All Obituaries

Geraldine R. Compton, 89, formerly of Atwood Rd., Moravia passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 in the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, where she had been a resident since 2017. Born October 7, 1931 in Preble, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Evelyn Towers Fox. Geraldine graduated Homer High School and CCBI in Syracuse.  She was a loving and dedicated mother, who after the death of her first husband, Harold E. Compton in 1971, assumed the responsibility of raising six...

Nancy Leona Stone, a resident of the Friendship House, Cortland, passed away on April 2, 2021 in the Cortland Regional Medical Center following a period of declining health. A lifelong area resident, Nancy was born February 24, 1939, a daughter of the late Robert and Leona Reynolds Stone, Sr. She was a 1959 graduate of Homer High School and for a short time worked with her father and brothers on the family farm in Preble. Nancy was employed at the former Newton Fish Line Co., which later...

John L. Temple, 81, of Scott, N.Y. passed away following a brief illness at his daughter’s home in Groton on March 23, 2021. He was born May 15, 1939 in Berkshire, NY, a son of the late Albert and Viola Miller Temple. + John faithfully served in the US Marine Corps from 1956-1960, where he received the Good Conduct Medal upon his honorable discharge. He was employed as a welder at Crucible Steel in Syracuse for more than 30 years, retiring in 2004. John is survived by his daughter,...

Mary A. Myrto, 70, of Clinton St., Homer, passed away while under the care of Hospice and her loving family on February 20, 2021. She was born July 7, 1950 in Pontiac, MI, a daughter of the Frederick and Dorothy See Carter and was a graduate of Walled Lake High School. In 1968, Mary enlisted in the US Air Force, faithfully serving until her honorable discharge in 1972, with the rank of Sergeant. She retired in 2013 from Cornell Co-Operative Extension where she worked as a Family...

Edward C. Telling, Jr., 73, of Cortland, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 following a period of declining health. Edward was born May 9, 1947 in Mount Vernon, NY, a son of the late Edward C. and Irma Allardt Telling. He is a graduate of the Cornell University Busines School with an MBA degree. He was the founder of the Telling Group, Ltd.  In addition to the MBA, he held CBC and CBI business certifications.  He was a fellow of the M&A Source and the IBBA. He was a...

Louise A. Brown, 81, of Sessions Hill Rd., Homer, passed away on February 16, 2021. A lifelong area resident, she was born August 27, 1939, a daughter of the late Harry and Freda Troup Searles. Louise was once employed as a legal secretary for attorney John Jones, and had been a secretary at the Cortland County Probation Department before devoting her time to raising her children. While home with the children, Louise was an active refunder. She contributed to the family through her coupon...

Beverly J. Heath was reunited with her forever Valentine, Denny, on February 14th after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Bev was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Waverly High School and Humboldt University in Minneapolis, before beginning her career at NYSEG in Binghamton where she met her husband, Dennis. The couple moved to Cortland in 1964 where Bev began work as a media specialist at SUNY Cortland. She retired after 28 years to pursue her dream of opening...

Arlie R. Casterline, of Lora Lane, Homer, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at the age of 88. A lifelong area resident, she was born August 1, 1932 a daughter of the late Fred and Arlie VanAntwerp Robinson. For more than 50 years, Arlie worked as a Registered Nurse at the Cortland Memorial Hospital and Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility. Surviving are her two daughters, Pamela R. Hoffmann of Homer and Deborah R. (Samuel) King, Sr. of Syracuse; four grandchildren, Nicholas...

Herman Cortez, 72, of North St., McGraw, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 1, 1948 in New York City, a son of the late Santiago and Francis Cortez. Herman worked as a homecare delivery driver for the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Surviving is his wife, Marjorie Gower Cortez; three children, Paul Cortez of Cortland; Shaun (Amy) Cortez of McGraw and Kara (Ben) Hapgood of Homer; a sister, Sandra (John) O’Connor of...

Janet Wilkins Dickinson of Auburn, NY, passed away on February 9, 2021. Janet was born May 8, 1934 in Cortland, NY to Robert and Dorothy Wilkins. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Duane Dickinson; daughter, Donna Dickinson; two sisters, Judy and Joyce; brother, Judson Wilkins, and her companion, Robert House of Auburn. Surviving are her children, Sally Brown Kurtz of Homer, NY; Sandra Brown of Hamilton, MT; Steven Brown (Lynda) of Simpsonville, SC; Scott Brown (Teri) of Auburn,...