Jane R. French Mead

Aug 23, 2020

Jane R. Mead, 77, of Ithaca, NY passed away on August 23rd, 2020. Jane was born and raised in Worcester, MA, and attended Vassar College. After graduation, she went to Brazil as a Peace Corps volunteer with her first husband. On her return from Brazil, Jane earned a Master of...

Carl Mosher

Aug 21, 2020

Carl E. Mosher passed peacefully from this life on August 21, 2020. Husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, farmer, avid square dancer and friend are a few of the terms that can only begin to describe Carl and his life. Carl started the adventure of this life on June 27, 1930 in Ithaca, NY on a farm which...

Ruth A. Dutton

Aug 21, 2020

Ruth A. Dutton, 82, of Newfield, New York, died August 21, 2020, on the birthday of her late husband, Richard Dutton, with her family by her side.

Upon her retirement from Cornell University, she spent her time relaxing, doing crossword puzzles, and learning all about social media from her children and grandchildren. She then became...

Aleksander W. Travis

Aug 19, 2020

Aleksander William Bunting Travis (Alek), 18, passed away on August 19, in a hiking accident. In everything he did, Alek did it with passion, with care for others, and with his entire being. He loved nature—from the frogs, salamanders and snakes in his backyard, to the big animals of Africa. His lifelong loves were Legos, Godzilla, making...

Gloria R. Lama

Aug 16, 2020

Gloria R. Lama, 94, of Ithaca, NY died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Scott Lee Hamilton

Aug 15, 2020

Scott Lee Hamilton 51, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 16, 2020.

Scott is survived by his four children: Kellee Coyne (Rye-Lee), Chad Hamilton, Ashley Hamilton and Heather (Keith) Forbes.

and his nine Grandchildren. Also his father Edward Hamilton and mother Sharon Fuller and all his Siblings.

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Joel Harlan

Aug 14, 2020

Joel Harlan 72, of 318 South Albany Street Ithaca died Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Beechtree Care Center.

Private graveside services will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY.

A complete obituary will follow.

Gina M. Brink

Aug 14, 2020

Gina M Brink, 57, of Newfield passed away unexpectedly Friday August 14th at home. Gina was born March 28th 1963 to Sandra Vicedomini and Donald Brink. Gina attended Ithaca High school and was a dedicated Home Health Professional for over twenty years. She cherished many things but family was always her first priority.

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Robert Allen Nafis

Aug 12, 2020

Robert Allen Nafis 92 resident of Kendal at Ithaca, formerly of Centerport N.Y. died Aug. 12, 2020. He was born in Rockville Center Long Island, son of Elsie and Frederick Nafis, and grew up in Lynbrook NY, attending the Malverne School system and Cornell University (BEE in Electrical Engineering 1949). He married June Christiansen of Huntington NY...

Elizabeth Kasanin Hand

Aug 8, 2020

Elizabeth K. Hand of Ithaca, New York 1935 – 2020

On Saturday, August 8, 2020, Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Hand, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York due to an aortic aneurysm.

Elizabeth Merrill Kasanin was born on October 31, 1935 in Providence, Rhode...

Elizabeth "Betty" Norman

Aug 6, 2020

Elizabeth "Betty" Norman, 93, of Fort Myers, Florida and formerly of Ithaca, died Thursday August 6, 2020 at the Page Nursing Home in Fort Myers, (where she lived for the past 45 years). Elizabeth was born April 20, 1927 in the town of Caroline, NY to Elizabeth and Charles FoxBetty Graduated from Newark Valley High School in1945...

Elizabeth "Betty" Otis

Aug 6, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Jane DeAugistine Otis (nee Altenhein), a.k.a, Grandma Bunny, was born on August 21, 1931, in Dunmore, PA, to Charles Altenhein and Ruth (nee Hardenstine) Skinner. Before giving her the obligatory spank on the bottom, the obstetrician fitted Betty with a tiny pair of rose-colored glasses, which she had the great fortune of seeing the world...

Karen Ophir

Aug 5, 2020

Karen Jean Ophir, teacher, sonographer, conference coordinator, and beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully in Ithaca NY on August 5, 2020.

Karen was born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 6, 1949 to Marvin and Henriette Marcus. Her family in Kansas City included her parents, a sister Sandra, Uncles Milton and...

Shirley Schlegel Stockton

Aug 4, 2020

Shirley S. Stockton, 90, of Ithaca, NY, passed away August 4th, 2020. She was born on June 29th, 1930 in Bath, PA. She was predeceased by her parents, Howard and Mabelle Schlegel and Adam Piergallini; her son, James H. Stockton, Sr.; her brother, William Schlegel and sisters, Elizabeth Hart and Gladys Inman.

Shirley graduated from...

Louise Merritt Morton

Aug 4, 2020

In Memory of Louise Merritt Raymond Morton

February 26, 1915 - August 4, 2020

Obituary

Louise R. Morton, 105, of Ithaca, NY died peacefully on August 4, 2020. A native of Corning NY, she resided also in the other New York State cities of Albany, Cortland, and Bath while...

Katharine Kelly

Aug 3, 2020

Katharine Kelly

July 23, 1947 – August 3, 2020

Katharine Kelly passed away on August 3, 2020 at her home in Ithaca after a short struggle with cancer. Kathy was a teacher in the Ithaca School district for 35 years and was known and loved by generations of students in the...

Charlotte E. Addy

Aug 1, 2020

Charlotte E. Addy, 86, of Ithaca, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Hospicare Residence of Tompkins County. She was born in Ithaca daughter of the late Harry and Rosemary “Rodie” Lynch and was the widow of Doug Addy who died November 12, 2000.

A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Char’s family was...

Harold A. Scheraga

Aug 1, 2020

Harold Scheraga, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University passed away August 1, 2020.  A biophysicist , he was regarded as a pioneer in protein biophysics and had been especially influential in the study of protein solvation and the hydrophobic effect as it relates to protein folding ....

Florence M. Navarro

Jul 30, 2020

Florence M. Navarro, 95, of 313 Hook Place, Ithaca, died Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Oak Hill Manor.

In keeping with Florence's wishes there will be no public services.

Elizabeth M. Patton

Jul 29, 2020

Elizabeth “Libby” Patton died on 29 July 2020 at Tudor House, Bridges, in Ithaca, New York. Libby was born on 26 April 1921 in Steubenville, Ohio. Her family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida when she was eight. She grew up and lived in St. Petersburg until she met Tom Patton whom she married on 10 August 1948...