Jan 9, 2023

Dr. Jerome Paul Van Buren, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, January 8. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 12 at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ithaca, NY.

Jerry was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 17, 1926. He graduated from Cornell University, completed his Master's degree...

Jan 7, 2023

Natasha Tall died peacefully at home on January 7, 2023. She was 95 years old. Natasha was also known at various times in her life as Pony, Pepette, Miet, Chacha, Mami, Grammy, the Mayor of Court Street, and dear, dear friend. It does not quite seem possible that such a vibrant and elegant human being, such a force of...

Jan 5, 2023

James (Bocki) Backner of Willseyville, NY, went home to be with the Lord at Robert Packer Hospital on Thursday, January 5, 2023.

Jim was born in December 1941 in Ithaca, NY where he was raised. Jim became an independent contractor in the 1970’s and worked mainly for Therm, Incorporated up until his health no longer allowed him...

Jan 4, 2023

Ilse (Machauf) Voss, a Holocaust refugee who thrived until shortly before her 102nd birthday, died in Ithaca on January 4, 2023, of injuries from a fall.

Born into a middle-class Jewish shopkeeper’s family in Vienna on March 16, 1921, Ilse Machauf was 17 when the Nazis invaded Austria. After her family was thrown out of its home,...

Jan 1, 2023

Priscilla (Johnson) Barber passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Priscilla was born on September 12, 1928  to Arthur and Emma Johnson of Munnsville, NY.   She grew up in Lafayette, NY where she played the trumpet and was a cheerleader for her high school.  After graduation, she attended Palmer Business Institute, where she honed skills...

Dec 31, 2022

Linda Lee Wilson passed away on Saturday, December 31st, 2022, at Cayuga Medical Center. She was born on August 22nd, 1947, in Elmira NY, now residing in Danby, NY.

Linda is predeceased by her parents Grover and Jeane Barr, brother Bryon Barr, sister Debra Gallagher, and loving husband of 56-years, Robert Wilson Sr. She is survived by...

Dec 30, 2022

Marianna Elizabeth DiGiacomo Egan, 98 years old, passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2022, in Charleston, South Carolina.  Marianna was born on Lincoln Street, Ithaca, New York, on August 25, 1924, to Camillo and Jarusha Seea DiGiacomo, the youngest of seven children.  She proudly grew up in Fall Creek and on the family farm in West Dryden....

Dec 28, 2022

Francis “Fran” Carrier, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Cayuga Medical Center. He was born on March 12, 1942 in Ithaca, NY to parents Louise and Clyde Carrier. He graduated from Ithaca High School.

Fran was extraordinarily proud of his service, first to country while serving four years in the air force, then to...

Dec 26, 2022

David A. Weber, 65 passed away on December 26, 2022 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca of cancer.  David was born on November 15, 1957 to Daniel and Geraldine Weber and he was a lifelong residence of Newfield, NY.

David is survived by his mother Geraldine, his brother Paul, sister-in-law Mary, and several nieces and nephews.

Dec 22, 2022

Paul Teeter, 67, of Ithaca, NY crossed over to meet his parents on Dec 22, 2022.  After being a Service Technician with Advantage Sport and Fitness for nearly twenty years, Paul retired in 2018. Prior, he had been employed at Salino Electric Motors and worked for Century Housewares.

Paul was a 1973 graduate of Ithaca High School...

Dec 19, 2022

Theodore Thomas “Teddy” Sloughter, 75, of Newfield, NY passed away at Albany Medical Center on December 19, 2022 after several years of declining health.  Teddy was born on July 18, 1947 to Norman and Doris Sloughter, Sr. Besides his parents, Teddy was predeceased by his brothers, Norman T. Sloughter, Jr. and John L. Sloughter. Ted is survived by his...

Dec 16, 2022

Steven Floyd Schaeffer

Steve (known to most as Stash) died in his home on Friday, December 16, 2022 of bulbar amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  He was 71.

He is survived by Marcy, his wife of 42 years, his children Kelsey Gardner of Ithaca and Julie Schaeffer-Santarelli (Bruno) of Concord, Mass, his granddaughter Renata Schaeffer Santarelli,...

Dec 14, 2022

Helen Everhart Freeman, 87, passed away Wed. Dec. 14, 2022 at Beechtree Rehab Center due to pneumonia and declining health.

Helen attended Fall Creek Elementary, Boynton Jr. High and graduated Ithaca High School 1952.

After graduating from high school, Helen served in the Navy Reserves for 4 years. She was a bookkeeper until her retirement....

Dec 14, 2022

Riccardo Giovanelli, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Cornell University, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday December 14,2022 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Riccardo was born in Reggio Emilia Italy and spent much of his childhood in Argentina before returning to Italy. After graduating with a degree in physics from the University of Bologna, he pursued his...

Dec 9, 2022

Eugene Francis Bartell (“Butch” to his childhood friends) passed away peacefully with his family at his side on December 9, 2022 following a tragic accident.

Gene was born in Reading, Pennsylvania to Eugene Joseph Bartell and Helen Catherine (Moyer) Bartell, and was raised in Succasunna, New Jersey. He went on to graduate from West Virginia Wesleyan College...

Dec 7, 2022

Mary McCulloch McGinnis, 96, was born in Stalybridge, England. Her father, Andrew McCulloch, was a chemistry professor. Her mother, Elsie Ridgway, was a piano teacher and temperance advocate who died when Mary was two years old. As a child, Mary recalled watching her father, a veteran of World War I, shaking his fist at German bombers as they flew...

Dec 7, 2022

Arthur Allen Muka, 98, Emeritus Professor at Cornell University, passed away on Wednesday, 12/7/22, at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca.  He is predeceased by his parents, Michael S. and Lena Collis Muka (Leyden, MA), and his brother, Lewis R. Muka (Leyden, MA).

Art was born in Adams, MA, and later moved to a dairy farm in...

Dec 3, 2022

Aurora Valenti passed away at home on December 3, 2022. She was born on July 2, 1936. Aurora (Rubens) Valenti was born to Luigi and Settimia (Pallonari) Rubens, in Ithaca, NY. Aurora’s parents were Italian immigrants and her mother was one of 10 surviving children, 8 of whom emigrated permanently to the US.  Aurora’s parents predeceased her as did...

Nov 30, 2022

Anna Merson passed away November 30, 2022, at the age of 93 years. Predeceased by her husband, Howard, and friend and partner, Edgar Gasteiger. Survived by her daughter, Susan M. Durham and son, Peter Merson; granddaughter, Sabrina (James) Nims and great granddaughter, Aurora; nieces, Lorrie (Charles) LoFaso, Denise (Thomas) Beeching, and nephew, Bradley (Jans) Lins; many great nieces and...

Nov 22, 2022

Elizabeth “Betty” Weil Fisher passed away peacefully in her sleep in Ithaca, NY on November 22, 2022. Born to Herman Weil and Elizabeth Bogle Weil of Goldsboro, NC on August 15, 1926, Betty graduated from high school in 1942. She attended Sweet Briar College for two years before transferring to UNC Chapel Hill where she earned a ScB degree...