All Obituaries

Dr. William Blauvelt Drake, 86, of Elbridge, NY, passed away on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at the Francis House in Syracuse, NY in the presence of his loving family. Dr. Drake was born to the late Marshall and Elizabeth Drake on June 29th, 1933 in Ithaca, NY.  He received a B.S from Cornell University, then proudly served his country as a pilot in the United States Air Force as a Captain.  Following his military service, he went on to earn a  Doctorate from the University...

Florence I(Dattler) Kath, 90, of Jordan, NY passed away peacefully January 14, 2020 surrounded by  family and loved ones by her side at The Commons at St Anthony’s.  She was the daughter of late William and Doris Schlie of Syracuse.  Florence was predeceased by her husband, Robert Kath in 1994.   She is survived by her children, Pamela Harris of Kirkville, Sharon Sessler of Memphis, Robert Dattler Jr. of Cazenovia, Dale Dattler(Diane) of Memphis, Kevin Dattler...

On Thursday, January 9, 2020, Howard A. Manley of 4 Burkle St, Oswego, NY was reunited with his loving wife Catherine as well as his loved ones and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born on March 3, 1934 the son of Francis and Anna (Leach) of Skaneateles Falls, NY. He was a jack of all trades who was never able to sit still. He was retired from Alltel Telephone Company. He married Catherine P. Manley (Crotty) of Jordan NY in 1956 and they were blessed with 62 years of marriage...

Charles Howard Losky, Sr., 78, of Elbridge passed away in Auburn on Jan. 8th after a long fought battle with cancer. Charles worked at the Syracuse Herald Journal and Tessy Plastics from where he retired in 2002. He could always be seen at any event that involved his children or grandchildren. He loved to play cards and always has a good story. He was an active member of the Community Council softball program, snowmobile clubs, rod & gun clubs and a lifetime member of NRA. He was...

Joan M. Bennett, 86, of Jordan died January 7, 2020, peacefully at home. She was born July 20, 1933 in Port Chester, NY to George and Carolyn Ficken. Joan is survived by her former husband Donald Bennett, and their children Colleen Bennett,  Eireann (Patrick) Govern, Michael (Allison) Bennett and grandchildren Samantha, Paige, and Lindsay. A funeral Mass will be held 10 am Tuesday, January 14th in St. Patrick’s Church, 28 N. Main St. Jordan. Burial will be private. In lieu of...

Nathan D. Kuykendall, 26, of Weedsport passed away Tuesday at home. Surviving are his parents Randy and Pamela, brothers Billy and Jeremy, sisters Michelle Wakeman, Mary Holmes and Hannah Kuykendall, grandparents Dorothy Fegley and Delores Slater. His love and passion was for fishing. Friends and family are invited to call 4-7pm Monday, Jan. 13th at the Elbridge Community Church, 119 East Main St. Elbridge. (Across the street from the funeral home) Contributions may be made to Tully...

Ross E. DeForrest, Jr., 72, of East Syracuse, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 6, 2020. Ross was born on May 3, 1947 in Auburn, NY to Ross and Lillias (Donaldson) DeForrest. Hegraduated from Auburn High School and then spent 3 years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany working as a computer programmer. Upon returning to the US, Ross moved to Austin, Texas where he received Batchelor of Arts from University of Texas and started his career working with visually-impaired...

Leonard H. Brewster, 75 of Elbridge passed away Saturday in University Hospital. Born in Middletown, NY, Lenny spent 20 years in the Navy and several years in NJ before moving to Auburn and later to Elbridge. He retired from the US Postal Service as a mail carrier. Lenny was an active member of the Skaneateles Falls American Legion Post 317. He was predeceased by his parents John and Madge Brewster and sister Cheryl Becker. Surviving are a daughter Lisa Marie Richards of NJ, brother...

Mary M. Richardson, 77, of Elbridge passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 after a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Anne, grandchildren Dylan Thomas and Olivia Lauren. As a retired Manager of Engineering for NY Telephone and a member of the Telephone “Pioneers”, Mary spent most of her retirement living in the home she built together with her husband Loren who passed away in 2018. Join us for calling hours 5-7pm Thursday, Jan. 2nd at the Bush Funeral Home, 120 E....

Elbridge, NY. – Eva (Eve) H. Schwab Smith, cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and wise friend passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 95 surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Dec. 24th after a long illness. Born May 30, 1924, in Preble, NY, Eve grew up on her family farm. She graduated from Tully High School at the age of 16 and went on to Syracuse Business School. After school she worked at Crouse Hinds until she married...