All Obituaries

        COLLEEN M. FLYNN Age 61, of Elmira passed away at home on Sunday, March 29, 2020. She was born in Elmira, on Tuesday, April 8, 1958 to the late Benjamin & Margaret (Clune) Flynn. In addition to her parents, Colleen was predeceased by brother, Bryan Flynn. She is survived by daughter & son-in-law, Heather & Todd Blish of Elmira; son & daughter-in-law, Cory & Karen French of Horseheads; sisters, Eileen Buckholtz (Tom Milford), Kathleen...

Jean Ann Cox   Age 74, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  Jean Ann fought a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer for over 2 years. Jean Ann was born on October 29, 1945 in Elmira, NY.  She is preceded in death by her parents, John Stearns and Anna Massa and her father and mother in law, Harold and Helen Cox. Jean Ann is survived by her loving family; her husband of 53 years, John Cox Sr; son, John Jr. (Mary) Cox;...

Michele M. Hackett - Apgar Age 44, of Lockwood, NY passed away at her home on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Michele was born in Elmira on Wednesday, October 8, 1975 to the late Michael J. & Deborah M. (Converse) Hackett. She is survived by her partner, Ronald Chandler; son, Christopher Apgar; daughter, Courtney Apgar; and granddaughter, Serenity Apgar; stepchildren, Ronald Chandler, Nora Chandler and Breton Chandler; sisters, Tricia (Ralph) Cleveland; Theresa (James) Melendez; Stacey...

Morton Kantz Sadinsky, Age 90, died on Monday, February 24, 2020, at his home in Elmira NY. Mort was born in Elmira on May 1, 1929 to parents Archie and Rose Kantz Sadinsky. He had one older brother, Herbert Laurence Sadinsky. He married the love of his life, Zelda Delphinus Sadinsky on June 15, 1952. Mort graduated from Southside High School in 1947 and earned a BS from Cornell University School of Agriculture in 1952 with a specialty in Dairy Management. Mort worked for Dairylea...

Nancy Brand Barringer Age 69, of Elmira, NY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020. She was born on March 26th, 1950 in Elmira, NY, the daughter of the late Harriet Hoffman and John Brand II. She is survived by her loving husband of forty three years, George Barringer; her sister, Mary Brand Kemberling of Jarrettsville, MD; nephews, John Brand Kemberling of Deerfield Beach, FL and Adam Arnot Kemberling of Portland, ME; her sister-in-law, Dorrie Brand of Eagles Mere,...

      Holmes, Charles E (Chuck - Charlie) Age 78 of Elmira, NY died on Monday, January 20, 2020. Charles was the son of Carl A. and Martha Russel Holmes. He was born and raised in Afton, NY. Charles graduated from Afton Central School in 1959. He graduated from Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science in 1963. As a Licensed Funeral Director, he worked at James D. Barrett Funeral Home in Elmira, NY for 10 years. He then worked as a Quality Facilitator at Trayer...

  Shirley N. Chase, age 92 Of Elmira, NY died on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2020 in Sun City, Arizona following an illness that started on New Year’s Day. The family received friends from 11:00AM-12:00 PM on Sunday (Jan 12) at Heritage Funeral Chapel, 6830 W. Thunderbird Road, Peoria, AZ officiated by Pastor Randy Murphy. Reception immediately followed at Mark Chase’s home. The family will again receive friends at the Baker Family Funeral Home 640 W. Gray St. Elmira, NY on Friday,...

PHYLLIS L. DANIEL Age 96 died on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in Elmira, NY where she had been living for the past 2 years. Phyllis was born on July 4, 1923 to the late Walter & Anna (Christiansen) Daniel. She lived her entire life in Denver, CO with the exception of the last 2 years when she moved to NY to be closer to her family.  Phyllis was a world traveler and made many friends along the way.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister &...