All Obituaries

Tom Hatfied 67 of Dryden passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 12. A complete obituary will appear Monday.

Daren W. Burnette, age 71 of Truxton, NY; known to many as “Coon Dog,” passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Syracuse VA Medical Center. Born February 21, 1950 in Syracuse, NY he was the son of the late Jay and Ruth Henderson Burnette. He held various truck driving jobs and enjoyed gardening and the outdoors. Daren had three daughters, Elizabeth MacTavish, husband, Colin MacTavish of Antwerp, NY, Samantha Burnette, husband, Andrew Reynolds of Erieville, NY and Melinda Burnette,...

Deborah Jean Frost (maiden name Lockwood) Debbie Frost, age 58 of Dryden, NY peacefully died Saturday, June 5th at her home.  She fought Buerger’s disease most of her life and finally succumbed to it.  Born May 29th, 1963, she was the daughter of Erwin and Nyla Lockwood, who preceded her in death.  Also preceding her was her husband, Scott Frost and later in life her fiancé, Frank Heath.  She has one brother, Greg Lockwood (Terri) of Jacksonville,...

Betsy Sisouk Somchanhmavong, 79, of Ithaca, NY, passed away of liver cancer on June 5, 2021, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. She was born in Champassak, Laos, on May 8, 1942. Coming to the U.S as a refugee from war-torn Laos in 1980 was an act of love, love for her six children, and love for her lifelong partner and companion - Khampho Somchanhmavong who left Laos a year earlier and reunited in Ithaca, N.Y.   As a former nurse and midwife with no command of the...

Johanna S. Mesmer, 75, of Dryden, NY passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. Born January 31, 1946 in Oswego, NY she was one of two daughters of the late Glenn and Aimee Bullock Swanson and wife of the late George “Pat” Mesmer who died in 2004.  Johanna was employed with the Cortland Savings Bank for many years prior to retirement.  She was very community oriented and belonged to many local organizations including Dryden Footlighters, Red...

Virginia Renda, 93 of Cortland, NY passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. Born October 22, 1927 she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred Murphy Evener. She loved her puzzle books and adult coloring, but she especially loved spending time with her family. Virginia is survived by her children, Mary Brickey (Glen) of Locke; Lyn Degear (Sue) of Fayetteville, NC and Cindy Brown (Joel) of Cortland; stepson, James Renda of Killawog; sisters, Kay...

Ithaca – Nan J. Basso, 88, of Ithaca formerly of Danby and Groton, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Cayuga Medical Center with her family by her side. Born July 12, 1932 in Elmira, NY she was the daughter of the late Robert and Jean Gillespie Rennie and wife of the late Doyle Webber who died in 1988 and Albert J. “Al” Basso, Jr. who died in 2007. Nan and her late husband “Al” owned and operated the Groton 5 & 10 Store and also Mill Race...

FREEVILLE – Michael Lynn Adler, 71 of Freeville, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 28, 2021 at his home. Born January 17, 1950 in Corning, NY he was the son of the late Bernard and Katie Warner Adler. He graduated from Bradford High School in 1968 and graduated from RIT in Rochester in 1973 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Michael was employed with Transonic in Ithaca prior to retirement. He leaves behind his loving wife of 38 years, Karen Moore Adler at home; son, Steven...

Lorrey L Blodgett (Mosher) 64, of Newfield passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on May 28, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Blodgett; mother, Elnora Simon and father, Larry Mosher and grandson, Michael J Turk II. Lorrey was an animal lover like no other. She took care of her animals and everyone else's. She was a very independent person and never liked to ask for help. She was liked and loved by many. She always knew how to make you laugh and was always...

Deborah T. Yaeger, 70 of Freeville, passed away Tuesday at Cayuga Medical Center after a brief illness.  She was born on March 13, 1951 in Ithaca the daughter of the late Louis “Skip” and Elizabeth “Liz” Brazo Taylor. Debby was a graduate of Dryden High School class of 1969.  She had worked at NYSEG for over 25 years; she enjoyed quilting, knitting, diamond painting and most importantly making her family happy.  Debby and Tom wintered in Hernando...