
December 8, 2012
Births
BENGEYFIELD — a daughter, Adeline Leigh, 6 lbs. 15 oz., Nov. 9, 2012, to Jake and Lisa Kenyon Bengeyfield, 5571 Dresserville Road, Moravia, N.Y.
BROWN — a son, Braydon Wyatt, 8 lbs. 4 oz., Nov. 27, 2012, to Edward and Amanda Long Brown, 5214 Route 11, Homer, N.Y.
BROWN — a son, Owen James, 7 lbs. 15 oz., Dec. 6, 2012, to James Brown Jr. and Ashley Kemak, 44 Rickard St., Cortland, N.Y.
GOERS — a son, Mason Joseph, 7 lbs. 1 oz., Nov. 12, 2012, in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y., to Benjamin Joseph and Rebekah Anne Darling Goers, 1143 Cutler School House Road, Cortland, N.Y.
MARSHALL — a son, Hunter Gordie, 7 lbs. 15 oz., Nov. 18, 2012, to Jody and Tabatha Marshall, 990 Cutler School Road, Cortland, N.Y.
McCUTCHEON — a son, Spencer Liam, 5 lbs. 15 oz., Oct. 25, 2012, in Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, N.Y., to Michael and Suzanne Brown McCutcheon, 35 N. Church St., Cortland, N.Y.
RAWSON — a son, Jacob Jeremiah, 7 lbs. 13 oz., Nov. 16, 2012, in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y., to Jeremiah and Jennifer Bronson Rawson, 17 Spring St., McGraw, N.Y.
SPROUSE — a daughter, Ella Scarlet, 6 lbs. 10 oz., Oct. 29, 2012, in Annapolis, Md., to Aaron and Rebecca Wilkins Sprouse, 280 Woodcock Court, Glen Burnie, Md.
TETREAULT — a daughter, Ayreanna Faith, 6 lbs. 9 oz., Nov. 23, 2012, to Moses Tetreault and Kristen French, 6009 Morning Star Manor, Homer, N.Y.
WAGNER — a daughter, Anastasia Hope, 7 lbs. 5 oz., Nov. 26, 2012, to Richard and Katrina Young Wagner, 799 Blue Creek Road, Cortland, N.Y.
WYANT — a son, Damian Emerald, 8 lbs. 3 oz., Nov. 18, 2012, to Corey and Samantha Bacheller Wyant, 4720 Carroway Hill Road, Homer, N.Y.
Deaths
ALLINGTON — Lamont Thomas Allington, 54, of Groton, N.Y., died Dec. 5, 2012. A service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home Inc., 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. Friends may call 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
BENJAMIN — Charles W. Benjamin, 76, of Cortland, N.Y., died Dec. 7, 2012, at the Oswego Hospital, Oswego. Services will be at noon on Tuesday at the K.L. Sharp Funeral Home, Cincinnatus. Burial will be in Virgil Cemetery. Friends may call 10 a.m. until noon on Tuesday at the funeral home.
FELLOWS — Chloris H. Fellows, 101, of Claymont, Del., died Nov. 23, 2012. Burial will be held at Willow Glen Cemetery in the spring.
KETCHUM — Phyllis J. (Lateer) Ketchum, 77, formerly of Marathon, N.Y., died Dec. 6, 2012. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Marathon Presbyterian Church.
KRAFT — Kenneth R. Kraft, 66, of Homer, N.Y., died Dec. 5, 2012. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse.
MORGAN — Lucille “Lucy” G. Morgan, 67, of Williams Street, Groton, N.Y., died Dec. 3, 2012, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca. Services will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Peruville New Testament Church, in Groton. Interment will be in the Groton Rural Cemetery. Friends may call 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
December 7, 2012
Deaths
HOWE — John (Jack) J. Howe Sr., 73, of Lisle, N.Y., died Nov. 22, 2012. There will be a celebration honoring his life from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Lisle Fire Station.
O’CONNELL — William H. O’Connell died Nov. 28, 2012, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. There will be no services.
WRIGHT — Paul E. Wright, 84, of Goshen, N.Y., died at home. A service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, 33 Park Place, Goshen.Inurnment will follow at the church columbarium. Friends may call 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Donovan Funeral Home, Inc, 82 South Church St., Goshen.
VanNORTWICK — James W. VanNortwick Sr., 83, of Cortland, N.Y., died Dec. 5, 2012, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home, 69 N. Main St., Cortland.
December 6, 2012
Deaths
HAFLER — Diane C. Hafler, 69, of Virgil, N.Y., died Dec. 5, 2012, in Syracuse. There are no calling hours or services.
MORGAN — Lucille G. Morgan, 67 of Williams St., Groton, N.Y., died Dec. 3, 2012, at Cayuga Medical Center. Services will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Peruville New Testament Church. Interment will be in Groton Rural Cemetery. Friends may call 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. prior to the services at the church. Zirbel Funeral Home has care of arrangements.
December 5, 2012
Deaths
FOSTER — Leon Lewis Foster (“Si”), 84, of DeRuyter, N.Y., died Nov. 30, 2012. Calling hours will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home with a reception to follow at the DeRuyter American Legion. A memorial service is planned for spring 2013.
December 4, 2012
Deaths
FULLER — Mae G. Fuller, 84, of McGraw, N.Y., died Dec. 3, 2012, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be at a later date.
KEAGLE — Sylvia Dora Keagle, 75, of Cortland, N.Y., died Dec. 2, 2012, at Cortland Regional Medical Center.There will be no services. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Arizona.
December 3, 2012
Deaths
CRAW — Paul K. “Shorty” Craw, 86, of Jamesville, N.Y., died Nov. 30, 2012, at Crouse Hospital. A celebration of Paul’s life will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pompey Community Church, 2555 Berwyn Road, Pompey. Burial will take place at 1 p.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Fabius.