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Mary E. "Hodge" Bush

Mary E. "Hodge" Bush

Feb 10, 2017

Mary E. Bush Hornell Mary E. Bush, 74, of 199 East Avenue passed away Friday (February 10, 2017) at her home. Born in Sumter, SC, August 27, 1942, the daughter of John and Effie May Scott Hodge, she had resided in Hornell most of her life. She was a graduate of Haverling High School in Bath. Mary had been employed...

Phyllis E. "O'Dell" O'Dell

Phyllis E. "O'Dell" O'Dell

Feb 9, 2017

Phyllis E. O'Dell Hornell Phyllis E. O'Dell, 91, longtime resident of Lockport and North Hornell passed away Thursday (February 9, 2017) at Elderwood At Hornell on her 91st birthday. Born in Hornell, February 9, 1926, she was the daughter of Frank D. and Nina Rogers O'Dell. While residing in Lockport, Phyllis was employed as a telephone operator for Bell Atlantic....

Jane Allyn "Diener" Andrews

Jane Allyn "Diener" Andrews

Feb 8, 2017

Jane Allyn Diener Andrews Fillmore Jane Allyn Diener Andrews, 75, of County Rd. 15, passed away Wednesday (February 8, 2017) at West Shore Hospital, in Mechanicsburgh Pa.. Born in St. Martinsville, WV, February 6, 1942, the daughter of John and Grace (Bastian) Hellaby; at age 12, Jane was adopted by Fred and Alma (Bastian) Diener. Jane started her career in...

David P. Olcott

David P. Olcott

Feb 7, 2017

Pastor David P. Olcott Angelica/Marietta Pastor David P. Olcott, 89, of 40 Horner Road, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday (February 7, 2017) at the Wellsville Manor. Born in Syracuse, February 26, 1927, he was the son of Eugene Cecil Olcott II and Hazel Mae (Samson) Olcott. Just after graduation he served in World War II, where...

Evelyn M. "Campbell" Little

Evelyn M. "Campbell" Little

Feb 6, 2017

Evelyn M. Little Bath/ Canisteo Evelyn M. Little, 82, of Belfast Street, passed away peacefully Monday (February 6, 2017) at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira. Born in Canisteo, May 13, 1934, the daughter of Orville and Margaret Andrus Campbell, she had resided in Canisteo during her early life and attended Canisteo Central School. She had made her home in...

Linda Lou "Hammond" Libordi

Linda Lou "Hammond" Libordi

Jan 28, 2017

Linda Lou Libordi Canisteo Linda Lou Libordi, 79, of Eleventh Street, passed away peacefully Saturday (January 28, 2017) at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hornell, August 15, 1937, the daughter of Merle and Helen Flaitz Hammond, she had resided in Hornell and Canisteo her entire life. She was a graduate of Hornell High School and was...

Ruth Audrey "Bender" Creeley

Ruth Audrey "Bender" Creeley

Jan 27, 2017

Ruth Audrey (Bender) Creeley Montour Falls/Hammondsport/Hornell Ruth A. Creeley, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Friday (January 27, 2017) at Seneca View, in Montour Falls, surrounded by her husband and children. Born in Corning, January 6, 1941, the daughter of LaVerne I. and Luella M. (Rice) Bender, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a member...

Vera J. "Krusen" Horton

Vera J. "Krusen" Horton

Jan 24, 2017

Vera J. Horton Greenwood Vera J. Horton, 87, formerly of Greenwood and Horseheads, passed away early Tuesday Morning (Jan. 24, 2017) at the home of her daughter in Endicott, NY. She had resided with her family during her recent illness. Born in Greenwood, January 3, 1930, the daughter of Wyman and Elizabeth Atwell Krusen, she had resided in several areas...

Patricia A "Harwood" Bebout

Patricia A "Harwood" Bebout

Jan 23, 2017

Patricia A Bebout Arkport Patricia A Bebout, of North Almond Valley Rd., passed away Monday (January 23, 2017) at the Hart Comfort House Of Allegany County. Born in Hornell, NY, April 14, 1947, a daughter of Warren and Barbara Hallett Harwood, she had resided in the Hornell area her whole life. On January 23, 1965 she married Thomas Bebout. She...

Ettore John Gradoni

Ettore John Gradoni

Jan 22, 2017

E. John Gradoni E. John Gradoni, 95, of Alfred, passed away late Sunday night (January 22, 2017) at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, following a brief illness. He was born March 24, 1921, in Cohoes, NY, the first child of the late Benedetto and Elvira (Mencarelli) Gradoni. John was a 1940 graduate of Cohoes High School. He then attended...

