Obituary Listings for January 2010

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Arthur H. Volbrecht
Age - 89
Eunice A. McFall
Age - 86
Wilma Converse Barber
Age - 89
Vera Mary Slater
Age - 92
Margaret M. Jacobs
Age - 80
Paul A. Cornelius
Age - 71
Daniel Patrick Snyder
Age - 23
Ellen W. I. Hodgson
Age - Unk
Sophia Wilhemina Radebe
Age - 83
Raymond L. Avery
Age - 77
Bettie Lou LaFrance
Age - 85
Marie B. McCabe
Age - 86



NAME RELATIONSHIPS, etc.
MARIE B. McCABE



Date of Listing:
January 30, 2010

Date of Birth:
May 3, 1923

Date of Passing:
January, 28, 2010

Age at Passing:
86 years, 10 months, 25 days

Location of Passing:
Cortland Care Center

Residence:
Cemetery Lane
McLean, NY

Local Connections:
Lifetime Town of Groton Resident

See Relationships For More Info:





Deceased Parents:
Orral D. and Lucy Walradt Barber

Deceased Spouse:
John Patrick McCabe (1978)

Siblings:
Marguerite Barber Hercinger of Groton, NY
Sister-in-law, Gwen McCabe of Homer, NY
Sister-in-law, Phyllis McCabe of Lakeland, FL

Deceased Siblings:
MerleBarber
Leslie Barber
Doris Saunders
Durcy Stafford
Daisy Sovocool;

Other Family Members:
Several Nieces and Nephews


Deceased Other Family Members:
Niece, Nina Cottle

Special Friends:
Pat Porter and her family

General Information / Organizations / Interests
Marie was born, raised, married and lived in McLean.
She was a home aide and domestic all of her life,
". . . always loving and constantly caring for others . . ."

SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
The Perkins Funeral Home
Monday, February 1, 2010
4:00pm - 7:00pm

Funeral Services will be held at:
The Perkins Funeral Home
Tuesday, Febuary 2, 2010
11:00am
Rev. Leslie A. Smith officiating

Interment:
Cortland Rural Cemetery

Suggested Memorials In Deceased's Name To:
McLean Community Church
P.O. Box 246
McLean, NY 13102

OR

McLean Fire Department
McLean, NY 13102.




NAME RELATIONSHIPS, etc.
BETTIE LOU LaFRANCE



Date of Listing:
January 28, 2010

Date of Birth:
November 25, 1924

Date of Passing:
January 26, 2010

Age at Passing:
85 years, 2 months, 1 day

Location of Passing:
Unexpectedly at home

Residence:
Sheraton Drive
Ithaca, NY

Local Connections:
Former Groton Resident
(Peruville-South Lansing Road)

See Relationships For More Info:



















Deceased Parents:
Reverend Otha (Glenn) and Virginia McDowell Foster

Deceased Spouse:
Richard P. LaFrance (1992)

Children:
G. Richard (Margaret) LaFrance of Groton, NY
Holly Joy (Fred) Youngs of Groton, NY
Bonnie (Roger) Anthos of Liverpool, NY
Vicki and Martin Conner of Groton, NY

Deceased Children:
Matthew LaFrance (Deceased 1984)

Siblings:
Donald Foster of Columbus, Ohio
Jack McDowell of Columbus, Ohio

Deceased Siblings:
Sonny and Eddie Foster (Deceased)
Cheryl Wells (Deceased)
Patsey Counts (Deceased)

Other Family Members:
9 Grandchildren
12 Great-grandchildren
Several Nieces and Nephews

Deceased Other Family Members:
1 Grandson, Eric LaFrance (1982)

General Information / Organizations / Interests
Bettie and Dick resided in Groton on the Peruville-South Lansing Road, where they operated a crop farm and raised their family. During the 60's she volunteered at the migrant camps in King Ferry.

She was employed as a secretary at the Dryden High School from 1964 to 1974.

A longtime and active member of the Groton Community Church she volunteered for many years with the Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties.

She faced life and challenges with great faith and strength.

