Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Emma May Harris-Price
Apr 27, 2022
Emma May Harris-Price - Ithaca NY Emma Price; Age 72 went to be with her family in a better place on Apr 27th, 2022. Born in Ithaca NY to Glendon Arthur Harris Sr & Evelyn Marie Sinn-Harris on July 5th, 1949. Ithaca was her home town and she always said, It was home and she wouldn't want to live...
Richard "Richie" M. Moran
Apr 24, 2022
Richie Moran's autobiography was entitled “It's Great To Be Here,” and the way he embraced every day of his 85 years and 3 months proved just how much he loved life. Now that Richie has passed from this world to the next, those who loved him are saying, “It Was Great To Have You Here.”
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John Edward Rupert
Apr 22, 2022
John Edward “Jack” Rupert, 94, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Lakewood, OH, passed away April 22, 2022. Born in Cleveland, OH on Oct. 19, 1927 to Edward Jackson and Emma Levegood Rupert. Husband of the late Virginia Carlson Rupert, father of Kristen Rupert (John Foote) of Watertown, MA, Karen Rupert Keating (Tom) of Vero Beach, FL and David Carlson...
John Barrett Heiser
Apr 22, 2022
John Barrett Heiser, widely known as JB, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on April 22, 2022 at the age of 77. He was a retired senior lecturer at Cornell University and a former director of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, which is jointly operated by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire.
Born on...
Michael S. ("Greener") Greene
Apr 20, 2022
Michael S. Greene (Greener) 60, of Newfield passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022 after a well fought battle with cancer.
Mike was born on December 27, 1961 in Ithaca, NY to Stanley and Dawn Greene. He was a 1980 graduate of Ithaca High School. Mike proudly worked for his family-owned business, Greene’s Soft Water Service for over...
Eniko Farkas
Apr 18, 2022
Eniko Farkas, age 80 of Ithaca, NY passed away Monday April 18th, 2022 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Mrs Farkas was born August 28th, 1941 in Budapest, Hungary, the only child of Kostyal Zsigmond Tarnoi and Vilma Tarnoi, nee Linarics. Eniko graduated as a Geological Technician in Hungary,...
Caroline L. Anderson
Apr 15, 2022
Caroline L. Anderson, 88 of Inverness, Florida went to be with the Lord on April 15, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. Caroline was born in Marathon, NY on March 13, 1934 to Orvis Hulbert and Jane Vandermark. After graduating high school she went to Missionary College in Binghamton. Then she met the love of her life and went into...

Mark George Miller
Apr 15, 2022
Mark George Miller, 49 of Danby, NY passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022. Born on July 11, 1972, to Sanford and Gloria (Snow) Miller. Mark was a 1991 graduate of Ithaca High School and went on to attend Corning Community College. For most of his adult life, Mark worked as a Corrections Officer at the Tompkins County Sheriff’s...
Gary M. Teeter
Apr 13, 2022
Gary M. Teeter, 68 of Ithaca passed away Wednesday, April 13 after a long illness. He was born on February 20, 1954 the son of Howard and Elizabeth Slaght Teeter. Gary retired from the Tompkins County Sheriff's Department after 27 years of service. He was very active in several organizations around the county. Gary was a proud member of...
George O. Smith
Apr 11, 2022
George Oscar Smith, 81 of Danby, passed away April 11, 2022. George was married to his wife of over 50 years Jacquelyn Smith (predeceased). He is survived by his son George Smith ll, Joann Riley, Bonnie Compton, Betty Poole and Rhonda Glennon (predeceased). They were blessed with 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was the youngest of nine...

Robert L. Lupo
Apr 10, 2022
Robert L. Lupo 10/26/1936 -04/10/2022,went to be with his Lord. Bob served his country in the Army from 1956 to 1958, which is something he was very proud of. He is predeceased by his parents Frank L. Lupo Sr, and Lena (Morrow) Lupo, his Sister Mary (Lupo) White and her husband, Chuck Sr. and his Brothers Frank Lupo, Jr....
Margene Thomas
Apr 10, 2022
Margene (Mar) Thomas, Age 70, of Horton Road, Newfield, NY, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at her home in Newfield. She was born June 30, 1951 in Elmira, New York, the daughter of the late Eugene Leslie Mengee and Mary Henrietta Groh Mengee. Mar is survived by her loving husband and high school sweetheart, Gregg A. Thomas....
Assunta "Sue" Barra Shanahan
Apr 9, 2022
Assunta “Sue” Barra Shanahan of Ithaca, NY passed away Saturday, April 9 surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Ithaca, NY on August 15, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lena Cinotti Barra. She graduated from Immaculate Conception School and Ithaca High School, class of 1945. Sue and her husband, Art,...
Sophie Caliel
Apr 8, 2022
Sophie Caliel, 98, of Lansing, NY, died peacefully at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday April 8, 2022, with her niece Lori by her side. Born in Myers, NY on October 18, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Frieda Solomon Caliel. She graduated from Lansing High School and was a longtime employee of the Ithaca Gun...
Brett Tracy
Apr 2, 2022
Brett L. Tracy, age 63 of Brooktondale, NY passed away on Saturday, April 2, surrounded and comforted by his loving family. Brett was born on June 12, 1958 in Ithaca, NY to the late Nancy Watson and Leo Tracy. Raised in Brooktondale by his mother and stepfather, Merle Sloughter, he was a stubborn, hilarious, hardworking young man. Weary of...
Roland Charles Barnett
Mar 29, 2022
Roland Charles Barnett, born in Ithaca, NY, April 18, 1942, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, with family members by his side, on March 29, 2022 in Jacksonville, FL.
Rollie, as he was known to his friends and family, was a beloved husband to Roberta (Morrow) Barnett, as well as father, grandfather and great-grandfather to a...
Rebecca Abraham
Mar 29, 2022
Rebecca Abraham of Ithaca died on March 29, 2022. Burial services will be held at Greensprings Natural Cemetery, 293 Irish Hill Road, Newfield, NY on Friday, April 1 at 1:30 p.m. Bangs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by her loving family: Elisabeth Hinchcliff, John (and Robin) Moss Hinchcliff, and Sarah Hinchcliff; amazing...
Ann Dinapoli
Mar 28, 2022
Ann DiNapoli, 95, of Ithaca, NY, died peacefully on March 28 at Brookdale Ithaca. Ann was born in 1927 in New York City to John and Jessie Albert. The first half of her life was spent on Long Island, where, in 1948, she married Richard, son of Vito and Giovanna DiNapoli.
Ann most treasured her role as...
Kathleen M. Franklin
Mar 28, 2022
Kathleen M. Franklin died March 28, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Kathryn Kozarich (Masury Ohio). She is survived by her children, Cheryl (Ken) Robinson, Utica, NY; Donald P. (Amy), Glen Cove, NY; Joseph John (Dixie), Lansing, NY; her granddaughters Jackie, Alex, Nikki, Reese, and Jillian, grandson Troy, and brother David Kozarich. She was predeceased...
Kosta "Gus" Kokoris
Mar 27, 2022
Kosta “Gus” Kokoris, 80, passed away at his home on Sunday March 27, 2022. He was the son of George and Maria Kokoris, both of Greece. Kosta was born in Xatzhe (Aigio) Greece May 18, 1941. He served in the Greek Army.
In the mid 1970’s Kosta moved to the United States, New Haven , CT, where...