Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Charlotte C. Young
Jul 26, 2018
Charlotte Cowgill Young, 92, of Ithaca, passed away July 26, 2018. Charlotte was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania and lived in Ithaca most of her adult life.
Charlotte is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Louise Cowgill and brothers, Ralph Jr., Jack and Randolph. She is survived by her children, son Andy of Newfield,...

Charlotte A. Bruce
Jul 25, 2018
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Charlotte A. Bruce, of Ithaca, died on 25 July of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 91 years old. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, Charlotte worked in test kitchens for Hines-Park Foods and for Cornell’s Poultry-Science Department as a product developer. During the 1970s and 1980s, she served as Adult Education Coordinator for TST...
Paul Machlin
Jul 25, 2018
Paul J. Machlin, 57, of Ellis Hollow Creek Rd., Ithaca, NY, died unexpectedly at work at TST Boces, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 while doing what he loved and where he was uniquely gifted.
Paul was known for his kind and warm personality and his compassionate work with special-needs children in the...

Florence Christine Mosher
Jul 18, 2018
Florence Christine Mosher, 97, widow of Dr. Thomas Mosher, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Linda Mikulec
Jul 15, 2018
Linda Mikulec, 66, of W. Lincoln St., Ithaca, NY, died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at her home. Funeral services will be held Thursday July 19, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Queen of Peace Chapel at Calvary Cemetery with burial to follow. There are no calling hours.

Olga Baasch Vrana
Jul 14, 2018
Olga Baasch Vrana died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the age of 98 at home in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Obituary to follow.
Jennifer E. Wallace Wilcox
Jul 11, 2018
Our beloved Jennifer, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11 2018. She is survived by her daughter, Shannon, with whom she shared a very close and special bond. She is also survived by her brothers, David and Peter, and her nieces and nephews, Chris, Dee, Brian, Sara, Michele, Christopher, Brian, and Scott as well as several other...
Marylee Johns
Jul 6, 2018
Marylee Johns, 73, of Ithaca, NY, passed peacefully on July 6, 2018 in Winter Park, FL surrounded by family. Born June 30, 1945, Marylee was the daughter of Hunna and Mary Johns (Hooten).
Marylee held a BA in English Literature from Elmira College, a MS in Education from Northeastern University, and was TESOL (Teaching English...

Beatrice M. Fecitt
Jul 5, 2018
Beatrice M. Fecitt, 100, of Bella Vista Dr. Ithaca, died Thursday July 5, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center Ithaca. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Marjorie Ciaschi
Jul 5, 2018
Marjorie L.Ciaschi passed on July 5,2018 at Cayuga Medical Center. She was predeceased by
her parents Carl and Emma Lokken as well as the love of her life Joseph R. Ciaschi. Marge was
born in Enfield and was raised on her parents farm in Brooktondale. She graduated from Ithaca
High School...

David Cortright
Jun 30, 2018
David Cortright, 62, of 230 Snyder Hill Rd, Ithaca died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home. He was born in Ithaca son of the late Earl and Sally Snow Cortright.
David was the owner of Cortright Electric and was a life member of the American Motorcyclist Association. He was an avid life...
Rose Vasse Flacco
Jun 30, 2018
Rose Vasse Flacco, 98, of Ithaca, NY peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on June 30, 2018. Rose was born to the late John and Julia Vasse on January 20, 1920.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Joseph and Margot Sorrentino, her grandsons Steven and Jason Sorrentino, nieces Valle Vasse, Shelly...
Dale Nathan Husted
Jun 30, 2018
Dale Nathan Husted, 92, of Utica St., Ithaca, died Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Hospicare Residence. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Mary M. Bergman
Jun 26, 2018
Mary M. Bergman, 86, of Savage Farm Drive, died Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Barbara J. Williams
Jun 24, 2018
Barbara Williams was born July 17th, 1939 to Louis and N Marie Merrifield in Chicago IL, where she experienced a happy childhood and learned to work hard. After earning a history degree from Cornell University and a Library Science degree from University of Wisconsin, she worked as a librarian, raised a family and attended the First Congregational...

Michael C. Kelley
Jun 23, 2018
Michael C. Kelley, 74, of Ithaca, died Saturday June 23, 2018 at Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Edward E. Mente
Jun 21, 2018
Edward E. Mente, 74, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Joseph A. Meskill
Jun 21, 2018
Joe was born on July 4, 1926 in Trenton, NJ to James and Ann (Travers) Meskill who pre-decease him. He died on June 21, 2018. Joe enlisted in the Navy and served his country in WWII even though he could never swim! He came back home and attended and graduated from Ryder College. He married Joyce Daily...

Marilyn R. Gee
Jun 17, 2018
Marilyn R. Gee, 87, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Ithaca, daughter of the late Fenton and Virginia Grover Johnson and was the widow of Clifford Gee, Jr. who died in 1988. She was retired from the Ithaca City School District.
A loving and devoted wife,...
Brenda Hoose
Jun 15, 2018
Brenda Jane Hoose, born on September 25,1955 in Edinburgh Scotland to Thomas and Mary McGuire has gone home to Heaven this day June 15, 2018. Brenda graduated from Newfield Central School in 1973 and later worked at the family business, McGuire Gardens as well as with her sister, Karen at Cornell Campus Flower Market. She enjoyed reading, fishing,...