obituaries
Belva Clark
Jul 11, 2014
Belva Jane (States) Clark, 45, of Montour Falls, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Montour Falls on January 10, 1969 the daughter of the George and Janet States. She graduated from Odessa Montour High School in 1986. Belva worked part time for...
Elmer Newberry
Jul 10, 2014
Elmer C. Newberry, 90, of Montour Falls, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Seneca View Nursing Facility. He was born in Alpine on May 14, 1924. Elmer served with the US Army during WWII. He was a self- employed carpenter and also drove school bus locally. He was a member of the Watkins Glen VFW and the Montour...
Florence Waltman
Jul 7, 2014
Florence M. Waltman, 79, of Dundee, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 at Seneca View Nursing Facility. She was born in Chester County, PA on July 12, 1934, the oldest of seven children to the late Ernest and Margaret Reeder Hunter. She was predeceased by her husband, John C. Waltman. Florence is survived by her daughter, Nancy McShaw; and...
Betty Smith
Jul 4, 2014
On August 16, 1932 God let us borrow an angel and on July 4th 2014 we returned her to him. Betty I. Smith was born in Monterey N.Y. to Raymond and Lizzy Buckley at home. Betty was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and her animals. She also loved to listen to her husband sing and play his guitar. She...
Barbara Rugur
Jun 24, 2014
Barbara Ann (Watkins) Rugur, 72, of Montour Falls, entered unto rest on June 24, 2014 at Schuyler Hospital. She was born in Towanda, PA on September 29, 1941, the daughter of the late Carl and Edna (Mincer) Watkins. Barbara worked as a housekeeper at nursing homes in NJ and at Newton Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. She enjoyed playing darts...
Harry Simpson
Jun 22, 2014
Harry Allen Simpson, Jr., 70, of Montour Falls, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Montour Falls, the son of the late Harry A. Simpson, Sr. and Edna Voorhees Simpson. Harry worked in the grape vineyards, on dairy farms and also with the NYS Highway Department. He was a...
Ruth Whiteman
Jun 22, 2014
Ruth P. Whiteman, 93, of Montour Falls, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Seneca View. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Vedder and Scott Funeral Home, 122 N. Genesee St., Montour Falls. Relatives and friends are invited to call prior to the service on Thursday from 1-2 pm at...
Thomas Ryan
Jun 19, 2014
Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., 64, of Montour Falls, passed away in his sleep on June 19, 2014 after a long bout with cancer. He was born on September 14, 1949, the son of the late Thomas F. Ryan, Sr. and Margaret Ryan. Tom was a Petty Officer 3rd Class with the United States Naval Reserves, serving aboard the U.S.S Joseph...
Wayne Atwell
Jun 17, 2014
Wayne George Atwell, 80, of Odessa, NY, died on Tuesday June 17, 2014. Born in Dupont, PA in 1933 to George and Charlotte Atwell, he graduated from Corning Free Academy in 1951. He enlisted in the Army, serving in the Army Security Agency from 1954 to 1956, stationed in West Germany. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hobart College in...
Norman Womack
Jun 13, 2014
Norman Womack, 81, formerly of Montour Falls, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014 at Beechtree Center in Ithaca. He was born in San Diego, CA on December 5, 1932 and graduated from Hoover High School, Class of 1951. He went on to receive a BA in Music in 1961 from San Francisco State College, and received a Master of...
Myrtle Vanzile
Jun 7, 2014
Myrtle V. VanZile, 94, of Cayuta, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Bethany Manor. She was born in Warren Center, PA on May 26, 1920, the daughter of the late Leo and Madeline Jones. Myrtle was a hairdresser for thirty years. She was a member of the Cayuta United Methodist Church, the Cayuta Cemetery board, and served for...
Marylou Hausner
May 14, 2014
MaryLou Hausner, 76, of Montour Falls, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Robert Packer Hospital. She was born on August 16, 1937, the daughter of the late George and Irma Chappell Beard and graduated from Dundee High School. MaryLou was a former waitress at the Holiday Inn in Horseheads and Stones Restaurant in Watkins Glen. She was a...
Marie Settino
May 10, 2014
Marie Pound Settino, 75, of Woodbridge, VA, and formerly of Odessa, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014. She was born in Odessa on July 3, 1938, the daughter of the late Harold and Beatrice Pound, and attended Odessa-Montour High School. She lived in New London, CT for many years. Marie was previously married to John Taggert and was the...
Deborah Fritzon
May 7, 2014
Deborah Ann (Canfield) Fritzon, 57, of Montour Falls, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at home surrounded by family and friends. Deborah was born on January 15, 1957 in Montour Falls the daughter of the late Stewart "Stubb" Canfield and Shirley Canfield. She graduated from Odessa-Montour High School. Deborah was a devoted mother,...
Donald Riley
May 5, 2014
Donald Banfield Riley, 83, of Odessa, passed away on Monday at his home surrounded by family. He was born on December 3, 1930 in Montour Falls, the son of the late Douglass D. and Bernice Stoddard Riley and served two years with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Don worked at Market Basket Store in Montour Falls, Corning Glass...
Susan Hykin
May 5, 2014
Susan Elizabeth Clair Hykin, 61, of Beacon, NY, passed away on Monday at Vassar Bros. Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was born in Montour Falls on February 27, 1953, the daughter of the late Francis Monroe Clair and Beatrice Iddings Clair. She attended Odessa-Montour High School and Southern Connecticut State University. Susan worked at Life Gallery in Fairfield, CT, the...
Russell Kellogg
Apr 16, 2014
Russell E. Kellogg, 45, of Ithaca, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. He was born in Chestertown, MD on October 30, 1968 and graduated from Ithaca High School. He was employed for several years at Welliver in Montour Falls. He is survived by his mother, Jane Coker of Interlaken; sister Jane (William) Oper of Syracuse; aunt, Sue Kellogg of...
James Flood
Apr 3, 2014
James M. Flood, of Interlaken, NY, passed away on April 3, 2014. He was born on February 27, 1947. Jim was proud of all his children. He cherished the time spent with grandchildren. He felt blessed to have such a wonderful family and steadfast friends. He will be sorely missed. A Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday,...
John Dunham
Mar 31, 2014
John C. Dunham, 57, of Montour Falls, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 31, 2014. He was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois on August 20, 1956. He was baptized a Christian at Southside Christian Alliance Church. John graduated from Odessa-Montour High School, Hudson Valley Community College and attended Cornell University. He was a supervisor at Vanguard Printing in Ithaca for...
Roy Craver
Mar 18, 2014
Roy E. Craver, 89, of Montour Falls, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 18, 2014. He was born in Montour Falls on May 4, 1924, the son of the late Donald and Carolyn Craver. Roy graduated from Cook Academy in Montour Falls in 1942. In 1945, with his wife Shirley, he purchased what would become the family farm, raising...
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