Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
...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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...