Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Frances W. Resler
Sep 21, 2020
It is with sadness that the family of Frances Resler (nee Williams) announces her passing on September 21, 2020. Frances married her husband Edwin L. Resler, Jr in Miami in 1948, after which they relocated to Ithaca NY where they spent their remaining years and raised their children. Frances was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Her...
Mary Jane Wheaton
Sep 21, 2020
“There is a time to weep and a time to laugh.” The family of Mary Jane Steel Wheaton, the wife of retired Ithaca Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief, Ray Wheaton will celebrate her life on Saturday, August 7, 2021 with a graveside service at 11:00 at Calvary Cemetery, 636 5 Mile Drive, Ithaca, NY.
...Anthony Joseph Scaglione
Sep 18, 2020
Anthony Joseph Scaglione
Anthony Joseph Scaglione, age 85 of Speed Hill Road Brooktondale, N.Y.passed away on September 18th 2020. He was the son of the late Joseph andCordelia Mae Scaglione who owned and operated Mae's Little Kitchen onLincoln Street, where they had many neighbors and friends. Anthony lovedto recall all his friends from those earlier...
Dalva E. Hedlund
Sep 17, 2020
Dalva Eugene Hedlund
Ithaca - The only child of Dalva Emanuel and Wilma (Behrens) Hedlund was born and raised in Pueblo, CO and died Sept 17, 2020 after living with cancer for the last 4.5 years.
Upon completion of his ROTC training and B.S. in 1961 from Colorado State...
Martha Milliman
Sep 17, 2020
Martha "Marty" Milliman passed away surrounded by her family at 9:50 PM on September 17, 2020. Born to a German-Moravian family in Brno, Czechoslovakia on January 8, 1935, Marty resiliently made it through a childhood marked by the horrors of war to find a happy ending when she met and fell in love with U.S. Airman Gene...
Barbara Johnson Foote
Sep 15, 2020
Barbara Johnson Foote, ne Barbara Huntington Jones: farm girl, home demonstration agent, wife, mother, educator, author, and a friend to all, died today, September 15, 2020, at the age of 99. As an educator, I wonder if she considered 99 a special number; one that bespeaks excellence, yet leaves a reason to strive on. Barbara, you were...
Rosemary Anderson
Sep 13, 2020
Mrs. Rosemary King Anderson of Berkshire, NY died unexpectedly on September 13, 2020 at the age of 74.
Rosemary is survived by her husband Robert, daughter and son-in-law Blaise and Brian Hoopes, daughter and son-in-law Rebecca and Lane Simon, daughter and son-in-law Faye and Cameron Fort, son Christopher Anderson, and seven grandchildren. She is predeceased...
Walter James Wiggins
Sep 9, 2020
Walter J. Wiggins
February 23, 1925 – September 9, 2020
The world has lost a renaissance man!
Attorney…Hotelier…Restaurateur…Author…TennisChampion…Civil Rights Activist…Union Organizer…Photographer…US Marine Corporal…Woodworker…Sailor…Teller of Stories…
Husband…Father…Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Great Great Grandfather
Wally was born in St. Louis on February 23,...
Donald A. Cacciotti
Sep 6, 2020
Donald A. Cacciotti, 90, lifelong Ithaca and Korean War veteran, died Sunday, September 06, 2020 at the Cayuga Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending.
Margaret George
Sep 6, 2020
Margaret J. George
Ithaca, NY – Margaret Johnston George, age 98, left this world peacefully, attended by her grandson and other local family, at her residence in Kendal at Ithaca on September 6, 2020. She was beloved by a large extended family and many dear friends. She had been living at Kendal since...
Kevin R. Talty
Sep 6, 2020
Kevin R. Talty, 56, of Ithaca, NY, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, September 6, 2020. He was a loving father, husband, brother, and friend.
Kevin was born October 26, 1963 in Buffalo, NY; the oldest of 6 siblings. He was a proud lifelong, although often frustrated, Bills and Sabres fan....
Allen J. Vanbuskirk
Sep 3, 2020
Allen J. VanBuskirk, 53, of Ithaca passed away on September 3, 2020 from complications of a sudden cardiac event.
Allen found joy in being outdoors and spent much time sitting silently on his porch with a cold beverage. Allen will be remembered as having a big heart and, at times, an equally big...
Jean Nowack
Aug 31, 2020
Jean Nowack – the wise, wonderful, tireless and beloved chair caning lady of West Danby, NY, has passed from this world to the next, joining her husband, the renowned artist Wayne Nowack, who passed in 2004.
Jean Anne Curtis Nowack was born on 12/9/33 in Kirksville, Missouri, to Dwight Curtis and Anne Robinson Curtis. She...
Derrick Wilder
Aug 31, 2020
Our beloved son and father, Derrick V. Wilder, affectionately known as "0" departed this life on August 31, 2020, at his home in Ithaca, New York. Derrick was born in Mountainside Hospital on May 17, 1968, in Montclair, NJ.
Derrick attended schools in Montclair, E. Orange and Plainfield. He eventually obtained his GED through Montclair...
Bessie Wrisley
Aug 30, 2020
Bessie Wrisley, 93, of Ithaca died August 30, 2020 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in a complete obituary.
Christina S. Foltman
Aug 28, 2020
Christina S. Foltman died early Saturday August 29, 2020 at home surrounded by family in Ithaca, NY. She was 99.
Christina was born in Deposit, NY on March 19, 1921. Christina attended and graduated from Cornell University in 1942, with a degree in Home Economics. Following graduation, she worked...
Jay Michael Lucia
Aug 24, 2020
Jay Michael Lucia, 42 passed away at his home after a long and difficult battle with mental illness and addiction. Although Jay worked hard to fight the demons, he finally succumbed to the silent tyrant of addiction.
Jay is survived by his loving family who wish to thank all those who...
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...
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