Obituaries
Gary D. Brown
Jan 2, 2023
Gary D Brown Age 60, of Hector, passed away unexpectedly on Jan 2,2023 at home. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen on Friday (Jan. 6) from 12pm-2pm, followed by a funeral service at 2pm; Rev. George J. Norton, Jr. officiating; burial at Hector Presbyterian Cemetery in Hector, NY. A Dish-to-Pass...
Patricia A. Macnamara
Jan 1, 2023
Patricia A. Macnamara WATKINS GLEN: After 90 years of unquestionably making the world a better place, Pat passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 A Celebration of Pat's Life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 520 N. Decatur St. Watkins Glen on Saturday July 29, 2023 . The family will receive friends from 10am-11am; followed by a...
Jay Russell
Dec 30, 2022
Jay Russell Age 66, of Burdett, passed away December 30, 2022. He is survived by his wife Jean; four children, Josh (Taylor) Russell of Ashville, NC, Erica Russell of New York, Morgan (Steve) Mendelsohn of Lake Placid, NY, and Brittany Predmore (Justin Bennett) of Spencer, NY; brother and sister-in-law, Gary and Karen Russell of Mecklenburg, NY; eight grandchildren, Dylan, Kaden,...
Mark McClure
Dec 30, 2022
Mark McClure Age 53, of Elmira, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on December 30, 2022. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen on Saturday (Jan. 7) from 2pm-3pm; followed by a memorial service at 3:00pm. He is survived by his wife Margie; six children, Donald Aumick (Tiki), Tioga PA,...
Nina Barber
Dec 23, 2022
Nina Lucille (Barrett) Barber
Age 92, formerly of Montour Falls, NY, passed away December 23, 2022 in Florida.
The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen, on Thursday, March 16, from 12pm-1pm; followed by a funeral service at 1:00pm. A committal service and burial will immediately follow at Bradford Memorial...
Ruth Drusilla Voorhees
Dec 5, 2022
Ruth Drusilla Voorhees Watkins Glen-Passed away on December 5, 2022. She was 79 years old. Born February 6, 1943 to Clyde and Florence Cobb, she was one of 10 children. Ruth was a wife, mother of five, and grandmother to many. Ruth was also a friend to all whom she met. Her greatest joy was in serving her god, Jehovah,...
Lynn Ameigh Jr.
Dec 4, 2022
Lynn C. Ameigh, Jr. Age 88, of Townsend, NY, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Junior was born on October 20, 1934, the son of Lynn, Sr. and Genevieve Ameigh. He was predeceased by his parents; wife Ida May Ameigh; children, Linda, Joseph, and Jonathon Ameigh; brothers and sisters, Lee, Frank, Don, Mary, Jerome, Jack, Velma and Charlotte; and...
Kenneth Darwin Voorhees
Nov 29, 2022
Kenneth Darwin Voorhees WATKINS GLEN: Passed away November 29, 2022. He was 73 years old. Born October 27, 1949 to Mildred Pierce Voorhees and Darwin Voorhees he was one of 9 children. He grew up with a love for the outdoors, practical jokes, and family. He also loved being a husband and father. But his greatest love was for his...
John R. Cunningham
Nov 16, 2022
John R. Cunningham Age 67, of Watkins Glen, formerly of Monterey, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 16, 2022. The family will receive friends at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., on Tuesday (Nov. 22) from 3pm-5pm; followed by a memorial service at 5pm. A reception will be announced. John was born in Corning, the son of the late...
Michael J. Schamel
Nov 12, 2022
Michael J. Schamel Age 80, of Hector, NY, died on Saturday afternoon, November 12, 2022, surrounded by those closest to him. He, more than almost anyone, embodied the spirit described by Hunter S. Thompson: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in...
Kenneth F. Barber Sr.
Nov 9, 2022
Kenneth F. Barber Sr. Age 79, of Valois, NY, passed away November 9, 2022. Ken owned and operated his own vineyards, Barber Vineyards and then Stone Arch Farms in the Valois area for over 60 years. He was a member of the V-L-H Fire Department and former President, life-time member of the Watkins Glen Elks Lodge, and a life member...
Jacqueline Zavala
Oct 28, 2022
Jacqueline Zavala Age 34, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Burdett, our sweet Jacqueline passed on to be with her Lord on Friday, October 28, 2022 at home. She lived courageously and joyously despite living with chronic pain and her diagnosis of Synovial Sarcoma. Jacqueline was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend who deeply loved her children Jayleen and...
Raymond Gary "Ernie" Granston
Oct 25, 2022
Raymond Gary “Ernie” Granston Age 76, of Burdett, NY, passed away October 25, 2022. Ernie was born on May 3, 1946 in Montour Falls, the son of Raymond and Eleanor (Davis) Granston. Ernie graduated from Watkins Glen High School, Class of 1964. He was an outstanding athlete in basketball, football and track. He served as a class officer and class...
John J. Frank
Oct 23, 2022
John J. Frank, Jr. Age 91, of Watkins Glen, passed away October 23, 2022. John was born on January 25, 1931, the son of the late John J. Frank Sr., and Alice (Olsen) Frank. He was owner and operator of Franks Clothes Shop in Watkins Glen. John honorably served in the US Army and was a life member of the...
Janet Wood
Oct 21, 2022
Janet Arlene (Noble) Wood, 99, of Montour Falls passed of natural causes, Oct. 21, 2022 at her home on Foot’s Hill Road. Janet (known as “Peg”) was born Sept. 19, 1923, the youngest of six children to William and Emma (Restvale) Noble in Seneca Falls. She grew up on a dairy farm on the shores of Cayuga Lake and loved...
Susan Searles Braatz
Oct 18, 2022
Susan Searles Braatz Age 68, formerly of Alpine, NY, passed away October 19, 2022. Born June 24, 1954, Susan grew up on her parents’ dairy farm. Graduating from OMCS in 1972, she continued her education, earning an Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Science at Tompkins Community College. Susan married Herbert Braatz in 1984, living in a home built by her father...
Joanne Bell
Oct 4, 2022
Joanne Wohnsiedler Bell Age 90, of Watkins Glen, passed away surrounded by her family Oct 4, 2022. She was loving, kind with a great sense of humor, love of music and an original foodie. Joanne Wohnsiedler, aka Mom, born April 15, 1932, to George & Alice Twinning Wohnsiedler, DVM Carthage NY. The family consisted of an older brother George Jr...
William L. Hall
Oct 2, 2022
William L. Hall Age 78, of Elmira, passed away October 2, 2022. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen on Sunday (October 9) from 1pm-3pm; followed by a funeral service at 3:00pm. Bill was born September 4, 1944 in West Virginia and served in the US Army after graduating...
Emma Jean (Naylor) Wescott
Sep 24, 2022
Emma Jean (Naylor) Wescott Age 78, of Ithaca, passed away September 24, 2022. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home, 212 E. 4th St., Watkins Glen on Wednesday (Sept. 28) from 12pm-2pm; followed by a funeral service at 2pm at the funeral home; and burial at Sugar Hill Cemetery. She is survived by her loving...
Richard F. Evans
Sep 8, 2022
Father, Farmer, Husband, Hunter, Wine Maker, Woodsman, Orioles and Steelers Fan, Community Volunteer and History Buff…. Richard F. (Rick) Evans, age 62, passed away September 8, 2022, after living life to its fullest! For 30 years, Rick was the winemaker at Castel Grisch Winery located in Watkins Glen, NY. In 2018, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and in 2021,...
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