Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
William Edward Wagner
Nov 17, 2015
Bill passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 2, 1931 in Portland Point, New York to John and Elizabeth Wagner. He graduated in 1948, the last class of Ludlowville High School (Lansing High School) starring in football, basketball and baseball. Bill proudly served 4 years...
Beatrice H. Hogben
Nov 15, 2015
Beatrice Marjorie (Harrington) Hogben ascended into the arms of her Lord and Savior on November 15, 2015 after a brief illness. She began her life's journey on May 11, 1932, in Sidney, New York. After graduating from business school, it was love-at-first sight, and not long after she married Bernard Hogben of Danby, NY on May 3, 1952. Second...
Iosif Khibnik
Nov 14, 2015
Iosif Khibnik passed away peacefully on November 14 at the age of 92 at Cayuga Ridge in Ithaca, NY. He was an accomplished engineer and inventor who authored more than 60 patents. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Iosif was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1923 to Nehemiy Khibnik and Hava Kagan, the youngest of...
Madeline T. Rockcastle
Nov 11, 2015
Madeline T. Rockcastle, 96, of Ithaca, died Wednesday November 11, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
M. Patricia Peck
Nov 9, 2015
M. Patricia Peck, 82, of 2250 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca, died Monday November 9, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Marjorie C. Hagin
Nov 9, 2015
Marjorie C. Hagin, 95, of Trumansburg, formerly of Ithaca passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Seneca View SNF, Montour Falls, NY surrounded by family. Marge was the loving daughter of Clarence and Margaret (Hester) Copeland, born December 17, 1919 Marge lived most of her life in the Ithaca area. She was born and raised on South Hill...
Michael S. Latour
Nov 8, 2015
Michael S. LaTour, 61, of Ithaca, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 8, 2015. He is survived by wife, Kathryn; their daughter, Zoe, 12; and daughters Madeleine, 21, and Katherine, 19. Mike was a professor of marketing and law at Ithaca College, specializing in consumer responses to promotional stimuli. Prior to his post at IC, Mike...
Terence Turner
Nov 7, 2015
Terence Turner, 79,of 115 Eddy Street Ithaca passed away Saturday, November 07, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.
Gabriel David Bristol
Nov 6, 2015
Gabriel David Bristol, infant son of Brett and Lauren Bristol passed away Friday, November 06, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.
Otha "Chip" Dickerson
Nov 3, 2015
Otha Leroy "Chip" Dickerson, 61, of 356 Poole Circle Road Newfield, NY died Tuesday November 3, 2015 at Hospicare. Chip was born November 22, 1953 in Charleston, WV to Otha Leroy Dickerson Sr. and Catherine Landry Dickerson He graduated from Ithaca High School and attended Hampton University. Chip lived in Oklahoma for many years where he was employed as...
Michelle Paolangeli Ward
Oct 31, 2015
Michelle Paolangeli Ward, 53 of Ithaca, passed away Saturday October 31, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Born November 9, 1961 in Ithaca, Daughter of the late Alfred and Dawn Paolangeli. Shelley was the former owner of Countryside Tax and Bookkeeping and H&R Block. Survivors include her Children: BillyRay Ward, Dalton and Taylor Burk,two grandchildren her siblings: Alfred (Carol)...
Christine Capalongo Wylde
Oct 29, 2015
Christine Capalongo Wylde, 30, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born May 4, 1985 in Ithaca, New York, daughter of Vincent Capalongo and Theresa Stewart Bosco. Christine was a graduate of Ithaca High School in 2003 and Cornell University in 2008 on the Deans List with a degree in Biometrics and...
Stephen I. Hubble
Oct 26, 2015
Stephen I. Hubble, 86, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Beechtree Care Center. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Sylvester and Catherine Inman Hubble. Steve was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from John Lowery Construction where he had worked for many years. He was a member of The Carpenters...
Susan Stevens Debell
Oct 25, 2015
Susan Stevens DeBell August 16, 1928 to October 25, 2015. Sue enjoyed life appreciating every moment to its fullest often taking the road less travelled. Her unbridled enthusiasm and sense of humor were intoxicating. Sue, the beloved wife of Robert S. DeBell, was a cherished friend, mother of 9, communicator, educator and comedian. She carefully navigated life with a...
Peter Torchia
Oct 23, 2015
Peter Torchia, 91, of W. King Rd., passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Utica, son of the late Santo and Maria Fragale Torchia. Pete served with the United States Army during World War II and was retired from NYSEG after working in their accounting department for 35 years. He...
Eleanor Wilson Abbott
Oct 21, 2015
Eleanor W. Abbott of Brooktondale, 93, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on October 21, 2015 following a valiant battle with sudden-onset pneumonia. Born Eleanor Louise Wilson on August 14, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the second child of Ray S. and Isabel Miner Wilson. She attended Cornell College in Iowa before transferring to the University of Chicago...
Paul West
Oct 18, 2015
Paul West, a prolific and inventive novelist as well as a beloved teacher of creative writing, died Sunday at his home in Cayuga Heights. He was 85 years old and had been ill with pneumonia. The author of more than fifty books, West wrote fiction, nonfiction, literary criticism, memoir, and three volumes of poetry. The heroes he imagined in...
Albert E. Hile
Oct 17, 2015
Albert E. Hile, 76, of Manor Lane, Newfield, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Clarence and Phoebe Gibbs Hile. Al was retired from the Cornell University Heat and Power Plant where he had worked for many years. He had previously worked at...
Donna Bergmark
Oct 15, 2015
Donna Bergmark of Ithaca, NY passed away Thursday October 15, 2015 at the Robert Packer Trauma Center in Sayre, PA. Her husband of 52 years, Professor Emeritus William Bergmark, was with her at her bedside. Born Donna Jean Caroon in March of 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the first of four children, she grew up in northern Minnesota, attended...
John P. Sullivan
Oct 13, 2015
John P Sullivan, 64, of Bath, NY and formerly of Ithaca, died Tuesday October 13, 2015 at the Bath VA Nursing Home. Born in Ithaca, he was the son of the late William H and Ann Hannas Sullivan. John graduated from Ithaca High School in 1968 and earned his Bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He was a Veteran...
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