SERVICES
Zirbel Funeral Home
115 Williams Street
Groton, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
The Funeral Home
Saturday, January 30, 2010
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Funeral Services will be held at:
The Funeral Home
Saturday, January 30, 2010
4:00pm

Interment:
Spring interment will be in the
Groton Rural Cemetery

Suggested Memorials In Deceased's Name To:
Habitat for Humanity of
Tompkins and Cortland Counties
P.O. Box 4683
Ithaca, NY 14852




NAME RELATIONS, etc.
RAYMOND L. AVERY



Date of Listing:
January 26, 2010

Date of Birth:
December 14, 1932

Date of Passing:
January 23, 2010

Age at Passing:
77 years, 1 month, 9 days

Location of Passing:
Cortland Regional Medical Center after a short illness

Residence:
Chipman's Corners Road
Groton, NY


Local Connections:
Area Resident


Parents:
Unknown


Spouse:

Unknown


Children:

Unknown


Organizations / Interests

Unknown
















SERVICES
Zirbel Funeral Home
115 Williams Street
Groton, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
Friends may call at:
The Funeral Home
6:30pm to 9:00pm
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Funeral Services:
12:30pm
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
at the Groton Community Church
Groton Lodge No. 496 F&AM will conduct
a memorial service at 8:30pm, Tuesday,
at the funeral home

Interment:
Spring interment with military honors will be
in Groton Rural Cemetery



NAME RELATIONS, etc.
SOPHIA WILHEMINA RADEBE



Date of Listing:
January 25, 2010

Date of Birth:
1927

Date of Passing:
January 22, 2010

Age at Passing:
83

Location of Passing:
Groton Nursing Facility

Residence:
(Formerly of McLean, NY)
Groton Nursing Facility
Groton, NY


Local Connections:
Mother of Busi Radebe
of McLean, NY
where Sophia resided since 2002



Deceased Parents:
Alek Ngamone and Selina Magdeline Mashele Ngamone
of South Africa


Spouse:

Daniel Radebe (deceased)


Children:

Busi Radebe of McLean, NY
Pastor Vusi (Busi) Radebe of South Africa
Johannes (Nobesuthu) Ngamone of South Africa
Sipho Radebe (deceased)
Daughter-in-law, Dudu Radebe of South Africa


Organizations / Interests

Besides being one of the unsung opponents of the Apartheid Regime in South Africa, she was able,through her teachings, ensure that the oppressed children of South Africa received the quality education that they deserved, while instilling dignity and pride in them.

She retired as an elementary school principal and teacher trainer from Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa.

In 2002 she immigrated to McLean to live with her daughter, Busi Radebe.

She was a faithful member of the Abundant Life Church of Cortland and attended the Adult Day Care Program at Cortland Regional Medical Center.

SERVICES
Shurtleff Funeral Home
103 Lincoln Avenue
Groton, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
Friends may call at:
The Funeral Home
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Friday, January 29, 2010

Funeral Services:
1:00pm - Saturday, January 30, 2010
Abundant Life Church
105 Elm Street
Cortland, NY
Pastor Brad Dutcher officiating.




NAME RELATIONS, etc.
ELLEN WINFRED ISSACS HODGSON



Date of Listing:
January 20, 2010

Date of Birth:
Unknown

Date of Passing:
January 18, 2010

Age at Passing:
Unknown

Location of Passing:
Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal

Residence:
Willow Point Nursing Home
Vestal, NY

Local Connections:
Formerly of McLean NY

Parents:
Unknown


Spouse:

Unknown


Children:

Unknown


Siblings:

Unknown


Other Family Members:

Unknown


Organizations / Interests

Unknown









SERVICES
Funeral Home
Unknown

Calling hours will be held at:
Friends may call at:
McLean Community Church
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Sunday, January 24, 2009

Funeral Services:
2:00pm - Sunday, January 19, 2010
Also at the McLean Community Church

Interment:
Delayed until spring at the McLean Rural Cemetery




NAME RELATIONS, etc.
DANIEL PATRICK SNYDER



Date of Listing:
January 17, 2010

Date of Birth:
June 11, 1986

Date of Passing:
January 14, 2010

Age at Passing:
23 years, 7 months, 3 days

Location of Passing:
Motor Vehicle Accident
just north of Hile School Road
on NYS Route 38


Residence:
Hinman Road
Cortland, N.Y

Employment:
Currently employed with IBEW Ithaca Local 241.

