Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Sandra K. (Kearl) Stone
Aug 7, 2024
Sandra K. Stone, age 80 of Cortland, NY passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York.
Born May 7, 1944 in Mt. Clemons, MI she was the daughter of the late Dell and Marjorie Lail Kearl. Sandy was a teacher for 34 years in the Ithaca City School District retiring in...
Teresa M. Sullivan
Aug 7, 2024
It is with a heavy heart yet a deep sense of celebration that we, the family of Teresa “Terry” M. Sullivan, 82, of Ithaca, New York, announce her peaceful passing on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at OakHill Manor Nursing Home, in the loving company of her husband, William “Bill” P. Sullivan Jr.
Terry was a woman of...
Peter Joseph Malison
Aug 5, 2024
Peter Joseph Malison (Mike) passed away on August 5, 2024. Peter was a lifelong resident of Ithaca NY, as well as a resident and snowbird of Hudson Fl. Peter was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen Patte Malison in 2000. His parents: Peter Malison in 1959, and Jean Malison Welch in 2004, as well as his beloved sister, Nancy Malison...

John Michael Kelly
Jul 29, 2024
John Michael Kelly August 13, 1939 – July 29, 2024 John Michael Kelly, 84 of Los Angeles, CA died after a short illness in a long-term medical care facility, in Gardena, California. He had been married to Nancy Harwood and was the only child to Sgt. John Kelly and Althea Tisdel of Ithaca, New York. After graduating Ithaca High...
Clifford James (Cliff) Gannon
Jul 27, 2024
CLIFFORD JAMES GANNON
August 1952 - July 2024
Clif J. Gannon, 71, died on July 27th, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Clif was born in Manhattan and raised in Shrub Oak, NY with his large Irish family. Trying to condense his life into a few paragraphs feels like an impossible task, because it...

Anthony Neal Sundquist
Jul 26, 2024
Anthony Neal Sundquist, 28, of Ithaca, NY passed away on July 26, 2024.
Calling hours for Anthony will be Saturday, August 10, 9:30 am- 11:30 am, located at Bangs Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life and Repast to follow from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Southside Community Center, 305 South Plain Street, Ithaca, NY...
Anthony Neal Imani Solomon Sundquist ("Sunny")
Jul 25, 2024
Tribute to Anthony Neal Imani Solomon Sundquist ("Sunny")
Sunrise Thursday, October 12th, 1995;
Sunset Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Ithaca, NY
Anthony Neal Imani Solomon Sundquist (“Sunny”) came into this wonderful, horrible world like a ray of sunshine, just past 12:30 pm on Thursday, October 12, 1995.
His...

Jeremy Zimmer
Jul 25, 2024
Jeremy Zimmer, 51, of Newfield died on Thursday July 25, 2024 in Ithaca. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday July 30th, 2024, at 3:00 PM at Bangs Funeral Home.
Carol Ann Troy
Jul 22, 2024
Carol Ann Troy, age 85 of Ithaca, NY passed away Monday, July 22, 2024 at her home.Born August 23, 1938 in Ithaca, she was the daughter of the late Si and Mary Havlik Magnus and wife of the late John Troy who died in 2018.
Carol enjoyed gardening, crafts, playing the slots and vacationing and cruising every...

Erik Ricky Gaden
Jul 20, 2024
Erik Ricky Gaden, 61, of Enfield, NY passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024, at his daughter Christina (Kyle) Morris’s house.
He was born in Ithaca, NY on October 27, 1962. He was the son of Sharon Gaden of Willseyville, NY and the late Erik J. Gaden.
Erik had worked for the City of Ithaca. He...

Erik R. Gaden
Jul 20, 2024
Erik Gaden, 61, of Ithaca, New York, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Calling Hours will be held from 12-1 with Services at 1 and a reception to follow on Saturday, August 10th, at the Danby Fire Hall, 1780 Danby Rd., Ithaca.
Dianne L. Mcfall
Jul 20, 2024
Dianne McFall, 68 of Enfield, died on Saturday July 20, 2024 at home. There will be no services at this time.
David Lawrence Klein
Jul 19, 2024
David L. Klein, 76, a longtime Ithaca resident, passed away July 19 in Stamford, CT. The cause of death was aspiration pneumonia, a complication of Parkinson's Disease.
David was born December 23, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Stanley H. Klein and Audrey M. Greenberg. David grew up in Jamaica Estates, the youngest of three children...
Michael Francis Luzzi
Jul 16, 2024
Michael Francis Luzzi
February 13, 1943 - July 16, 2024
Michael was born to Marion ( Petrucci ) and Frank S. Luzzi at St. Clare’s Hospital in Manhattan and spent most of his happy youth in Montvale, New Jersey. He earned degrees from Bergen Catholic High School, Seton Hall University and Fordham University with post...
Nicolas Van De Walle
Jul 15, 2024
Nicolas van de Walle, exceptional and irreplaceable husband, father, brother, friend and scholar, passed away on July 15, 2024 after 67 years of a life well lived.
Nicolas was born on June 25, 1957 in Brussels. His childhood was spent in Belgium, Burundi, and the United States. From early years he was a voracious reader, a sensitive...
Roberta Ann (Armstrong) Prignon
Jul 6, 2024
Roberta Ann (Armstrong) Prignon, 71, of Newfield, NY passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Cayuga Medical Center.
Born October 18, 1952 in Binghamton, NY she was the daughter of the late Porter and Lucy Ely Armstrong. Roberta was employed with Morse Chain for 38 years. Following retirement, she worked for 3 years at Newfield Central School....
Kathleen Jacklin
Jul 2, 2024
Kathleen Jacklin died July 2, 2024. Kathleen and Kenneth (her twin brother) were born in Sayre, PA November 17, 1924. She spent her early years in Wilawana, PA, Bradford County, Athens Township, at the family home. Her parents were W. Russell Jacklin and Hazel Kunzman Jacklin. She graduated from Athens High School as valedictorian in 1942. She graduated from...
Yvonne F. Payton
Jun 30, 2024
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Yvonne F. Payton, entered her eternal home and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior. Her Celebration of Life will be held at The Salvation Army, Ithaca Corps, on Sunday, July 21 at 3 pm, with visitation at 2 pm, and a fellowship meal after the service.
Born on...
Julia Assunta Kennedy
Jun 26, 2024
Julia Assunta Kennedy passed away, at home, on June 26, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on October 20, 1926, to Eugenio and Josephine Daino DiPrimio. She was the last of the 2nd generation of Italian immigrants from Italy.
Julia was predeceased by her parents, her husband, William B. Kennedy, Jr., brothers: Louis...
William Bruce Edson Schooley
Jun 18, 2024
William Bruce Edson Schooley, age 71, of Buckhannon, WV, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Holbrook Healthcare Center in Buckhannon. He was born October 14, 1952, in Ithaca, NY, a son of the late William Edward and Doris Lucille Murphy Schooley. On August 18, 1975, he married Vera Suzanne Horton who preceded him in death on December 21,...