obituaries
Eloise Macdowell
Dec 5, 2016
Eloise Rundle MacDowell 94 of Odessa passed away December 5th at Seneca View. She was born March 17, 1922 to LeRoy and Beulah Ward, Beartown Road, Painted Post, NY. She is survived by daughters Sandra (Jimmy) Seafuse, Barbara (Jim) Halpin, Kathy Brown (Daniel, deceased), 6 grandchildren, 9 great grand-children, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by husbands Charles William...
Antoinette Praschunus
Nov 22, 2016
Antoinette J. Praschunus, 83, of Big Flats, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 4, 1933, attended the local schools and graduated from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Nursing School in 1953. She married Stanley P. Praschunus in 1963 in Wilkes-Barre. He died on April 7, 2009. Antoinette worked as...
Charles Hayes
Nov 20, 2016
Charles Andrew Hayes, 82, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at his home on Hayes Rd. in Montour Falls after battling cancer. He was born in Montour Falls on January 31, 1934, the son of the late Alpheus and Charlotte (Stamp) Hayes. He graduated from Odessa-Montour High School and went on to serve with the US Navy. He married...
Marjorie Rice
Nov 10, 2016
Marjorie L. Rice, 86, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility in Montour Falls. Marjorie went home to be with her husband Jim, son Bill, and parents Howard and Louise Meeks, and her Lord. She leaves to carry on the strong family ties to her daughter, Kathie (Daryl) Von Neida; daughter-in-law, Mary Rice; grandsons,...
Clarence Overhiser
Nov 7, 2016
Clarence M. Overhiser, 77, of Monterey, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016. Clarence leaves behind his companion of 32 years, Lorraine Hickey; his children, Debra Peach, Edward Overhiser, Brenda Link, Dawn Vaughn, and Alan Overhiser; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and his two dogs he loved dearly, Heidi and Nemo. There will be no services. Burial in Montour Cemetery.
Carmine Nicastro
Nov 4, 2016
Dr. Carmine Anthony Nicastro Jr. peacefully departed this life after 78 years on the morning of November 4th, 2016 at home with his wife of 25 years, Marion Nicastro, by his side. His spirit is carried on by his first wife of 29 years Nancy Nicastro, brother Robert Nicastro, daughters Veronica Nicastro, Denise Kartzman, Flowers Lovern, and Monique Flores, and...
David Fisher
Nov 3, 2016
Lt. David R. Fisher, 73, of Lockwood, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Robert Packer Hospital. He was born in Odessa on September 24, 1943, the son of the late Frank and Elvena Fisher. He graduated from Odessa Montour High School and later attended SUNY Binghamton. David proudly served with the US Air Force from 1966-1970. He married...
Donald Knop
Nov 1, 2016
Donald F. Knop, 88, of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility in Montour Falls, NY. He was born in Medina, NY on October 9, 1928, the son of the late William and Amy (Brigham) Knop. He graduated from Rochester Schools and later received his BA in Mechanical Engineering at RIT. He retired...
Barbara Church
Oct 31, 2016
Barbara E. Church, 68, of Montour Falls, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born in Montour Falls on November 19, 1947, the daughter of the late Louis and Nellie (Elliot) Funk. Barbara loved tending to her husband and family. She enjoyed socializing, going to McDonalds in Watkins Glen, and enjoyed the...
Helen Masin
Oct 23, 2016
Helen (Holik) Masin, and graduated from Odessa-Montour High School. Helen was an LPN with Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic in Palmyra for 16 years. She was a member of the CSA. Helen enjoyed polka dancing, country line dancing, her cats, and helping other people. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family. She...
Frieda Ademovic
Oct 19, 2016
Frieda Ademovic, age 92, passed away peacefully at the Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility on Wednesday evening, October 19, 2016, of natural causes. Frieda was born August 8, 1924 in Munsingen, Germany. Frieda is survived by her daughter, Inga Travis (and her husband Bernie); sons Martin, and James; three grandchildren, Deona Muller (and her husband Robert), Andrew Ademovic (and his...
Charles Wilson
Oct 14, 2016
Charles R. "Chuck" Wilson, Sr., 80, of Monterey, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at home. He was born in Corning on September 4, 1936, the son of the late William E. and Wilma (Kilburn) Wilson. He graduated from Bradford Central School and went on to serve with the US Air Force from 1953-1956. Chuck was a police officer...
Eleanor Green
Oct 9, 2016
Eleanor R. Green, 94, of Montour Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center. She was born in Dundee on May 13, 1922, the daughter of the late Merton and Viola (Florence) Rose. She graduated from Dundee Central School in 1940 and went on to work at Eclipse in Elmira Heights for 33 years. Eleanor...
Kathleen Beardsley
Oct 2, 2016
Kathleen "Sis" Beardsley, age 66, of Schuyler County, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Schuyler Hospital's Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility, under the loving care of the Skilled Nursing Staff. Kathleen was born in Montour Falls, New York on March 16, 1950. She is survived, for now, by her mother Rhoda Sara Geyer Beardsley of New Port News,...
Rodney Steves
Sep 27, 2016
Rodney G. Steves, 51, of Cayuta, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, as a result of a brain aneurysm. He was born in Montour Falls on March 18, 1965, the son of Joyce Collins. Rodney enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was predeceased by his mother, and a sister, Deborah Wright. He is survived by his son, Dustin (Danielle) Steves;...
Margarita Hayes
Sep 23, 2016
Margarita "Margie" Ramirez Hayes, 82, of Odessa, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Schuyler Hospital, under the benevolent care of Dr. Blanche Borzell, her doctor and friend for over 20 years. She was born in Marion, Texas on August 9, 1934. Margie was a member of the Red Hat Society, Quilt Guild, and the Odessa-Catharine United Methodist Church....
Paul Likoudis
Sep 22, 2016
Paul Augustine Likoudis, age 61 of Caywood, NY, passed away due to complications in his fight against cancer on September 22, 2016. He was surrounded by loved ones at the time of his passing. The son of James and Ruth Likoudis of Montour Falls, Paul is survived by his brother Mark, and sisters Therese Williams, Celine Schanzer, Cathy Kader, and...
Joyce Doane
Sep 21, 2016
Joyce L. Doane, 74, of VanEtten, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. She was born on August 4, 1942, the daughter of the late Burt and Margaret Lurcock. Joyce was a homemaker, caring for her husband, and family. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Carl Doane; children, Kathy (Rodney) Merinen, Randy (Jo Kay Salmi) Doane, Rick...
Roger Kelley
Sep 19, 2016
Roger D. Kelley, 60, of Montour Falls, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at Schuyler Hospital. He was born in Montour Falls on June 24, 1956, the son of the Donald L. and Florence (Mosher) Kelley. He graduated from Watkins Glen High School and was employed with Cornell University for twenty years. He was a member of the Montour...
James Kuttner
Sep 6, 2016
James D. Kuttner, 73, a lifelong resident of Montour Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at James P. Wilmot Cancer Center in Rochester, New York. Jim was born on February 14, 1943, the son of the late Richard and Theresa (Dick) Kuttner. He was a rural carrier with the United States Postal Service in Montour Falls, retiring in...
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