Trudy J. (Patana) Noble

Mar 5, 2023

Trudy J. Noble, age72 of Dryden, NY passed away Sunday March 5, 2023. Born April 14, 1950 in Ludlowville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Eleanor Newman Patana. Trudy is survived by her 4 sons; Harrison Barnhart(Susan), Michael Garcia(Michael LePage), James Patana(Krystal), Jason Noble, and several grandchildren.  She worked throughout Ithaca in the dry cleaning...

Marion P. Mcpheeters

Mar 4, 2023

Marion P. Moulton McPheeters, 98  passed away on Saturday March 4 at 3:30 AM in Ithaca.  She died of congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease.  She is survived by her four children Wesley, Martha, Nina (Jordan), and Barton as well as 5 grandchildren and  2 great grandchildren.

Marion was born and raised in Syracuse, NY.  ...

James Allen Graham

Mar 4, 2023

Jim was born June 11, 1930 in Greece, NY to Norman Graham and Ann (McKinlay) Graham. He died March 4, 2023 in Ithaca, NY while still being doted on by his wife of 70 years, Margie (Czapranski) Graham. He is survived by his brother Norman, children Mary, Dave (Kristina), and Ken, 11 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, cousins Joan...

Douglas Robinson

Mar 4, 2023

Douglas Robinson, 77, of Ithaca, New York, passed away on March 04, 2023. Douglas was born on March 12, 1946 to Alice and Leon Robinson. After graduating from Ithaca High School, Doug went on to serve in the United States Army as a Warrant Officer in the Vietnam War. He earned a degree in Optical Engineering from Bryant College....

Joseph Anthony Fabi

Mar 4, 2023

Joseph Anthony Fabi passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center following a period of declining health due to vascular dementia.

Joe was born October 31, 1934 in Delia, Sicily. He came to this country through Ellis Island when he was about nine years old.  He was very proud of his heritage. In later years...

Cornelius Novelli

Mar 3, 2023

Born in Dunkirk, NY, in 1930 to Gillis and Rose Novelli, “Buddy” remained close to his parents, his sister Eleanor, and a large extended family throughout his life. Neil spent most of his adult life in Syracuse, NY, moving to Ithaca, NY, several years ago to be nearer children and receive care for advancing Alzheimer's.

Neil, with...

Katherine Ramsey Miller

Mar 3, 2023

Katherine Ramsey Miller, 78, of Ithaca, NY passed away on March 3, 2023.  Please check back for full obituary.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Central Shelter Pavilion at Taughannock Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY.

Donald F. Beach

Mar 1, 2023

A Great Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, and Friend

Born to the late George and Jeannette Beach of Newfield. Don was known to his friends as Beachy or by Gary as Bang-Bang. He was a lifelong Newfielder, graduating from Newfield Central School class of 1954. He then served in the US Army in the 82nd Airborne Division from...

Patricia Ann (Brodowski) Smith

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia "Pat" Brodowski Smith, 83 of Ithaca, NY, passed away Tuesday February 28, 2023, at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 27, 1939 in Neptune, NJ, to the late Alexander Brodowski and the late Frances (Horak) Brodowski.  Pat married the late Clinton Prescott Smith October 1, 1960. In 1976 Pat, Clint and their 4...

Donald E. Drier

Feb 27, 2023

Donald E. Drier of Lansing passed away on February 27, 2023 following a short hospital stay. He was the father of Michele and Erica and brother of Jeanette and Diane. He is survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Elsie, and his brother, David.

Don...

Edwin E. Quick

Feb 24, 2023

Edwin Eugene Quick of Newfield passed away at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Friday, February 24, 2023 at the age of 71.

Edwin was born in Waverly, NY on August 30, 1951, to the late Clifford and Neva (Goodwin) Quick. Edwin went by many names to include Ed, Eddie, Smokey, Eugy, Grandpa, and Fast...

Lisa Marie (Banfield) Besemer

Feb 24, 2023

Lisa Besemer 12/8/1964-2/24/2023 Lisa Banfield Besemer, of Windemere, Florida passed away peacefully on Friday, February 24 th , surrounding by her loving family. Lisa is survived by her husband of 31 years, Joel Besemer, her devoted daughter Casey, her parents David and Mary Lee Banfield, sisters Kristin McCartney, Bridget and John Duthie, nieces Colby, Maura, Shea, Lauren, Caroline, and...

Paul Francis Garvey

Feb 19, 2023

Paul Francis Garvey

Paul Garvey (aged 72) died in his sleep on February 19th, 2023. Paul was born in 1950 to the late, beloved, Mark and Helen Garvey. He was a life-long Ithacan and travelled in Europe, Canada, and the US. He was a talented, skilled, creative and versatile guy.

Paul was an athlete. Ithaca’s...

Susan Blumenthal

Feb 16, 2023

Susan Blumenthal, age 78, of Ithaca, passed on February 16, 2023 in Ithaca after a protracted battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago in 1944 to Julius and Erna Blumenthal, who had escaped from Nazi Germany in 1938. At age five she was taken in as a foster child by Moritz and Helen Weiss and their daughter Lorraine,...

Dorothy Ann Jordan

Feb 12, 2023

Dorothy Ann Douglas Jordan, loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, age 89, passed away peacefully  in her sleep at Beechtree Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ithaca, NY on February 12, 2023, after a short, courageous battle with metastatic cancer. She also suffered from dementia.

Dorothy is predeceased by her parents Howard and Stella (Malanowski) Douglas of...

Elizabeth Ann Shumate

Feb 8, 2023

Ann Shumate’s curiosity and humanitarian spirit were nurtured in her formative years in Covington, Virginia where she enjoyed the outdoors, creative pursuits, and gatherings with her parents Louise Elizabeth Coleman and Norman Bailey Shumate, her brother Norman and several aunts, uncles and cousins.  She fondly remembered growing up as “brother and sister” with cousin Peter next door.  She graduated...

Carmen A. Brewer

Feb 6, 2023

Carmen A. Brewer passed away in her sleep early Monday morning February 6, 2023 at Cayuga Nursing. Born in Ithaca on March 11, 1930 the daughter of the late Domingo and Lucy (O’Brien) Aguilar. She was predeceased by her husband, Dale; brothers, Lt. Col. D.I. Aguilar and Rene Aguilar; sister, Virginia Fields; and brothers-in-law, George Fields and Robert Boothroyd. ...

Edmund John Dellert

Feb 6, 2023

Edmund John Dellert, age 80, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on Monday February 6, 2023.  Born in Greeley, PA on November 17, 1942, he was a son of Edmund August and Violet (Bianchi) Dellert.  He is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Karen Backer.

Ed grew up in Greeley ,PA where he enjoyed fishing...

Edward Shay

Feb 6, 2023

Edward James Shay, age 88, formerly of Danby, NY, passed away at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY on February 6, 2023. Ed was born January 13, 1935 in Waverly, NY.

Ed married Mary Doan in September 1958. In 1972, Ed, Mary and their three daughters moved to Ithaca, NY. For thirty years, Ed took immense pride in...

Thomas Ferretti

Feb 5, 2023

Thomas Ferretti, 79 of Trumansburg, NY passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at home.

Born November 22, 1943 in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Alfred and Lydia Soyring Ferretti. In 1962, following high school, Tom began his service to his country by joining the US Navy. He served four years and five months...