Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Matthew Lee Pagliaro

Matthew Lee Pagliaro

Nov 21, 2022

Matthew Lee Pagliaro, 57, of Ithaca, NY passed Monday, November 21, 2022, in Ocala, FL. He was born on June 12, 1965 in Ithaca, NY to his parents, the late Walter and Carol (Soyring) Pagliaro.  Matthew is survived by sons Matthew S. Pagliaro and Nicholas C. Pagliaro.  He is also survived by his siblings, Mark D. Pagliaro, twin brother...

Barbara J. Colbert

Barbara J. Colbert

Nov 18, 2022

Barbara J. Colbert passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on November 18, 2022. She was born September 1, 1925 to John J. Schaefer and Alice E. Crahan Schaefer in Syracuse, NY, the eldest of two daughters. Her family lived briefly in New York City before moving to Ithaca’s South Hill a few years later; Barbara remained...

Donald Roger Murray

Donald Roger Murray

Nov 18, 2022

Donald Roger Murray passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022, to be with his heavenly family. He leaves behind his wife, Ruth Ann Murray, daughters, Babette Shoemaker and Brandi Berger, and their spouses. His brother Victor Murray, his grandchildren, Anthony Smith, Lynn Zado, and Joseph Zado, their spouses, his great-granddaughter Lilian Hulett, and his many “adopted” children, brothers, and...

William L. Kirk

William L. Kirk

Nov 14, 2022

William L. Kirk passed away peacefully on November, 14 2022 at the age of 84. Bill was born in Lisle, NY in 1938 to Reuben and Dawn Kirk. Bill is preceded in death by his wife Barbara Smith of Ithaca. Bill and Barb were married in 1958 and were married for 59 years. They moved to Trumansburg NY where...

Jonathan C. Meigs

Jonathan C. Meigs

Nov 10, 2022

Jonathan Cavanagh Meigs died peacefully at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home on Thursday, November 10, 2022. He was born May 6, 1938 in Washington DC to Joannette "Jeanne" Cavanagh Meigs and Carroll Marean Meigs. Jon was predeceased by his parents, his loving wife, Marcia, and his son, Sean. He is survived by his sister, Susan, in North Carolina, his son,...

Robin L. Salisbury

Robin L. Salisbury

Nov 6, 2022

Robin L. Salisbury, age 63, lost her battle with cancer on November 6, 2022 after a long illness. Robin was a lifelong resident of Ithaca. She was preceded in death by her parents, William E. Salisbury and Barbara J. (Holley) Salisbury. Robin is survived by her son, Jahlonnie Ellison of Ithaca; her daughter, Nateah Ellison of Ithaca; her brother,...

Carl Joseph Humphrey

Carl Joseph Humphrey

Nov 5, 2022

Carl Joseph Humphrey, age 73 years old, passed away unexpectedly at Beechtree Center in Ithaca, New York, on Saturday, November 5, 2022.

Born, November 27, 1948, Carl is the oldest son of the late Charles (Ben) d. 2016 and Joyce (Lunden) Humphrey d. 2006.

Carl is survived by Brother Charles B. (Janet) Humphrey II of...

Ellen Stotz

Ellen Stotz

Nov 5, 2022

Ellen was born in Binghamton, New York and had a happy life growing up in Windsor, NY.  Her parents were Ivon Joseph Silvernail and Lillian Loveland Ruland both of whom are predeceased.  In 1959 she left for the University of Buffalo where she received a BA and an MA in English. She leaves behind her husband, David, brother Wells,...

Henry Charles Granison

Henry Charles Granison

Nov 5, 2022

Obituary of Henry Charles Granison

To everything there is a season, and this is the season in which Henry Charles Granison, 60, must say “good-bye.”   He died of cancer November 5, 2022, surrounded by his heartbroken family.

Henry was born in Jersey City, NJ on April 17, 1962 to...

Linda Mae Johanson

Linda Mae Johanson

Nov 4, 2022

Linda Mae Johanson passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4th after a brief battle with cancer.

Linda, born to Hilma and Willard “Duke” Johanson, spent her childhood in Danby, NY with her eight brothers and sisters. A gifted artist, she sketched from a young age, later taking up oil painting. She took Russian at Ithaca High School...

