OBITUARIES

Phyllis L. Joslyn

Oct 15, 2019

Phyllis L. Joslyn of Willard, age 92, died peacefully at Geneva Living Center North on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.

Phyllis was born April 21, 1927 in Elmira, NY, a twin daughter of the late John S. and Vera L. (Mitchell) MacDonald. She was employed by Willard Psychiatric Center as a Therapy Aide before becoming a Psychiatric Social...

Vera Henderson

Oct 12, 2019

Vera Henderson, age 88, of Lodi, died on Saturday, October 12, 2019.

In accordance with Vera’s wishes, there will be no public services.

Vera is survived by three sons and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald in 2014.

Annamay Strope

Oct 8, 2019

Annamay Strope, age 91, longtime resident of Footes Corners Road, died at Beechtree Center on Tuesday, October 8, 2019

A gathering of friends will be hosted by the family at a future date. Interment will be held privately at Frear Memorial Park in Ithaca.

Kindly consider a donation in Annamay❜s memory to, American Cancer Society,...

Gloria M. Mcdonald

Oct 3, 2019

Gloria M. McDonald, age 78, formerly of East Seneca Street, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Thursday, October 3, 2019, following several recent hospitalizations.

Gloria was born in Seneca Falls on November 1, 1940, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Jane Hayes. She was a graduate of Ovid High School and then spent more...

David A. Dellefave

Sep 30, 2019

David A. Dellefave, age 67, of 4444 State Route 89, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 30, 2019.

David was born in Seneca Falls on September 6, 1952, a son of the late Andrew and Palma (D❜Amico) Dellefave. He was a graduate of Mynderse Academy and had attended Cayuga Community College in Auburn. He...

Deborah E. Reed

Sep 29, 2019

Deborah E. Reed, age 64, of 3195 Demont Road, died on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Strong Hospital, following complications from a recent surgery.

Debbie was born in Waterloo on July 5, 1955, a daughter of the late John and Shirley Price. She was a graduate of Mynderse Academy and enjoyed her role as a stay at...

Allen B. Mcloud Jr.

Sep 21, 2019

OVID – Allen B. McLoud Jr, age 50, longtime resident of the Ovid area, died on Saturday, September 21, 2019, as the result of an auto accident in Ithaca.

Allen was born in Penn Yan on February 11, 1969, the only son of Allen B. and Dolly (Shaw) McLoud Sr. After graduating from South Seneca Central School,...

Dora L. Sheldon

Sep 19, 2019

Dora L. Sheldon, age 75, died at her home in Spencer, New York on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Dora was born on August 25, 1944, the eldest child of the late Armando ‶Mudd″ and Elizabeth Zona. She graduated from Romulus High School and had lived her entire life in the Finger Lakes Region. Most recently she had...

Elizabeth Dougherty

Sep 9, 2019

Elizabeth Dougherty, age 77, longtime resident of the Romulus area, passed away at her home on Monday, September 9, 2019.

A graveside service will be held at Noon on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Ovid Union Cemetery, officiated by family friend, Charles ‶Skip″ Tilton.

Kindly consider a donation to Bearing Christian Seed, 1369 Woodville Pike,...

Martha Jean Kotun

Aug 22, 2019

Martha Jean Essex Kotun passed away at her residence in Kendal of Ithaca on August 22, 2019, after a long, valiant struggle with Parkinson❜s disease. Her family was by her side. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and educator.

Martha followed in her mother❜s footsteps as an early childhood educator. She was one of the...

Betty A. Hathaway

Aug 19, 2019

Betty A. Hathaway, 63, passed away at home on August 19, 2019.

She was born August 17, 1956, the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Grant) Wegner.

Betty graduated from South Seneca Central School and married Hampton M. Hathaway. She worked for Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home as a nurse❜s aide for a number of...

Steven Danielson

Aug 19, 2019

Steven O. Danielson passed from this life on Monday, August 18, 2019. He was a resident of the Bixby Home, currently in Interlaken, NY, for the past thirty years.

Steven was born in Queens, New York, to Olav and Edna Danielson who pre-deceased him. He attended public schools in North Tonawanda, Grand Island, and Northport, New York....

Stanley T. “John” Ike

Aug 10, 2019

Stanley T. ‶John″ Ike, age 71 of Waterloo-Geneva Road, died on Saturday, August 10, 2019 following a brief hospitalization at St. Joseph❜s Hospital in Syracuse.

John was born in Seneca Falls on April 18, 1948, a son of the late James and Jane (Buck) Ike. He had worked at Willard Psychiatric Center, and then moved with his...

Venera Godwin

Aug 8, 2019

Venera R. Godwin was called home to the Lord on August 8th, 2019.

Venera was born on July 29th, 1928 in Virginia. She was born and raised in Virginia. She came to New York two years ago to live with her son and daughter-in-law Mary. And in that short time had a whole community fall in love...

Trevor D. Irby

Jul 28, 2019

Trevor D. Irby, age 25, died tragically in Gilroy, California on Sunday, July 28, 2019.

Trevor was born in Rochester, NY on December 8, 1993 and had lived in Romulus throughout his childhood. He was a 2012 graduate of Romulus Central School and a 2017 graduate of Keuka College. While attending Keuka College in Penn Yan, he...

Anson D. Swindell

Jul 12, 2019

Anson D. Swindell, age 79, of 5030 State Route 96A, passed away at Strong Memorial Hospital on Friday, July 12, 2019.

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 South Main Street in Ovid, NY. A funeral service will then follow at 1:00pm at the funeral...

David E. Wells

Jul 5, 2019

LODI-David E. Wells, age 62, of Mann Lane and formerly of Valois, died at Arnot-Ogden Hospital in Elmira on Friday, July 5, 2019.

David was born in Montour Falls on April 23, 1957, one of four sons born to Norman ‶Zeke″ R. and Margaret H. (Hawes) Wells. He was a 1976 graduate of South Seneca High School...

Barbara J. Alger

Jul 1, 2019

Barbara J. Alger, 70, died peacefully on July 1, 2019 after a brief illness surrounded by her family at Strong Memorial Hospital. She was born May 1, 1949, the daughter of the late Francis and Laura (Sullivan) Holley.

Barb graduated from Ovid Central School and married Gary Alger on December 29, 1966. She worked for the State...

Roger D. Williams

Jun 27, 2019

Roger Davenport Williams, 78, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Cayuga Medical center. Roger was born on February 3, 1941 in Warsaw NY, a son of the late Charles Dwight and Oletha (Davenport) Williams. The family moved from Leicester to Ithaca in 1956, he grew up working on the family farm.

In 1959, he enlisted in...

Doris L. Warne

Jun 25, 2019

Doris L. Warne, age 92, of Penn Yan, passed away at Geneva General on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.

Services will be held privately at Covert Funeral Home with prayers of committal at Mount Green Cemetery in Romulus.

The family asks those that would like to make a contribution in Doris❜ memory to kindly consider the...