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DEXTER — Darlene A. Dexter, 74, of Cortland, N.Y., passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church.Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home, 69 N. Main St., Cortland.

MANIACI — Carmela L. Maniaci, 90, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 12, 2011, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday in St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday prior to Mass in the chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home, 69 N. Main St., Cortland.
WARNER — Brian James Warner, 39, of Tampa, Fla., died Dec. 30, 2010. Private services were held in Tampa, Fla.
WILLIAMS — Frank R. Williams Sr., 86, formerly of DeRuyter, N.Y., died Jan. 13, 2011, at the Groton Nursing Home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Calling hours will be held 1 to 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Spring burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery, Homer.

AUCLAIR — DeAnne M. (Barber) Auclair, 62, of Attleboro, Mass., died Dec. 29, 2010. Services were conducted Jan. 4, 2011, at the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home in Attleboro, Mass. A memorial will be held in Cuyler at a later date.
BURLINGAME — Leland Burlingame, 66, of 42 Church St., Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 10, 2011, at his home. Services were held 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s Cemetery Chapel on Route 281. Wright-Beard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DAUGHERTY — Jean E. Daugherty, 84, of Smith Road, Groton, N.Y., died Jan. 11, 2011, at Cayuga Medical Center after suffering injuries in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.
LaMONDIE — Francis “Frank” LaMondie, 70, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 12, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton.
RETTIE — William H. Rettie, 75, of Cobleskill, N.Y., died Jan. 12, 2011. A period of visitation to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill. A service will immediately follow at 4 p.m.

MITCHELL — William Mitchell, 89, of 1207 Almond St., Syracuse, N.Y., died Jan. 10 at Crown Center Nursing Home, Cortland. A graveside service will be in the spring. A calling hour will be from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave. Cortland.
VICKERY — Judson S. Vickery Jr., 84, of Cincinnatus, N.Y., died Jan. 11, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date and time.

BARON — Dennis M. Baron, 63, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 10, 2011. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Church, Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave.
BERARDI — Margaret Berardi, 89, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 9, 2011. At Margaret’s request there are no services. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery at a later time
EPPERLEY — James A. Epperley, 47, of Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 10, 2011. Honoring Jim’s request there will be no services.
GRIPPEN — Scott Andrus Grippin, 50, of Fruitland Park, Fla. and formerly of Bainbridge, N.Y., died Dec. 25, 2010. A memorial gathering of friends and family will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Bainbridge, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. A family burial will follow at a later time.
KNICKERBOCKER — Ruth Knickerbocker, 73, of LaFayette, N.Y., died Jan. 8, 2011. Funeral services will be held 7 p.m., Tuesday at Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, 2584 Field Lane, LaFayette. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
VanDYKE — Kenneth R. VanDyke, 65, of Drumright, Okla., died Dec. 26, 2010. Private family services for scattering Mr. VanDyke’s cremains will be held at a later date.

DECKER — Esther Scheffler Decker, 84, of West Groton Road, Groton, N.Y., died Jan. 8, 2011, at Groton Nursing Facility. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams St., Groton. Burial will be at a later date in the West Groton Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home and 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the services.
HOY — Richard C. “Dick” Hoy of 27 Miller St., Cortland, N.Y., died Jan. 8, 2011, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Calling hours will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, with the service immediately following visitation. Spring interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Homer, will be announced. A reception and celebration of Dick’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Grace Episcopal Church fellowship hall, 13 Court St., Cortland.
ROBERTS — Harold “Wes” Roberts, 47, of Homer, N.Y., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Lexington, S.C. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the A.C. Baker & Son Funeral Home, 26 Main St., Marathon. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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