Obituaries

ITHACA – Laila L. Steele, age 88 of Ithaca, a retired assembler with National Cash Register, died Thursday (September 15, 2005) at the Reconstruction Home in Ithaca. Mrs. Steele was born March 7, 1917 in Calumet Township in Michigan, a daughter of the late Hannes & Emma Runttila Keturi.

ITHACA – Eugene “Gene” Winston, age 78, of Ithaca, died Friday afternoon (September 9, 2005) at Cayuga Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Mr. Winston was born January 7, 1927 in Arkansas, a son of the late John Winston and Daisy O’Daniel Winston Jackson. His wife of 57 years, Patricia Hoover Winston, died the previous day.

ITHACA- Patricia “Patsy” M. Winston, age 76, of Ithaca, died Thursday afternoon (September 8, 2005) at Cayuga Medical Center after a short illness. Mrs. Winston was born June 16, 1929 in Allendale, SC. She recently celebrated 57 years of marriage with her husband, Eugene Winston who died on Friday (September 9, 2005).

ITHACA - Patricia Ann Holloway Sherman, 58, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 6, 1947, in Scipio, NY, daughter of the late Frank and Issabelle Brown Holloway. Patricia was married to the late Ronald Comstock, Sr., in 1965. In 1979, she married the late Richard Sherman. She was also predeceased by her two brothers, William and Frank Holloway.

LANSING - Stephen A. Fedorka Sr., 85, of Lansing, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Betty June; his three sons, Stephen Jr. (Barbara), James Byron (Holly), Edward Lee; his daughter, Mary; his sister, Helen Berger (Robert); his stepsister, Anna Lucas; and his numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Charles and Julia Ann; his brother, Charles; his son, John Charles; and his sister, Elizabeth. Mr. Fedorka was born in Czechoslovakia on April 4, 1920 and came with his mother to join his father in Pennsylvania when he was two years old.

LANSING - Myrtle Smith, 81, of 1972 East Shore Drive, Lansing, New York died at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca.

Born April 11, 1924 in Moravia, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (nee Leonard) Bross and the widow of David R. "Bob" Smith, who died June 15, 1998. Mrs. Smith was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Lansing, NY.

Barbara Ellen Schrier, age 78 of Ithaca, died Saturday at Cayuga Medical Center. Mrs. Schrier was born in Myra, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Joe Hedrick and C. Alberta Porter. She was an avid letter writer who enjoyed keeping in touch with her family. She spent a significant amount of time supporting Muscular Dystrophy organization. Her husband, Charles C. Schrier died on March 9, 1975.

Survivors include her four sons, Larry Schrier, Walter Schrier, Edwin Schrier, and Stanley Schrier; one daughter, Nancy Schrier; a granddaughter, Jessica Schrier and a grandson, David Tulley; two sisters, Devanis (Don) Milburn and Doris Thompson; two brothers, Shirley (Frances) Gallimore and Garry (Nancy) Gallimore; several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Charles, James, and Melvin Gallimore.