Obituaries
Alice R. Baker
Feb 17, 2013
Alice R. Baker Age 95, of Watkins Glen, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility in Montour Falls, NY. She was born Alice Rosella Devendorf on December 2, 1917 to Nora and Gilbert Devendorf in Mallory, NY. She was married to John C. Church from 1938 until his death in 1942....
Ruth Wirth
Feb 12, 2013
Ruth W. Wirth Passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Bethany Manor, at the age of 93, following declining health. Born January 7, 1920, in Rockville Centre, NY to John and Wilhelmina Magee, she was preceded in death by her husband, Randell J. Wirth, son, Jerry, and brother, John Magee. She is survived by sons, Lawrence Wirth, of...
Kimberly VanDyke
Feb 11, 2013
Kimberly VanDyke Age 49, of Dryden and formerly Rock Stream, NY, passed away after a brief battle with leukemia on February 11, 2013. Kimberly was born on May 30, 1963 in Penn Yan. She was a driver for Gadabout Transportation Services in Ithaca. Kim was preceded in death by two brothers, Gilbert Mathews, Jr. and Garrick Mathews. She is...
Mildred Ebner
Feb 7, 2013
Mildred Ebner Age 91, of Rock Stream, passed away on February 7, 2013. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 60 years, Rudolph Ebner, on March 22, 2010. She is survived by her three daughters, Barbara Diedrichs of Burdett, Jean Carey of Interlaken, and Patricia Ebner of California; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Pat Smith of Florida, three...
Marjorie Overhiser
Jan 31, 2013
Marjorie Overhiser 91, of Beaver Dams, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. The family will receive friends and relatives from 2pm-4pm on Sunday (Feb. 3rd) at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen; and Monday from 10am-11am at the Beaver Dams United Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held Monday at 11:00am at the Beaver...
G. Robert Harrison
Jan 24, 2013
G. (George) Robert Harrison, Age 91, formerly of Odessa NY, passed away peacefully at Van Duyn Home and Hospital in Syracuse NY, January 24, 2013. Robert was born May 13, 1921 in the Town of Virgil, Cortland County. He was the son of the late Ellsworth R. Harrison and Leola Wilson Harrison Sayre. He married Geraldine N. Churchill (who...
William Forsyth
Jan 22, 2013
William G. Forsyth Age 76, of Odessa and formerly Watkins Glen, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The family will receive friends and relatives from 11:00am-1:00pm at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Saturday, January 26, 2013. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 1:00pm; followed by burial at...
Mary Pratt
Jan 16, 2013
Mary E. Pratt Age 93, of Montour Falls and formerly Watkins Glen, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Friday morning from 9:30am-10:00am, followed by a funeral service at 10:00am; and burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira. Mary proudly raised...
Alice Moore
Jan 15, 2013
Alice Moore Age 82, of Watkins Glen, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Friday from 4:00-6:00pm. A private funeral and committal service will be held at the convenience of the family; and burial at Rock Stream Cemetery. Alice was...
Fritz"Junior" Janowsky
Jan 3, 2013
Fritz “Junior” Janowsky Age 82, of Gillett, PA; passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2013. The family will receive friends and relatives on Sunday, January 6, 2013 from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Chemung Christian Fellowship Church, 726 Main St., Chemung, NY 14825. A funeral service will be held at 4:00pm at the church; Pastor Randy Stilson officiating. The committal service...
Paul Jacquet
Dec 24, 2012
Paul E. Jacquet, age 85, of Valois, died at home on Dec.24, 2012. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Paul was born in San Jose, Calif. and grew up in Willow Glen. The son of Paul and Lydia Gruber Jacquet. He served in WW II as a military police officer. Paul was...
Delphine Funk
Dec 24, 2012
Delphine L. Funk Age 83, of Burdett, NY, passed away unexpectedly in North Carolina while visiting her daughters home on December 24, 2012. The family will receive friends and relatives from 1:00pm-2:00pm at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Thursday, January 3, 2013; followed by a funeral service at 2:00pm; and burial at the...
William Rice
Dec 14, 2012
William H. Rice Age 57, of Watkins Glen, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on December 14, 2012. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Wednesday from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:00pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 N....
Carol Joan Oaks
Dec 13, 2012
Carol Joan (Bagley) Oaks, 84, died at home in Watkins Glen, NY, December 13, 2012. Joan was born to Roger and Genevieve (Brooks) Bagley in Batavia, NY in 1928. After attending college in NYC she worked as a medical secretary before starting her family. Joan was a volunteer for Southern Tier Hospice as well as the Watkins Glen Library...
Margaret Knowles
Dec 5, 2012
Margaret S. Knowles Age 93, of Valois, NY, died December 5, 2012. Margaret was born in Watkins Glen on November 7, 1919, the daughter of Lloyd Evans and (Helen) Louise Roberts. She was predeceased by her parents, husband of 73 years, Leland H. Knowles, and sisters Gertrude Dye and Norma McCawley. She had been a resident of Hobe Sound,...
Dale Crout
Nov 15, 2012
Dale Crout Age 41, of Watkins Glen, left his loved ones on Thursday, November 15, 2012 as a result of a helicopter accident in Corning, NY. Friends and family are invited to call Monday from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. Fourth St., Watkins Glen. Funeral services will be held at 8:00pm. Dale graduated from...
Melvin LaRue
Nov 10, 2012
Melvin J. LaRue Age 74, of Watkins Glen and Daytona Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2012. There are no prior visiting hours. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Lakeview Cemetery in Watkins Glen. Mel worked for AKZO Salt Company in Watkins Glen. He was predeceased by his...
Mark Mihalko
Nov 8, 2012
Mark Mihalko Age 47, of Watkins Glen and formerly North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 8, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Frank and Sharon Pastore of Watkins Glen; father, Michael (Anna) Mihalko of Corning, brothers, Frank (Coleen) Pastore, and Jeffrey (fiancée Rose) Pastore; sisters, Michelle Mihalko and Heather Mihalko; nephews, Brad (Erica) Pastore, Daniel Pastore and...
Mary Pascariello
Nov 4, 2012
Mary Louise Pascariello, age 81, of Nokomis, Florida, and formerly Watkins Glen, NY, passed away on November 4, 2012. She was born on January 21, 1931 in New York, New York. Mary was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Osprey. She is survived by her two children, Theresa (Robert) Merrill of Nokomis, Tony (Jacqueline)...
Elizabeth "Betty" Tripp
Nov 2, 2012
Elizabeth “Betty” Tripp Age 85, formally of Fairport and Hector, NY, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband of 39 years, William F. Tripp. They were married May 7, 1949 at St. Catherine’s Church in Hillcrest NY. Betty was born Nov 19, 1926 in Starrucca, PA, the daughter of late Leon and Mary...