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BOWEN — Thomas K. Bowen, 76, of Whitney Point, New York, and formerly of Newark Valley, died March 4, 2015. Calling hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the MacPherson Funeral Home, Newark Valley. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
BROWN — Clarence O. Brown, 92 of West South Street, Groton, died March 4, 2015, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Spring interment with military honors will be in Groton Rural Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
DEVEREESE — Betty Sue Devereese, 57, of Cortland, New York, died March 5, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center.A calling hour will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave. in Cortland, with a service to follow at 3 p.m.
MARSHALL — James Irwin “Irk” Marshall, 91, of Saratoga, New York, and formerly of Preble, died March 5, 2015. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Preble.
READER — Letha D. Maine Seeley Reader, 108, formerly of Hamlin Street in Cortland, died March 5, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Center. Funeral and burial will be held later in the spring.
WAGNER — Mary Ruth Toner Wagner, 74, of Homer, New York, died March 4, 2015, at home. A full obituary will follow, and a celebration of her life will be held in the spring.

KNUPP — Arlene J. (Sternbergh) Knupp, 83, formerly of Willet, New York, died March 4, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, Cortland. A graveside service will be held at the Willet Cemetery at a later date and time to be announced.
LEACH — Carl D. Leach, 81, formerly of East River Road, Cortland, New York, died March 3, 2015, in Cortland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Grace Christian Fellowship, 1250 Fisher Ave., Cortland. Interment in Atwater Cemetery will be delayed until spring.
SCHMIDT — Patricia A. Schmidt, 82, of Blodgett Mills, New York and formerly of McGraw, New York, died March 4, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, Cortland. Funeral services will be held at the Barth Funeral Home, McGraw, at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in McGraw Cemetery at a later date. Calling hours are from 4 to 6 p.m.Wednesday at the funeral home.
WAGNER — Clarence O. Wagner, 92 of West South Street, Groton, New York, died March 4, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Spring interment with military honors will be in Groton Rural Cemetery. Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

KNUPP — Arlene J. (Sternbergh) Knupp, 83, formerly of Willet, New York, died March 4, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus.
SCHMIDT — Patricia A. Schmidt, 82, formerly of McGraw, New York, died March 4, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Barth Funeral Home, McGraw.

BRADLEY — Betty M. Bradley, 85, formerly of the Cortland, New York, area and The Villages, Florida, died March 3, 2015, at Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. Services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Calling hours will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will take place in the spring in Plainfield Township Cemetery, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.
CLARK — Douglas Charles Clark, 75, died March 1, 2015, at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Otsego. Calling hours are from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown. At 3 p.m., a funeral service will be offered at the funeral home. Interment, with military honors, will be later this spring in Hartwick Cemetery.
HAMMES — William E. Hammes died March 2, 2015, at the Springmoor Stewart Health Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held in the Springmoor auditorium, 1500 Sawmill Road, Raleigh, North Carolina at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Utica’s St. Agnes Cemetery at a later date.
PARKER — Barbara B. Parker, 76, formerly of Marathon, New York, died March 2, 2015. Calling hours will be at the Marathon Presbyterian Church, 3 E. Main St., Marathon, from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, with a memorial service to immediately follow. Burial will be in Parker Street Cemetery at a later date.
PERINE — Jennifer Perine, 51, died March 2, 2015. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. At Jen’s request, there will be no funeral service.

ANDERSON — Iris “Snooky” A. Anderson, 75, of Virgil, New York, died March 2, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Barth Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lapeer Cemetery at a later date. Calling hours will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
BOLT — Connor P. R. Bolt, 23, of 1050 Fairwood Run, Acworth, Georgia, died Feb. 19, 2015, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave. Cortland. Calling hours will be 9 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.
GREEN — John I. Green Jr., 78, of Homer, New York, died Feb. 28, 2015, at home. There will be no services.
HARDING — Paul “Pete” A. Harding, 84, of Cincinnatus, New York, died March 2, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Cincinnatus. Burial will be in Marathon Cemetery. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
MINGLE — Mary Mingle, 73, of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 19, 2015, at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Services will be held in private at a later date.
PETTET — Pauline E. Pettet, 95, of Cortland, New York, died March 2, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the McGraw United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Blodgett Mills, at a later date. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Thursday until the start of the service at the church.
WILD — Robert Wild, 68, of Syracuse, New York, died Feb. 25, 2015, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cortland. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Loomis Hill Cemetery, Syracuse. Wright-Beard Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

ALLEN — Sara Beth Allen, 36, died Feb. 25, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca. A celebration of life will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at LakeWatch Inn, 1636 E. Shore Drive, Ithaca, with a formal ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.
HARDING — Paul “Pete” Harding, 84, of Cincinnatus, New York, died March 2, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus.
HORTON — Genevieve “Jenny” Horton, 86, of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 28, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center Nursing Facility. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Cortland. Spring burial will be at the Harford Mills Cemetery.
STEWART — Sibley Alanson Stewart, 91, of North Road, Freeville, New York, died Feb. 28, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dryden United Methodist Church. Burial, delayed until spring, will be in Green Hills Cemetery, Dryden. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden. Members of Dryden Lodge 472 will conduct Masonic Services at 6:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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