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Robert Charnley "Bob" Bentley
Mar 7, 2018
Robert Charnley Bentley Angelica Robert C. Bentley, 68, of Angelica, NY passed away Wednesday March 7, 2018 at Cuba Memorial Hospital. He was born January 31, 1950 in Fillmore, NY to the late Oliver J. and Althea Gillette Bentley. Bob was a 1971 graduate of Fillmore Central School. He was a member of the first graduating class at BOCES in...
Hazel B. "Karnes" Kromer
Mar 6, 2018
Hazel B. Freas-Kromer Hornell Hazel B. Freas-Kromer, 90, of E. Washington St., passed away Tuesday (March 6, 2018) at St. James Hospital in Hornell. Born in Birdsall, NY, April 17, 1927, the daughter of Jenny Karnes, she had resided in the Hornell area most of her life. Hazel enjoyed playing Scrabble and cards with friends. She was a past president...
Thomas A. Derx
Mar 3, 2018
• Thomas A. Derx, 69, of Brooklyn Street, Angelica, passed away Sunday, March 4th, 2018 onboard ship off the coast of Chile. He was on a cruise around South America at the time of his death. Born November 30, 1948, Tom was the son of Charles and Jane Genther Derx. He grew up in Belmont and was a graduate of...
Gary L. Vanderhoef
Mar 3, 2018
Gary L. Vanderhoef Greenwood/Bath Gary L. Vanderhoef, 72, longtime resident of Greenwood and the Bath area, passed away peacefully Saturday (March 3, 2018) at the Steuben Centers in Bath. Born in Hornell July 25, 1945, the son of Lynn and Frances Fox Vanderhoef, he was a graduate of Corning Community College, following his high school graduation. In later years, he...
Dolores R. "Hills" Herdman
Feb 27, 2018
Dolores R. Herdman Honeoye Falls Dolores R. Herdman, 89, of Partridge Hills, passed away Tuesday (February 27, 2018) at Benincasa Hospice House. Born in Cuba, NY, June 15, 1928, she was the daughter of Claude and Esther Hunt Hills. Throughout her life Dolores loved and raised many different breeds of dogs. She loved horses and had an unconditional love for...
Margaret A. "Wolfe" Faes
Feb 24, 2018
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Faes, born July 25,1932, peacefully passed away at home Saturday Feb,24, 2018 with family by her side. Peggy was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was employed at GE and later in life owned her own salon where she was employed as a hair stylist. She was an active member the Lions club...
Patricia A. "Klos" Lathers
Feb 23, 2018
Patricia A. Lathers Hornell Patricia A. Lathers, 69, formerly of 71 Church Street, passed away Friday (February 23, 2018) at the Hornell Gardens surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hornell, December 29, 1948, the daughter of William and Irene Eicher Klos, she had resided in Hornell all her life. Pat was a graduate of Hornell High School, Class of...
Otis V. Preston
Feb 22, 2018
Otis V. Preston Arkport Otis V. Preston, 87, of State Route 36, passed away peacefully on Thursday (February 22, 2018) at Elderwood Nursing Home in North Hornell. Born in North Hornell, May 29, 1930, the son of Otis M. and Flossie M. (Behn) Preston Whitney he was a lifelong area resident, graduating from Alfred Almond Central School "Class of 1949"....
Joseph T. Lecceardone
Feb 19, 2018
Joseph T. Lecceardone Bath/Hornell Joseph T. Lecceardone, 44, of E. Washington St. Ext., passed away early Monday morning (February 19, 2018) in the Hart Comfort House Of Allegany County. Born in Hornell, NY, December 15, 1973, the son of Joseph Lecceardone and Cherrie Mullikin, he had resided in Hornell for most of his life except for the time that he...
Marilee K. Geibel
Feb 15, 2018
Marilee K. "Sue" Geibel, 70, of Owego, NY passed away Thursday (February 15, 2018) after a long illness. Born Nov 21, 1947, in Butler, PA she was a daughter of the late Jerome and Eleanor Graham Michel. She is survived by her son, Brent M. Geibel and his wife Kandi of Hornell; two grandaughters, Brooke and Erin Geibel; her sister...
