OBITUARIES

Jan 2, 2016

Eleanor E. Tomkins, age 96, formerly of MacDougall, N.Y., passed away at St. Camillus Health Center in Syracuse on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016.

Eleanor was born on Nov. 11, 1919, in Ovid, N.Y., and was the daughter of the late Bert and Mary (Asay) Egan. A graduate of Interlaken Central School, Eleanor and Kenneth Tomkins were married...

Dec 24, 2015

Shirley M. Krupczniski-Lurcock, age 45, of 7502 County Road 129, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Cayuga Medical Center

The family will receive friends from 10:30am to Noon on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 South Main Street, Ovid, NY. A time of remembrance will be at Noon with words of committal...

Dec 24, 2015

Thomas P. ‶Tom″ Twist of Romulus passed away at home on December 24, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street, Ovid. Prayers of committal will follow in Ovid Union Cemetery. The family asks those that would like to make...

Dec 23, 2015

Seymour ‶Sy″ Diamond, age 78, of 7535 County Road 153, Interlaken, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, surrounded by family. At his request, there will be no formal services. A gathering in his memory will be set for a later date.

Sy was born on April 18, 1937, the only child of...

Dec 23, 2015

Betty B. Lorenzo, age 66, of Interlaken passed away at Geneva General Hospital on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

A Memorial Service will be held at Lodi Presbyterian Church in the Spring of 2016. The family asks those that would like to make a contribution in Betty❜s memory to kindly consider the Lodi Presbyterian Church, PO Box 278,...

Dec 21, 2015

Elva Kaleva 93, a resident of Crouse Community Center in Morrisville, NY died December 21, 2015.

She was born August 1, 1922 in Corning, NY, the fifth daughter, of Frederick L. and Elva (Merritt) Raymond. Elva graduated from Corning Northside High School in 1940. She worked at Corning Glass until 1944 when she joined the Women❜s Army...

Dec 15, 2015

Neil Chaffie, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Huntington Living Center in Waterloo.

Prayers of committal with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus.

Neil was born on September 7, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, he was the...

Dec 7, 2015

Raymond L. Preston Sr., of 13 Keli Drive in Waterloo, passed away peacefully at his home in the early hours of Monday, December 7, 2015. A graveside service will be held privately at Mount Green Cemetery in Romulus. Kindly consider a donation in Ray❜s memory to the Romulus Fire Department, PO Box 2, Romulus, NY 14541. Ray was born...

Dec 4, 2015

Debra L. Kelley, age 62, formerly of Ithaca, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Rock River Road in Interlaken, on December 4, 2015. The family will receive friends from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 South Main Street in Ovid. Debra was born in Ithaca, NY on May 12,...

Dec 2, 2015

Lt. Colonel Alexander A. Humulock, Jr. died Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at his beloved home "Serenity View" in Romulus, New York. The family will be present to receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00pm on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street, Ovid. A Mass will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, December 12, 2015,...

Dec 2, 2015

James E. ‶Jim″ MacCheyne, age 80, of 3221 County Road 129, passed away at the Hildebrandt Hospice Center in Greece on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 with his family at his side. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 South Main Street in Ovid. Prayers of committal will...

Nov 17, 2015

Edward Henry O❜Connor, age 85, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, surrounded by his family at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. Edward was born on February 11, 1930 to Charles and Gertrude (Speich) O❜Connor and graduated from Waterloo Central School. He served in the United States Army from 1949-1953 to the rank of Sergeant and later worked...

Nov 17, 2015

Tammy Lee Swartz Fuhry, 48, passed away peacefully at Geneva General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends, on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Tammy was born on February 2, 1967 in Rochester, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Swartz Sr. She attended Nazareth Academy. Throughout her spontaneous life she achieved a CNA and phlebotomist license...

Nov 13, 2015

Guy M. Delong, age 75, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, November 13, 2015. Born in the Town of Ovid on December 23, 1939, Guy was the youngest of Frank and Cecil Delong❜s eleven children. Following his time in the Army, Guy worked for over forty years as a truck driver before retiring from Michael Foods, which...

Nov 3, 2015

Lloyd ‶Nelson″ Wertman Jr., age 74 of Poplar Beach Spur, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Geneva General Hospital following an extended illness.

Nelson was born in Connellsville, PA on April 12, 1941, the only son of Lloyd and Agnes (Barr) Wertman Sr. At a young age his family moved to Auburn, where he graduated...

Oct 30, 2015

George F. Yaw, 87, of Varick died on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Geneva General Hospital. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00am on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 S. Main Street, Ovid. A Memorial Service will immediately follow at the funeral home at 11:00am officiated by Reverend Adrian Tierson of the United...

Oct 23, 2015

William P. ″Bill″ Warne, age 79, of 6950 State Route 96A, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 while on respite at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00am on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street in Ovid. A Memorial Service will then follow...

Oct 20, 2015

Grace M. Church, age 81, of Ovid passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Ovid Union Cemetery in Ovid. Grace was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on December 5, 1933, a daughter of the late George and Pearl (Levengood) Dooley....

Oct 19, 2015

Thomas G. VanNostrand, age 62, passed away October 19, 2015 peacefully at Geneva General Hospital with family and friends by his side. The family will be present to receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00pm on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street, Ovid. Prayers of Committal will immediately follow at 3:00pm in Holy Cross...

Oct 15, 2015

Joan S. Hohwald, age 82, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Cayuga Ridge in Ithaca.

Joan was born on May 28, 1933 in Neptune, NJ, a daughter of the late William L. and Marjorie (Hulsart) Sahler. The family moved to the Lodi area from New Jersey in 1966, her family established the well- known Glenwood...