Betty E. Carney
Mar 12, 2025
Betty Eleanor Carney, a native of Elmira, NY and resident of Watkins Glen, NY passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. She was 61 years old.
Betty was an unforgettable woman who was always so proud of her accomplishments. She would often tell of her younger life prior to living at the Arc. She worked at McDonalds...
Mark B. Weaver
Mar 10, 2025
Mark B. Weaver, Age 70 of Golden Glow, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Mark was born February 26, 1955 in Kentucky. The son of Norris Weaver and the late Mary Lou (Coe) Weaver. Mark was also predeceased by his brother Dave Weaver in 2021 and his grandmother Florence Weaver in 2005....
Luann "Robin" (Vonneida) Rhode
Mar 8, 2025
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, LuAnn “Robin” (VonNeida) Rhode, age 69, passed away at home, surrounded by her loving children, niece, and family, following a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.
LuAnn was born June 13, 1955, in Elmira, to Harry VonNeida and Mildred (Rinker) Furman. She graduated from Southside High School in 1973 and worked after high...
Robert T. Hyde
Mar 5, 2025
Robert T. Hyde, a native of Elmira, NY and resident of Watkins Glen, NY passed away on March 5, 2025. He was 78 years old.
Robert graduated from Southside High School in 1965. He then served in the US Navy from 1966-1970, and went on to serve as a Captain in the US Coast Guard. He later...
Corey A.J. Stevens
Feb 28, 2025
Corey Allen-Joseph Stevens, a native of Merritt Island, FL and resident of Elmira, NY, passed away tragically and unexpectedly on February 28, 2025. He was a student at BOCES and a talented athlete. He loved his time playing with the Upstate Legends, 607 Panthers, and the Southern Tier Kraken, now the Southern Tier Cobras, and was looking forward to...
Myra Elizabeth "Bethie" (Thomas) Elston Morris
Feb 27, 2025
Myra Elizabeth “Bethie” Thomas Elston Morris, a native of Elmira, NY and resident of Lowman, NY passed away on February 27, 2025. She was 91 years old.
Myra was the eldest child of the late Harold and Myra (Bennett) Thomas. She finished eighth grade at Hendy Avenue School in Elmira, and graduated high school at Elmira Free...
Janet Baxter
Feb 26, 2025
Janet Baxter (née Clift), a cherished mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Born into humble beginnings, Janet’s 98 remarkable years were a tapestry of love, grit, and perseverance. Her eclectic journey led her from nursing to ministry, entrepreneurship, and business ownership, reflecting her innate curiosity and bravery to flout convention. With a...
Christopher J. Lockwood
Feb 26, 2025
Christopher Jude Lockwood, age 77, arrived on Fiddler's Green on February 26, 2025.
Born September 17, 1947, in Elmira, NY, he was the eldest of the three children of the late Irene Sowa Lockwood and Frederick Philip Lockwood. He was raised by his mother in Elmira and graduated from Elmira Free Academy. On May 17, 1967, at...
Lynda M. Warner
Feb 23, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce that Lynda Marlene Freeman Warner passed away on February 23, 2025 at home. Lynda was 84 years old. She made her home in Gillett and Coryland, PA.
Lynda was born the eldest child of Lynn DeLay and Margaret Arlene Collum Freeman. Her family moved to Gillett when she was...
Darrell L. Stansfield
Feb 22, 2025
Darrell L. Stansfield, a native and resident of Elmira, NY passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025. He was 66 years old. He was a talented mechanic who loved tinkering with his prized truck. He also enjoyed fishing and had a special talent with landscaping.
He was preceded in death by: his parents Bernard and Helen (Jestin)...
Virginia June (Brubaker) Gustin
Feb 17, 2025
Virginia June Brubaker Gustin, formerly of Elmira, NY passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, peacefully of natural causes at the home of her daughter Vicki Murphy in Shaftsbury, VT. June is now reunited with her beloved husband William Lawrence ‘Bill” Gustin who died on May 24, 2003.
She was born on November 14, 1923 at Stevenson Township,...
Donald F. Holmes
Feb 17, 2025
Donald F. Holmes, Age 82 of Millerton, PA passed away Monday, February 17, 2025 at home with his family at his side. Don was born March 8, 1942 in Elmira, NY son of the late Claude J. and Alice V. (Jones) Holmes. He attended local schools and following graduation from high school he and the former Viriginia A. (Treadeau)...
Beverly Ann Allen
Feb 9, 2025
Beverly Ann (Harchison) Allen, 89, a native and life-long resident of Elmira, NY, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2025. She was born June 4, 1935 to the late Frank and Therese (Costello) Harchison. On October 25, 1969 she married the love of her life, the late Donald F. Allen. She spent the next 50 years happily by his...
Mary Beatrice Mccarthy
Feb 9, 2025
Mary B. (Lane) McCarthy, Age 81, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at home. Mary was born February 5, 1944 in Elmira, daughter of the late John and Madeline (Halliday) Lane. She was in the class of 1962 at Southside High School and prior to retirement worked as a library aide with the Elmira City School District at...
Jean M. Mikel
Feb 9, 2025
Jean Mikel, a native and resident of Elmira, NY passed away on February 9, 2025 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center.
Jean was preceded in death by: her parents -Robert and Jean (Vail) Denson; her sisters Kathy and Debbie; her brother-in-law Jeff Mikel and his wife Stacey; and her beloved husband of 48 years, James E. Mikel....
Timothy M. Robertson
Feb 8, 2025
Timothy M. Robertson, 61, of Bath, NY passed into eternal peace and healing while surrounded by family on February 8, 2025 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center after a brief illness.
Born Timothy W. Cole, Tim was the son of Melanie (Robertson) Cole and the late Warren D. Cole. He was employed by many firms throughout his life,...
Melinda J. (Brown) Vondracek
Feb 5, 2025
Melinda “Linny” or “Gaga”(Brown) Vondracek, age 68 of Wayne, NY, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Bampa’s House in Corning, NY after her second courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and close friends. Melinda was born on December 13, 1956 in Elmira, NY daughter of the late Hubert “Brownie” and Helen (Sutter) Brown. ...
Robert E. Kinsman, Jr.
Feb 1, 2025
Robert E. Kinsman, Jr., a native of Elmira, NY and resident of Elmira, NY and Dundee, FL, passed away on February 1, 2025. He was 88 years old.
Robert retired after many years of service with the US Postal Service. He missed working though and went on to spend many more years working as a school bus...
Bruce E. Blakeslee, Jr.
Jan 31, 2025
Bruce Emery Blakeslee, Jr. passed away at home on January 31, 2025 at the age of 33.
Bruce is survived by: his parents Bruce Blakeslee Sr. and Patty (Hamilton) Blakeslee; his brothers - David, Robert, Ben, Adam, Tyler, and Brock; and his sisters - Samantha, Morgan, and Sydney. He was preceded in death by: his grandparents -...
Larry A. Seelye
Jan 26, 2025
Larry A. Seelye, Sr., Age 72, Formerly of Corning, NY passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Elderwoods of Waverly. Larry was born in Elmira, New York on September 14, 1952 son of the late Edward & Joyce (Curtis) Seelye. He attended local schools and worked for many years in the auto body repair business. In his spare time...