Hildegard K. "Doersam" Gardner

Hildegard K. "Doersam" Gardner

Jan 19, 2017

Hildegard "Hilda" K. Gardner Almond Hildegard "Hilda" K. Gardner, 85, formerly of State Route 21, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday (January 19, 2017) at Jones Memorial Hospital. Born June 11, 1931 in Germany, she was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Kramer Doersam. She was predeceased by her husband Roland L. Gardner in 1979. They had...

Helen M. "Askins" Pierce

Helen M. "Askins" Pierce

Jan 16, 2017

Helen M. Pierce Arkport Helen M. Pierce, 77, of County Road 14, passed away early Monday morning (January 16, 2017) shortly after arrival at St James Mercy Hospital. Born in Hornell, August 17, 1939, the daughter of George and Freda Clukey Askins, she had resided in the Hornell- Arkport area all her life. Helen was a graduate of Hornell High...

Dorothy A. "Bailey" Morey

Dorothy A. "Bailey" Morey

Jan 15, 2017

Dorothy A. Morey Hornell Dorothy A. Morey, 94, a resident of Elderwood Nursing Home, formerly of 32 Cottage Avenue, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, at Elderwood Nursing Home in North Hornell, Sunday (January 15, 2017). Born in Michigan, February 10, 1922, the daughter of Clarence and Pearl (Gray) Bailey, she was a lifelong area resident. Dorothy...

Ronald J. Thering

Ronald J. Thering

Jan 13, 2017

In Loving Memory of Ronald J. Thering. Born on March 24,1951 in Buffalo to the late John & Mildred (Moulin) Thering. He was raised in the Lancaster, NY area, and later in his life moved to Allegany County. He went to the Lord on January 13, 2017. Ronald Therings lifelong passion was farming. He had a great respect for the...

Mary Lou "Hilborn" Labarron

Mary Lou "Hilborn" Labarron

Jan 11, 2017

Mary Lou LaBarron Hornell HORNELL -- Mary Lou LaBarron, 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Born in Hornell on August 5, 1932, she was the daughter of Arbie and Ruth (Saunders) Hilborn. She is predeceased by her parents, brothers Lester (Priscilla) Lewis, Burdette (Helen) Lewis, George (Madeline) Hilborn, Robert Hilborn and her second husband Earl Raymond LaBarron....

Lois J. "Johnson" Goldman

Lois J. "Johnson" Goldman

Jan 11, 2017

Lois Jean Goldman of Hornell, NY, passed away on January 11, 2017. She was 93 and born on August 2, 1923 in Sugar Grove, PA. Her parents were Elnathan C. Johnson and Jennie A. Peterson Johnson. She married Jack I. Goldman in Buffalo, NY. They moved from Olean to Hornell, NY in 1955 and became lifelong residents. Lois was very...

Geraldine N. "Gerry" Shultz

Geraldine N. "Gerry" Shultz

Jan 9, 2017

Geraldine "Gerry" N. Shultz Hornell Geraldine "Gerry" N. Shultz, 92, formerly of East Avenue, passed away Monday (January 9, 2017) at Elderwood in Hornell. Born in Hornell, August 7, 1924, the daughter of Lyman and Nina (Margeson) Lockwood, she had resided in Canaseraga for over 29 years, a period of time in Florida and then returned to the Canisteo area...

Joseph J. Oyer

Joseph J. Oyer

Jan 9, 2017

Joseph J. Oyer Penn Yan Joseph J. Oyer, 73, a resident of Soldier & Sailors VAMC, passed away peacefully, Monday (January 9, 2017) at Geneva General Hospital. Born in Hornell, December 13, 1943, the son of Lewis W. and Mary (Dugo) Oyer, he was a graduate of Hornell High School. He then joined the US Navy, proudly serving from 1963-67....

Crystal I. "Mcgregor" Fullmer

Crystal I. "Mcgregor" Fullmer

Jan 6, 2017

Crystal I. Fullmer Hornell Crystal I. Fullmer, 57, of Maple St., passed away Friday (January 6, 2017) at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester Born in Hornell, NY, March 13, 1959, a daughter of Charles and Phyllis (Lorrow) McGregor, she had resided in the Hornell area her whole life. Crystal was a very outgoing person, she enjoyed having a good time...

William C. Bill"" Booth

William C. Bill"" Booth

Jan 1, 2017

William C. "Bill" Booth, 78, of Stow, passed away peacefully Friday August 4, 2017 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of forty-five years to Isobel G. Booth. Born in Hornell, New York on September 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Claude William and Ruth...

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