Mrs. L. Joyce Deligato

May 27, 1927 - December 25, 2015

L. Joyce Deligato, 88, of Cortland passed away, Friday December 25, 2015 at her daughters' home in Marathon. Born May 27, 1927 in McGraw, Joyce was a daughter of Theodore Hammond, Sr. and Bernice Parker Hammond. Joyce with her husband, Joseph owned and operated the Crown Liquor Store on Port Watson Street in Cortland for many years. She is survived by her three daughters, Diana (Rufus) Hylton of Ocala, Florida., Annette (David) Morse of Marathon and Yvonne Deligato (Douglas Park) of Cortland, a brother, Theodore Hammond, Jr. of McGraw, two sisters, Sharon Hobart of Homer, N.Y., and Sherrill Bock of Phoenix, Arizona., grandsons, Jared and Nathan Morse and great-granddaughters, Chloe and Scout Morse; two sister in laws, Maria Deligato and Jeanette Morehouse and many nieces and nephews. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Deligato in 1995 and by her sisters, Thelma Wetham, Catherine Horner, Marilyn Sheeder and Connie Thayer. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home with Theodore Hammond presiding. Prayers of committal will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The family will be present to receive friends on Wednesday from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in the funeral chapel prior to services. Contributions in Joyce's memory may be made to Hospicare of Cortland, Kennedy Parkway., Cortland, N.Y. 13045 Condolences may be sent by visiting www.riccardifuneralhome.com