Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Doris R Mcever
Apr 18, 2012
McEver, Doris R. Doris R. McEver, 87, of Lansing, NY, died Wednesday April 18, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Born in Avoca, PA. Daughter of the late, Clifford and Anna Reed Baldwin. Doris retired from the Allstate Insurance Company after several years of service. Survivors include: Daughters: Barbara (Ken) McHale of Mecklenburg, NY and Linda McEver of Albany,...

Margaret Lent
Apr 14, 2012
Lent, Margaret Ithaca: Margaret Lent, 86, of 318 S. Albany St., Ithaca, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Beechtree Care Center. Born in Buffalo, NY; daughter of the late George and Ruth VanEtten. Margaret retired from the Ithaca City School District. Survivors include brother Howard (Rose) VanEtten; sister Dorothy (James) McFadden; also several nieces and nephews. In addition...

Helen S Engst
Apr 14, 2012
Engst, Helen S. Helen S Engst died peacefully April 15. She was 96 years old. She is survived by her children Toni (Charles) Santmire, Dona Greene, Timothy (Joan) Engst, Nancy Engst, and Chris (Elaine) Engst. She has ten grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Helen graduated from Ithaca High School, received a BS in Home Economics from Cornell, and later...

Augustine "Louie" Elmo
Apr 11, 2012
Elmo, Augustine "Louie" Augustine "Louie" Elmo, 94, of W. Buffalo St., died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Lyons, NY, son of the late, John and Rose Elmo. Although born in Lyons, Louie spent a good portion of his childhood in Gary, West Virginia, which he loved and returned to as often...

David M Lapadula
Apr 11, 2012
LaPadula, David M. Trumansburg: David Michael LaPadula, 60, of Trumansburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. David is survived by his wife, JoAnn (Cudlin) LaPadula; his daughter Angela LaPadula; his daughter, Michelle (LaPadula) Kithcart, her husband Chad Kithcart and granddaughter Emma Kithcartt; his parents, Ralph and Audrey (MacLean) LaPadula; siblings, Philip (Rose) LaPadula, Diane Pampuch, Elizabeth Mortlock;...

Michael Arsenault
Apr 10, 2012
Arsenault, Michael Austin, TX: Michael Arsenault passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Austin, TX. He was born on February 10, 1954 in Ithaca, NY. He was a skilled machinist, a lover of nature, especially of Lake Travis and the hill country of Texas. Michael is survived by his son, Ryan Walker (Mariah); his grandsons, Kegan and Gavin;...

Victor Delrosso
Apr 9, 2012
DelRosso, Victor Ithaca: Victor DelRosso, 83, died suddenly at his home in Ithaca on April 9, 2012. Vic was born September 18, 1928 in Watkins Glen, NY to Domenico and Margherita DelRosso. His high school sweetheart, Kay (Martino) DelRosso, became his loving wife of 61 years and survives him, as do his five children, Mario DelRosso, Victoria Ambrosio, Rita...

Terri Hamilton
Apr 9, 2012
Terri Hamilton, 54, of 428 Sheldon Rd., Freeville, died April 9, 2012 at her home. She was a native Ithaca, daughter of the late William and Beverly Burns Hamilton. In keeping with Terri's wishes there will be no public services.

Patricia Ellen Thonney
Apr 9, 2012
Thonney, Patricia Ellen Foster Patricia Ellen Foster Thonney, 58, died at home in Cayuga Heights, NY early Monday 9 April 2012 after a two-year journey with inflammatory breast cancer. She spent the Easter weekend truly surrounded by all the love of her family and friends in spirit and in the presence of her husband, daughter, son, big sister and...

Irene Feely France
Apr 9, 2012
France, Irene Laura Feely Ithaca: Irene Laura Feely France, 81, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Rotterdam, passed away April 9, 2012 after a brief illness. Born in Schenectady in 1930 she was the daughter of the late Edward Feely and Laura MacKenzie Feely. Irene graduated from Draper High School. She married Robert (Bob) France in 1949. Irene was the...
Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni
Apr 3, 2012
Bordoni, Cpl. Christopher David Cpl. Christopher David Bordoni, born August 3, 1990 in Ithaca, NY, died April 3, 2012 as a result of injuries sustained January 18, 2012 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Christopher passed away at the San Antonio Military Medical Center where he had been receiving medical treatment since January 22nd. Christopher was a graduate of Ithaca High School,...

