OBITUARIES

Shaner Vanvleet Helene

Nov 3, 2018

Helene Shaner VanVleet, age 85, of Lodi, New York passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The family will be present to receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00am on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Ovid Federated Church, 7137 Main Street, Ovid, New York. A Memorial Service will immediately follow at 11:00am at the church, officiated...

E. Ferris Donald

Oct 21, 2018

Donald E. Ferris, age 92, lifetime resident of Interlaken passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Sunday, October 21, 2018. The family will be present to receive friends from 11:00am to Noon on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street, Ovid. A Funeral Service will immediately follow at Noon at the funeral home. Prayers...

Sabol Anna

Oct 5, 2018

Anna Sabol, age 92, longtime resident of Ovid, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Seneca View Nursing Facility in Montour Falls, where she had been a resident since 2003.

Anna was born in Johnson City, on June 1, 1926. She graduated from high school there and moved to the Ovid/Lodi area in 1954. She and...

K Budd Nicholas

Sep 19, 2018

NICHOLAS KYLE BUDD

LODI- Nick Budd, age 33, of Baldwinsville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at St. Joseph❜s Hospital in Syracuse.

Nick was born on October 25, 1984 in Geneva, the eldest son of Robert and Christine (Rogers) Budd. He graduated from South Seneca High School and enlisted in the US Marine...

F. "Sally" Wooledge Sara

Sep 18, 2018

Sara F. “Sally” Wooledge-Dawley, age 98, longtime resident of East Lake Road in Willard, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Ovid Federated Church at 11:00am on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, officiated by Rev. Rob Mellgard. The family will host a reception at the church following the...

Lois H. Caward

Sep 15, 2018

Lois H. Caward, age 95, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, following a fall at her home on Thursday.

Lois was born on March 26, 1923 in Wellsboro, PA, a daughter of the late Frank B. and Katherine (Batt) Hall. Her family lived in Corning, and upon completion of high school,...

H. Ferrand Raymond Jr.

Sep 10, 2018

Raymond H. Ferrand Jr., age 100, longtime resident of Interlaken, passed away at his Brookdale home in Ithaca on Monday, September 10, 2018. A celebration of life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at the Interlaken Reformed Church with Pastor David Leonard officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks those to kindly consider making...

C. Bennett Charles

Sep 10, 2018

Charles C. Bennett, age 91, of 3 Timberlake Terrace, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Monday, September 10, 2018. The family will receive friends at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid from 4:00 to 6:00pm on Thursday, September 13, 2018. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home at 10:00am on Friday, officiated by Pastor Rob Mellgard...

N. Blass Bruce

Aug 27, 2018

Bruce Nelson Blass, age 53, who was born on November 25, 1964, passed away on August 27. 2018 in Kinston, North Carolina after battling complications of diabetes for several years.

Bruce had formerly lived in Trumansburg and Spencer. Bruce is the youngest brother of Rick Blass who passed away unexpectedly two days prior. The loss of Bruce...

D. "Rick" Blass Richard

Aug 25, 2018

Richard D. ‶Rick″ Blass Jr., of 2293 East Seneca Street, died suddenly on Saturday, August 25, 2018.

The family will receive friends from 10:00am to Noon on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street in Ovid. The family will then proceed to the front lawn of South Seneca High School, where a...

L. Mason Emma

Aug 23, 2018

Emma L. Mason, age 68, longtime resident Lodi passed away at Rochester General Hospital on Thursday, August 23, 2018.

Emma was born in Johnson City, NY on September 1, 1949, the only child of the late Rev. Albert G. and Irene (Owens) Mason. She had received her Master❜s Degree in art therapy and had a long career...

A. Martz Carol

Aug 18, 2018

Carol Anne Martz (Satterly) passed away on August 18th at House of John, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness.

The family will be present to receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street, Ovid. A Memorial Service will immediately follow at 4:00pm at the...

J. Murphy William

Aug 14, 2018

William J. ‶Murph″ Murphy, age 79, formally from Willard, NY, passed away on August 14, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving daughters after a valiant 26-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig❜s disease.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Covert...

F. "Jack" Kopsa John

Aug 11, 2018

John F. ‶Jack″ Kopsa, age 71, formerly of Lodi, passed away at Beechtree Center in Ithaca, where he had been a resident since 1997.

A Memorial Service will be held at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid, at 4:00pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation in his memory to Beechtree Resident...

L. Travis Sandy

Aug 10, 2018

Sandy L. (Steele) Travis, age 60, passed away at her home on Friday, August 10, 2018.

Calling hours will be held at the Romulus Fire Department, 2010 Cayuga Street, from 2:00 - 4:00pm and 6:00 -8:00pm on Thursday, August 16, 2018. A Memorial Service, officiated by Pastor Rob Melgard of the Ovid Federated Church, will be held...

Willis D. Allen Dr.

Aug 9, 2018

Beloved retired Ovid physician, Willis D. Allen, passed away August 9, 2018 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca following a brief illness. He was 96 years old. Willis was born on August 17, 1921 in Geneva, N.Y. to Charles Ogden Allen and Edna Fridley. He attended grade school at Fayette District School #14 in MacDougall and high school in...

E. Schmidt Ruth

Aug 9, 2018

RUTH E. SCHMIDT

INTERLAKEN-Ruth E. Schmidt, age 80, of Interlaken, passed away quickly and quietly at home on Wednesday, August 19, 2018.

Born on February 11, 1938, in Bohemia, NY, Ruth was the daughter of the late Edgar and Margaret (Ness) Clerke.

Ruth was known for her work with the Ovid Library, and...

S. Law Timothy

Jul 29, 2018

Timothy S. Law, age 57, of First Street, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 29, 2018.

The family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00pm on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid. A funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, August 3rd at the funeral home, officiated by Rev....

Gorski Ruberta

Jul 14, 2018

Ruberta L. Gorski, age 94, of Conifer Village, passed away at Geneva General Hospital on Saturday, July 14, 2018.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00pm today, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Covert Funeral Home of Ovid. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Holy Cross Cemetery in...

Garard Suzanne

Jul 12, 2018

Suzanne Garard, age 62, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2018. She leaves behind extended family in Florida and Eastern NY state. "Su" was a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the NY State Agency Access VR.

Donations to the House of John,14 Spring Street,, Clifton Springs NY 14432, in her honor are appreciated.