Local Obituaries

David K. Ettman, a longtime Seneca County attorney, town justice, coach and community volunteer whose ties to the Finger Lakes stretched back more than three decades, died Aug. 1 after a battle with cancer.

Ettman, ... MORE

Stephen Ashley, a longtime Cornell University trustee and benefactor whose $55 million gift established the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, died July 29 in Richmond, Ontario County. He was 86.

James Lloyd, a Cornell University professor whose work connected astronomy, scientific instruments and spacecraft engineering, died July 15 in Ithaca at age 55. Lloyd joined Cornell’s astronomy faculty in 2004 and was appointed to the mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty in 2012, according to a university obituary published Aug. 3.

Alexander “Alex” David Brown, a 32-year-old Bloomfield first responder who served several emergency organizations in Ontario County, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 12. The Canandaigua Emergency Squad remembered Brown as a selfless and dependable volunteer who was always looking for a way to help others, whether during an emergency, behind the scenes or after a difficult call.

James Allen Hotaling, a longtime public servant who spent more than two decades as Brutus town supervisor after a 43-year career with the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District, died June 22 at his ... MORE

Craig J. Fennie, a Cornell engineering professor whose work helped reshape how scientists search for new materials, died June 14 after a heart attack. He was 54.

Fennie was an associate professor in the School ... MORE

The Seneca Falls Police Department is mourning the loss of retired Sgt. Dean E. Zettlemoyer, a longtime officer who spent more than a quarter-century serving the community before retiring in 2010.

Zettlemoyer died May 31 ... MORE

Friends and family are mourning a Lyons business owner remembered for his generosity and work ethic after he was killed in a motorcycle crash on Mother’s Day in Cayuga County.

New York State Police said ... MORE

The Auburn Fire Department is mourning the loss of a longtime spiritual leader who spent decades supporting firefighters through some of their most difficult moments.

Fr. James Enright, who served for years as chaplain to ... MORE

Rose Marie Perdicho, age 83, of Seneca Falls, New York, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2026, at The Pathway Home in the Town of Tyre, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on January ... MORE

The Fleming Fire Department is mourning the loss of longtime member Joe Saville, who died following a battle with cancer.

Saville served with Company No. 1 for more than three decades after joining the department ... MORE

Watkins Glen Mayor Laura “Laurie” Specchio DeNardo died March 24 at her home. She was 64.

DeNardo had served as mayor since April 2023 after eight years as a trustee on the Watkins ... MORE