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BAKER — Bernadine E. Baker of Leawood, Kansas, died May 5, 2015, at home.
KYLE — Joanne Rae Kyle, 52, of Cortland, N.Y., died May 2, 2015. Graveside services will be held at Tully Cemetery at 1 p.m. May 30 with a gathering of remembrance afterwards at Dwyer Memorial Park in Little York.
ROOD — Donald G. Rood, 89, of Cortland, N.Y., died Dec. 20, 2014. Burial with military honors will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Atwater Cemetery, Homer.

GLEASON — Nancy Ellen Gleason, 75, of Stone Road, McGraw, N.Y. and formerly of Cortland, died May 6, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Marathon Baptist Church. A calling hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church.
PLESS — Viola B. Pless, 78, of South Daytona, Fla., and formerly of Cortland, N.Y., died May 2, 2015, at her residence.
PLUMADORE — Gary K. Plumadore, 49, of Marathon, Fla., formerly of Groton, N.Y., died April 26, 2015. A prayer service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Shurtleff Funeral Home, 103 Lincoln Ave., Groton, followed by interment in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. A calling hour will be held at the funeral home from noon until the time of the service Tuesday.
STRAUF-THORINGTON — Alice N. Strauf-Thorington, 63, of Preble, N.Y., died May 5, 2015, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at The Atwater Cemetery, Homer.

KURTZ — Lorraine P. Kurtz, 95, of Groton, died May 4, 2015. A private graveside service will be held in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. Arrangements are with Shurtleff Funeral Home, Groton.
MALBONE — Dr. Raymond G. Malbone, 86, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 25, 2015. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Calling hours will follow until 4:30 p.m.
OPERA — Dan M. Opera, 63, of Caswell Road, Freeville, N.Y., died May 4, 2015, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Funeral services will be at noon May 16 at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon before the service. Interment will be at a later date in the McGraw Rural Cemetery.

KNAPP —Robert L. Knapp, 76, of Groton, N.Y., died May 1, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours.
OPERA — Dan M. Opera, 63, of Caswell Road, Freeville, N.Y., died May 4, 2015, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.
ROMAINE — Charles A. Romaine, of Sovocool Hill Road, Groton, N.Y., died April 3, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the North Lansing Cemetery. Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton has care of arrangements.
SEAMANS — Carol P. Seamans, 73, of Cortland, N.Y., died May 2, 2015, in Cortland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Interment will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery. Calling hours will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. before the service.

FRITTS — Joanne Fritts (nee Turnowicz), 72, died May 1, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Marathon, N.Y. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Perkins Funeral in Dryden. Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, 55 W. Main St. Details of a reception will be given at the funeral.
KNAPP — Robert L. Knapp Sr., 76, of Groton, died May 1, 2015.
MARION — Willis D. Marion, 96, of Irish Settlement Road, Freeville, N.Y., died Nov. 16, 2014, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. May 9 at The First Presbyterian Church of Dryden. Burial will be private in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden.
MITRO — Mary Susan Mitro 66, of Cortland, N.Y., died May 1, 2015. A calling hour will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave. in Cortland. A memorial service will follow the calling at hour at 1 p.m.
SEAMANS — Carol P. Seamans 73, of Cortland, N.Y., died May 2, 2015, Calling hours will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. Friday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home 9 Lincoln Ave. in Cortland. A funeral service to follow the calling hours at 2 p.m. Friday. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday’s editon.
STEILEN — Eric P. Steilen, 74, died Jan. 19, 2015. A celebration of life will be from 3 to 6 p.m. May 23 at the Windmill, 700 Pendall Hill Road, Whitney Point, N.Y. A tribute will be held at 4 p.m.

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