Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Thomas Dunn
Feb 11, 2015
Thomas Dunn, 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Ellis Hollow. Arrangements are pending.
Joseph C. Solomon
Feb 9, 2015
Joseph C. Solomon passed away at home on February 9, 2015 with his family at his side. He was born on May 28, 1917 in Ithaca, NY and, except for his time in the army, was a lifelong Ithaca resident. Joe married his wife, Jane, on September 5, 1942 and was then drafted into the US Army. He served...
Doris J. Kellogg Foster Higgins
Feb 4, 2015
Doris J. Kellogg Foster Higgins, 76, of Seneca Rd., Trumansburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 04, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lowville, NY, daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Elizabeth Burr Kellogg and was the widow of Harry Higgins who died in 2003. Doris had worked as a...
Mickey Potenza
Jan 31, 2015
Mickey Potenza, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully on January 31, 2015, surrounded by her family. Mickey was known for her tremendous spirit and her endless generosity. She was a loving Christian who praised Jesus and once had The Ten Commandments posted on a billboard in Ithaca. Born Mildred Canteline to parents Raymond and Evelyn on June 26, 1925,...
Joseph Nelson Barrett
Jan 28, 2015
Joseph Nelson Barrett, 78, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending.
Ella Louise Slaght Conover
Jan 27, 2015
Ella Louise Slaght Conover, 83, a life time resident of Trumansburg, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Beechtree Care Center. She was born in Ithaca November 09, 1931, daughter of the late Perley and Alice Nash Slaght and was the widow of Ernest Conover. She was also predeceased by her brother, Charles Slaght. Ella is survived by...
Angela F. Stedwell
Jan 26, 2015
Angela Stedwell , 55, of Spencer, NY died January 26, 2015. Daughter of Marshall Martin and the late Barbara Martin. Survivors include her husband: Allen Stedwell, Daughters: Sonya Rafferty and Nicole Frisco, Brothers: Mark and Robert Martin and Sister: Christine Mills. In addition to her Mother she was also Pre-Deceased by her Brother: Michael Martin. Friends may call Saturday...
Robert F. Dibble Jr.
Jan 21, 2015
Robert F. Dibble Jr., 56, of Brooktondale, NY died suddenly Wednesday January 21, 2015 at Cayuga Medical Center. He was the son of Robert F. Dibble Sr. and the late Joan O'Dell Dibble. Survivors include his wife, Terri Grudzias Dibble; sons, Robert, James and Caleb; daughters, Tabatha and Mariah Dibble, also brothers, Ronnie, John and Brian Dibble and sister,...
Jean Firestone Mailhot
Jan 20, 2015
Jean Firestone Mailhot, 85, passed away Tuesday January 20, 2015 Jean Firestone Mailhot was born in Buffalo, NY on June 15th, 1929 daughter of Edward and Ann Marie Andres. She was predeceased by her first husband, Donald H. Firestone in 1965, and by her second husband, Pierre J. Mailhot in 2012. Jean is survived by her three children Annette...
Karen Tarantine
Jan 16, 2015
Karen Lee Tarantine was born March 20, 1949 in Wellsville NY, the daughter of Modestino (Mote) and Dorothy Niswonger Tarantine. She attended Immaculate Conception School for grades K-8 and Wellsville High School 9-12, graduating in June 1967. She attended SUNY Brockport graduating in 1971 with a degree in Teaching English. She later took business courses at Alfred University and...
Susan Camin
Jan 15, 2015
Susan Camin, 50, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.
Margaret Mccarthy Seacord
Jan 15, 2015
Ithaca: Margaret Seacord, 92, passed away at Sterling House of Ithaca on January 14, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband, John Seacord; parents, Frank and Margaret McCarthy; brother, Francis McCarthy; and sister, Barbara Brock. She is survived by her brother, Roger McCarthy; sons, Donald (Virginia) Seacord, and Ronald (Ereign) Seacord, all of Ithaca; her grandchildren, Amy (Christopher) Jogis...
Charlotte E. Murray
Jan 13, 2015
Charlotte Dayhart Murray passed in peace, surrounded by family, on January 13, 2015. She was 89 years old. Born September 7, 1925 to Samuel and Nellie Dayhart, Charlotte was a lifelong Brooktondale resident. She retired from Cornell University, after which she continued to bake, garden and quilt to the delight of her family and friends. After years of hosting...
Klaus Peter Widmann
Jan 13, 2015
Peter Widmann, beloved husband, father and Opa, died peacefully, yet unexpectedly, on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the age of 71 in his Ithaca home. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Joke; his two daughters, Marieke (UK) and Martina (WA); their husbands, Andrew and Michael; granddaughter, Ella; and two soon-to-be-born grandchildren. Born in 1943 in Stuttgart,...
Gloria Mcnally
Jan 12, 2015
Gloria McNally, 92, a resident of Oak Hill Manor, died Monday, January 12, 2015. Arrangements are pending.
David Spear
Jan 6, 2015
David Spear, 88, passed away on Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Arrangements are pending.David Alexander Spear, aged 88, formerly of Buffalo NY, passed away January 6, 2015, at Cayuga Ridge Health and Residential Community in Ithaca NY. David and his twin brother Daniel Joseph Spear were born January 31, 1926 in Pittsburgh PA, to...
Joan S. Rudd
Jan 5, 2015
Joan S. Rudd, 84, passed away peacefully at Longview, Ithaca, NY surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 05, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem, PA, daughter of the late John and Marion Maurer Savon and was the widow of David Dalton Rudd, Sr. She was also predeceased by her daughter, Teresa Ann Rudd-Bell. Joan was a graduate...
Ben V. Boynton, Sr.
Jan 5, 2015
Ben Valer Boynton, Sr. died peacefully at Kendal at Ithaca on January 5, 2014 pre-deceased by his wife, Margaret Cox Boynton. He is survived by his four children Victoria Boynton (Jon Bradley), Rebecca Norton (Jeff), Ben Boynton Jr (Sarah Michelle), Elizabeth Thomas (Robert) and a bevy of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Born in Cleveland, Ohio June 6, 1923 to...
Lorraine Mazza
Jan 5, 2015
Lorraine L. Mazza passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends after a brief illness. Lorraine was a gentle lady who lived her life with class and dignity, which she maintained during her illness. No matter how sick she might have been, when asked she would say she was fine. She was a gracefully...
Marie W. Suwinski
Jan 4, 2015
Marie W. Suwinski, 96, passed away on January 4,2015 at Kendal in Ithaca, where she had been a resident since 1999. Marie was born October 20, 1918 in Grimsby, Ontario. She moved to Buffalo, NY with her mother following the death of her father in 1925. Marie married Henry Suwinski in April, 1939 and they lived in the same...
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