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GAINES — Christina S. Gaines, 45, of Smith Road, Groton, died Jan. 7, 2015,at home. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. March 7 at the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca.
LIGHT — Mrs. Shirley Light, 84, of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 26, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Calling hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home, 69 N. Main St., Cortland.
WRIGHT — Elma S. Wright, 86, formerly of Little York, New York, died Feb. 21, 2015, at Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. A joint memorial service for Elma and her husband, Nelson, will be 11 a.m. March 14 at McGrawville Baptist Church, 7 E. Main St., McGraw. Internment will be at West Homer Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
ZABINSKI — Helen Guley Zabinski, 90, died Feb. 25, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Church, Cortland. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. Calling hours are at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday.

ALLEN — Sara B. Allen, 36, of Groton, New York, died Feb, 25, 2015, at the Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca. Arrangements are incomplete, and will be announced by the Shurtleff Funeral Home, Groton.
WAGNER — D. John Wagner, 83, of Corona Avenue, Groton, New York, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Spring interment will be in St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Groton. Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

DuBOIS — Richard L. DuBois, 85 of Oxford, New York, died Feb. 24, 2015, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at the Behe Funeral Home, 21 Main St., Oxford. Burial will be at a later date in Cortland Rural Cemetery. Calling hours are at the Behe Funeral Home, Oxford, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
THAYER — Connie (Hammond) Thayer, 77, of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 24, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held at the Barth Funeral Home, McGraw, at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Preble, at a later date. Calling hours will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the start of the funeral services at 1 p.m.Saturday
ZABINSKI — Helen Guley Zabinski, 90, of the Elizabeth Brewster House died Feb. 25, 2015. Arrangements will be announced by the Wright-Beard Funeral Home.

CULVER — Freida B. Culver, 90, of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 23, 2015, in Cortland Regional Medical Center. Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family in the spring.
HALL — Bernard “Bernie” E. Hall, 84, of Marathon, New York, died Feb. 23, 2015, at SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. A Celebration of Bernie’s Life will be held at the Marathon American Legion, Marathon, from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.
KLEE — Myrtle Marie Klee, 97, of Sempronius, New York, died Feb. 23, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Calling hours are from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hamlin Street, Cortland. A memorial service will follow at 4 p.m. Burial will be in the spring at Atwater Cemetery in Homer.
WAGNER — D. John Wagner, 83, of Corona Avenue, Groton, New York, died Feb. 24, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.

CASE — Ernest “Stub” L. Case Jr., 67, of Moravia, New York, died Feb. 22, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the services. Spring interment will be in the Groton Rural Cemetery.
CONGDON — Dale Congdon, formerly of Groton, New York, died in North Carolina. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Peruville New Testament Church. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Spring Interment will be in the West Groton Cemetery. Zirbel Funeral Home has care of arrangements.
MATTOON — Mary Lou Mattoon, 60, of Elm Street, Groton, New York, died Feb. 22, 2015 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Zirbel Funeral Home 115 Williams St., Groton, New York. Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. prior to the services. Spring interment will be in St. Anthony’s Cemetery.

ADAMS — Fred W. Adams, 76, of Preble, New York, died Feb. 18, 2015 in the Cortland Regional Medical Center. The family will receive relatives and friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Russell Fellowship Room at the Homer Congregational Church, 28 South Main St., Homer. A spring interment in the Preble Elmwood Cemetery.
DWYER — Ruth J. Dwyer, 89, formerly of Truxton, died Feb. 16, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
WRIGHT — Elma S. Wright, 86, of Little York, New York, passed away Feb. 21, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.

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