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MARY J. ALLEN, 74, Jefferson. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. Sunday, 3300 McCleary Jacoby Road, Cortland. JANET M. BARNETT, 75, Cortland. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Oct. 18, Cortland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. THOMAS FYE, 72, Cortland. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Lane Funeral ...

Lyle L. Hefner 1949-2025

HOWLAND — Lyle L. Hefner, 76, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday morning, Oct. 8, 2025, at the Hospice House. Lyle was born on Feb. 17, 1949, in Warren, to the late Raymond and Elizabeth Hefner of Cortland. Upon graduating from Lakeview High School in 1967, he was drafted into ...

W. Anne Schweinfurth 1926-2025

CLEVELAND — W. Anne Schweinfurth, 98, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Anne was born in 1926 in Marion, the daughter of Thomas English Reed Sr. and Blanche Estelle Blanchard Reed. Anne met her future husband, Robert Wilfred Schweinfurth, in the band at Marion Harding High School. They ...

Brenda Sue Hibbard 1958-2025

NILES — Brenda Sue Hibbard, 67, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Oct. 6, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She was born June 1, 1958, in Youngstown, a daughter of Paul L. and Janet I. Wilhelm Hayes. Brenda was a 1976 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. She attended ...

Singer, bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82

LONDON (AP) — John Lodge, the singer and bassist of British rock band The Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82. In a statement Friday, his family said “with the deepest sadness” that Lodge died “suddenly and unexpectedly.” It added that Lodge “peacefully slipped ...

Thomas J. Fye 1952-2025

CORTLAND — Thomas J. Fye, 72, passed away Monday morning, Oct. 6, 2025, at his residence. Thomas was born Dec. 24, 1952, in Warren, a son of the late Charles and Irma Fye. He was a graduate of Labrae High School and general manager of Wollam Chevrolet in Cortland. Thomas was a ...