Apr 13, 2023

Kathy Ann Fox, 69, of Newfield, NY passed away on April 13, 2023. Born in Ithaca, NY on April 3, 1954 to William F. Morris and Jennie D. Morris, whom she is predeceased by.

She is survived by her two sons, Justin (Ashley) Fox and Joshua (Cassidy) Fox; William Fox, Sr.; Step-Son, William Fox, Jr. (Julie); her...

Apr 7, 2023

Elsie Luccarelli was born May 6, 1941 in Ithaca NY, the daughter of the late Joe and Rose Luccarelli (Capogrossi).

She attended Immaculate Conception School on Plain Street and graduated in 1959 from Ithaca High School, and then entered SUNY at Geneseo receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in math with a minor in elementary education in...

Apr 7, 2023

William C. Lelik (Billy), 64, of Ithaca NY, unexpectedly passed away on April 7th 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Billy was born on December 12th 1958 to Kathleen McCarthy and William J. Lelik in Ithaca, NY . After attending Ithaca High School, he went on to work at Ithaca Gun Company, Construction work with Mark and Rick...

Apr 6, 2023

Melissa G. Foster, 55, of Newfield died Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Strong Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 19, 1967 in Endicott, NY to the late James C. Foster, Sr. and Barbara (Nesbitt) Manley. Melissa grew up in the Berkshire/Newark Valley area before moving to Newfield.

Melissa worked at Cornell for 20 years and at...

Apr 6, 2023

Michael Richard Pronti, 78, born in Elmira, New York, on September 27, 1944, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2023 surrounded by his family.  Michael is predeceased by his wife Zoe E. Pronti, his mother Aurora A. Minter and his father Richard F. Pronti.  Michael is survived by his wife, Carole Pronti, his sons, Scott (Megan Akin) Pronti, James...

Apr 4, 2023

Dooley Sciple Kiefer passed away on April 4, 2023, after a battle with cancer.

She was born on July 31, 1936, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to Clara Baird Sciple and Carl M. Sciple.  After growing up "all over," due to her father being in the US Army, Dooley was valedictorian of her high school...

Apr 4, 2023

Allen R. Bushnell, born May 17, 1927, died peacefully April 4, 2023. Allen was born to Mary E. (Gasser) Bushnell and Alfred Bushnell in Madison, WI. He grew up in Madison where he developed and early love for skiing, ski jumping and sailing.  He joined the US Navy at age 18 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor with the...

Mar 28, 2023

Kenya Lee Sheppard was born on September 21, 1994 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City to Clarence Sheppard and Natalie Byfield-Sheppard.

He grew up in Mastic Beach, NY, a small community on the east end of Brookhaven Township on Long Island. Summers during his childhood were spent in Southampton and visiting friends in the Shinnecock...

Mar 28, 2023

Neil Fredrick Kerr, of Syracuse, NY, died March 28th, 2023 at eighty. He was born March 1st, 1943 to Harry Augustus Kerr and Margurite Hunt Kerr in Elmira and grew up in Newfield, NY.

A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at Comfort Tyler Park, 1212-44 E Colvin St, Syracuse, NY 13210. All...

Mar 28, 2023

Donald G. Waddell passed away in Ithaca, New York on March 28, 2023, at the age of 65 after a long battle with liver cancer. Donald was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the youngest of two children of Richard Waddell and Gale Waddell. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Susan Stratton-Waddell,...

Mar 28, 2023

David Hugh George, 51 was born in Syracuse, NY on March 3, 1972. He died on March 28, 2023. He was the son of Carol and the late William George. He is survived  by his mother, Carol VanRiper George; stepfather, Alvin Poppen; his sister, Rosalind George; his brother, William George; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to...

Mar 26, 2023

Irene Wald Stein died in Ithaca on March 26, 2023. She was born on July 27, 1930 in Boston Massachusetts, to Hyman and Eva (Krock) Wald (she was actually born Irene Thelma Eichenwald, but Hyman shortened the family name during Irene’s elementary school years). Irene was born into an immigrant Jewish home where at the time education and career...

Mar 25, 2023

Kerman Norbert Glaser, 98, of Ithaca, New York went home to be with the Lord on Saturday March 25, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center. Kerman graduated from high school 1942 and entered the NYS Maritime Academy in 1943. He served seven Steamship companies before entering the US Navy on active duty as lieutenant serving on board the USS Damato...

Mar 19, 2023

Gloria Jean Keagle, age 77, passed away peacefully March 19,2023.  She was born March 10, 1946 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Gloria worked as an aide at Sage Infirmary at Cornell University; she also worked for many years as a Home Health Aide for Family and Children’s Services out of Ithaca, NY.

She was preceded in...

Mar 18, 2023

Mildred (Ostrander) Achilles (90) of Enfield passed away Saturday March 18th 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Proceeded by her parents, Orry and Ada (Johnson) Ostrander, brothers Charles and Marvin (twin), husband Gerhardt Achilles Jr and Daughter Darlene DiPerna.

Survived by her brother Donald Ostrander of Lansing, Children; Rose (Paul) Daniels of Iowa, Gerhardt (Lori) Achilles...

Mar 17, 2023

Vanessa Ng, 51, of Ithaca passed away Friday, March 17, 2023. Vanessa was predeceased by her father, Vincent Ng, and survived by her mother, Stella, and brother, Dallas.

Vanessa was a very private and passionate person. A talented photographer, she especially loved horses and horse racing. Vanessa worked multiple jobs in order to travel around the world,...

Mar 15, 2023

It was a beautiful sunny morning on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, and at 9:22 am, Linda Ann (Sundquist) Meadows (aka Dandelion Woman), lost her battle with cancer, and peacefully left this earth.

Linda is survived by her sons, Dominic, David and Daniel, and daughters Latifah, Sarafina and Nyasha.

She is also survived by her mother,...

Mar 13, 2023

Grace R (Burkholder) Doyle died Monday March 13th at Dearborn House, Bridges Cornell Heights. She was 96 years young.

Grace was born in 1926 to Charles and Elizabeth Burkholder the last of four children and raised in Cheltenham PA. She attended Cheltenham High School. In 1950 she married Joseph J. Doyle. They lived a peripatetic life together...

Mar 11, 2023

Edward Wolf passed away in Ithaca, New York on March 11, 2023 at the age of 87 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.  Dr. Wolf was born and raised on a western Kansas wheat and cattle farm near the town of Quinter. He was the youngest of four children of Ezra Wolf and Zora (Jamison) Wolf.  He...

Mar 8, 2023

Conrad Alan Istock, 86, accomplished researcher, beloved professor and mentor, and loving husband and father died peacefully at Kendal of Ithaca on March 8, 2023.  He was born on August 31, 1936 to Mildred Walke Istock and Conrad Anthony Istock of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.   He lost both his wife of 59 years Nancy Smith Istock and his daughter,...