Obituaries
Elizabeth "Liz" Barrows
Dec 16, 2016
Elizabeth “Liz” Barrows Age 79, of Montour Falls, NY, passed away December 16, 2016. A GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH, AT 2:00PM AT LAKEVIEW CEMETERY, SR 14, WATKINS GLEN. She was born in Wellsburg, NY on October 24, 1937, the daughter of Edward and Myrtle Conklin. Liz graduated from Southside High School in 1955 and worked...
Larry Murphy, Sr.
Dec 13, 2016
Larry C. Murphy, Sr. Age 66, of Covert Road, Burdett, NY, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Larry was born in Canandaigua, NY on March 12, 1950, the son of Gordon and Nancy Murphy. He worked for Monroe Muffler in Geneva. He is survived by four children, Larry Murphy, Jr. (Angela) of Waterloo, Gordon Murphy (Jennifer Rotunda) of Waterloo, Stacy Arlington...
Frances Patty Welsh
Dec 9, 2016
Frances “Patty” Welsh Age 92, of Montour Falls, NY, passed away on Friday December 9, 2016 at Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility. Patty was born on April 18, 1924 in Astoria, New York to Walter and Francis Rockefeller Welsh. Her early childhood years were spent with her mother, who was a nurse. At the age of 10, Patty moved to...
Dennis Kelly
Dec 5, 2016
Dennis J. Kelly Age 72 of Hector, NY passed away December 5, 2016. He is survived by his wife Gigi Kelly; children, Robin (David) Dyer, James (Sara) Kelly, and Patrick Kelly; brother, Ronald (Melanie) Kelly; sister, Sheila Kelly; and four grandchildren, Nicole, Brian, Logan, and Hunterlynn; and former wife and friend, Kathleen (Daniel) Hecimovac; all of Syracuse. He was predeceased...
Geraldine "Gerry" Manz
Dec 5, 2016
Manz, Geraldine “Gerry” Age 73 of Montour Falls, NY passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her friends and family on Monday December 5, 2016. Geraldine was born on October 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York to Caroline and William Manz. She moved with her family to Tyrone in 1977 and has called Montour Falls her home since 1991 where...
Thomas R. Thorp
Nov 30, 2016
Thomas R. Thorp Age 69, of Hector, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2016 at home. The family will receive friends on Sunday (Dec. 4) from 2pm-5pm at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen. A funeral service will be held Monday at 10am at the Glen Baptist Church, 3311 Reading Rd, Watkins Glen. A burial at...
F. Ellen Kinney
Nov 29, 2016
F. Ellen Kinney Age 69, of Elmira and formerly Hector, NY, passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2016 at home. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Monday (Dec. 5th) from 1pm-2pm; followed by a funeral service at 2pm and burial at Hector Presbyterian Cemetery. Ellen was predeceased by her...
Bernard Allen, Sr.
Nov 28, 2016
Bernard Allen, Sr. Age 61, of Montour Falls, died November 28, 2016. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Tuesday (Dec. 6th) from 12pm-1pm; followed by a funeral service at 1pm at the funeral home and burial at Montour Cemetery. Dish to pass dinner will be held at the First...
Edward Cullen
Nov 16, 2016
EDWARD J. CULLEN We announce the passing of our loving husband and father, Edward James Cullen, on November 16, 2016, at home in Watkins Glen, NY. He was born in Elmira, NY March 3, 1931. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Marian Edna Caywood Cullen and Edward Richard Cullen. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, June...
Terrance Hawthorne
Nov 16, 2016
Terrance “T” Hawthorne Age 66, of Watkins Glen, NY, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Schuyler Hospital. Terrance was borne on June 30, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. He lived at the Willowbrook State School as well as Bronx, Suffolk, and Monroe Developmental Centers before making his home in Watkins Glen since 1997 where he has been loved...
Ralph Haesloop
Nov 15, 2016
A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church, Watkins Glen at 2:00pm. Ralph George Haesloop 95, of Montour Falls, N.Y, passed away on November 15, 2016 peacefully in his sleep. A private graveside service with Naval military honors will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. at the convenience of the family....
Albert Booth, Jr.
Oct 26, 2016
Albert E. Booth, Jr. Age 81, of Watkins Glen, passed away October 26, 2016. Born on 25 August 1935 in Lawrence, MA, as the only child of Albert Edmund Booth Sr., an Engineer, and Alice Booth (Marshall), a housewife. He grew up in Salem, NH, and on 11 June 1953, graduated from Woodbury High School in Salem, NH. After HS,...
Rene Despo
Oct 23, 2016
Rene J. Despo Age 90, of Burdett, NY and formerly of Warminster, PA, passed away on October 23, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. Rene was born on September 26, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Rene and Margaret Despo. Rene honorably served in the US Marine Corps in WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater and the...
Charles Frederick Yahn
Oct 19, 2016
Charles Frederick Yahn, of Watkins Glen, known to all by all as Fredder, died Wednesday morning after a short stay at Cayuga Medical Center after suffering a stroke. He was 70 years old and had been living with his wife Deb Bailey on Van Zandt Hollow Road in Watkins Glen, where he was a well loved member of that community....
Kristina Lee (Jaynes) Burke
Oct 12, 2016
Kristina Lee (Jaynes) Burke Age 40, of Reynoldsville, NY, passed away on October 12, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. She went to heaven at too young of an age and with so much life ahead of her. She left behind the cancer that ravaged her body for more than seven years, hopefully making it wonder why it ever...
Richard Bills
Oct 11, 2016
Richard John “The Bear” Bills Age 69, of Hector, passed away October 11, 2016 as the result of an automobile accident believed to have been caused by a medical emergency. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Saturday (Oct 15th) from 3pm-5pm. A funeral service celebrating his life will be...
John Finley, Jr.
Oct 11, 2016
John P. Finley, Jr. Age 30, of Mecklenburg and formerly West Danby, NY, passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2016. John worked as an IT Specialist at Grammatech in Ithaca. He is survived by his loving family and friends; including his mother, Anna Finley of West Danby; maternal grandparents, Irene and Leonard Frisbie; aunts and uncles, Carol (Michael) Abele, Leonard...
Yvonne Harrington
Oct 4, 2016
Yvonne Harrington Age 75, of Montour Falls, passed away October 4, 2016. Yvonne Kay Oplinger was born September 29, 1941, the daughter of Harry and Twilla of Savona, NY. She was an avid lover of animals, especially of horses and dogs. She loved to paint ceramics and collect TY Beanie Babies. She also enjoyed camping with her husband, Patrick Harrington,...
Glenn Oakes
Sep 18, 2016
Glenn William Oakes Age 94, of Burdett, NY, passed away September 18, 2016 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY. He was born July 9, 1922 in Towanda, PA, the son of Daniel Oakes and Phoebe Kitchen Oakes. Glenn attended Towanda public schools, graduating in 1940. He entered Pennsylvania State University (then Pennsylvania State College) in the fall of...
Wayne Mosher
Sep 17, 2016
Wayne Mosher Age 68, of Odessa, NY, passed away unexpectedly as the result of a heart attack on Saturday, September 17, 2016. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Wednesday (Sept. 21) from 4pm-7pm; followed by a memorial service celebrating his life on Thursday at 10am at the...
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