Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
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,...
Suzanne Williams
Apr 1, 2021
Suzanne Williams, 60, died Thursday, April 01, 2021 at Cayuga Ridge.
Arrangements are pending.
Barbara A. Schilling
Apr 1, 2021
Barbara Ann Schilling (Joseph) passed away on April 1, 2021 at the age of 80, in what was perhaps her greatest April Fool’s Day prank ever. A graduate of Hartwick College School of Nursing (’62) and a dedicated R.N. at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown and the former Child’s Hospital in Albany, Barbara chose to spend her retirement...
Gary T. Lund
Mar 31, 2021
Gary T. Lund, 62, of Ithaca, NY, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Virginia, MN, son of Barbara Joanne Jones, who survives him, and the late Harlow Lund.
Gary was retired from the United States Army after 22 years of service as an M.P. He served in Operation Desert...
Randi E. Poelvoorde
Mar 31, 2021
Randi E. Poelvoorde, 68, of Ithaca, NY, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at his residence. He was the son of the late Raymond and Selma Lintal Poelvoorde and was also recently predeceased by his sister, Shirley Poelvoorde Eaton.
Randi is survived by his daughters, Tori Poelvoorde and Kelli (Jim) Bonacci and his granddaughter, Gabby and...
Gilmore D. Dean
Mar 30, 2021
Gilmore Douglas Dean 11/10/1941-3/30/2021
Predeceased by Mother Clara Johnson, father Gilmore Dean, Brothers John, David, Daniel. Sisters-in-law Anna Marie, Bonnie Rose, brother-in-law Kenneth Benninger, Carl Logan. Son Harold Benjamin Jr., Grandchildren Matthew Davenport, Joshua Benjamin and Ariel Myers
Survived by the love of his life, wife of almost 55 years, Virginia (Benninger) Dean,...
Leah L. Switzer
Mar 29, 2021
Leah L. Switzer, 95, a resident of McGraw House, Ithaca, NY and widow of Vernon "Jack" Switzer, Jr., died Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca.
Leah was born Leah Louise Tobey on January 28, 1926 in Horseheads, NY, to parents Marion (McCracken) and Tracy Tobey. She graduated from Newfield High School in...
Suzette Lavigne
Mar 29, 2021
Suzette LaVigne, 76, died Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Patricia Beatrice Henry
Mar 29, 2021
Patricia Beatrice (Phillips) Henry, 74, passed away 03/29/21 at Hospicare Facility in Ithaca, NY after a brief illness.
Patricia was born on September 10, 1946 in Malone, NY to Nelson Phillips and Armenia (Lamica) Phillips. In the 1950’s, her family moved to Cortland, NY where she attended Cortland High School. Patricia worked at...
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