Roger Paolangeli

Roger Paolangeli

Oct 29, 2022

Roger Paolangeli, 94 years old, passed away October 29, 2022. Roger was born in Ithaca, NY and has been a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada since 1990. He worked at Texas Instruments for 25 years as a Senior Sales Engineer and retired in 1983. He retired for a second time after 13 years with Medco Health in 2011.

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Tom Edward Davis

Tom Edward Davis

Oct 27, 2022

Tom Edward Davis, 93, of Ithaca, NY, died peacefully at Kendal of Ithaca on October 27, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Patty Elwin Davis; his parents, David Edward Davis and Edith Larson Davis of Akron, Ohio; and his brother, Gerald Larson Davis, also of Akron.  Tom is survived by his two children;...

Camillo F. Bordoni, Jr.

Camillo F. Bordoni, Jr.

Oct 26, 2022

Camillo F. Bordoni Jr. (Bar), 87, Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Camillo and Nancy Feocco Bordoni.  Bar was a graduate of Ithaca High School and spent 33 years with the Ithaca Fire Department.  A loving and devoted husband, father,...

Ruth Dorothy (Shultz)  Cudlin

Ruth Dorothy (Shultz) Cudlin

Oct 25, 2022

Ruth Dorothy (Shultz) Cudlin, 93, of Newfield, NY passed away on October 25, 2022 of natural causes. She was born on December 4, 1928 to William and Stella (Jedra) Shultz. In addition to her parents, Ruth was predeceased by her son, David Joseph Cudlin; her siblings, Theodore “Teddy”, Frank “Micky”, William “Billy”, and Gloria “Janie”. She is survived by...

Rosemary Washington

Rosemary Washington

Oct 20, 2022

Rosemary Washington 69, of Ithaca, New York peacefully passed away October 20, 2022 at her residence. Rosemary is predeceased by her son Michael T Severtson, her parents Douglas and Theresa Severtson and her brother Michael Severtson. Rosemary is survived by her life partner of 40 years William Ellison, their son Colton T Ellison, William’s children Kyle, Amber and William...

Samuel Crowe, Jr.

Samuel Crowe, Jr.

Oct 19, 2022

Samuel Crowe, Jr., 60, of Ithaca, NY passed away on October 19, 2022.  He was born on April 4, 1962 in Paterson, NJ to Annie Elizabeth Crowe and Samuel Crowe, Sr.

Samuel Jr. attended Paterson Public School #12 and John F. Kennedy High School. He was self-employed, primarily as a house painter.

He was preceded...

Lyman E. Baker

Lyman E. Baker

Oct 19, 2022

Who died?...I did at Clifton Springs Hospital on October 19, 2022 at the tender age of 86. Lyman was born the son of the late Carl S. Baker and Bethel Keynon Baker of Ithaca.

Lyman retired from the US Post Office as post carrier #9 after 33 years of service. He worked for Tompkins Community Bank as...

Narahari Umanath Prabhu

Narahari Umanath Prabhu

Oct 14, 2022

Narahari Umanath Prabhu: “Uma”

(4.25.1924 — 10.14.2022)

Uma Prabhu passed away peacefully at home with his granddaughters by his side. He was Professor Emeritus at Cornell University in the ORIE department for nearly 30 years. Uma loved teaching and considered his students his spiritual children. His students respected him, typically saying...

Nickolas J. Conklin

Nickolas J. Conklin

Oct 12, 2022

Nickolas J. Conklin was born in Ithaca to Jonathan Conklin and Karen Prötzel on the fall morning of October 8th, 1993. Nick left this world for another on October 12th, 2022, and is lived on by his Papa and Mami, his brother Fabian, and sister Alicia a.k.a. Chacha, by his beloved Mamamama Yolanda, his Peruvian family, and a host...

Evelyn M. (Van Riper)  Seymour

Evelyn M. (Van Riper) Seymour

Oct 10, 2022

On October 10, 2022, Evelyn Marie Van Riper Seymour quietly slipped out of the bonds of dementia, a disease that robbed her of her words, her memories and her independence. She was just shy of her 95th birthday.

Evelyn was born in November of 1927 to Metelill and Rollin Van Riper.  She grew up in Spencer, NY...