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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 Connecticut; two brothers, Santiago and Eddie Cortez of Utah; his grandchildren, Luke (Sara) Cortez; Moriah (Jason) Cortez; Kayla (Bradley) Cortez; Treagan Cortez; Brenton Hapgood; Jaiden Cortez; Hannah Cortez; Kiara Hapgood; Destiny Cortez and Kayleb Cortez as well as a great grandson; Kye Cortez.
Memorial services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
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