Nancy A. "Austin" Austin
Apr 26, 2018
Nancy A. Austin Hornell Nancy A. Austin, 58, of Maple City Dr., passed away Thursday (April 26, 2018) at home. Born in Hornell, NY, March 2, 1960, the daughter of Glenn W. and Janet Amidon Austin, she had resided in Hornell most of her life. Nancy belonged to the Rebekah Lodge and to the Odd Fellows. She enjoyed cooking, specifically...
Patsy Ann "Burr" Harrington
Apr 24, 2018
Patsy Ann Harrington Angelica Patsy Ann Harrington, 71, of Angelica passed away on Tuesday (April 24, 2018) at Winchester Medical Center in Virginia. She was born May 16, 1946 in Oswego, NY, the daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth Burr Harrington. She married the late Richard Lee Harrington on October 5, 1985 in Angelica. Patsy enjoyed singing with the...
Gary Lee Robinson
Apr 23, 2018
Gary Lee Robinson Springwater Gary Lee Robinson, 63, of Wheaton Hill Road, passed away Monday (April 23, 2018). Born in Rochester, June 11, 1954, the son of Robert W. and Phyllis Gavitt Robinson, he had resided in the Springwater area much of his adult life. He had been employed for several years as a heavy equipment operator. As a young,...
Dolores M. "Sanford" Turner
Apr 18, 2018
Dolores M. Turner Bradford/Canisteo Dolores M. Turner, 84, formerly of NewYork, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday (April 18, 2018) at her home in Asheboro, North Carolina. Born in Hornell, December 6, 1933, the daughter of Bert and Fannie Doster Sanford, she had resided in the Canisteo area for most of her life....
Alan C. Arno
Apr 14, 2018
Alan C. Arno Canisteo Alan C. Arno, 64, of Maple St., passed away Saturday (April 14, 2018) at Rochester General Hospital. Born in Hornell, NY, September 14, 1953, he was a son of Albert and Mary Baumgarten Arno. Al honorably served his country in the US Air Force as a Staff Sergeant with a specialization in munitions systems. He was...
Donald L. Brutsman
Apr 14, 2018
Donald L. Brutsman Arkport/Rochester Donald L. Brutsman, 96, formerly of 631 Pine Knoll, passed away Saturday (April 14, 2018) at Monroe Community Hospital in Rochester. Born in Canisteo, July 6, 1921, the son of Clarence and Flossie (Alden) Brutsman, he was a lifelong area resident. He joined the US Army and served during World War II from 1943-1945. Donald was...
Conrad C. "Connie" Hilsdorf
Apr 13, 2018
Conrad C. "Connie" Hilsdorf Canisteo Conrad C. Hilsdorf, 99, of Slate Creek Road, passed away early Friday morning (April 13, 2018) at St. James Hospital. Born in Hornellsville, April 25, 1918, a son of Conrad C. and Louise Knopf Hilsdorf, he had resided in the Hornell and Canisteo areas most of his life. Connie was a graduate of Alfred Almond...
David B. Smith
Apr 13, 2018
David B. Smith Hammondsport David B. Smith, 86, of Glenbrook Road, passed away peacefully Friday (April 13, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 28, 2018. Born in Somers, New York on February 4, 1932, the son of Frank and Isabelle Barrie Smith, and was raised in Potter...
Charles W. Biddle
Apr 12, 2018
Charles W. Biddle Arkport Charles W. Biddle, 82, of West Ave, passed away peacefully surrounded by family after a courageous battle with lung diseases Thursday night (April 12, 2018) at the Bath VAMC. Born in Hornell, NY, January 14, 1936, the son of Ward and Pauline (Ross) Biddle, he had resided in the Hornell area most of his life, except...
Opal M. "Dickerson" Mcmindes
Apr 12, 2018
Opal M. McMindes Canisteo Opal M. McMindes, 85, of 11 Fifth Street, passed away Thursday (April 12, 2018) at Rochester General Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two months. Born in Canisteo, September 28, 1932, the daughter of Welford and Hazel Rowey Dickerson, she had resided in Canisteo, nearly all her life. She had attended Canisteo...
