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Ruth E. Adams
Jul 20, 2011
Ruth E. Adam Hornell Ruth E. Adam, 84, formerly of 57 Spruce Street, , passed away Wednesday (July 20, 2011) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Hornell, November 6, 1926, the daughter of Lester and Florence Emory Erskine, she had resided in Hornell all her life. She had been employed at Marion Rohrs in Hornell for several years. Ruth was...
Doris M. Dorsey
Jul 19, 2011
Doris M Dorsey Angelica Doris M Dorsey 93, of 44 North Street, passed away peacefully Tuesday (July 19, 2011) at her home. Born in Angelica, July 30, 1917, the daughter of Harry Lytle and Lila Adell (Stafford) Bullock, she was a lifelong area resident. Doris graduated from the former Wilsonian School "Class of 1936", and later the Roberts School of...
Marguerite H. Ormsby
Jul 18, 2011
Marguerite H. "Renie" Ormsby Wellsville Marguerite H. "Renie" Ormsby, 66 of 4011 Duffy Hollow Rd. Wellsville, passed away Monday (July 18, 2011) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville. Born on February 17, 1945 the daughter of William and Sarah (Lobdell) Waters, she has resided in the Canisteo/Greenwood area until moving to Wellsville in 1980. Marguerite was a graduate of the...
Robert E. Wood
Jul 17, 2011
Robert E. Wood Hornell Robert E. Wood, 61, of 6006 Honey Run Hill Road, passed away Saturday (July 16, 2011) at his home. He was born in Corning, April 12, 1950, the son of Vernon and Helen Bowles Wood. He was a graduate of Hammondsport Central School and had resided in Hornell since 2001. He had been employed for several...
Claire H Randolph
Jul 15, 2011
Claire H. Randolph Alfred Claire H. Randolph, 86, of 79 South Main St., Passed away Friday (July 15, 2011) in St. James Mercy Hospital. Born in Buffalo, July 18, 1924, the daughter of Walter and Esther Denison Haswell, she had resided in Alfred since about 1947. She received her bachelors degree in Music Education from Syracuse University and her bachelors...
Larry J. Welles
Jul 8, 2011
Larry Jay Welles Canisteo Larry Jay Welles, 73, of 23 Russell Street, passed away Friday (July 8, 2011) at Rochester General Hospital following a short illness. Born in North Hornell, April 15, 1938, the son of William and Martha Brownell Welles, he had resided in Canisteo all his life. He was a graduate of Canisteo Central School, Class of 1956,...
Marjorie G. Evans
Jul 5, 2011
Marjorie G. Evans Hornell Marjorie G. Evans, 92, of 17 Preston Ave, died Tuesday July 5, 2011. Born in South Dansville, Aug. 9. 1918, she was the daughter of LaVern and Lena (Hathaway) Acomb. She was predeceased by her parents and infant daughter Sharon Anne Evans, two sisters, Alyce Hurlburt and Dortha Snell, one brother Franklin Acomb. She had resided...
Marylou Jackson
Jul 5, 2011
Marylou Jackson Hornell Marylou Jackson, 66, of 93 Elm St., passed away Tuesday (July 5, 2011) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Hornell, September 21, 1944, the daughter of Bruce and Betty (Beier) Davis, she had resided in Hornell area all her life. Marylou was a graduate of the Alfred-Almond Central School and was employed as a cook...
Helen E. Erskine
Jul 1, 2011
Helen E. Erskine Arkport / Mr. Dora Florida Helen E. Erskine, 65, of Mt. Dora Florida, passed away Friday (July 1, 2011) at the home of her son in the Town of Fremont. Born in Hornell, November 13, 1945, the daughter of Raymond and Bernice Green Vincent, she was a graduate of Hornell High School and had resided her entire...
Pauline Moser Taylor
Jun 28, 2011
Pauline Moser Taylor Hornell Pauline Moser Taylor, 97, passed away Tuesday (June 28, 2011) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in New York City, October 26, 1913, the daughter of George and Helen (Plech) Andrews, she had resided in the Hornell area since 1972 moving here from Kingston, NY. Pauline had been a housewife all of her life and was a...
