
September 22, 2012
Births
BAKER — a daughter, Abilene Rae, 4 lbs. 9 oz., Aug. 19, 2012, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y., to Timothy and Kate Spaulding Baker, 4927 Ernest Way, Clay, N.Y. The mother is a former Cortland resident.
CARAGHER — a son, Jack Michael, 8 lbs. 10 oz., Aug. 13, 2012, to Dan and Kari Hilsinger Caragher, 7 Lebanon Drive, Cortland, N.Y.
DRAKE — a son, Camden Roscoe, 6 lbs. 5 oz., Sept. 7, 2012, to Joshua Drake and Amanda Van Vorce, 1555 Saunders Road, Cortland, N.Y.
NGUYEN — a daughter, Colette Annalise, 7 lbs. 3 oz., Sept. 18, 2012, in Walter Reed Hospital, Bethesda, Md., to Michael and Theresa Spaulding Nguyen, 9906 Belhaven Road, Bethesda. The mother is a forner Cortland resident.
OTIS — a daughter, Michaela Alice, 6 lbs. 7 oz., Aug. 12, 2012, to Michael and Tanya Bush Otis, 305 E. Cortland St., Apt. 3, Groton, N.Y.
Deaths
ANGELL — Jean Angell, 61, of Knoxville, Tenn., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012.Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, Knoxville, Tenn. A memorial service will then follow at 6 p.m.
HEATH — Alice G. Heath, 85, of South Main Street, Homer, died Sept. 21, 2012. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
KASPEREK — Barbara V. Kasperek, 61, of Cortland, N.Y., died Sept. 21, 2012. A memorial Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Margaret’s Church, Homer. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland.
RYAN — Lawrence Thomas Ryan, 79, died Sept. 20, 2012, at home. A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
SMALL — William D. Small, 68, of 13 Leon Ave., Cortland, N.Y., died Sept. 19, 2012. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, in Glenwood Cemetery, Route 281, Homer. There will be no calling hours.
September 21, 2012
Deaths
PRESTON — Dorothy M. (Loomis) Preston, 81, of McGraw, N.Y., died Sept. 20, 2012, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus, at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Taylor Rural Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday evening.
SMALL — William D. Small, 68, of 13 Leon Ave., Cortland, died Sept. 19, 2012. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home.
September 20, 2012
None to report.
September 19, 2012
Deaths
BAKER — Mr. Harold D. Baker, 91, of Cortland, N.Y., died Sept. 18, 2012, at Crown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. In keeping with his wishes, there are no calling hours or funeral services. A graveside ceremony with full military honors will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Calvary Cemetery, Ithaca.
LANPHER — C. Monzella Lanpher, 92, of McGraw, N.Y., died Sept. 17, 2012, at home. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave. Cortland. Interment will follow in Marathon Cemetery, Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
SELIGMAN — Rita Seligman, of Syracuse, N.Y., died Sept. 18, 2012, at Francis House in Syracuse. A graveside service and burial will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Temple Brith Sholom section of Cortland Rural Cemetery.
STAHL — Randy Philip Stahl, 50, of Kittitas, Wash., died Sept. 14, 2012. A memorial service will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Ernie’s Lakeland Café, 779 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse.
September 18, 2012
Deaths
HARRINGTON — Jason E. Harrington, 32, of Cortland, N.Y., died Sept. 14, 2012, at his home. A graveside service will be held at the McGraw Rural Cemetery, McGraw, at 11 a.m. Friday.
September 17, 2012
Deaths
AMBLER — F. Marple “Nip” Ambler, 98, longtime resident of Cortland, N.Y., died Sept. 14, 2012, at the home of his daughter, Barbara, in Concord, Calif. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Interment will be at the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
AYERS — Barbara Jean (Davall) Ayers died Sept. 15, 2012, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. There are no calling hours. Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Batavia. Her burial will be at the Parker Street Cemetery in Lapeer at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
CINQUANTI — Bill Cinquanti, 74, of Homer, N.Y., died Sept. 14, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Friends may call at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial service will be conducted at the Homer Congregational Church at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
COULSON — John R. “Jack” Coulson, 81, of Locke, N.Y., died Sept. 15, 2012, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at Christ United Methodist Church, Moravia. Friends may call at the church from 2 to 4 p.m. prior to the service. Arrangements are by Shurtleff Funeral Home, Genoa.
NOLL — Anne Noll died. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland.