Richard H. Owlett
Apr 26, 2023
Richard H. Owlett, 80, of Alpine, NY died peacefully on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Arnot-Ogden Medical Center after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer; three children, Susan Viditz-Ward, Kristina Smith and Paul Silver; seven grandchildren; and his Basset Hound, Winston. A memorial service will be scheduled by the family at a future date. Contributions may...
Emma L. Nickerson
Apr 22, 2023
Emma Louise (Knapp) Nickerson, 56, of Beaver Dams, NY passed away on Saturday, April 22 2023 at home. She was born on August 3, 1966 in Dover, New Jersey. Emma graduated from Dundee High School in 1985. She married Jeffrey A. Nickerson on August 19, 2006 in Montour Falls, NY. She worked as a Direct Support Professional with the ARC...
Minnie B. Leljedal
Apr 20, 2023
Minnie E. (Bender) Leljedal, 97, of New Albany, PA passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 surrounded by family. She was born on July 31, 1925 to Cleve and Belle (Forrest) Bender in New Albany, PA. A graduate of New Albany High School, she continued on to graduate from Mansfield State with a degree in Home Economics. She married James...
N. June Benjamin
Apr 17, 2023
N. June Benjamin, 88, of Montour Falls, NY passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Arnot Ogden Hospital surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Montour Falls, New York on November 28, 1934, the daughter of Fred and Grace (Thurston) Cope. June graduated from Odessa Central School in 1954. She later graduated from Elmira Business Institute in 1982....
Joyce A. Vanvleet
Apr 17, 2023
Joyce Anne VanVleet, age 88, of Montour Falls, NY, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Huntington Living Center in Waterloo, NY. No newcomer to the "Land Between the Lakes" and a direct descendant of Ezekiel VanVleet and George Faussett, Joyce's family has lived here since 1789. Joyce started school at the one room school...
Kathleen M. Estes
Apr 14, 2023
Kathleen M. Estes, 67, of Watkins Glen, NY, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. She was born in Montour Falls, NY on May 11, 1955 the daughter of Richard and Mary Lou (Emmons) Haight. Kathleen worked for 26 years in Civil Service, and later worked as a Teaching Assistant in Watkins Glen Central School for 16 years, retiring in...
Ruth Likoudis
Apr 14, 2023
Ruth Hickleton Likoudis passed away in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday, April 14, 2023 at 91 years of age after a brief illness. She was born on February 5, 1932 to parents Dr. George Taylor and Ruth Aikin Hickelton of Williamsville, N.Y. Our beloved mother is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, noted Catholic writer James Likoudis. She...
Henry J. Grondski
Apr 11, 2023
Henry "Hank" J. Grondski, 80, of Odessa, NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 11 2023. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on January 1, 1943, the son of Henry Grondski, Sr. and Sophie (Stanley) Sinko. Hank graduated from Thomas Edison High School. He served in the US Navy from 1961-1964. He was married to Ellen on February 14, 2005 in...
Helen A. Leatzaw
Apr 1, 2023
Helen Ann Leatzaw passed away peacefully on April 1, 2023 at Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, New York. She was a richly talented person, a Devoted Wife and Mother, True Friend, Talented Artist and Innovator, Caretaker, Camp Leader, Life-long Student, Dedicated Teacher, and Avid Nature Lover. She had no fear to take on any project, no matter how daunting it...
Tammy L. Bell
Mar 31, 2023
Tammy Lov Bell, 47, of Watkins Glen, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2023 after a battle with cancer. God called a good soul home for eternal peace on this day and she will be missed and loved forever. She was born in Ithaca, NY on March 13, 1976. She was predeceased by her mother, Aloma Barnes; and...
Charles "Bud" C. Lovell
Mar 28, 2023
Charles "Bud" Lovell, 97, of Catharine, New York, entered into a well-deserved eternal rest on March 28, 2023 at his home that he built in 1956-57. He was born on November 1, 1925 to Cecil and Edna Lovell. Bud graduated from Odessa High School. He was married in 1949 to Cleo Bird and spent 44 years of wedded bliss together...
Shirley J. Cabeca
Mar 27, 2023
Shirley Jane Cabeca, 85, of Alabaster, AL and formerly of Cayuta, NY, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center due to complications from COVID and COPD. Shirley was born in Cayuta, NY on September 19, 1937, the daughter of the late Richard C. and Adella M. (Wood) Collins and graduated from Odessa-Montour Central School in...
Gary L. Ector
Mar 16, 2023
Gary L. "Hair" Ector, 68, of Montour Falls, NY, entered unto rest on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at home from Corticobasal Degeneration Dementia. Gary was born Gary Lee Swarthout on December 22, 1954, the son of Dorothy (Sample) Ector in Penn Yan, NY. Gary graduated from Odessa-Montour High School in 1973. He was inducted into the Odessa-Montour Sports Hall of...
Michael J. Maloney
Mar 15, 2023
Maloney, Michael J., of Waneta Lake, the longtime Sheriff of Schuyler County and a leader in law enforcement throughout the Southern Tier, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, after a long illness. He was 82. Maloney was born Nov. 16, 1940, in South Buffalo, an Irish enclave on the shores of Lake Erie. His father, Patrick, and mother, Margaret McGorty,...
Louis Sgrecci
Mar 13, 2023
Louis Sgrecci II, 93, of Watkins Glen, like two heroes from his youth – Gene Autry and Roy Rogers – rode off into his final sunset on Monday, March 13, 2023, surrounded by family. Louie, known as Lou, The Camel, The Greek, and Dudey spent most of his life in Schuyler County. He was born in Beaver Dams on November...
David D. Karius
Mar 12, 2023
David D. Karius, 67, of Corning, NY, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at home. He was born on March 15, 1955, the son of the late Fred and Doris Karius. He is survived by his wife, Debra; sons, Derrick and Daniel Karius; step children, Devin Barber and Marie Bowers; brothers, Donald and Scott Karius; sister, Sherry Mangus; six...
Marie E. Hoose
Mar 7, 2023
Marie E. "Tody" Hoose, 76, of Odessa, NY passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Saratoga Springs, NY on November 4, 1946 the daughter of the late William and Ellin Bailey. On December 14, 1968, she married Norman Hoose in Barrington, NY. Marie was an LPN at Schuyler Hospital for 24 years,...
Denise Kidd
Mar 4, 2023
Denise Kidd, 54, of Montour Falls, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023. She was born in Geneva, NY on September 15, 1968, the daughter of Carlita M. VanDusen and James A. Kidd. Denise was a Nurses aid graduate of Stratford Career Institute. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies from Grand Canyon University in 2016. She...
Connie A. Rexford
Mar 4, 2023
Connie A. Rexford, 72, of Tyrone, NY, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023. She was born on September 14, 1950 the daughter of Elmer and Betty Buckley and attended Watkins Glen High School. Connie along with her husband, Richard, operated Rexford Heating & Air Conditioning for 25 years. She was devoted to her family, helping them out anyway she...
Josephine M. Standish
Mar 2, 2023
Josephine Marie Standish, better known to most as "Pee Wee", age 92, of Watkins Glen, New York, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at home. She was born September 5, 1930 a daughter of late James & Anna (Colunio) Compese. She was preceded in 2002 by her husband of 50 years Carl L. Standish, Sr., her sister and best...