John Cartwright Cartwright
Jun 26, 2011
John Cartwright Jr. Hornell John Cartwright Jr., 85 of 79 Hemlock St., entered into rest with his family at his side on Sunday (June 26, 2011) He was born in Painted Post and resided most of his life in Dansville, then moving to Hornell three years ago. John served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He then was...
Dustin Lee Olin
Jun 22, 2011
Dustin Lee Olin Jr. Hornell Dustin Lee Olin Jr., 9 months old passed away unexpectedly Wednesday (June 22, 2011) at St. James Hospital. Born in Hornell, September 16, 2010, the son of Dustin Olin Sr. and Rebecca Hults. Dustin was know as the miracle baby and will be remembered for being an energetic baby who loved bouncing and giving sloppy...
Frances M. Hoyt
Jun 20, 2011
Frances M. Hoyt Swain Left this earth to return to her Savior on June 20, 2011 She was born October 15, 1937 in Queens New York to Frank & Betty Welle She was the youngest of three girls With 3 small children she met and married Laverne Hoyt who had 8 children then together they added 5 more. They had...
Louise J Spicer
Jun 17, 2011
Louise J Spicer Hornell Louise J Spicer, 75, of 6357 County Route 68, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on Friday (June 17, 2011) at home. Born in Jasper, April 11, 1936, the daughter of Harold and Olive (Wood) Strait, she was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Jasper Central School. On July 18, 1959 she married...
Hazel A. Smith
Jun 10, 2011
Hazel (Arnold) Smith Caneadea, NY Hazel Smith of East Hill Rd, Caneadea passed on June 10, 2011 at Cuba Memorial Palliative of Care. Hazel was born on October 5, 1928 in Williamsville, NY to the late Ralph and Eleanor Arnold. Hazel married John A. Smith, by whom she was predeceased. Surviving are her children, Donna Baker of Brockport, Diane (Mike)...
Flossie A. Smith
Jun 8, 2011
Flossie A Smith North Hornell Flossie A. Smith of Hornell passed away Wednesday (June 8, 2011) at McAuley Manor following a long illness. Flossie was born in Prattsburg, NY on October 13, 1926. She was the daughter of Ernest and Lillian (Eldred) Smith, she was one of many children. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her sister Carrie VanCise...
Margaret L. Coumbe
Jun 1, 2011
Margaret L. Coumbe Canisteo Margaret L. Coumbe, 86, of 28 Third St., passed away Wednesday (June 1, 2011) at her home. Born in Corning, September 27, 1924, the daughter of John and Elaine Keach, she had been employed in her early life at Ingersol Rand in Painted Post. She had resided in Canisteo the past 6 years. She was predeceased...
William J. Witter Johnson
May 30, 2011
William J. Witter Johnson Canisteo William J Witter Johnson, 63, formerly of 60 West Main Street, passed away Monday (May 30, 2011) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bath. Born in Hornell, January 22, 1948, the son of Otto and Ruth Ribble Witter, he had resided in Syracuse for a short time and in the Hornell-Canisteo area the rest...
Alberta J. Morse
May 23, 2011
Alberta J. Morse Canisteo Alberta J. Morse, 84, of 26 Elm Street, passed away unexpectedly Monday (May 23, 2011) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Hartsville, February 20, 1927, the daughter of Clarence and Olive Stephens Carney, she had resided in the Canisteo area all her life. She had been employed as a dietitian Aide at St. James Mercy Hospital...
Frances M. Ellis
May 23, 2011
Frances M. Ellis Angelica Frances M. Ellis, 85, of 4503 County Road 16, passed away Monday (May 23, 2011) at Absolut at Houghton. Born in Java Center, May 10, 1926, the daughter of Frank and Clara (Berthold) Delaney. She graduated from Arcade Central School Class of 1944, moving to the Rushford Lake in 1951, and later to Angelica in the...
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