Groton Connection
Groton High School Class of 2004

Parents
Mike and Shelley (Jackson) Snyder of Cortland, NY


Sister

Desiree (Karl) Brown of Binghamton, NY


Grand Parents

Paternal - John and Doris Snyder of Cookeville, TN
Maternal - John and Suzanne Jackson of Groton


Other Family Members
A Niece
Several Aunts & Uncles
7 Cousins


Organizations / Interests
He continued his education at Alfred State studying electrical contracting

Dan was a movie buff, often able to quote lines from all kinds of movies

Dan also loved cooking, being outdoors, hunting, golfing, trap shooting or snowmobiling















SERVICES
Wright-Beard Funeral Home
9 Lincoln Avenue
Cortland, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
Friends may call at the funeral home
4:00pm - 8:00pm,
Monday, January 18, 2009

Funeral Services:
10:00am - Tuesday, January 19, 2010
at the Funeral Home

Interment:
unk

Memorial Contributions:
Groton Rod and Gun Club

OR

The Charity of one's choice




NAME RELATIONS, etc.
PAUL A. CORNELIUS



Date of Listing:
January 16, 2010

Date of Birth:
April 2, 1938

Date of Passing:
January 11, 2010

Age at Passing:
71 years, 9 months, 9 days

Location of Passing:
North Carolina while visiting friends

Residence:
Salt Road
Groton, NY

Employment:
Draper Eggs until his
injury in 1972

Groton Connection
Life Long Groton Resident
Graduated Groton Schools

Deceased Parents
Earl and Dorothea Wright Cornelius


Children

Mary Lou Jacobs of Groton, NY
Edson Jacobs of Groton, NY
Thomas (Susan) Jacobs of Groton, NY


Other Surviving Family Members

Janice (Robert) Wheeler of Locke


Pre-Deceased Family Members

Leland Cornelius, Brother
Jo Ann Case (Sister)


Organizations / Interests
He enjoyed hunting, traveling and working on his farm














SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
There are no calling hours

Funeral Services:
2:00pm - Monday, January 18, 2010
at the Funeral Home
Rev. Alan Kinney officiating


Interment:
Spring interment will be in the Williow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, NY




NAME RELATIONS, etc.
MARGARET M. JACOBS



Date of Listing:
January 15, 2010

Date of Birth:
November 6, 1929

Date of Passing:
January 12, 2010

Age at Passing:
80 years, 2 months, 6 days

Location of Passing:
Her home after an extended illness

Residence:
Smith Road
Groton, NY

Groton Connection
Resident: Lafayette Road - McLean
Graduated Groton Schools
Former SCM Worker


Deceased Parents
Theron Alonzo and Edith M. O'Hara Mason.


Spouse of 61 Years

Myron T. Jacobs of Groton, NY


Children

Mary Lou Jacobs of Groton, NY
Edson Jacobs of Groton, NY
Thomas (Susan) Jacobs of Groton, NY


Other Surviving Family Members

9 Grand-Children
11 Great-grandchildren 1 Niece and 2 Nephews


Pre-Deceased Family Members

Her sister, Mary Sutphin
Her daughter-in-law, Gertrude Jacobs


Organizations
During her retirement, she and her husband were travel coordinators for the Groton Senior Citizens Club for 14 years

She also enjoyed local history and tracing her family genealogy

She sold crafts for 30 years through Margaret's Menagerie

SERVICES
Zirbel Funeral Home
115 Williams Street
Groton, NY

Calling hours will be held at:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Saturday, January 16, 2010
at the West Groton Bible Church

Funeral Services:
2:00pm - Saturday, January 16, 2010
also at the West Groton Bible Church


Interment:
Spring interment will be in the West Groton Cemetery.

Donations - Memorials:
Groton Ambulance Fund
108 Cortland Street
Groton, NY 13073



NAME RELATIONS, etc.
VERA MARY SLATER



Date of Listing:
January 13, 2010

Date of Birth:
January 1, 1918

Date of Passing:
January 7, 2010

Age at Passing:
92 years, 6 days

Location of Passing:
Cortland Regional Medical Center
following a lengthy illness


Residence:
West Main Street
Dryden, NY

Groton Connection
Employed for many years
by Smith Corona

Deceased Parents
John and Katherine Whetzel Larson


Deceased Spouse

Willis "Bill" Slater (September 8, 1990)


Children

Shirley Slater Gans, Novato, California
Anna Slater McCarthy, Hicksville, NY


Siblings

Betty Nye of Locke, NY


Deceased Siblings

Beverly Durbin


Other Surviving Family Members

5 Grand-Children
9 Great-grandchildren
Several Nieces and Nephews








SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, New York

Calling hours will be held at:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Friday, January 15, 2010
at the Funeral Home

Funeral Services:
10:00am - Saturday, January 16, 2010
at the Funeral Home
Rev. Alan Kinney officiating


