Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Robert "Bob" Diemond
Sep 29, 2014
Robert "Bob" Diemond, 78, of Smith Rd., Newfield, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, following a brief illness. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Alex and Helen Soles Diemond. Bob was a graduate of Ithaca High School and had owned and operated Diemond's Discount Beverage in both Ithaca and Cortland....

Christian Duttweiler
Sep 28, 2014
Christian M. Duttweiler passed away in the presence of his parents September 28, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca after a long illness. He was born in Ithaca as the Tompkins County New Year's Baby in 1979 and spent most of his life in the Ithaca area. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Linda (Redington)...

Herbert David Thurston
Sep 26, 2014
H. David Thurston passed away of natural causes on September 26, 2014 after a short illness. He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in March of 1927 to Homer and Leila Thurston. He studied at the University of Minnesota after a short stint in the US Army, and earned a PhD in Plant Pathology in 1958. He married...

Irina Barbasch
Sep 26, 2014
Irina Barbasch, 93, of 203 Bella Vista Drive Ithaca, died Friday September 26, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Patricia H. Zeserson
Sep 23, 2014
Patricia H. Zeserson, 84, of 602 Hudson Street Ithaca, died Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Oak Hill Manor, Ithaca, NY. Private Graveside services will be held Friday September 26, 2014 t the Green Springs Natural Cemetery.

Hilary S. Acton
Sep 19, 2014
Hilary S. Acton, 63, of 1041 Hanshaw Rd. Ithaca, died Friday September 19, 2014. arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

John Jager
Sep 19, 2014
John Jager, 60, of 104 Lake Ave. Ithaca, died Friday September 19, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Graveside services will be held Friday September 26, 2014 at 10:30 A.M Calvary Cemetery. There are no calling hours.

Julia Spencer
Sep 18, 2014
Julia Spencer, 82 passed away Thursday September 18, 2014 at the beech Tree Care Center. Private services will be held at the Funeral Home. With Rev. Dale Ford officiating. Burial to follow at Queen of Peace at Calvary Cemetery.

Helen Ruane Tudi
Sep 18, 2014
Helen Ruane Tudi, 88, of Ithaca, died Thursday September 18, 2014 at home. She was born in Ithaca, the daughter of the late Thomas Patrick and Bina Killcoin Ruane. Helen was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception School and Ithaca High School, and retired from Tompkins Trust Company with...
Mary Elizabeth Bowers
Sep 18, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Bowers went to be with Our Lord on September 18, 2014. Born October 30, 1920, in Wellsboro, PA, daughter of the late Andrew and Clara L. Schultz. She graduated Wellsboro HS and then a Business School in Ithaca, NY where she met her husband Frederick H. Bowers and was married on December 22, 1941. They had been...

Phyllis Mcdougall
Sep 18, 2014
Phyllis McDougall, 82, of Cayuta Rd., Newfield, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.

Josephine M. Mikula
Sep 16, 2014
Josephine M. Mikula, 79, of Asbury Rd., Lansing, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center following a brief but courageous battle with cancer, with her loving family by her side.. She was born in Eldred, PA, daughter of the late Glenn and Ruth Curtis. Josephine was the Valedictorian of her graduating class from Eldred High...

Eleanor Elizabeth Daniels
Sep 14, 2014
Eleanor Elizabeth Daniels, 94, of King Ferry and formerly of Ithaca, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 14, 2014. She was born in Forksville, PA, daughter of the late Elmer and Helena Teeter Rinebold. Eleanor was retired from School of Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell University. She was an avid gardener and genealogist and loved...
Virginia Reed Engbers Mccune
Sep 13, 2014
Obituary for Virginia Engbers McCune (1918-2014) Virginia Reed Engbers McCune died in Ithaca, New York, on September 13, 2014, at the age of 95. Virginia ("Ginny") was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, on December 17, 1918. She was the daughter of John Newton Engbers, a businessman, and Huldah Reed Engbers, a teacher. She was the widow of Homer Wallace...

Ethan Allen Barker
Sep 9, 2014
Ethan Allen Barker, 49, of 961 Ellis Hollow Road, Ithaca, passed away Suddenly at home on Tuesday September 9, 2014. Born in Ithaca, NY son of Randolph Barker and the late Virginia McIntyer Barker. Ethan was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Graduate of Cortland State, He had worked for the last several years as a Mental...
John Kozak
Sep 9, 2014
John Kozak died at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital on September 9, 2014 after a brief but valiant battle with leukemia. John was 17 years old and a student at Ithaca High School. John enjoyed playing games with his family and friends, cooking and fixing things. He was kind and loving and creative and will be missed very much by...

Apolonia Kelemen
Sep 7, 2014
Apolonia Kelemen 93 of 610 Hudson Street Ithaca died Sunday September 7, 2014 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. She was Pre-Deceased by her son: Oers Kelemen on July 30, 2011. At Apolonia's request there will be no public services or calling hours. Bangs Funeral Home will be assisting the family

Landon Michael Bennett-Bingham
Sep 5, 2014
Landon Michael Bennett-Bingham died Friday, September 05, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Private interment will be held in Cortland Rural Cemetery.

Anna Maria Muenster
Sep 1, 2014
Anna Maria Muenster, 94, of 1028 Ellis Hollow Road Ithaca, died Monday September 1, 2014 at St. Mary's in Erie, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Theresia Hoesch Muenster. Anna Maria moved from Germany to the United States in 1950 and then to Ithaca in 1957 where she was employed at the U.S. Plant, Soil...

Darvell Anthony Tribie, Jr.
Aug 29, 2014
Darvell Anthony Tribie, Jr., infant son of Andrea Owens and Darvell Tribie passed away on Friday, August 29th at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.