Charles A. Holbrook
Apr 7, 2018
Charles "Chuck"A. Holbrook Arkport Charles A. Holbrook, 90, of 8933 County Rd 52, passed away Saturday (April 7, 2018) at Elderwood at Hornell, in North Hornell. Born in Perkinsville, NY, April 22, 1927, the son of Arthur J. and Edna (Hughes) Holbrook, he was a lifelong Dansville, and Arkport area resident. He joined the US Army and proudly served during...
Velma M. "Nephew" Kring
Apr 6, 2018
Velma M. Kring North Hornell Velma M. Kring, 90, a resident of Elderwood, formerly of Webbs Crossing Road, passed away peacefully Friday (April 6, 2018) at Elderwood Nursing Home. Born in Arkport, July 26, 1927, the daughter of James and Alma (Davis) Nephew, she was a lifelong area resident. On February 2, 1946 she married Raymond E. Kring, and was...
Harvey A. Houghtaling
Apr 3, 2018
Harvey A. Houghtaling Hornell Harvey A. Houghtaling, 66, of Foster Lane, passed away early Tuesday morning (April 3, 2018) at home. Born in Hornell, NY, February 24, 1952, a son of Richard and Ethel (Ball) Houghtaling, he had resided in the Hornell area all of his life, and served in the US Marines from 1980-1986. Harvey was a truck driver...
Michael V. Dieter
Apr 2, 2018
Michael V. Dieter Canisteo/Adrian Michael V. Dieter, 64, of 3512 County Route 119, passed away Monday (April 2, 2018) at home. Born in Hornell, NY, April 20, 1953, the son of Franklin and A. Louise (Snyder) Dieter, he was a lifelong area resident. He was retired from Corning Inc, a proud Republican, and a NRA member. Mike was also a...
Joseph M. Deserio
Apr 1, 2018
• Joseph M. DeSerio Corning, NY—Joseph M. DeSerio, formerly of Bath, NY, went to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. He was a resident at Corning Center. Born November 6, 1921 in Hornell, NY to parents who emigrated from Italy, Joe was proud of his Italian heritage. He was predeceased by his parents, his five siblings,...
William E. Sanford
Mar 31, 2018
William E. Sanford Jr. Almond William E. Sanford Jr., 67, of Karr Valley Rd., passed away Saturday (March 31, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Hornell, NY, December 15, 1950, the son of William and Ruby Hill Sanford Sr., he had resided in this area most of his life. He retired from the military after 21 years of service;...
Clinton W. Ormsby
Mar 28, 2018
Clinton W. Ormsby Hornell/Whitney Point Clinton W. Ormsby, 95, formerly of Green Acres Mobile Home Park, passed away Wednesday (March 28, 2018) at Vestal Park Nursing Home. Born in Alfred, NY, June 6, 1922, a son of George and Mable (Green) Ormsby, he had resided in the Alfred Station and Almond areas most of his life. On December 14, 1946,...
Peter S. Finlay
Mar 24, 2018
Obituary for Peter S. Finlay, Ph.D. Dr. Peter S. Finlay passed away on March 24, 2018 at Highland Park Nursing Center in Wellsville, NY after a short illness. Pete was born on October 12, 1924 in Montclair, NJ to George and Edith (Christie) Finlay. Part of his childhood was spent there, as well as in Essex Junction, VT and Great...
Nancy L. "Conner" Woolever
Mar 10, 2018
Nancy L. (Conner)Woolever Hornell Nancy L. Woolever, 79, of Sutherby Avenue, passed away peacefully Saturday (March 10, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in North Hornell at Bethesda Hospital, June 3, 1938, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Galusha) Conner, she was a lifelong area resident. After graduating from Hornell High School, she attended the Comptometer School in Olean, NY...
Judy A. "Sanford" Sanford
Mar 9, 2018
• On Friday, March 9th of 2018, at age 61 Judy A. Sanford passed on peacefully after a long battle with Cancer and COPD while at Elderwood Nursing Home in North Hornell. She was born June 23, 1956 to George and Pauline (Ebner) Sanford. She was a graduate of Hornell High School class of 1974. She studied cosmetology at Hornell...