Interment:
Delayed until spring in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden

Donations - Memorials:
Dryden Ambulance Fund
P.O. Box 397
Dryden, NY 13053-0397



NAME RELATIONS, etc.
WILMA CONVERSE BARBER



Date of Listing:
January 11, 2010

Date of Birth:
June 30, 1920

Date of Passing:
January 8, 2010

Age at Passing:
89 years, 6 months, 9 days

Residence:
Groton Nursing Facility
Lafayette Road
Cortland, NY

Groton Connection
Resident: Lafayette Road - McLean
Graduated Cassavant School (1937)




Deceased Parents
Ray and Mildred Abbott Converse


Deceased Spouse

Lewis Barber (January 2, 2008)


Children

Linda (Tom) Terry of Harford, NY
Tammy (Patrick) Lomber of McLean
David (Denise) Barber of Brewerton, NY


Siblings

Sister-in-law, Elaine Converse of Dryden, NY


Deceased Siblings

Herbert Converse
Clara Dellow.


Other Surviving Family Members

8 Grand-Children
Nieces, Nephews and Cousins


Organizations

She was a life member of the McLean Community Church
Retired from Dryden Elementary Schools
(She had taught in three one room schools before
teaching for the next 40 years in the Cassavant School.

SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, New York

Calling hours will be held at:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
at the Funeral Home

Funeral Services:
11:00am - Wednesday, January 13, 2010
at the McLean Community Church
Rev. Leslie A. Smith officiating


Interment:
Delayed until spring at McLean Rural Cemetery

Donations - Memorials:
Hospicare
172 East King Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
or
McLean Community Church
P.O. Box 246
McLean, NY 13102
or
McLean Fire Department Rescue Squad
The Square
McLean, NY 13102



NAME RELATIONS, etc.
EUNICE A. McFALL



Date of Listing:
January 11, 2010

Date of Birth:
November 18, 1923

Date of Passing:
January 9, 2010

Age at Passing:
86 years, 1 month, 22 days

Residence:
Mitchell Street
Ithaca, NY

Groton Connection:
Mother of:
Nancy (Harold "Denny") Dailey
Groton, NY

Deceased Parents
Dwight and Vena Wilson Lindley


Deceased Spouse

Ernest "Bud" McFall (April 7, 1991)


Children

William (Dianne) McFall of Dryden
Nancy (Harold "Denny") Dailey of Groton


Siblings

Shirley (Stanley) English of Elbridge, NY
Arlene (Merton "Els") Pullen of Spring Hill, FL
Pre-deceased by 6 siblings


Other Surviving Family Members

3 Grand-Children
1 Great-Grandchild








SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, New York

Calling hours will be held at:
4:00pm - 7;00pm
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
At the Funeral Home

Funeral Services:
2:00pm
Thursday, January 14, 2010
At the Funeral Home
Rev. Matthew Smith officiating

Interment:
Delayed until spring at
East Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca, NY

Donations - Memorials:
Hospicare
172 East King Road
Ithaca, NY 14850



NAME RELATIONS, etc.
ARTHUR H. VOLBRECHT, Jr.



Date of Listing:
Jamuary 6, 2010

Date of Birth:
March 9, 1920

Date of Passing:
January 4, 2010

Age at Passing:
89 years, 9 months, 26 days

Residence:
Groton Nursing Facility
120 Sykes Street
Groton, NY
(Formerly of Brooktondale, NY)

Groton Connection:
Resident:
Groton Nursing Facility







Deceased Parents
Arthur and Eva Keener Volbrecht


Spouse

Evelyn Tucker Volbrecht of Ithaca, NY


Children

Ronald (Judy) Volbrecht of Melbourne, FL
Lois (Michael) Ocello of Ithaca, NY


Siblings

Calvin Volbrecht
Marshall Volbrecht


Deceased Brother-In-Law

William Sutton


Other Surviving Family Members

3 Grand-Children
1 Great-Grandchild Many Nieces and Nephews


Miscellaneous Family Members

Art was predeceased by nine siblings

Organizations
Caroline Lodge
#631, F.&A.M.

Several antique car clubs

Owner of an AACA Grand National Prize Winning
1912 Ford Model T - and a 1925 Ford Model T
SERVICES
Perkins Funeral Home
55 W. Main Street
Dryden, New York

Calling hours will be held at:
There are no calling hours

Funeral Services:
Private funeral services will be held
at the convenience of the family

Interment:
Quick Cemetery, Brooktondale