union Cemetery.  Kindly consider a donation in Frances’ memory to the Tompkins County SPCA www.spcaonline.com Frances was born at home in Ovid on...