Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Elizabeth K. "Betty" Mott
Dec 7, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Mott, who spent more than six decades living in Ithaca, has died at the age of 99. She passed on from natural causes at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. A memorial service will be celebrated by Rev. Dr. James Henery at the First Presbyterian Church at a date and time to be announced. There will be...

Judith A Stettinius
Dec 1, 2012
Judith A. Stettinius, 80, a retired teacher formerly of Batavia, NY, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Beechtree Care Center. Among her survivors are her daughter, Martha Stettinius of Ithaca. In keeping with Judith's wishes there will be no public services.
Betty Rosalia Bush Steele
Dec 1, 2012
Steele, Betty Rosalia Bush Ithaca: Betty Rosalia Rush Steele, 91, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Cayuga Ridge. She was born in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Elmo and Susan Burnett Rush. She was the widow of Ward B. Steele. Betty was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Ithaca. Betty worked...

Carl Antonio Scalia
Nov 29, 2012
Carl Antonio Scalia, 82, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Black Diamond, PA, son of the late Raffaele and Angelina Scalia. Carl had served as a paratrooper with the United States Army and was retired from Evaporated Metal Films where he been a maintenance supervisor for many years. He...

M. Patricia Costello
Nov 27, 2012
M. Patricia Costello, 88, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Hospicare Residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Joseph Marcoux on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the St. Catherine of Siena Church. Friends may call at the church prior to the mass beginning at 10 a.m. Further details to follow.
...Joseph Moresco, Jr.
Nov 27, 2012
Joseph Moresco, Jr., (Coach Moresco) 86, of Ithaca passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at his home on Peachtree Lane. - One of Joe Moresco's contemporaries and chief rivals on the football field, former Union-Endicott coach Fran Angeline, was also one of Moresco's great friends in the coaching fraternity. And when the former Ithaca High coach passed...

Scott Douglas Yennie
Nov 20, 2012
Yennie, Scott Douglas Trumansburg: Scott Douglas Yennie went to be with the Lord on November 24, 2012 after his long fight with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 53. Scott passed away at home in Trumansburg with his family at his side. Scott was born May 11th, 1959 in St. Paul, MN to Donald and Lois Yennie (both deceased)...

Naida Swenson
Nov 20, 2012
Naida Swenson, 89, a resident of Oak Hill Manor, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Arrangements are pending.

Noah Lee Green
Nov 20, 2012
Noah Lee Green, 7 month old son of Ashley Gomes and Clinton Green died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at home. Private services were held at Bangs Funeral Home on Monday, November 26, 20012 with Pastor Benson officiating. Interment followed at the Calvary Cemetery.
Nicholas Vandam
Nov 19, 2012
Nicholas Allan Vandam, 64, of Brooktondale, NY. Nick was born in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Case Western Reserve, and obtained a Masters Degree from Cornell University. He loved to teach and was very proud of his work; he (was a math instructor) taught math at Ithaca College for 33 years. Nick was a Vietnam Veteran. Nick married Lucy...
Peg O'Neill Kimball
Nov 19, 2012
Kimball, Frances "Peg" O'Neill Long time Ithaca resident Peg O'Neill Kimball passed away at the age of 97 on November 19, 2012 at Bridges Cornell Heights where she spent the last two years of her life under the incredibly devoted and loving care of their staff. She is survived by her son, Michael Kimball; daughter-in-law, Christine Carroll Kimball; grandchildren,...

Mark A Ciancutti
Nov 19, 2012
Mark A. Ciancutti, 64, of Mitchell St., Ithaca, NY, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at his home. Arrangements are pending.
Frances Peg Kimball
Nov 19, 2012
Long time Ithaca resident Peg O'Neill Kimball passed away at the age of 97 on November 19, 2012 at Bridges Cornell Heights where she spent the last two years of her life under the incredibly devoted and loving care of their staff. She is survived by her son, Michael Kimball, daughter-in-law Christine Carroll Kimball, grandchildren Hilary, Justin, and Micaela...

Jane G. Deathe
Nov 15, 2012
Jane Garrett Deathe died on the 15th of November at her home in Ithaca, New York after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was 68. She is survived by Murray, her husband of 47 years, and her three children, Catherine Littell, Barbara Deathe and Sandra Buchanan. Jane is also survived by four adoring grandchildren; Chloe and Marcus Littell...

Jane Dewysocki
Nov 14, 2012
Jane DeWysocki, 82, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Lorraine Claypoole
Nov 11, 2012
Lorraine Miller Claypoole died on November 11, 2012, at Kendal at Ithaca at the age of 92. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 20, 1920, to James Kenneth and Grace Bogardus Miller. She grew up in Dumont, New Jersey, and graduated from the New Jersey College for Women of Rutgers University. There she met James Claypoole, and...

Angela D Jackmin
Nov 11, 2012
ANGELA JACKMIN Angela "Angie" Jackmin, 81, of Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully at Cayuga Medical Center on Sunday, November 11, 2012, surrounded by her beloved family. Angie was the beloved and devoted wife of Lawrence James Jackmin who predeceased her in 1980. She is survived by her loving children, Kathy Zager and her husband Stephen, of Lansing, NY; Lawrence...

Stephen Deri
Nov 10, 2012
Stephen Deri, 89, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at his residence on Buttermilk Falls Rd. Graveside services will be held on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery with Rabbi Scott Glass officiating.

Clarence N. (Pete) Nero
Nov 10, 2012
Clarence N. (Pete) Nero went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 10, 2012. Pete is survived by his wife, Shirley; daughter, Deborah Reniff of Ithaca; son, Peter Nero (Donna) of Carolina Beach, NC; granddaughters, Erica Reniff and Heather Nero and step grandchildren, Shannon Alling, Heather Parker and Herb Parker. He is also survived by his sister,...

Betty "Mimi" Gombash Kenjerska
Nov 9, 2012
Betty "Mimi" Gombash Kenjerska, 88, of Ithaca, NY, passed away November 9, 2012 at the Evergreen House in Jacksonville, NY, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Ithaca, NY, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Gombash. Betty was an extremely loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Her grandchildren meant the world to her, and...