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Helen L. "Robbins" Gardner
Oct 21, 2019
Helen L. Gardner Hornell Helen L. Gardner, 86, of 7606 Airport Road, passed away peacefully on Monday (October 21, 2019) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Ossian, NY, February 19, 1933, the daughter of Clifford and Bertha (Bost) Robbins, she was a lifelong area resident. On October 8, 1952, she married Robert A. Gardner, and was predeceased by him on...
Barbara J. "Dugo" Ordiway
Oct 21, 2019
Barbara J. Ordiway Hornell Barbara J. Ordiway, 84, of 465 Bennett Parkway, passed away peacefully on Monday (October 21, 2019) at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in Hornell, December 2, 1934, the daughter of Dominic and Harriet (Lorow) Dugo, she had lived in California, Florida, and Virginia moving back to Hornell in 2003. She enjoyed traveling, and reading. She was...
Nancy L. "Kernan" Cornell
Oct 20, 2019
Nancy L. Cornell Greenwood Nancy L. Cornell, 73, of Cornell Road, passed away Sunday (October 20, 2019 at her home. Born in Hornell, April 15, 1946, the daughter of Walter and Alice Fisk Kernan, she had resided in the Greenwood area all her life. Nancy was a graduate of Greenwood Central School. She was predeceased by her parents, and brother-in-law;...
Margaret E "Peg" Doorley
Oct 19, 2019
Margaret E. "Peg" Doorley Almond Margaret E. "Peg" Doorley, 78, of Main Street, passed away Saturday (October 19, 2019) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Hornell .November 29, 1940, the daughter of Harold and Alta Kuhn Agard, she had resided all her life in Hornell and Almond. Peg was a graduate of Hornell High School and had worked...
Thomas H. Kittell
Oct 14, 2019
Thomas H. Kittell Hartsville Thomas H. Kittell, 90, of Purdy Creek Road, passed away Monday (October 14, 2019) at Strong Memorial Hospital, NY in Rochester. Born in Canisteo, October 23, 1928, the son of Leon L. and Nellie Gay Kittell, he had resided in Canisteo during his early life, then resided in Syracuse for over 30 years. He then returned...
William C. Gielen
Oct 13, 2019
William C. Gielen Canisteo William C. Gielen, 72, of County Route 119, passed away Sunday (October 13, 2019) at St James Hospital. Born in Hornell , November 18, 1946, the son of Henry "Hank" and Lelah Karns Gielen, he had resided in Canisteo during his early life. He was a graduate of Canisteo Central School, Class of 1964, and had...
June L. "Kaiser" Spencer
Oct 13, 2019
June Louise Spencer, 91, formerly of 8997 County Rte 52, Burns, died October 13 of advanced Alzheimer's Disease. She had resided at Brookdale Memory Care Home, Highlands Ranch, CO since April 2017, near her daughter's family. Born in Buffalo, NY on June 30, 1928, she was the daughter of Werner and Rose (Barone) Kaiser. She graduated from high school in...
Glenna H. "Hamilton" Wirth
Oct 10, 2019
Glenna H. Wirth Hornell Glenna H. Wirth, 83, of 57 Pine Street, passed away peacefully Thursday (October 10, 2019) in Strongsville, Ohio, after a brief illness. Born in Meadville, PA, October 15, 1935, the daughter of William and Alice McKercher Hamilton, she was a lifelong Hornell resident, graduating from Hornell High School "Class of 1953". Glenna had been employed as...
Deborah S. "Miller" Roche
Oct 8, 2019
Deborah S. Roche Canisteo Deborah S. Roche, 62, of State Route 36, passed away Tuesday (October 8, 2019) at her home. Born in Hornell, March 8, 1957, the daughter of Lawrence and Verda Hargrave Miller, she had resided in Canisteo all her life. She was a graduate of Canisteo Central School, Class of 1975. Debbie was employed as a Receptionist...
Anna M. "Sutton" Brizzee
Oct 1, 2019
Anna M. Brizzee Hornell Anna M. Brizzee, 50, of 398 Canisteo Street, passed away peacefully Tuesday (October 1, 2019) at her home. Born in Corning, March 2, 1969, the daughter of Charles and Velma Cratsley Sutton, she had resided in Hornell for about 16 years. She had been employed as a CNA at the Hornell Gardens, a job she absolutely...
