Obituaries

McLean, NY - Elizabeth E. "Betty" Tanner, age 94, of 21 Stevens Road, McLean, NY passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009 after a lengthy struggle with heart disease.

She was born November 23, 1914 in Oneida, NY, the daughter of Howard and Nettie Cassidy Lewis. Betty graduated from Oneida High School and the Cortland Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse and worked in that profession for forty years, retiring in 1976. Betty was an active communicant of Holy Cross Church, Dryden, for many years. She was also a former member of several local clubs and groups. Betty was married for fifty-two years to Frederick Tanner of McLean. Mr. Tanner died in 1990.

Surviving is one daughter, Carol Leigh Tucker of Ocean Springs, MS and one son and daughter in law, Richard and Luann Tanner of Cortlandville; grandson, Mark, three great-grandchildren, two sisters, Marian Kline of Oneida, NY and Barbara Baird of Willoughby Hills, OH and several nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 29 at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville. NY. Burial was in McLean Rural Cemetery. Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden assisted the family.

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