Obituaries

LOCKE: Betty L. Spry, 80 of 12 Locke Road, Locke, New York died at 12:30am, Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Groton Nursing Facility, after a long illness.

A life long resident of the Groton and North Lansing communities, Mrs. Spry was born in Groton, New York on April 25, 1925, a daughter of the late William and Nellie (nee Swartwood) Lisdell and was the widow of Frederick James Spry, Jr. who died in June of 1991. Mrs. Spry was a member and Past President of the North Lansing Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the Carrington Fuller Lodge Ladies Auxiliary, Groton and had served as the dog enumerator for the Town of Lansing for many years. She was an avid New York Yankees fan and will be remembered as a devoted Mother.

Survivors include her daughter Laura (Carlyle) Newton of Freeville, NY.,her brother William James Lisdell of New Port Richey, FL., her sister, Kathleen Sharpsteen of Moravia, her grandchildren, Angela (Frank) Nagy, Anthony (Jill) Newton , Alex (Sarah) Newton , her great grandchildren, Ryan, Sean, Mistina, Jake, Luke, Norah, Shiloh, her aunt, Elsie Sharpsteen of Locke, NY, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice Sweet, Esther Heidrick and a brother, Herbert Lisdell.

The family will receive friends at The Lansing Funeral Home, Inc., 32 Auburn Road, Lansing on Monday, between the hours of 4:00pm and 6:00pm. Funeral services will be held privately on Tuesday with Rev. Robert Klecan officiating. Mrs. Spry will be buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca.

Contributions in memory of Mrs. Spry may be directed to Hospicare, 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850