Terry L. Gallagher
Feb 11, 2018
Terry L. Gallagher Hornell Terry L. Gallagher, 52, of 30 Seneca Street, passed away peacefully after a long illness, Sunday (February 11, 2018) at Rochester General Hospital. Born in Pottsville, PA, August 29, 1965, the son of Raymond and Patricia (Moyer) Gallagher Sr., he had resided in Hornell, for the past couple years. He had been employed in the road...
William J. Houghtaling
Feb 10, 2018
William J. Houghtaling Hornell William J. Houghtaling, 66, of Steuben Street, passed away Saturday (February 10, 2018) at the home of his brother on Crosby Street surrounded by his family. Born in Hornell, September 7, 1951, the son of Earl and Dolores O'Rourke Houghtaling, he had resided in Hornell all his life. He was a graduate of Hornell High School...
George T. "Crandall" Crandall
Feb 5, 2018
George T. Crandall III Hornell George T. Crandall, 45, of 5 Mill Street, passed away suddenly, Monday (February 5, 2018) in Rochester. Born in Ithaca, April 25, 1972, the son of George T. and Cathy (Ribble) Crandall Jr., he was a lifelong area resident. He had previously worked for County Cabs of Hornell. George enjoyed fishing, constantly using his cellphone,...
Douglas H. Robie
Feb 4, 2018
Douglas H. Robie Canisteo Douglas H. Robie, 53, of Maple St., passed away Sunday (February 4, 2018) at Strong Memorial Hospital. Born in Urbana, March 3, 1964, the son of Henry and Katherine (Brownson) Robie, he had resided in Savona until his move to Canisteo in 2002. Doug was a member of the Faith Independent Baptist Church in Canisteo where...
Richard A. "Dick" Baxter
Jan 30, 2018
Richard A. Baxter Sr. Nunda Richard A. Baxter Sr., 83, of Kendall Road, passed away peacefully Tuesday (January 30, 2018) at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville. He was born in Warnsville, Ohio, February 16, 1934, the second of nine children born to James and Madeline Rundt Baxter. Dick came to New York from Ohio in 1954, and fell in love...
Theodore P. Johnson
Jan 29, 2018
Theodore P. Johnson Hornell Theodore P. Johnson, 75, of Wood Street, passed away Monday (January 29, 2018) in Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, February 7, 1942, the son of Gustave Adolph and Elizabeth Tisch Johnson, he was a graduate of Cuba Central School and had made his home in Canisteo prior to moving to Hornell...
Caroline T. "Edgecomb" Marcum
Jan 29, 2018
Caroline T. Marcum Hornell Caroline T. Marcum, 65, of the Lincoln Gardens on Canisteo St., passed away Monday (January 29, 2018) at St. James Hospital. Born in Wayland, August 14, 1952, the daughter of Roscoe M. and Geraldine T. (Smalt) Edgecomb, she grew up in Wayland, NY and had resided in Sacramento California most of her adult life, returning to...
Donald J. Sheridan
Jan 27, 2018
Donald J. Sheridan Sr. Hornell Donald J. Sheridan Sr, 86, a resident of Elderwood in North Hornell, passed away peacefully Saturday (January 27, 2018). Born in Hornell, March 10, 1931, the son of Michael F. and Thelma (Smith) Sheridan, he was a lifelong area resident. Don was a veteran of the US Navy. He had worked for the Donut Shoppe...
Kathy L. "Houghtaling" Biddle
Jan 22, 2018
Kathy L. Biddle Hornell Kathy L. Biddle, 65, of Madison Ave., passed away unexpectedly Monday (January 22, 2018) at St. James Mercy Hospital. Born in Hornell, December 29, 1952, the daughter of Earl and Dolores O'Rourke Houghtaling, she had resided in Hornell all of her life. Kathy was a graduate of the Hornell High School class 1971. She was a...
Martin A. Sheroshick
Jan 21, 2018
Martin A. Sheroshick Jr. Canisteo Martin A. Sheroshick Jr. 98, of West Main Street, passed away Sunday (January 21, 2018) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bath where he had resided for nearly four years. Born in Susquehanna, PA, October 2, 1919, the son of Martin A. and Ruth Skinner Sheroshick, he had resided in Canisteo for several years....
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