All Obituaries

Gloria Jean Keagle, age 77, passed away peacefully March 19,2023.  She was born March 10, 1946 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  Gloria worked as an aide at Sage Infirmary at Cornell University; she also worked for many years as a Home Health Aide for Family and Children’s Services out of Ithaca, NY.  She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas R. Keagle.  She is survived by her only son, Jason, his wife Ruth (Smits) Keagle, her sister Cathy Smith, her brother Bud...

Mildred (Ostrander) Achilles (90) of Enfield passed away Saturday March 18th 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center.   Proceeded by her parents, Orry and Ada (Johnson) Ostrander, brothers Charles and Marvin (twin), husband Gerhardt Achilles Jr and Daughter Darlene DiPerna.  Survived by her brother Donald Ostrander of Lansing, Children; Rose (Paul) Daniels of Iowa, Gerhardt (Lori) Achilles of Enfield and Charles (Kiyoko) Achilles of Illinois. Many nieces, nephews, grand and...

Vanessa Ng, 51, of Ithaca passed away Friday, March 17, 2023. Vanessa was predeceased by her father, Vincent Ng, and survived by her mother, Stella, and brother, Dallas. Vanessa was a very private and passionate person. A talented photographer, she especially loved horses and horse racing. Vanessa worked multiple jobs in order to travel around the world, shooting races in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and France. She frequently added visits to zoos and wildlife preserves...

It was a beautiful sunny morning on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, and at 9:22 am, Linda Ann (Sundquist) Meadows (aka Dandelion Woman), lost her battle with cancer, and peacefully left this earth. Linda is survived by her sons, Dominic, David and Daniel, and daughters Latifah, Sarafina and Nyasha. She is also survived by her mother, Rebecca, her sisters Lisa and Lori, and brother, Peter. In addition, she is survived by several grandchildren, as well as many extended family members, and...

Grace R (Burkholder) Doyle died Monday March 13th at Dearborn House, Bridges Cornell Heights. She was 96 years young. Grace was born in 1926 to Charles and Elizabeth Burkholder the last of four children and raised in Cheltenham PA. She attended Cheltenham High School. In 1950 she married Joseph J. Doyle. They lived a peripatetic life together due to Joe’s career with the CIA. She, Joe, and their son Jeff lived in Uruguay from 1953-1957, Venezuela from 1964-1967, and in numerous cities...

Trudy J. Noble, age72 of Dryden, NY passed away Sunday March 5, 2023. Born April 14, 1950 in Ludlowville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Eleanor Newman Patana. Trudy is survived by her 4 sons; Harrison Barnhart(Susan), Michael Garcia(Michael LePage), James Patana(Krystal), Jason Noble, and several grandchildren.  She worked throughout Ithaca in the dry cleaning profession and will always be remembered for her tenacity and spark. Family and friends may call from 12-1 pm...

Edward Wolf passed away in Ithaca, New York on March 11, 2023 at the age of 87 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.  Dr. Wolf was born and raised on a western Kansas wheat and cattle farm near the town of Quinter. He was the youngest of four children of Ezra Wolf and Zora (Jamison) Wolf.  He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Marlene Kay (Simpson) Wolf.  They were classmates from first grade through high school.  He is also survived by three married...

Donald E. Drier of Lansing passed away on February 27, 2023 following a short hospital stay. He was the father of Michele and Erica and brother of Jeanette and Diane. He is survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Elsie, and his brother, David. Don was a graduate of Lansing High School and Vale Technical Institute. He was a Vietnam Veteran who served in the U.S. Army from August 1968 to March 1970. Don’s...

Conrad Alan Istock, 86, accomplished researcher, beloved professor and mentor, and loving husband and father died peacefully at Kendal of Ithaca on March 8, 2023.  He was born on August 31, 1936 to Mildred Walke Istock and Conrad Anthony Istock of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.   He lost both his wife of 59 years Nancy Smith Istock and his daughter, Alice (Kim) Stone to ovarian cancer.  Women, get those checkups!  He is survived by his daughter Anne (Dan) Keys and...

Joseph Anthony Fabi passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center following a period of declining health due to vascular dementia. Joe was born October 31, 1934 in Delia, Sicily. He came to this country through Ellis Island when he was about nine years old.  He was very proud of his heritage. In later years he became an advocate for other Sicilian through lawyer, John Lopinto, who desired citizenship. He is survived by his best friend and partner of 43 years, Cheryl...