Virginia Aguilar Field

Apr 26, 2021

Ginny Field, 89, a resident of McGraw House passed away peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2021. She was born in Ithaca, NY in 1931, the daughter of the late Domingo and Lucille Aguilar. Ginny was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her children Deborah Calo (Peter) of Chico, CA,...

William L. Lower

Apr 26, 2021

On Monday, April 26th 2021, William L. Lower (Bill), a loving husband and father of four children, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 89. Bill passed into eternity just two weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Patrica (Welch) Lower, his children William...

Nancy L. Hicks

Apr 26, 2021

Dr. Nancy L. Hicks, 79, of Ithaca, left this life on Monday, April 26, 2021. She was born on November 3, 1941 to Harold and Margaret (Nixon) Hicks. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Nancy Niznik.

She is survived by her sister, Susanne of Norman, OK; a niece, Debra Rittinger of...

Ann Erlich

Apr 25, 2021

Ann Erlich, 73, of Ithaca, NY, died Sunday, April 25, 2021 at her home.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 1 pm at the Beth Moses Cemetery, 1500 Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NY with Rabbi Scott Glass officiating.

Graveside Service Beth Moses Cemetery Monday, April 26, 2021...

Michael Larry Thonney

Apr 23, 2021

Michael Larry Thonney, 71, of Ithaca, NY, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at the Cayuga Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending.

Mary V. Gigliello

Apr 21, 2021

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of our beloved mother Mary V. Qualtiere Gigliello, 105, formerly of Ithaca, NY, who passed peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Manor, Framingham, Massachusetts. She was born in Lilly, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina Qualtiere and was the...

Robert Louis Aronson

Apr 19, 2021

Robert Louis Aronson died April 19, 2021 at Bridges at Cornell Heights, Ithaca. He was 104 and had been in declining health for several months.

Bob, as he liked to be known, was born January 22, 1917 to Isaac Eli and Freda Lurie Aronson in Dunkirk, New York, where he and his younger brother, Herbert,...

Gunilla Elisabeth Anderson

Apr 17, 2021

Gunilla Anderson, 71, of Ithaca, NY passed away unexpectedly on April 17th 2021 at Cayuga Medical Center due to a brain hemorrhage.

Gunilla grew up in the industrial town of Hallstahammar, Sweden, born in 1950 to Rune and Alice Sjoman, predeceasing her.  Gunilla...

Suzanne W. Mcdonald

Apr 17, 2021

Suzanne Ruth Williams McDonald: artist, musician, teacher, business owner, mother, passed away on April 17, 2021. She was born in Utica, NY on February 17, 1932 to Lillian Hazlitt Williams and Harry Meyn Williams. Like those in her family, she showed an early musical talent as a singer and piano player. While she was admitted to Westminster...

Raymond C. Loehr

Apr 15, 2021

Raymond C. Loehr (89), the former H. M. Alharthy Centennial Chair and Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, died April 15, 2021 in Ashburn, VA. Dr. Loehr was an expert on the treatment of industrial wastes, the management of hazardous wastes, and on the remediation of sites contaminated with industrial and hazardous wastes. He was an...

Sally Snow Gates

Apr 14, 2021

Sally Snow Gates passed away peacefully on April 14th, 2021, on her beloved husband's birthday, surrounded by family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 75 years young. Sally was born on July 28, 1945 in Biddeford, Maine and was raised by her mother, Ruth Kilpatrick Moore and father, Forster H. Moore in Canastota, NY. She carried fond...

Richard Stumbar

Apr 13, 2021

Richard Stumbar, 74, prominent and compassionate Ithaca attorney, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Further details will be forthcoming. Those wishing to may make a donation in Richard's memory would be encouraged to consider Mutual Aid Tompkins, mutualaidtompkins.com.

Judith Ann Crandall

Apr 9, 2021

Judith Sheppard Crandall (Judi), 77, passed away on Friday, April 09, 2021. She was born in Utica, NY on May 09, 1943 and was adopted one month later by Walter B. and Lila M. Sheppard.

Judi was a graduate of Cascadilla School and attended Geneseo State College. She was an avid horse lover and rode...

Phyllis Stillman Mcneill

Apr 8, 2021

Phyllis S McNeill, 92, passed peacefully on April 8 th , 2021 at the Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a period of deteriorating health.

She was born March 26 th , 1929 in Ithaca NY to Mildred Beckwith and Phillip Stillman. Phyllis graduated from Ithaca High School at the age of 15 and took a graduate...

Hayden R. Brainard, Sr.

Apr 7, 2021

ITHACA - Hayden R. Brainard, Sr., 72, of 1401 Danby Road, Ithaca, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Cayuga Medical Center. Randy was the son of Annabelle Seamon and the late Fred Brainard. Randy is survived by his children Mike (Lynette) Brainard and Hayden R. (Sarah) Brainard, Jr.; stepchildren Sean Hein, Scott Hein (Dana), and Heather Hein;...

William J. Vandemark

Apr 7, 2021

William J. VanDeMark

Was born on August 7, 1958 and after a long battle with genetic liver disease he passed away on April 7, 2021. He was the youngest of three boys that were born to Thomas J. and EleanorJane (Burgess )VanDeMark. He is survived by his two older brothers Robert Thomas VanDeMark (Sharon)and John Edward VanDeMark...

Robin Miaya Soto

Apr 6, 2021

Robin Maya Soto of Newfield, NY died at home on April 6, 2021 of complications from earlyonset Alzheimer’s. She was a remarkable human being who was born in 1970 to Lisa andJerry Wichman in Corning, NY. Robin attended Blueberry Hill School, Blueberry Hill-FarmSchool, Central School (now the Beverly J. Martin school), the Alternative CommunitySchool (now the Lehman...

Lance J. Heidig

Apr 6, 2021

Lance J. Heidig

Lance J. Heidig of Ithaca, NY, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday morning, April 6, 2021. The cause was cardiac arrest. Born on August 18, 1956, Lance was the son of Ronald R. Heidig (1933-2013) and Susan (Cramer) Heidig. Lance was born and grew up in Waverly, NY, the oldest of three...

Annette M. Henderson

Apr 5, 2021

Annette M. Henderson, 83, of Newfield, NY, retired administrator at Cornell University, died Monday, April 05, 2021 at her home.

In keeping with her wishes there will be no public services.

Kathleen Marie Dusinberre-Carvell

Apr 5, 2021

Kathleen Marie Dusinberre-Carvell, 76, of Ithaca, NY, passed away Monday, April 05, 2021 at her residence.

Kathy was born in Lockport, NY on June 28, 1944 to Lloyd F. and Margaret Dorothy (Bligh) McIntyre.  She married Dr. Rodney Helder Dusinberre on December 20, 1972 in Lockport, NY.  After Dr. Dusinberre’s passing, she married George Carvell in 1994,...