All Obituaries

Victoria "Sue" Whiteman, 75, of Corl Dr., Preble, passed away following a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in the Cortland Regional Medical Center. A lifelong area resident, Sue was born August 4, 1943, a daughter of the late Morris and Meta Fox Baldwin. Sue was an avid quilter, knitter and reader. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and was a longtime member of the Preble Congregational Church. She loved living in and taking part in the...

Erma E. Moore of Homer N.Y. passed away peacefully at the age 97 on September 4, 2018. She was born on July 28, 1921, in Harpursville NY, the daughter of the late Dr. Fredrick and Lula (Bancroft) Johnson. She graduated from Homer Academy in 1939. Erma was a resident of Homer most of her life and was employed by several companies in the area. She was a member of St. Margaret’s Church. Erma is survived by her daughter, Lana Wilson (Richard) Riley and her son, Daniel (Donna)...

C. Michael Norris, 92, died on Thursday, Aug. 16, at home surrounded by his family.  He was a legendary football coach and physical education teacher at Homer High School, where he taught for 33 years. His players called him "Iron Mike," but those who knew him saw a softer side. He was a caring, loving father to his eight children, whether teaching them to ski, to drive a car or just live life well.  Mike was an active outdoorsman, who counted cross-country skiing,...

Edwin E. ‘Ted’ Fox, Jr., 70, of Old Groton Rd., Cortland, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at his home. A lifelong area resident, he was born August 8, 1947, a son of the late Edwin E. Fox, Sr. and Sarah Evans Fox. Ted was employed for many years at Preble Produce where he was the plant manager until they closed. He then worked for many years and retired from APEX Tools, Cortland. Ted loved being outdoors, whether hunting, fishing, shooting or simply driving around...

Carl E. Burhans, 79, of Route 11, Homer, passed away on July 24, 2018 following a period of declining health. A lifelong area resident, Carl was born March 29, 1939, a son of the late Harold and Pauline Wood Burhans. Carl was a hardworking man. He was the former owner and operator, for more than 50 years, of Seven Valley Trucking in Homer. He also enjoyed all types of racing, especially NASCAR and dirt track. Surviving are his children, Carol (John) Simon of Homer; David Burhans (Laurie...

James A. Crandall, Sr., 55, of Route 13, Truxton, passed asway on Saturday while under the care of Hospice and his loving family. A lifelong area resident, Jim was born April 23, 1963, a son of Duane and Patrica Frink Crandall. He faithfully served in the US Army from 1982-1989. For the past 26 year, Jim had been employed with Paul Bunyan Products (Gutchess Lumber) in Preble. He enjoyed being outdoors, whether hunting, fishing, playing horseshoes or watching sports on the television. For...

Bette Lou Henry, 90, of Hickory Park Rd., Cortland, passed away on July 11, 2018 while under the care of Hospice and her loving family. She was born November 15, 1927, a daughter of the late Thomas and Doris Kelly Beerman. Bette Lou devoted her life to raising her seven children in East Homer. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Patrick’s Church, Truxton, where she was a member of the Catholic Daughters. Bette Lou enjoyed playing golf, she was a member Knickerbocker Country Club...

Elda F. Ochs, of Gracie Rd., Cortland, passed away on June 22, 2018 at the age of 96. Elda was born May 10, 1922 in Madison, NJ, the daughter of the late Harold and Alice VanVoorhis Felch. She graduated from nursing school and was employed as a Register Nurse at Overlook Hospital in New Jersey.   Mrs. Ochs was instrumental in the operation, along with her late husband, Clarence, of Bestway Enterprises, where over the years she served in many capacities. She was a member of United...

Jane Grimm Grant, 87, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 15th, 2017 at the home of Anne and Dave Grant in Greenwood Village, CO where she had been living since early 2017.  Jane was born in New York City to Arthur and Alice Grimm then moved to Syracuse, NY where she attended Our Lady of Victory Convent School. She received an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1951 as well as a Master of Education in 1954.  Jane married G. Edward...

It is with deep sadness that William Stannard and Jacqueline Freeland announce the death of their son Marc T. A. Freeland-Stannard on June 6, 2018. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his siblings, Amnisty Marcell-Joi Freeland-Wells and Aurora Aryia-Lee Freeland-Wells (7); Kaya Annemarie Stannard (5); Jaimi Cora-Lynne Stannard (3), William Vincent Stannard (1); maternal grandmother, Dawn Michelle Freeland and her pop-pop, Emerson Hilfiger; his paternal...