Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Leroy Ellerbrock
Dec 12, 2014
Ellerbrock, LeRoy AugustLeRoy August Ellerbrock, 72, died unexpectedly at his home on December 12, 2014 after a brief illness. Roy grew up on his parents' family farm in New Cleveland, OH. There he did the usual chores, helped to tend his father's large truck garden, and organized baseball games with neighbor boys in nearby fields. He attended New Cleveland...
William Galaini
Dec 12, 2014
William Galaini, 86, of Ithaca, died Monday December 29, 2014 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Rhoda Brenner
Dec 8, 2014
Age 92, died on Monday, December 8, 2014 at her home in Ithaca, New York surrounded by her family and loving caregivers at Sterling House. Rhoda was born May 9, 1922 in the Bronx, New York, daughter of the late Morris and Dora Greenberg who had emigrated from Bialystok, Poland. She was raised with strong Jewish traditions. She spent...
Edith "Edie" Catherine Tougas
Dec 6, 2014
EDITH C. TOUGAS Edith ("Edie") Catherine (Contenti) Tougas, formerly of Providence and Coventry, Rhode Island (RI), passed from this world to her eternal rest on December 6, 2014 at the Hospicare Residence on South Hill in Ithaca, NY. She was the wife of the late Raymond F. Tougas. Edie was born and grew up in Providence, RI, and was...
George A. Lahr Iii
Dec 5, 2014
George A. Lahr III, of Newfield, passed away on Friday, December 05, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. George had been a bus driver for over 35 years. He retired from TCAT in 2002 and had previously worked for Cornell Transit. He was a member of the Eagles, The V.F.W. and the Montour Falls Moose. George is survived by...
Mariama Diallo
Dec 5, 2014
Mariama Diallo, 49, of Besemer Rd., died Friday, December 05, 2014. Arrangements are pending
John Marcham
Dec 4, 2014
Marcham, JohnJohn Marcham of Ithaca, journalist, editor and publisher, died Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Cayuga Medical Center at the age of 87. His parents, Mary Cecelia Deacon and Frederick George Marcham, moved here from Reading, England, during World War II and his father taught English history at Cornell. A graduate of Ithaca High School and Cornell, John enlisted...
Bruce Porter Layton
Dec 3, 2014
Bruce Porter Layton, 75, passed away on Wednesday, December 03, 2014 at the Hospicare Residence. Arrangements are pending.
Robert "Bobby" Mulks
Dec 3, 2014
DISCLAIMER: To fully honor Bob's memory, this obituary is written using the "3% Theorem of Bob". If you who don't recall, or did not hear it referred to as such, the Theorem states: You can believe 3% of what Bob tells you, the other 97% of the time, he's f*#!ing with you! Bobby Mulks lived, loved and died on...
Max R. Addy
Nov 28, 2014
Max R. Addy, 22, born June 14th, 1992, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, November 28th. Max is survived by his parents Thomas and Melissa, his brother Cal, his great-grandmother Else Livingston, his grandmothers Charlotte Addy and Yolanda Whipple, his grandfather Lanny Livingston, his uncles Dan, Mitch (Julie), Doug (Jen), Paul (Monica), as well as many, many cousins....
Kenneth L.. Kassan
Nov 27, 2014
Kenneth L. Kassan, 73 of Nantucket, died Thursday November 27, 2014 in Newfield. Arrangemnts are are Incomplete
Robert L. Becker, Jr.
Nov 25, 2014
Robert L. Becker Jr., 67 of Ithaca, died Tuesday November 25, 2014 at Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Auburn, NY, son of the late Robert L. and Betty J. Chilson Becker. Bob was the owner of Arnold Printing in Ithaca since 1985 and was a member of the Towers Club of Ithaca College, He was also an...
Charles W. "Bus" Reniff
Nov 24, 2014
Charles W. "Bus" Reniff 91, Went to be with his Lord on Monday November 24, 2014. Bus was born on September 18, 1923 in Cortland, NY son of the late Charles p. and Clara Vashti Warriner Reniff. He was a graduate of Cortland High School Bus earned his B.S. degree at Parks Air College (Now part of St Louis...
Gloria Horton
Nov 21, 2014
Gloria Ann (Murray) Horton, 90, of Ithaca, formerly of Malvern, PA and Baltimore, MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 21, 2014. Born on September 24, 1924 in Nashua, NH, she was the daughter of the late John Sims and Natalie (Tippett) Murray. Gloria was the loving mother of Thomas Wood of Ithaca; Jerry (Marie) Horton of Worcester, MA;...
Richard Gehring
Nov 20, 2014
Richard Gehring, 74, of Newfield, died Thursday November 20, 2014 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday November 23, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. at the Newfield United Methodist Church. Friends May call From 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to either The Newfield Fire...
Sharron Thrasher
Nov 19, 2014
Sharron Thrasher, 52, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Arrangements are pending. An obituary, which is being prepared by Sharron's family, will be posted when completed.
Catherine M. Clark
Nov 18, 2014
Catherine M. Clark, 91, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Cayuga Ridge. Arrangements are pending.
Betty Dingler
Nov 18, 2014
Betty Dingler, 90, of Ithaca, died Tuesday November 18, 2014 at the Beechtree Care Center. Daughter of the late William H.F. and Josie Blogett Dingler. Survivors include Brother: David A. Dingler, Sister: Mary K. Lain also several Nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was Pre-Deceased by Brothers and Sisters: William, Donald, Robert, George, John, Mildred and...
Denise A. Poole
Nov 17, 2014
Denise A. Poole, 94, former longtime resident of Ithaca, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at her residence in Sarasota, FL. She was born in Belgium, daughter of the late Armand and Anna Goherlier Lecoq and was the widow of Theodore Poole who died in 1988. She was retired from Cornell University. Denise is survived by her son,...
Scott M. Hamilton
Nov 17, 2014
Scott Hamilton, 70, of Ithaca, NY passed away November 17, 2014 after smiling, flirting, filling every hospital space with jovial conversation, and whistling his way through a brief fight with cancer. Scott "Scooter" or "Pop Pop" was born in New York City three minutes before his beloved twin brother, Bob, on June 19, 1944. Together these two marched through...
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