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Eugene E Hosmer
Feb 21, 2011
Eugene E Hosmer Hornell Eugene E Hosmer, of 30 Seneca Street, passed away Monday ( February 21, 2011) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in North Hornell, June 4, 1943, the son of William F Marvin and Eloise Marvin, he was an area resident for many years. He graduated from Hornell High School, and completed an auto mechanics course at the...
William S Ake
Feb 21, 2011
William S "Bill" Drake III Hornell William S "Bill" Drake, 77, of 181 Dennis Avenue, passed away Monday (February 21, 2011)at his home. Born in Bath, September 25, 1933, the son of William S and Velma Crocker Drake, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a member of the Hornell Free Methodist Church, where he was also the custodian...
Alice L. Hill
Feb 19, 2011
Alice L. Hill Mt. Morris Alice L. Hill, 79, of Murray Hill Dr., passed away Saturday (February 19, 2011) at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Born in Adamsburg, PA, July 27, 1931, the daughter of Welton and Irene (Smith) Oplinger, she had resided Rochester from the mid 1950's until moving to Mt. Morris 1999. Alice was a graduate of the Brownsville...
Betty M. Lowe
Feb 17, 2011
Betty M. Lowe Hornell Betty M. Lowe, 69, of Arlington Place, passed away Thursday (February 17, 2011) at Rochester General Hospital, following a short illness. Born in North Hornell, August 4, 1941, the daughter of Gerald and Dorothy (Babcock) Bartoo, she had resided in Hornell all her life. Betty married Chester T. Lowe Sr. on July 10, 1969 and worked...
William Leroy Bacon
Feb 11, 2011
William L. Bacon Canisteo William L. Bacon, 89, of 5950 County Rte 29, passed away Friday (February 11, 2011) at his home. Born in Hornell, May 2, 1921, the son of William H. and Dorothea Clark Bacon, he had resided in the Canisteo area all his life. He was a graduate of Hornell High School. Bill had served his country...
Tina Marie Graves
Feb 10, 2011
Tina Marie Graves Dansville Tina Marie Graves, 46, of 3978 Reed Rd., passed away unexpectedly Thursday ( February 10, 2011) in Noyes Memorial Hospital. Born in Cortland, November 28, 1964, the daughter of Herm D. Walker Sr. ( Joan McCormick) and Lois Sackett, she had resided in Dansville for the past 11 years. Tina was a graduate of the Hornell...
Alton L. Call
Feb 10, 2011
Alton L. Call Sr. Together Forever Bath/ Hartsville/ South Dansville Alton L. Call Sr. 89, formerly of Bath , South Dansville and Hartsville, passed away Thursday (February 10, 2011) in Ogden, Utah. Born in Hornell, May 17, 1921, the son of Leslie and Cecil Flickner Call, he had resided in Utah the past 4 years. He had been a self-employed...
Joy W. Hanes
Feb 4, 2011
Joy Winifred (Neebuhr) Hanes December 25, 1923-February 4, 2011 On February 4, 2011, Joy was received into Heaven by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Joy W Hanes, formerly of Belfast, was the daughter of Stuart and Doris Freeland Neebuhr of Silver Creek, NY. She was a member of the Belfast United Methodist Church, where she was very active. She...
Clifton E Freeland
Feb 2, 2011
Clifton E. Freeland Hornell Clifton E. Freeland, 79, of 800 State Rte 21, passed away Wednesday (February 2, 2011) at St. James Mercy Hospital, NY surrounded by his family. Born in Town Of Greenwood, November 15, 1931, the son of Otto J. and Alta Teribury Freeland, he had resided in Ohio for about 5 years, and in this area the...
Scott D. Sanford
Feb 1, 2011
Scott D. "Cubby" Sanford Hornell Scott D. "Cubby" Sanford, 53, of 6236 North Main Street Ext., passed away Tuesday (February 1, 2011) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Sodus, July 24, 1957, the son of George and Barb (Hillyard) Sanford, he had resided in the Hornell area all his life. A graduate of the Hornell High School Scott enjoyed Fishing,...
Georgia E. Baker
Jan 31, 2011
Georgia E. "Peg" Baker Arkport Georgia E. "Peg" Baker, 87, of Grove St., passed away Monday (January 31, 2011) at St. James Hospital. Born in Willing NY, December 16, 1923, the daughter of Bryon and Reba (Butler) Freeman; she was a graduate of the Wellsville High School and a member of the concert band. She attended Buffalo State College and...
Ann M. Shanks
Jan 30, 2011
Ann M. Shanks Hornell Ann M. Shanks, 66, of 313 State Rt. 21, passed away unexpectedly Sunday (January 30, 2011) at Noyes Hospital in Dansville Born in Binghamton, October 31, 1944, the daughter of John and Annabelle (Patrick) Hendrickson, she had resided in the Hornell area for the past 20 years. Ann was a member of the Hornell Moose Lodge...
Rosella Smith
Jan 30, 2011
Rosella Smith Hornell Rosella (Miller) Smith was born April 23, 1923 in Howard, New York, the youngest child of Victor and Mildred Miller. She attended grade school in Howard, graduating from Hornell High School. She married Milton H. Smith October 1, 1941 in a double ceremony with "Dee" and Irene Rauber. Rosella worked alongside her husband on their Butchers' Corners...
Margaret Carson
Jan 27, 2011
Margaret J. "Peg" Carson Hornell Margaret J. "Peg" Carson, 67, of Davenport St., passed away Thursday (January 27, 2011) at home. Born in Wellsville, September 8, 1943 the daughter of Elver and Marian (Taylor) Stephens, she had resided in Hornell all her life. Peg was a graduate of the Hornell High School class of 1961 and worked at the snack...
Andrew W. Spencer
Jan 26, 2011
Andrew W. Spencer Arkport Andrew W. Spencer, 82, of 8997 Burns Road, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday (January 26, 2011) with his loving wife by his side, at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville. Born in Union, NY, March 17, 1928, the son of Wesley and Lula Marean Spencer, he had resided in Burns since 1946. Andy had...
Peggy Ann Lyke
Jan 22, 2011
Peggy Ann Lyke Hornell Peggy Ann Lyke, 85, formerly of Cameron Ave., passed away Saturday (January 22, 2011) at the Hornell Gardens. Born in Hornell, November 11, 1925, the daughter of William and Maesie (Chapman) Wilson, she had resided in Hornell all of her life. Peggy was a graduate of the Hornell High School and as a young adult she...
Jeffrey L. Gardner
Jan 21, 2011
Jeffrey L. Gardner Hornell Jeffrey L. Gardner, 51, of 6371 South Woods Road, went to be with the Lord Friday (January 21, 2011) surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Hornell, NY, June 1, 1959, Jeff was the youngest son of James and Lynne (Tumser) Gardner. He was a 1978 graduate of Canisteo Central School...
Nora P. Lewis
Jan 8, 2011
Nora P. Lewis Hornell Nora P. Lewis, 92, of 431 Fairview Ave, passed away Saturday (January 8, 2011) at St. James Hospital. Born in Ontario, Canada, January 14, 1918, the daughter of James and Esther Johnson, she had resided in the Angelica area early in her life and in Hornell since the early 1940's. She was a member of Christ...
Ernest O. Baker
Jan 8, 2011
Ernest O. Baker Canisteo Ernest O. "Ernie" Baker, 73, of 5870 County Route 29, passed away suddenly Saturday afternoon (January 8, 2011) at his home. Born in Howard, March 22, 1937, the son of the late James and Mable Houghtaling Baker, he grew up in Canisteo and attended Canisteo Central School. He served his country as a member of the...
Shannon M Oakley
Jan 7, 2011
Shannon M "Turky" Oakley Coopers Plains Shannon M Oakley, 24, of 158 Main Street, passed away Friday (January 7, 2011) at Strong Hospital. Born in Corning, March 26, 1986, the son of Robin and Anna Bockus Oakley, graduating from Corning West High School. Turky enjoyed trapshooting, hunting, bowling, fishing, go-karts, racing, and was an avid Elmira Jackals fan. He was...
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