Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Maryanne Poland
Jan 5, 2020
Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, MaryAnne M. Poland (age 76) of Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of the morning on the Feast of the Epiphany (1/5/20). She was born in Flushing, Queens on July 22, 1943 to Guido and Margaret Amisano and was the first of six children. MaryAnne...

Barbara Garrett
Jan 3, 2020
Barbara Frith Garrett passed away peacefully at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY on January 3, 2020.
Born on March 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Lobdell) Frith.
Barb was a Fallcreeker from birth and had a passion for the neighborhood throughout her life. Being the...

Daniel C. Egan
Dec 27, 2019
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Constance H. Currier
Dec 27, 2019
Constance Halberstadt Currier, 95, born February 3rd, 1924, passed away on December 27, 2019 at Hospicare in Ithaca, NY. She was surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late Alexander and Ida Cody Halberstadt, Connie was born in Santiago Chile where she lived until she was ten. In 1935 her mother, brother and she moved to...
Leo J. Mahool
Dec 26, 2019
Leo J. Mahool, 72 passed away at home on December 26, 2019 after an extended illness. Leo was born September 9, 1947 to Samuel and Selma (Sheheen) Mahool of Ithaca New York. He attended Ithaca High School, was voted “Mr. I.H.S” in 1965, went on to attend Utica College and graduated from Cornell University. Leo...

Mark C. Barrett
Dec 25, 2019
Mark C. Barrett, 47, of Creamery Road, Brooktondale, New York died December 25, 2019 at home.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced in a complete obituary.
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Elizabeth Ann Wood
Dec 25, 2019
ITHACA - Elizabeth Ann (Myers) Wood, age 61 of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on December 25, 2019. She is survived by her son, Zachery (Kristen) Wood of Endwell, NY, her devoted friend, Jack Kriner, grandchildren- Ryan, Halie, Tess, Faith, Kaydence, Zaine, and Payson, sisters, Leslie Forcier, Luvia Myers, and Kate (Steve) Wood. She was predeceased by...
Thomas R. Smith
Dec 25, 2019
ITHACA - Thomas Ray Smith, 72, died peacefully of natural causes on December 25th, 2019 in Ithaca, NY. He was born July 27, 1947 in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Charles Jorden Smith Jr., and Elizabeth Clark Smith.
Thom was drafted to serve in the Army in 1967 and served 2 years in Vietnam. Upon...
Paul B. Fisher-York
Dec 25, 2019
Paul Benton Fisher-York died from a previously undiagnosed cardiac condition on December 25 while at home with his family. Paul was born in Ithaca in 2000. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 2018 and was enrolled in Cornell University studying Computer Science at the time of his death.
Paul is survived by his parents,...

Gayle Smith Gulyas
Dec 24, 2019
Gayle Lillian Gulyas, 76, of Ithaca, NY passed away on 12/24/19 after a extended hospitalization.
Gayle was born on 9/11/43 to Ralph and Winiferd Smith in Dundee NY. After graduating from Dundee High school, she went on to study cosmetology in Rochester, NY.
Gayle then moved to Ithaca and worked at The College Spa where...
Joseph M. Quigley
Dec 21, 2019
Quigley, Joseph M. SLINGERLANDS Our beloved Commander Joseph Mathew Quigley, born on December 30, 1936, to Lillian Trautwein and Joseph Patrick Quigley in Hempstead, N.Y., passed away on December 21, 2019. A man of great loyalty, strength, and affection, it is hard to describe how much we will miss him. Joe grew up in Lindenhurst, N.Y., with...

Roy A. Trask, Sr.
Dec 21, 2019
Roy A. Trask, Sr., longtime Newfield resident, died Saturday, December 21, 2019. He was born in Mt. Pleasant, NY son of the late James and Clara Williamson Trask.
Roy was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired as chief gas fitter at NYSEG after 30 plus years of service and had...

Stephen Francis Poleskie, Jr.
Dec 21, 2019
Stephen Francis Poleskie, Jr., 81, artist and retired Cornell University professor, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Hospicare Residence.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
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James Ojala
Dec 21, 2019
James Ojala, 61, of 216 Sheffield Road Ithaca, died Saturday December 21, 2019 at the Cayuga Medical Center.
Friends may call Friday January 3, 2019 from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 with a short service to follow. Burial in Spencer will be delayed until Spring of
2020. A complete obituary will follow.
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Joan Pauline Keith
Dec 20, 2019
Joan Pauline Keith, 90, widow of Leonard Keith and former owner of the Fall Creek Laundromat, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
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Skip Garrett
Dec 19, 2019
George F. “Skip” Garrett of Interlaken passed away at the Hospicare Residence on Thursday, December 19, 2019. He was born in Ithaca son of the Barbara F. Garrett and the late John W. Garrett, Jr.
Skip graduated from Trumansburg High School and the Rochester Business Institute. As a teenager he competed in rodeos winning many ribbons. He...

Kathryn Morrow Cannavino
Dec 18, 2019
Kathryn Morrow Cannavino, 76, native Ithacan, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the home of her daughter, Annette, in Statesville, NC.
In keeping with Kathryn's wishes there will be no public services.

William H. Martin
Dec 17, 2019
William H. Martin, 79, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at his home.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Priscilla Anne Tennant
Dec 15, 2019
Priscilla Anne (Trayers) Tennant died on December 15, 2019. She was 85 years old. She is predeceased by her husband Bud Christopher Tennant, and she is survived by her children, Christopher Joseph Tennant, Priscilla Anne Tennant, and Carolyn Irene Tennant, her son-in-law John Thomas Rinker, and her grand-children, Courtney Brazee, Devon Tennant, and Matilda Rinker-Tennant. Priscilla was...
George T. Schneider
Dec 15, 2019
ITHACA - George Thomas Schneider was born on March 4th, 1937, in Amsterdam, New York, and passed away peacefully with his family at his side in Ithaca on December 15th. It is difficult to describe the richness of what happened in between. George was many things to many people: he was a son, a brother, a husband,...