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BALASH — Robert Balash, 73, formerly of Utica and Cortland, N.Y., died March 8, 2015. He has no known survivors. Wright- Beard Funeral Home of Cortland is handling arrangements.
CONKLIN — Eldred “Ed” Conklin, 83, of Cortland, N.Y., died March 29, 2015. Services will be private and burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley.
FISH —Daniel John Fish, 66, of Crystal River, Fla., and formerly of Marathon, died March 27, 2015, in Crystal River. Arrangements are under the direction of the Cremation Center of the Nature Coast, Crystal River.
HALL — Bernard Hall Jr., 68, of McGraw, N.Y., died April 1, 2015, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. A calling hour will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday followed by a service at 2 p.m. at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home in Cortland. Spring burial will be at the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
HAMILTON — Harry William “Bill” Hamilton Jr., 71, of Lancaster, Pa., died March 29, 2015. A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. April 18 at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, Pa. Military honors will be rendered by the Red Rose Honor Guard.
LIVERMORE — Lucille Livermore, of Cincinnatus, N.Y., died April 4, 2015, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus.
CLARK — Faye G. Clark, 82, of Groton, N.Y., died April 3, 2015, in the Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. There are no services scheduled. Interment will be in Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius.
WAGNER — Mary Ruth Toner Wagner, 74, of Homer, N.Y., died March 4, 2015. A celebration of Mary Ruth’s life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. April 25 at the Center4Arts on Main Street in Homer, with a tribute at 3:30 p.m.

BARNICK — Mary Elizabeth Wing Barnick, 94, died March 30, 2015, at Seneca Nursing and Rehab. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 S. Main St., Ovid. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Christ Episcopal Church, 1392 Main St., Willard. Prayers of committal will follow in Ovid Union Cemetery.
HOLLERN — Thomas E. Hollern, 75, of Cortland, N.Y., died April 1, 2015, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.
LAPINSKI — Lucille M. Lapinski, 87, of Cortland, N.Y., died April 2, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse.A calling hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, with a time of remembrance to begin at 11 a.m.

BROWN — Sarah Diaz Brown, 84, of Marathon, N.Y., died March 31, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, Cortland. In keeping with her wishes, there will be no services.
CÔTÉ — Pierre Côté, 79, died March 30, 2015. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, with a gathering for family and friends afterwards at the Côté residence at 300 Peru Road, Groton.The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 312 Locke Road (Route 38), Groton.

BIDWELL — Gerald “Gerry” Bidwell, 97, of Warsaw, Mo., and formerly of Cortland, N.Y., died March 14, 2015, at the Lincoln Nursing Home in Lincoln, Mo. There will be no memorial service.
BROWN — Sarah Diaz Brown, 84, of Marathon, N.Y., died March 31, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus.
MOLNAR — Robert Molnar, 76, of Truxton, N.Y., died March 27, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Calling hours will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday with a service at 1 p.m. at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home in Cortland.

HENRY — Wilma Jane Henry, 81, of Cortlandville, N.Y., died March 29, 2015, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. There are no calling hours or services planned.
LACEY — Steven R. Lacey, 58, of Southworth Road, Dryden, N.Y., died March 27, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Interment will be in Willow Glen Cemetery. Calling hours are from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
LANE — Dale Allen Lane, 54, of Groton, N.Y., died March 28, 2015, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Calling hours are from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, with a brief memorial service to follow at the conclusion of calling hours.
MOFFITT — Ann R. Moffitt, 84, of Cortland, N.Y., died March 28, 2015, at Beechtree Center for Rehablitation & Nursing in Ithaca. Services and burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery will be private. There are no calling hours.

LANE — Dale A. Lane, 54, of Groton, N.Y., died March 28, 2015.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Shurtleff Funeral Home, Groton.
LACEY — Steven R. Lacey, 58, of Southworth Road, Dryden, N.Y., died March 27, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Interment will be in Willow Glen Cemetery. Calling hours are from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
MOFFITT — Ann Moffitt, of Cortland, N.Y., died March 28, 2015, at Beechtree Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ithaca. Arrangements are under the direction of Riccardi Funeral Home, Cortland, and will be announced when complete.
MORTON — Thomas Morton, 98, formerly of Sears Road, Cortland, N.Y., died March 28, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center Nursing Facility. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Church, Cortland. There are no calling hours. Spring burial will be at the Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden.
NATOLI — Joseph A. “Pitts” Natoli, 86, of Cortland, N.Y., died March 27, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony’s before the Mass.
HENRY — Wilma Jane Henry of Cortland, N.Y., died March 29, 2015, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Riccardi Funeral Home, Cortland, and will be announced when complete.

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