Norman Dale Schenck
Sep 29, 2019
Norman Dale Schenck Greenwood Norman Dale Schenck, 77, of County Road 31, Town of Jasper, passed away peacefully Sunday (September 29, 2019) at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hornell, August 2, 1942, the son of Luman and Madeline( Prutsman) Schenck, he had resided in West Jasper all his life as a self employed dairy farmer. He...
George Floyd Reed
Sep 29, 2019
George Floyd Reed, 84 of Meridian, MS passed away in the comfort of his own home on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 after a prolonged illness that began earlier this year. George was born in Waterloo, NY on April 8th, 1935. He was the son of the late George Nathan Reed and Vilma Dorothy (Hanson) Reed. He grew up on a...
Charles Alden Brutsman
Sep 20, 2019
Charles Alden Brutsman Jasper Charles Alden Brutsman, " Olde Trackman" 65, formerly of Jasper, most recently of Cohocton passed away late Friday (September 20, 2019) at the Steuben Centers in Bath. Born in Hornell, March 31, 1954, the son of Clinton A. and A. AlbertaWood Brutsman, he had resided most of his life in Jasper and was a graduate of...
Diane S. Burch
Sep 8, 2019
Diane S. Burch Hornell Diane S. Burch, 76, of 117 Crosby Street, passed away peacefully Sunday (September 8, 2019) at her home. Born in Amsterdam, NY, March 28, 1943, the daughter of Robert and Bernice (Bellinger) VanPatten, she came to the area in 1961, attending the secretarial program at Alfred State College, where she earned her degree. She went on...
Jacqueline M. "Burleson" Howard
Aug 29, 2019
Jacqueline M. Howard Hornell Jacqueline M. Howard, 65, of Old Big Creek Rd., passed away Thursday (August 29, 2019) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Born in Hornell, June 17, 1954, the daughter of Robert C. and Delia Woodworth Burleson, she had resided in this area all her life. She had been employed at several area businesses including the former...
Bonnie J. "Booman" Booman
Aug 25, 2019
Bonnie Booman Alfred Station Our gentle, passionate, funny, and beloved Bonnie, breathed her last breath on August 25, surrounded by her family in her home in Alfred Station, New York, where she wanted to spend her last days. Two-and-a-half years before, we were saddened by her diagnosis of stage four ovarian cancer, which Bonnie fought bravely. Her time after being...
Ida R. "Butler" Hults
Aug 20, 2019
Ida R. Hults Hornell Ida R. Hults, 95, of Madison Avenue, passed away Tuesday morning (August 20, 2019) at Elderwood At Hornell. Born in Canisteo, June 25, 1924, the daughter of Lowell and Mabel Covel Butler, she had resided in Hornell since 1957. Ida was employed for 41 years at the former Marion-Rohr's in Hornell. For several years, Ida assisted...
Peter A. Alvord
Aug 19, 2019
Peter A. Alvord Alfred Peter A. Alvord, 58, of Glen St., passed away Monday (August 19, 2019) at his home. Born in Dansville, NY, March 5, 1961, a son of Harold and Inez (Young) Alvord, he had resided in Alfred for the past 6 years. Pete honorably served his country in the U.S. Army from 1980-1987. He was predeceased by...
Teresa A. "Terry" Amidon
Aug 18, 2019
Teresa "Terry" A. Amidon Canisteo Teresa "Terry" A. Amidon, 86, of Ashbaugh Hill Rd, passed away early Sunday morning (August 18, 2019) at the Manor Hills in Wellsville. Born in Norwich, CT, August 10, 1933, she was a daughter of Frederick and Anna (Pietroski) Gross, she had resided the Canisteo area since 1970. Terry loved to spend time with her...
Roxann L. "Murphy" Leitzell
Aug 16, 2019
Roxann L. Leitzell Scio Roxann L. Leitzell, 49, of 4417 Sinon Street, passed away suddenly on Friday (August 16, 2019) at her home. Born in Wellsville, March 9, 1970, the daughter of Harold and Diana (Gordon) Murphy, she was a graduate of Angelica Central School. Roxann had worked most of her career as a private care nurse, and for several...
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