Nancy (Bentley) Ridings
Jul 26, 2020
Nancy (Bentley) Ridings, 86, of Syracuse and Cazenovia passed away peacefully Sunday, July 26, 2020. She was born August 6, 1933 in Syracuse to Harold and Catharine Bentley. Nancy attended Abbott Academy and was a graduate of Dana Hall; she also attended Syracuse University where she was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Nancy married David Ridings in...
Robert Wesley Secor
Jul 12, 2020
Robert Wesley Secor 89, of Cazenovia passed away peacefully July 12, 2020. He was born in 1931 to Dorothy and James Secor of Allendale, NJ and lived there for 19 years. Bob attended Syracuse University, The School of Architecture, from 1950 to 1955 and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. While attending SU Bob met the love...
Helen Latocha
Jul 11, 2020
Helen Dobrovech Latocha, 91, of Pompey, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Loretto in Syracuse. She was born July 31, 1928 in Syracuse, New York to George and Mary Dobrovech. Helen retired as the office manager of Dr. Jerome Laffer Pediatric Dentistry practice where she had been employed for 16 years. She was a member of the Craft Club,...
Terry Rounds
Jul 9, 2020
Terry Rounds, 61, a lifelong resident of Otselic Valley passed away Thursday July 9, 2020 at Community General Hospital. He was born May 14, 1959 in Hamilton, New York to Jesse and Mary Weaver Rounds. Terry attended Georgetown schools and Otselic Valley High School. He had been employed as a farmer and as an over the road truck driver for...
Norman Putnam
Jul 8, 2020
Norman S. Putnam, 89, of Pompey, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Francis House. He was born September 10, 1930 in Syracuse to Dr. Irving and Beulah Putnam. Norman received his Associates Degree from S.U.N.Y. Morrisville's agricultural program. He was a judge for Palomino, Paint, Pinto, POA, 4H and open horse shows for over 70 years and was an...
Trudy Moore
Jul 4, 2020
Gertrude "Trudy" Moore, 94, died at her home on July 4, 2020 in Cazenovia, NY. She was born in Nurnberg, Germany on May 7, 1926 to the late Anton and Greta Bayer. Trudy was pre-deceased by her only sister Hella Teutsch. Trudy is survived by her loving husband Walter of 69 wonderful years. Trudy enjoyed her early years in Germany...
Norma L. Bronson
Jul 3, 2020
Norma L. Bronson, 89, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. She was born in Cazenovia, attended Cazenovia High School and received her diploma in 1948. Norma married Louis Bronson in 1949 and was a lifelong resident of Cazenovia. Norma was a loving wife, mother and grandmother whose family was an essential part of...
Thomas Long
Jul 2, 2020
Thomas Edward Long, 80, of Cazenovia, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020. He was born February 24, 1940 in Granville, New York to Robert and Betty McCauley Long. Tom graduated from Vermont Technical College in 1960 with an Associate's degree in electronics and enlisted in the US Air Force in 1961. Upon his Honorable Discharge in 1965, Tom enrolled in...
R. Shain Emerson
Jun 16, 2020
R. Shain Emerson, 81, of Cazenovia, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at University Hospital. Shain was born in Buffalo on September 8, 1938 to William and Elizabeth Newell Emerson, was a graduate of Cazenovia High School in 1955 and attended the University of Buffalo before becoming an iron worker. His employment included a Superintendent with the Syracuse Rigging Company...
Daniel Kutik
Jun 15, 2020
Daniel Thomas "Danny" Kutik, 53, of Cazenovia, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020. He was born July 12, 1966 in Queens, New York to Robert and Marie Kutik. Danny enjoyed reading DC Comics and liked superhero memorabilia, his favorite being Shazam. One of Danny's proudest moments was being an uncle and great uncle. Danny was a very brave and courageous...
Linda A. Skeele
Jun 14, 2020
Linda A. Skeele, 71, of Pompey, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born April 7, 1949 in Hudson, New York to Robert and Anne Pratts Weinman. Linda was a graduate of Hudson High School in 1967 and S.U.N.Y. Cobleskill in 1969 where she earned her Associates degree in Secretarial Science. She was employed in the Communication News Office...
Elizabeth Maliga
Jun 5, 2020
Elizabeth "Betty" Maliga passed away peacefully on June 5, 2020, after a long illness. Betty was born in Janesville, Wisconsin on February 13, 1934, the oldest child of William and Elizabeth Kennedy. Betty graduated from Janesville High School in 1952 and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1955. She was president of her class and practiced as a...
Nancy Holland
May 29, 2020
Nancy Holland of Cazenovia quietly passed away in the early afternoon on May 29, 2020 due to heart failure. Before moving to the village, she spent much of her youth living in Syracuse, New York. After graduating from high school (SJCA) and LeMoyne College, Nancy earned her Master's degree from SUNY Oswego. When she married James Holland in 1964, the...
Sean Patrick O'Hara
May 27, 2020
Sean Patrick O'Hara, 41, of Boston, formerly of Cazenovia, passed away at his home on May 27, 2020. He was born July 19, 1978 in Syracuse and was a graduate of Cazenovia High School where he was a member of their football, basketball and baseball teams. Sean continued his education and was a graduate of the University of Rochester where...
Frank Valletta
May 16, 2020
We celebrate the life of Frank E. Valletta, 89, beloved husband, Dad and Papoo, as we note his passing at home in Pompey, on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Frank was surrounded by the loving attention of his children and wife at the time of his passing. Frank leaves his wife of 62 years, Elaine (Radway) Valletta; his children Theresa Lea,...
Robert Cody
May 15, 2020
Robert B. Cody, 99, of Cazenovia, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. He was born in Syracuse in 1921, a son of the late, Byron G. and Frances M. Cody and graduated from Syracuse University with a BA, MA and EDD. Robert served in the U.S. Army as a Captain during World War II...
Barbara Fletcher
May 1, 2020
Barbara Fletcher, 76, of Canastota, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. She was born October 10, 1943 in Syracuse to Nicholas and Bertha Track. Barbara resided in Oswego until she relocated to Canastota in the early 1970's. She graduated from B.O.C.E.S. as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1977 and was a Pediatric LPN for several years at St. Joseph's Hospital...
Shirley K. Falkner
Apr 27, 2020
Shirley was born May 25, 1928 in Buffalo NY. She began playing piano at the age of 5 and graduated from Kenmore High School in 1946. Her 55 year love affair & marriage to Chuck, began with a 90 day courtship in Buffalo. She was a dedicated and loving wife, homemaker and mother to 4 children. They split their time...
Tom Mccobb
Apr 25, 2020
Thomas C. McCobb, a longtime Cazenovia resident, died April 25, 2020 at the age of 89 following a long illness. He was at home surrounded by his family at the time of his death. After serving in the U.S Air Force, Tom went on to graduate from Cornell University with a B.S. in Business and Economics. He then pursued a...
Colonel John C. Druke
Apr 23, 2020
John Charles Druke passed away at home in Cazenovia, NY on April 23, 2020, with loving family by his side. John was born at home in Williamsville, Vermont, to Josef J. and Gertrude E. (Hickethier) Druke on December 22, 1932. He was raised and educated in Williamsville and was a graduate of St. Michael's High School, Brattleboro, and St. Michael's...
