All Obituaries

  Robert Everett Nobles, (Bob) age, 100, a life-long resident of Ithaca, NY died quietly at home of natural causes on Monday, October 4, 2021.   He was born on January 30, 1921, in Newfield, NY to Leo and Lula Knettles Nobles. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Bette Ridley Nobles in 2009 and his son, John Robert Nobles in 2011.   Bob graduated from Ithaca High School in 1939 and in 1942, he enlisted in the Army, as a paratrooper. He was assigned to...

Steven “The Hig” Higgins, 69, of Newfield, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 24, 2022.  He was born on January 13, 1953 to the late James R. and Frances J. Higgins.  The Hig is survived by his son, Joshua; daughter, Jessica (Justin); his pride and joy, grandchildren Lilyanna, Zandria, Lucas and Myla; his partner, Filomena Hall; and his sisters, Tina and Debbie.  Family will receive friends on Friday, October 7, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Bangs...

Ruth Mullen Pearson, 97, formerly of McGraw House (previously of Coddington Road) died September 23, 2022, at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born in Ithaca on July 9, 1925, daughter of the late Howard and Anna Ruane Mullen.  Ruth worked as the Comptroller at the Office of Transportation Services of Cornell University for 17 years.  Prior to her marriage to John “Windy” Pearson, Ruth worked at GLF for 10 years.  While her family was growing...

Janice Faye Forbes Rich, age 84, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2022 surrounded by her family from complications related to Alzheimer’s Dementia.  Born February 12, 1938 to Robert and Cecile Forbes in Belcross, North Carolina. She graduated from Camden High School in 1956 where she was a member of the Girls Basketball Team, Future Farmers of America, 4-H, the Choir, the Year Book Committee and the Calligraphy...

Gertrude “Trudi” Vrabel, born on January 25, 1926 in Zell am See, Austria, peacefully passed away September 18, 2022.  She was pre-deceased by her parents, Franz & Gertrude Breitfuss, a brother, Franz, who was killed during WWII, and her loving husband, Ernst Vrabel. Survivors include her children:  Gerhard (Diana) Vrabel and Erika (Mick) Linsdell, her Grandchildren: Shaun (Jackie) Vrabel, Christopher (Katie) Vrabel, Michael (Susan) Vrabel, Monika Vrabel and Krista...

Eleanor Pratt Hathaway, age 96, formerly of Syracuse, New York, died Sunday, September 18th, 2022.  Ellie and her husband, Ike Hathaway, spent more than 25 years at Kendal at Ithaca, receiving loving, compassionate care from all who supported them through a long and challenging illness. Ellie was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, spending summers at the family beach cottage at Rocky Nook in Kingston where she met her husband, Ike, of 74 years who often paddled down the Jones River...

Frieda Sherwood Alexander, 99, of Ithaca passed away on September 17, 2022.  She was born on March 21, 1923 to the late Guy and Elizabeth Sherwood.  She is survived by her daughter, Diana Cleveland and her children, Debra Takacs (Bryan): Daniel Cleveland (Michelle); Dwayne Cleveland (Shannon) and Charles. Also, by her son, Ronald (Debra) and their children, Amy Dean and Mindy (Jeremy) Speck.  She is also survived by her 13 great-grandchildren and 12...

Jan Delli-Bovi, 72, passed away on September 14th, 2022 after a brief but difficult battle with bladder cancer. Jan was a talented musician and teacher, and beloved father and grandfather; he will be greatly missed. He is survived by his children, Adam Delli-Bovi and Teegan Dellibovi-Ragheb (Daniel Ragheb); their mother and stepfather, Susan Arnsten-Russell and Will Russell; his three grandsons, Jonah, Gideon and Caleb Ragheb; his brother, Deane Delli-Bovi (Marie) and his nieces Sarah and...

Jean Emily Clay Radice, 70, passed away on Thursday, 8 September 2022 at Hospicare in Ithaca as the result of glioblastoma brain cancer. She was born on 7 September 1952 in Binghamton, NY to the late John A. Clay and Molly Hague Clay. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Mark A. Radice; daughters Caroline E. Radice, of Redwood Valley, CA; and Elisa L. Radice and her husband, Carl L. Dambkowski, of San Mateo, CA; her sons, Nicholas A. Radice, of Bloomfield, NJ; and Peter A. Radice, of...

Rodney Kearl, 68, of Ithaca passed away on September 5, 2022. He was born on September 8, 1953, in Ithaca, New York. He attended Ithaca and Lansing schools, graduating from LHS in 1971. Rodney received his bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University in 1978 and received a master’s degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1993. Rodney had a successful career as a landscape architect that spanned over thirty years, working in a variety of...