Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Dallas Kubie

Dallas Kubie

May 27, 2015

Dallas Kubie, 87, formerly of Ithaca,passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Seneca View Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending.

Mary  Ellen Carollo

Mary Ellen Carollo

May 26, 2015

Mary Ellen Carollo 1955 - 2015 Mary Ellen Carollo (nee McMahon), 59, of Ithaca NY passed away on Tuesday, May 26 at Hospicare of Tompkins County, following a valiant struggle against an inoperable brain tumor over the last two years. She is survived by her devoted husband, Frank Carollo, also of Ithaca; her son from a previous marriage, Matthew...

Helen  Ruth Lehto

Helen Ruth Lehto

May 26, 2015

Helen Ruth Lehto, 75, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. Daughter of the late Mary Baker. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 6, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Bangs Funeral Home. Friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 am prior to the service. Private Burial will be held at a later...

Sylvia Wallin

Sylvia Wallin

May 26, 2015

Sylvia Wallin, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She was born in The Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Isadore and Fannie Kane Richer and was also predeceased by her loving husband of 71 years Clarence "Chuck" Wallin, Jr. who died October 25, 2014. She is survived by nieces, nephews and dear friends, including Nancy Opera. Sylvia...

Marian  Riker Howard

Marian Riker Howard

May 26, 2015

Marian Riker Howard, 95, of E. King Rd., died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.Marian J. Howard, 95, of E. King Rd., died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born Ithaca, daughter of the late Charles and Frances Ryerson Riker and was the widow of Delbert Howard, Sr....

Florence  Brennan Ricciuti

Florence Brennan Ricciuti

May 26, 2015

Florence B. Ricciuti, 90, of 308 Winthrop Drive, Ithaca, died Tuesday May 26, 2015 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born on February 22, 1925 in Orange, NJ, daughter of the late Judge Daniel J. and Florence Healy Brennan and was the widow of Henry N. Ricciuti who died March 14, 2011. Florence served as Executive Director of the...

Edward J. "Eddie" Moylan

Edward J. "Eddie" Moylan

May 26, 2015

Edward J. "Eddie" Moylan, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Eddie was the former coach of the Cornell University Men's Tennis Team and was also a former captain and coach of the United States Davis Cup Team. In keeping with Eddie's wishes there will be no public funeral services and interment in Calvary Cemetery will be private. In lieu of...

Michael  Paul Goodrich

Michael Paul Goodrich

May 24, 2015

Michael Paul Goodrich, 36, of Iradell Rd., Ithaca, died Sunday, May 24, 2015. He was born in Ithaca, son of R. Michael and Debbie Goodrich of Ithaca who survive him. Mike was a loving and devoted husband and father. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Krista and sons, Jared Michael and Timothy James of...

Juta Kurman

Juta Kurman

May 22, 2015

Juta Kurman, 102, of Ithaca, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Arrangements are pending.

Shirley  Defrahn Naragon

Shirley Defrahn Naragon

May 22, 2015

Shirley DeFrahn Naragon, 80, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. She was born in Ithaca, daughter of the late Alfred and Bernice English Pierce. Shirley was retired from NCR where she had worked for 20 years. Following her retirement from NCR she worked at the Tompkins County Department of Motor Vehicles for 13...

Lewis H. Durland Iv

Lewis H. Durland Iv

May 21, 2015

Lewis H. Durland IV, Age 56, died unexpectedly in his sleep, on May 21, 2015, at his home in Ithaca. Left to mourn this delightful, dedicated, genial man are so many of us, especially his adoring wife, Chris Jolluck, his mother, Velma Durland, and his sister, Jan Durland King (Whitney). Lew was born and grew up in Rochester, and...

Roberta  Lee (Bailey)  Schoch

Roberta Lee (Bailey) Schoch

May 21, 2015

Roberta Lee (Bailey) Schoch After over 40 years of being non-verbal, Roberta is talking & singing in Heaven with her Savior Jesus. Roberta Lee Bailey was born in Weston, WV July 21, 1929 and was called home on May 21, 2015 after a short illness. She met her Navy sailor husband, William (Bill), while she worked for the FBI...

Doris Koconis

Doris Koconis

May 13, 2015

Doris Koconis, 89, of Newfield, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born in Poughkeepsie and moved to Chicago at the age of 16. She moved to the Ithaca area with her son in 2000. She was an active member of The First Assembly of God Church. A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Doris is...

Mollie Zall

Mollie Zall

May 12, 2015

Mollie Zall, 88, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Ithaca, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Delray Beach Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Temple Beth-El with Rabbi Scott Glass officiating. Interment will follow at the Lakeview Cemetery.

Dr. Fred H. Kulhawy

Dr. Fred H. Kulhawy

May 12, 2015

Fred Howard Kulhawy was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 8, 1943 to Fred and Gloria (Hahn) Kulhawy. He spent his childhood and early adulthood in New Jersey, where he received his B.S.C.E. in 1964 from Newark College of Engineering (NCE), which is now a part of New Jersey Institute of Technology. He completed his M.S.C.E. from NCE in...

Mary Grider

Mary Grider

May 5, 2015

Mary Grider, 50, of 150 West Village Place, Ithaca, passed away Tuesday May 5, 2015. Private Graveside services will be held Friday May 8, 2015 with Rev. Dale Ford officiating. There no calling hours.

Brian Moore

Brian Moore

May 4, 2015

In Memory of Officer Brian Moore NYPD.

Alberta  J. Bennett

Alberta J. Bennett

May 3, 2015

Alberta J. Bennett, 75, of 344 Locke Road, Locke, NY died Sunday May 3, 2015 at Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Steven Jalso

Steven Jalso

May 3, 2015

Jalso, Steven (Istvan)Steven (Istvan) Jalso passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, May 1, 2015 surrounded by his immediate family and friends. Born February 18, 1930 to Sandor & Illona Jalsoviczky in Budapest, Steven was affected by World War II as a child and was confined to a labor camp for over two years under Communist rule. Steven...

Lillian Teal

Lillian Teal

May 2, 2015

Lillian ("Judy") Teal died peacefully at Beechtree Care Center on May 2, 2015. Born in Troy , N.Y. on July 13,1921 to Clifford and Emma Lafferty, she married Howard Teal in 1941. They spent many years in Boonvile, N.Y. where she turned her passion for reading into the position of librarian at Erwin Library. Following Howard's retirement from teaching...