Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Melvin A. Berggren
Mar 19, 2022
Melvin A. Berggren, age 70 of Newfield, NY passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Beechtree Care Center.
Born September 3, 1951 in Ithaca, NY he was the son of the late Roy and Patricia Stenger Berggren. He was a graduate of Newfield High School and was a truck driver, with various companies, for many years.
...Marjorie Alice Mazza
Mar 16, 2022
Marjorie Mazza, age 91, Ithaca
Marjorie Alice Burgin Mazza, of Ithaca, died on March 16, 2022.
Born December 16, 1930, in Auburn, Maine, Marge was the daughter of George E. and Alice C. Burgin. Her family moved to Elmira in 1931, and then to Ithaca, just a few years later.
A 1950 graduate...
Mildred "Millie" Hochman
Mar 14, 2022
Mildred “Millie” Hochman led a life filled with love. Born 11/01/1921 to Fannie and Ruben Plotzky, she was the baby of the family, adored by her big sister, Claire (Meyerson), and brother, Hy. Accompanying a friend to a dance, she met Nathan, and a great romance began. They married within the year and had two children, Richard, and Linda...
Frank Kyu Nyung Lee
Mar 14, 2022
Frank Kyu Nyung Lee, 60, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2022 surrounded by family and love in his final weeks, having lived courageously with cancer since early 2020. Frank is survived by his wife Jane, children Jennifer and Jason, parents Byung Hyun and Insup Lee and younger brothers Tom (Famy) and Chan (Ji Hyun).
Frank was...
Karl K. Stooks
Mar 11, 2022
Karl K. Stooks (82) went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 11, 2022. Karl was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother-in-law, and friend. Born in Nanticoke, PA in 1939 to Stanley and Frances (Kaminsky) Stooks, he grew up in Buffalo, NY. When he turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy and retired after serving his country...
Edward J. Sneddon
Mar 9, 2022
Edward J. Sneddon, 75, of Newfield, died March 9, 2022. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.
David S. Corey
Mar 8, 2022
David Scott Corey, 61 of Ithaca, NY passed away unexpectedly Monday March 8th at home. He was born August 17th 1960 in Troy PA to the late George and Clarice Corey. He is survived by his two daughters, Julie (Kevin) Quigley and Vanesa (Maggie) Corey, grandchildren, Austin and Carson, as well as his brother, Michael Corey and sister, JoEllen...

Christopher P. Smith
Mar 7, 2022
Christopher "Chris" Paul Smith, 56 of Danby, NY passed away unexpectedly Monday March 7, 2022 at home.
He was born August 17, 1965, in Neptune, NJ to Patricia Ann Brodowski Smith and the late Clinton Prescott Smith.
In his younger years, Chris was an avid skier and snowboarder at Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Virgil,...
L. William "Argie" Argetsinger
Mar 6, 2022
L. William Argetsinger (“Argie”) from Ballwin Missouri passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by his four children on March 6, 2022. Born in Syracuse, New York on June 10, 1947 to Ann Powers Argetsinger. Argie was raised by his mother along with his beloved sister Ann whom both have predeceased him.
Argie grew up in Ithaca, New...

June M. (Ford) Slater
Mar 6, 2022
June M. Slater, age 87, of Marathon, NY passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Beechtree Care Center, Ithaca, NY.
Born May 18, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marion Davis Ford and wife of the late Robert Slater. June was a Boy Scout Leader for many years. She loved crafts and was...
Elizabeth E. H. Wilkinson
Mar 5, 2022
Elizabeth E. H. Wilkinson, age 90, of Ithaca, NY, passed away at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Born July 6, 1931in Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Clara (Saunders) Cross.
Elizabeth spent some of the happiest days of her life as a child...
Thomas Mccoy
Feb 23, 2022
Thomas J. McCoy III passed away peacefully from complications due to Multiple sclerosis on the evening of February 23, 2022, surrounded by his family. Tom was born in Arlington, VA on January 2, 1957 to Thomas J. McCoy Jr. and Dr. Eileen Carey McCoy. Tom attended Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ and Syracuse University. He was a district manager...
Ted (Edward) Markham Bosworth
Feb 15, 2022
Ted (Edward) Markham Bosworth of Ithaca, New York passed away February 15th, 2022, at the age of 89. He was born February 1, 1933 in Lima, Peru to parents Ruth (Holway) and Kenneth Bosworth.
Ted came to the US for boarding school at Williston Academy in Massachusetts when he was 13 and then attended Oberlin College where...
Clarence Slaughter
Feb 15, 2022
Clarence Slaughter a.k.a. “Gut” a.k.a. “Ice Water” passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 15, 2022. Clarence was 64 years of age at the time of his death. He was born November 12, 1957 to Earline and Augustus Slaughter Jr in Manhattan, New York.
Clarence attended the New York City public school system throughout his education....
Ralph Ferris Bowles
Feb 14, 2022
Ralph Ferris Bowles, the loving husband, and father of three passed away at home on February 14, 2022, at the age of 89. Ralph was born on February 03, 1933, to Charles F. Bowles and Elise H. Ludlum Bowles of Yonkers, NY. After living in Yonkers, he came to Ithaca to study Mechanical Engineering at Cornell. He fell in...
Edward C. Hooks
Feb 11, 2022
Edward C. Hooks, 72, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 due to complications of multiple sclerosis. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, and is survived by Susan Hooks, his wife of 47 years; their children, Kathleen and Patrick (Catherine); grandchildren, Cal and Grady; mother, Vivian; and brother and sister, Hank and Bernadette.
Ed...
Kathy Camilli
Feb 11, 2022
Kathy Camilli, age 62 of Newfield, NY passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at home. Born November 22, 1959 in Rochester, NY she was the daughter of the late Frederick Tongue and the late Edward and Leona Wood Korleski. In addition, she was predeceased by her son, James Bement Jr; and brothers, Frederick Tongue, Kenneth Tongue, David Tongue and...
Robert "Bob" G. Wilson Sr.
Feb 6, 2022
Robert “Bob” G. Wilson Sr. Passed away on February 6th at Cayuga Medical Center. He was born on October 29th, 1946 in Waverly, NY, now residing in Dandy, NY.
Bob is predeceased by his parents Al and Peg Wilson, and his brother Gary Wilson. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Linda of 57 years. He is...
Anne Richardson Kenney
Feb 5, 2022
Anne Richardson Kenney died at Hospicare of Ithaca on February 5. Anne was an Ithacan for 35 years, raising a son here. She was a pioneer in digital preservation of library and archival materials, and her long career at Cornell University culminated as the 11th Carl A. Kroch University Librarian.
Anne was engagingly witty and...
Judy Stirling
Feb 1, 2022
Judy Stirling of Ithaca, NY The world is ours to mold and bend and find contentment at the end
Judy Stirling passed away peacefully in Ithaca NY in the company of family and loving caregivers on February 1, 2022 at the age of 93. She will be remembered for her constant smile, eternal optimism, and contagious appreciation...