Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Herbert F. Schryver
Jun 26, 2017
Herbert F. Schryver, 89, of Ellis Hollow Creek Rd., died Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home. In keeping with Herb's wishes there will be no public services. Donations in his memory may be directed to the Nature Conservancy at www.nature.org.
Bruce L. Anderson
Jun 26, 2017
Bruce Lawrence Anderson, 70, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on June 26th 2017 at the Hospicare Residence of Ithaca, after a brief battle with cancer. Bruce grew up on a dairy farm in Falconer, NY, born in 1946 to Lawrence and Fern (Swanstrom) Anderson, predeceasing him. After graduating from Falconer High School, Bruce attended Cornell University (BS), University...
Alfred Phillips, Jr.
Jun 25, 2017
Alfred Phillips, Jr., 81, of Highgate Circle, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Martin Alexander
Jun 25, 2017
Martin Alexander was born into a hard-working, proud immigrant family on February 4, 1930. He was the youngest of three children born to Mayer and Sarah Alexander. They lived above the clothing store his parents owned and operated in Newark, New Jersey. Martin graduated from Weequahic High School, a school of which and teachers of whom he had strong...
Sally B. "Lolly" Gahagan
Jun 24, 2017
Lolly (Sally) Bill Gahagan, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 peacefully at home with her family. She lived a full and happy life, raising four children, and doing what she loved...playing in the dirt. She grew up at Raymond Farms in Lyme, CT where she learned to love the land and run wild and free in bare feet. She attended...
Levi G. "Lee" Wells
Jun 20, 2017
Levi G. (Lee) Wells, 74, of Ithaca, NY peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at home with his family by his side. Lee was born December 4, 1942 in Morley, NY, son of Charles and Irene (LaValley) Wells. He graduated from Potsdam Central School in 1962. He attended Central City Barber School in Syracuse, NY while working...
Joseph P. Cosentini
Jun 18, 2017
Joseph P. Cosentini, 93, native Ithacan and former owner of Cosentini's Shoes, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. A gathering of friends and family will be held Saturday July 8, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Calvary Cemetery Five Mile Dr. Ithaca, NY, with a social gathering to follow at the Ithaca...
Bertha M. Blauvelt
Jun 16, 2017
Bertha M. Chaffee Blauvelt, age 100, of 70 Shaffer Rd., Newfield, died June 16, 2017 at her home. She was born in Danby, NY to Alfred and Martha Doane Chaffee. Bertha graduated from Newfield High School on June 28, 1934 and married Stewart Blauvelt two days later on June 30, 1934. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband,...
Paula A. Barry
Jun 14, 2017
Paula A. Barry, 58, of Stone Haven Circle, Newfield, died Wednesday June 14, 2017 at the Hospicare Residence of Tompkins County. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Edith Cates Chase
Jun 13, 2017
Edith Marie Cates Chase, 92, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Kent Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Longview in Ithaca. Edith was born on November 25, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Aimee (Fisher) Cates. Edith earned her BS degree from Antioch College, followed by an MS degree from...
Josie Berrios
Jun 13, 2017
Josie Berrios April 28,1989-June 13,2017 Born Joezaya Moses Berrios but also referred to as Kendra Adams, Kimbella, Egypt, even Cyan, just to name a few. Mere letters of a name could not contain an energy force as bold and vivacious as our Josie. She was when life throw obstacles she always rose about them. She was a proud person....
Carol Brentlinger
Jun 12, 2017
Carol Brentlinger, 83, of 55 Janivar Dr. Ithaca, died Monday June 12, 2017 at home. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Natalie P. Baker
Jun 10, 2017
Natalie P. Baker passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at age 86. Beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Natalie will be remembered as an elegant lady to the end, her beautiful silver hair neatly combed and her lipstick perfectly in place. She will also be remembered for her strength, her ability to change as life...
John R. Forgatch
Jun 8, 2017
John Forgatch,,lifetime resident of Ithaca,passed away peacefully Thursday, June 8 at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by Lee Baker, his sister,Randy his brother in-law,and Sterling Avery, his best friend for 27 years. John was a "Jack of all trades" who could fix,grow,and make anything. He will be remembered for his love of all music. He is survived by his daughter,Yolanda...
Kathlyn B. Heaton
Jun 8, 2017
Kathlyn "Kay" Bymers Heaton died on Thursday, June 8, in Kendal at Ithaca, where she has lived since 1998. She was surrounded in spirit by a large and loving family, which includes a son, two daughters, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a brother, nieces and nephews, numerous cousins, and many admiring friends. Kay was a generous hostess, a world traveler,...
Jeffrey House
Jun 4, 2017
In loving memory of Jeffrey House who went to be with his Lord on June 4, 2017 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home, after a brief illness following an accident. He was predeceased by his mother Gail Anna House (nee Decker) and his beloved father David House. He is survived by his children Adam and Amanda House, and also his...
Dipali Sudan
Jun 4, 2017
Dipali Sudan, beloved mother and wife, died at home on June 3 of congestive heart failure after a long battle with cancer. She was 82. An accomplished dancer of Odissi, Manipuri, and Bharat Natyam styles, a passionate teacher of Bengali, and renowned for her dinner parties, Dipali Sudan moved from metropolitan Calcutta in 1959 to the small town of...
Yevgeniya Khibnik
Jun 3, 2017
Yevgeniya (Jane) Khibnik passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on June 3, 2017 at the age of 91 in Ithaca, NY. She was a passionate teacher. She was a devoted and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Yevgeniya was born in Ukraine in 1926. She and her family fled to the Eastern part of the Soviet...
Arthur Leroy Bloom
May 31, 2017
Arthur Leroy Bloom, scholar, teacher, world traveler, and friend to many, passed away Wednesday, May 31 at Cayuga Medical Center surrounded by Donna, his wife of 64 years and sons Jeffrey, Jay and Eric. His early education, begun in a two-room country school in southern Wisconsin, led eventually to Miami University of Ohio (B.A. with honors in geology and...
Elizabeth Terwilliger
May 26, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Terwilliger of Newfield, NY passed away May 25th, 2017 at her home. Betty was born January 24th, 1947 in Wilmington, DE. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eleanor Dineen. Betty worked at Cornell University Res. Life. She enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening. One of her favorite things to do was...
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