Obituaries
Giorgio Ferrini
February 11, 2025
Giorgio Ferrini, 92, longtime resident of Seneca Falls, passed at Strong Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025, with his loving family by his side. Calling Hours will be held on Sunday, February 16th from 5 – 7 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, February...
Charles Chillis
February 10, 2025
Charles Chillis, 80, most recently of Seneca Falls and previously of Los Angeles, California, passed at his home after a brief illness. All services are private, held at the convenience of his family.
Charles was born in Mississippi, son of the late CW Chillis and Willie Mae Smith. At a young age he moved to Los Angeles, California where he grew...
Barbara S. (Walsh) Calarco
February 9, 2025
Barbara S. Calarco, 84, of Seneca Falls, passed away peacefully at Geneva General Hospital on Sunday, February 9th, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on her birthday, Friday, March 7th, 2025, at 11 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, 97 W. Bayard St., Seneca Falls. A private burial with full military honors will take place at the convenience...
Barbara A. (Markel) Crosby
February 7, 2025
Barbara A. Crosby, 95, of Seneca Falls passed from this life on February 7, 2025 at The Homestead in Penn Yan, NY. Visitation will be on Friday, February 21, 2025 from 5 PM to 7 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St, Seneca Falls, NY. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 22 at 10 AM...
Norma A. (VanGelder) Litzenberger
February 4, 2025
Norma A. Litzenberger, 89, of Seneca Falls, passed at Huntington Living Center in Waterloo on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025. A graveside service will be Friday, June 6th, at 10 AM at Sand Hill Cemetery in Stanley, NY. Donations in memory may be directed to Beverly Animal Shelter at beverlyanimalshelter.com.
Norma was born in Gorham, NY, daughter of the late Otis and...
Craig M. Reid, Sr.
February 4, 2025
Craig M. Reid, Sr., 52, of Seneca Falls, passed at his home on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025. A time for family and friends to gather will be on Tuesday, February 11th from 3 – 5 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls.
Craig was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Mary Reid and the late John...
Brenda Silva
February 1, 2025
Brenda Silva, 64, most recently of Waterloo, and previously of Middletown, NY, passed at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by the love of her family, after a long courageous battle with cancer. All services are private, held at the convenience of her family. She will be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Waterloo.
Brenda was born in Patterson,...
Frederick M. Ahl
January 27, 2025
Frederick M. Ahl, 83, passed away after a short illness at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, on Monday, January 27th, 2025. He recently retired from Cornell University where he was a Professor of Classics since 1971.
Frederick M. Ahl came to the United States from his native Cumbria after obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Classics at the University of...
Paul E. Ricci
January 22, 2025
Paul E. Ricci, (74) lifelong resident of Waterloo, passed away at Unity Hospital in Greece, surrounded by his family and close friends. A time for visitation will be held on Saturday, February 1st, 2025 from 11AM –1 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. A brief funeral service will immediately follow at 1 PM at the...
Robert R. Wright
January 22, 2025
Robert R. Wright, 90, most recently of Seneca Falls and previously of the Rochester area, passed at Geneva General Hospital, on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. All services will be held privately, at the convenience of Bob’s family. Donations in memory may be directed to Bridges of Brain Injury, 5760 Duke of Gloucester Way, Farmington, NY 14425.
Bob was born and raised...
Matthew A. Blair
January 19, 2025
Matthew Blair, 77, of Seneca Falls and previously of Sausalito, California, ascended into Heaven on Sunday, January 19th, 2025. A time for visitation will be held on Monday, January 27th from 5 – 7PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls.
Matt was born in Georgia and grew up in California. He graduated from high school and went...
Tammy J. Hartman
January 12, 2025
Tammy J. Hartman, 56, a lifelong resident of Seneca Falls, NY, passed at her home unexpectedly on Sunday, January 12th, 2025. A private funeral service will be held at the family’s request. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, January 19th, 2025, from 12:00PM to 3:00PM at Dewey’s Party House, 67 Auburn Rd. Seneca Falls, NY. To help...
David J. Wagenhauser
January 11, 2025
David J. Wagenhauser, 65, most recently of Waterloo, NY, passed at Strong Memorial Hospital on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, with his loving family at his side. A time for family and friends to gather will be on Friday, January 17th, from 4 – 7 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial...
Rose C. (Carbone) Piscitelli
January 11, 2025
Rose C. Piscitelli, 89, lifelong resident of Seneca Falls, passed away on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, at her home with her family at her side. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 20th at 10 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, Seneca Falls. She and her late husband, Anthony, will be laid to rest together in the...
Glen R. Peters
January 8, 2025
Glen R. Peters, 43, of Waterloo, passed at his home unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. Calling hours will be Wednesday, January 15th from 4- 6 PM, with a funeral service to immediately follow at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in the Springtime. In lieu of flowers, donations in...
Henry W. "Harry" Eno
January 7, 2025
Henry W. “Harry” Eno, 89, and lifetime resident of Seneca Falls, passed away at Iroquois Nursing Home in Jamesville, NY on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. Calling Hours will be held on Friday, January 31st from 4 – 7 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. His Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Springtime...
Kensel A. McClenathan, Jr.
December 30, 2024
Kensel A. McClenathan, Jr., of Seneca Falls, passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Monday, December 30th, 2024, the day of his 57th wedding anniversary, after suffering several strokes and battling lung cancer.
Ken was born in Syracuse, New York on December 24th (Christmas Eve), 1943, to the late Kensel Sr. and Anne McClenathan. Survived by his “HEART HUGGING”...
Donald R. VanCleef, Sr.
December 23, 2024
Donald R. VanCleef, Sr., 79, lifelong resident of Seneca Falls, passed away at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Monday, December 23rd, 2024. A celebration of Don’s life will be held on Sunday, January 19th, 2025, at 1:00pm at the Kirk Casey American Legion Post 366 in Seneca Falls. He will find final rest in Restvale...
Charles C. "Chris" Hayes
December 23, 2024
Charles C. "Chris" Hayes, 53, of Seneca Falls, passed at Strong Memorial Hospital on December 23rd, 2024, after unforeseen circumstances. A time of visitation will be held on Friday, January 10th from 5-7 PM at Doran Funeral Home, 4 East Bayard St., Seneca Falls. To help the family honor Chris, those in attendance are asked to wear his favorite teams’...
Bernice "Jo" A. (Townsend) Vorreuter
December 19, 2024
Bernice “Jo” Vorreuter, 84, and longtime resident of Seneca Falls, passed on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at Geneva General Hospital. In keeping with Jo’s wishes, a private celebration of life will be held at her families’ convenience. Donations in memory may be directed to a charity of one’s choice.
Jo was born in Auburn, NY, daughter of the late Howard “Cy”...