All Obituaries

Dorothy E. Smith, formerly of 58 Cortland St., Homer, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Cortland Park Nursing Center at the age of 101. A lifelong area resident, Dorothy was born August 11, 1918, a daughter of the late Leon and Josephine Daley Woodward. Dorothy faithfully served her country in the US Marine Corp during World War II, where she was discharged with the rank of Sergeant. She retired in 1982 from the Cortland County Highway Department, where she worked for...

Barbara S. Hale, formerly of Locust Ave., Cortland, passed away on August 31, 2019 at the age of 88. A lifelong area resident, she was born April 1, 1931, a daughter of the late William and Margaret Letts Sears. Barbara was a 1948 graduate of Homer High School. Mrs. Hale was employed for more than 30 years as the secretary to the superintendent of the Homer Central School District, retiring in 1989. Barbara was an active member for many years at the Homer Congregation Church. She enjoyed...

Joseph R. Plumadore, 82, of Route 281, Little York, passed away August 24, 2019. He was born October 10, 1936 in Moira, NY, one of 13 children born to the late Anthony and Lillian Canell Plumadore. At a young age Joe’s family moved from Moira to Carthage. Mr. Plumadore served his country and honorably discharged from the US Army. Joe was an avid race fan, racing stock cars at many tracks in the North Country as well as watching NASCAR. He was a former member of the Homer Lodge #2506...

Donald K. Cooper, 81, of South Lamont Drive, Cortland, passed away on July 25, 2019 following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.  He had been a resident in memory care at Walden Place since December 2018. Don was born July 30, 1937 in Cortland, a son of the late Harry A. and Bernice G. Reynolds Cooper. Mr. Cooper was honorably discharged from the US Air Force in 1963, following eight years of faithful service to his country. He retired from Swarthout Coaches, Ithaca,...

Robert L. Beekman, 77, formerly of Kellogg Rd., Cortland, passed away unexpectedly on July 18, 2019 at the Guthrie Cortland Regional Rehabilitation Facility. Bob was born November 8, 1941 in Liberty Township, OH, a son of the late Elija and Minnie Mae Jackson Beekman. He was employed for several years at Brockway Motors and retired from Saulsbury Fire Apparatus, Preble. Bob was a true outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish, and was also an auto enthusiast.  Surviving are his two...

Richard M. Smith, Sr., 59, of Marybelle Rd., Tully, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Born June 27, 1960 to Raymond Smith and Imogene Hitchcock, he was a lifelong area resident. Richard enjoyed spending time with his sons, whether fishing, hunting, barbecuing chicken or enjoying a cold beer.  Surviving are his two sons, William I. Smith (Mary Kessler) of Homer and Richard M. Smith, Jr. of Little York, his father, Raymond Smith of Cortland; his siblings, Geri Smith,...

Gary A. Dexter, 75, of Cortland, passed away following a lengthy illness on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Born May 22, 1944 in Honesdale, PA, the oldest child of Albert and Ella DeGroat Dexter. Gary was honorably discharged from the US Marine Corp in 1967, with the rank of Sergeant, after serving his country in the Vietnam War. He was formerly employed at Smith Corona and retired from TST BOCES following more than 20 years of service. Gary enjoyed working with children, whether helping the...

Isabel Viola Webb passed away on Sunday June 30. She was born to Andrew and Ida Belle Crumb on February 21, 1926 in Deposit, NY. She was a proud graduate of the Marathon class of 1943. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her beloved husband of 50 years, Lynn Webb; brothers Thurston, Paul, Ken and Phillip; and a son-in-law, Paul Whiteman Isabel and Lynn devoted their lifetimes to raising seven children who they were extremely proud of, Lynn (Linda) Webb of Virginia; Cheryl Whiteman...

Amy L. Barrows, 47, of Elm Street, McGraw, passed away on Friday June 28, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer. A lifelong area resident, Amy was born June 12, 1972, the daughter of James F. and Christine E. Moffitt Russell. She was a graduate of Homer Central School and TC3. For several years Amy had been employed as a teacher's aide for the McGraw Central School district. Amy loved being outdoors, whether walking, hiking or taking in the view of a waterfall. She enjoyed Paint...

Betty J. Lane, 60, of Cortland, passed away unexpectedly on June 11, 2019. A lifelong area resident, Betty was born December 28, 1958, the daughter of Robert E. and Eveline H. Stoesser Lane. Betty was employed, for more than 20 years, as a registered nurse at The Nottingham, Jamesville, NY. She is survived by her mother, Eveline H. Lane; her brother, Robert E. (Kristine) Lane, Jr.; niece, Kaitlin (Ryan) Pennello; two nephews, Jason (Andrea) Lane and Bryan (Heather) Lane; as well as two...