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Obituaries

James M. Westbay 1959-2025

CORTLAND — James M. Westbay, known lovingly as Jim, Jimmy, Son, Dad, Popa Jim and Uncle Jim, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025, surrounded by love, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, laughter and unwavering generosity. A lifelong resident of Cortland, Jim was the kind of person who never ...

Donald Rotar Sr. 1928-2025

GIRARD — Donald Rotar Sr., 96, formerly of Girard, died Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home. The youngest of 10 children, Don was born Oct. 4, 1928, in Youngstown, to Alexander and Josephine Rotar, who immigrated to the U.S. from Romania in the early 1900s. He ...

Services

RAY L. DELBENE, 60, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Holloway Williams Funeral Home, Niles. PETER GABRIEL, 78, Mineral Ridge. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Mineral Ridge Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. MARY HAKE-MILLER, 82, Mineral Ridge. ...

Thomas A. Terpin 1953-2025

VIENNA — Thomas “Tom” A. Terpin, 72, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025, from an extended illness. He was born Jan. 1, 1953, in Barton, New York, to August J. Terpin and Rosemary K. Kesnowski Terpin. Tom graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1971, where he played ...

Gordon E. Jaster 1936-2025

JOHNSTON — Gordon E. Jaster, 89, passed away peacefully into eternal rest, Monday, June 16, 2025, at Cortland Healthcare Center. He was born March 10, 1936, in Johnston, the son of the late Emil Edward Jaster and Sarah Jeannette McCullum Jaster. Gordon lived in Johnston all his life ...

Malinda D. Byler 1939-2025

MIDDLEFIELD — Malinda D. Troyer Byler, 85, died Monday, June 16, 2025, at home. She was born Nov. 28, 1939, in Warren, the daughter of David M. and Elizabeth Ann Mast Troyer. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors include her children, Marie Ann Miller, David ...