Michael Morog
Apr 3, 2012
Morog, Michael R. Ithaca: Michael R. Morog, 79, of Ithaca, NY, passed away April 3, 2012. He died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness at Cayuga Medical Center. Michael was a graduate of Warren G. Harding Elementary School in Buffalo, Kenmore Senior High School, and Colgate University. He was president of the Delta Upsilon fraternity during his...

William R Owens
Apr 3, 2012
Owens, William B. William B. Owens, Sr., 22, of 509 Sheldon Rd., died unexpectedly on April 3, 2012. He was born on July 21, 1989. Billy is survived by his parents, Liz (Robbie) Hines and Jay (Barb) Owens, Sr.; his siblings, Jay (Amber) Owens, Jr., Kandi Owens, her daughter, Miranda Mae, Sarah Cramner, Austin "Bubba" Hines, Aliza Hines, Christopher...

Anne Hollister
Apr 2, 2012
Hollister, Anne M. (Lucas) Ithaca: Anne M. (Lucas) Hollister, 82, of Ithaca, NY, passed away April 2, 2012 from health complications. Born January 29th, 1930, during the Great Depression, Anne grew up a rhiner and is a true Ithacan. She and her former husband were both retirees of NCR. Anne was the youngest of Peter and Anna Lucas and...

Harry Guidi
Apr 2, 2012
Guidi, Harry Harry Guidi, born September 14th, 1940 to Emma and the late Fred Guidi, lost his battle with cancer April 2, 2012. Survived by his wife of 51 years, Jean (Magnus) Guidi. The couple had three children, Anthony (Kristi), Cindy, and Carmen (Nan); seven grandchildren, Joshua (Tina), Zachary, Michael, Nicholas, Marissa, Carmin, Nicole; and one great-grandson, Dominick. He...

Dale R Corson
Mar 31, 2012
Corson, Dale R. Ithaca: Dale Raymond Corson, Cornell University's eighth president and a renowned physicist and engineer, died on March 31, 2012 at his home in Ithaca, NY, just short of his 98th birthday. He was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on April 5, 1914. The first in his family to attend either high school or college, he earned an...

Bradford Russell
Mar 28, 2012
Russell, Bradford Donovan Bradford Donovan Russell died at Ithaca, NY on March 28, 2012. He was 49. Brad was born in Lyons, NY on January 19, 1963. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Sorensen Russell of Ithaca; daughter, Jennifer Angela Russell of Cortland; step-daughters, Heather Tiner and Danielle Strauf of California; brother, Brett Russell of Las Vegas; grandmothers,...

Richard C Taylert
Jan 18, 2012
Taylert, Richard C. King Ferry: Richard C. Taylert, 86, of King Ferry, NY, passed away on January 18, 2012 at Cayuga Medical Center. Dick was born and raised in Ithaca, the son of Carl and Lillian Taylert, who predeceased him. He was also predeceased by Jackie Chapman Taylert, his loving wife of 57 years; and his brother, Jeff Taylert....
Rita Powers Bangs
Feb 14, 2011
Bangs, Rita Powers Rita Powers Bangs, 89, died peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2011, at her home. Born September 5, 1921 in Scipio Center, NY, Rita was the daughter of the late Lee and Rose Bowness Powers, and the wife of the late John F. Bangs (April 9, 1974). She graduated from Emily Howland School in Sherwood, NY and...

Marshall Wood
Jun 27, 2010
MARSHALL S. WOOD SLATERVILLE SPRINGS- Marshall S. Wood, 89, of Midline Road, Slaterville Springs, NY passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Cayuga Ridge Care Center, Ithaca, NY. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in a complete obituary. Bangs Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements