Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Catherine "Cathy" Reynolds
Aug 30, 2024
Catherine "Cathy" Reynolds (née Spencer), born on February 22, 1954, in Ithaca, NY, passed away on August 30, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Cathy was a loving and selfless family woman, cherished for her dedication to her loved ones and her caring nature.
Cathy graduated from Ithaca High School in 1972, where she was a...
James R. (Jim) Poyer
Aug 29, 2024
James (Jim) R. Poyer, 66, of Freeville, NY passed away August 29, 2024.
Jim was born July 1, 1958 in Albuquerque, NM to Merton Poyer and Betty Kastenhuber. They moved to the Ithaca area where Jim grew up and spent much of his life.
He met his wife Ellen in 1979 they married April 25,...
Dr. Paul E. Bates
Aug 29, 2024
Paul E. Bates
September 1, 1942 - August 29, 2024
Dr. Paul Emerson Bates was born in Rome, NY, the first born of Emerson C. and Marion C. Bates (both of whom pre-deceased him). He was raised in Rome, NY, graduated from Rome Free Academy, and was a member of the track and cross-country team. ...
Bruce E. Shindhelm
Aug 19, 2024
Bruce Shindhelm of Ithaca passed away peacefully on August 19,2024. Bruce, a 1966 graduate of Ithaca College, was the long-time owner and operator of Finger lakes Wrecker Service. In his almost 50 years in the towing and recovery profession, Bruce devoted all hours of the day and night helping people who had been in accidents, were stranded in the...

Susan Pesco
Aug 14, 2024
Susan Kent Niemiller Pesco was a kind, gentle and loving person, who spent her life helping people. She was a dedicated and loving wife to two husbands, three children, four stepchildren and fifteen grandchildren.
Susan was born in Syracuse to Lindley Coates Kent and Betsy Littlehales Kent and was raised in Ithaca with her brother Rob. She...
Alicia Dale Alexander
Aug 12, 2024
Alicia Dale Alexander passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the early morning of Monday, August 12, 2024. Alicia was born on August 21, 1952 in Elizabeth, NJ to Janet Virginia Alexander and John Richmond Alexander. She loved to sing and to care for others, and studied Psychology and Performing Arts at Antioch University in California.
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Aasen Elizabeth Michelle May
Aug 11, 2024
Aasen Elizabeth Michelle May, aged 11, passed away on August 11, 2024, in Newfield, NY. Born on May 4, 2013, in Ithaca, NY, Aasen was known for her outgoing and artistic nature, and her ability to befriend everyone she met.
Aasen attended Newfield Central School, where she was involved in band, choir, student council, and cheerleading. Her...
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...