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Death and Birth Notices

March 14, 2015

CRUMB — Catherine E. (Gilbert) Crumb, 57, of McGraw, New York, died March 13, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be held at the McGraw United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Wednesday. There will be no prior calling hours.

 

March 13, 2015

ALM — Barbara J. Alm, 58, of Budzinski Road, Dryden, New York, died March 10, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville. Burial, delayed due to weather, will be in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden.
JONES — Howard L. Jones Sr., of Danville, Virginia, died March 4, 2015, at the Danville Regional Medical Center. Memorial services were held in Danville at the Moseley Memorial Methodist Church on Sunday.
RINK — Ronald W. Rink, 55, of Willet, New York, died March 11, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus. Burial will be in Willet Cemetery at a later date. Calling hours will be at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m.Sunday.
SHUTTS — Barbara Shutts, of Cortland, New York, died March 10, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Arrangments are under the direction of the Wright-Beard Funeral Home. A full obituary will appear in Monday’s edition.
STEARNS — Glenn H. Stearns, 48, of 4509 E. Seneca Road, Trumansburg, New York, died March 10, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, 375 South George Road, Freeville. A calling hour will be at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the funeral Mass.

March 12, 2015

ALCOTT — Norman “Stub” M. Alcott, 71, of San Diego, California, and formerly of Cortland, New York, died Feb. 25, 2015, at the San Diego VA Hospital. There will be a memorial service and burial at the McGraw Cemetery in the spring, the date and time to be announced.
ALM — Barbara J. Alm, 58, of Dryden, New York, died March 10, 2015, in Syracuse. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main Street, Dryden. A complete obituary will follow.
WATREL — Dr. Albert Adam Watrel, 87, of Bismarck, North Dakota, and formerly of Cortland, New York, died March 9, 2015, at home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 214 East Thayer Ave., Bismarck, North Dakota. A calling hour will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. He will be interred in Cortland later this year next to his daughter, Nancy.

March 11, 2015

BRAMLEY — Pamela Bettie Campbell Grandison Bramley, 81, of Cortland, New York, and previously of Rome, New York, died March 8, 2015. Graveside services will be held in Andes, New York, in the spring at the convenience of family.
FRANKLIN — June B. Franklin, 84, of Ithaca, New York, died March 5, 2015. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Barth Funeral Home, McGraw. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Spring interment will be Glenwood Cemeter, Homer.
WEEKS — Francis Weeks, 93, of Cortland, New York, died March 7, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home, 5016 N. Main St., Homer.

March 10, 2015

BUGGS — Joyce Marie Buggs, 95, died March 8, 2015, in Auburn, New York. Calling hours will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, with a memorial service immediately after calling hours. Interment at a later time will be in Bird Cemetery, Locke.
GALBRAITH — Bettilou Ann Galbraith, 59, of Main Street, Whitney Point, New York, died March 7, 2015. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Whitney Point United Methodist Church. Spring interment will be in Groton Rural Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.
PARKER — Rose Maere Parker (Babel), 75, of Groton, New York, died March 7, 2015. A celebration of life visitation will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday with services following at 7 p.m. at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.

 

March 9, 2015

GALBRAITH — Bettilou Ann Galbraith, 59 of Whitney Point, New York, died March 7, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Zirbel Fuenral Home 115 Williams St., Groton.
HALL — Lloyd E. Hall, Jr., 62, of Harford, New York, died March 5, 2015, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Marathon Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the start of the service Saturday at Kingdom Hall. K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus, is handling arrangements.
LAKE — Mary Jane Lake, of Mastic Beach, New York, and formerly of Homer, New York, died March 6, 2015, at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Visitation was today at Roma Funeral Home in Shirley. A funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mastic Beach. Interment will take place at Atwater Cemetery, Cortland.
McKINNEY — Mabel McKinney 90 of Kalispell, Montana, died March 6, 2015. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
PACKARD — Jerald C. Packard 64, of Cortland, New York, died March 6, 2015, at home. There are no services. Wright-Beard Funeral Home is assisting the family.
PARKER — Rose M. Parker, 75, of West South Street, Groton, New York, died March 7, 2015, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton