Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Raymond Lockwood
Oct 23, 2016
Ray Lockwood of Newfield died at home on October 23, 2016 after a brief struggle with cancer. He is predeceased by his wife Nancy Lockwood. Ray was born on June 10, 1951 outside Ithaca, New York. He worked at Titus Towers in Ithaca for twenty-five years maintaining the buildings and facilities there and retired in 2014. While working at...
Louise Yavelow Furnas
Oct 19, 2016
Louise Beth Yavelow Furnas of 113 Clover Lane, Ithaca, New York, died peacefully at Oak Hill Manor on October 19, 2016. She was 66. An Ithaca resident since 1979, Louise attended Cornell University as a student in the College of Arts and Sciences from 1968-1970. She later received degrees in music education at Boston University, Ithaca College, and Kodály...

Catherine Maheu
Oct 19, 2016
Catherine Maheu, 63, of 399 Main Street, Freeville, NY, died Tuesday October 18, 2016 at home. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Claire Brodie Baum
Oct 18, 2016
Claire Brodie Baum, 82, of Freeville, NY, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home. Arrangements are pending.

Maria Gaeta
Oct 17, 2016
Maria Gaeta, 82, of 403 Wyckoff Ave. Ithaca, died Monday October 17, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center. A Celebration of her life will take place Saturday October 29, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at Bridges at Cornell 403 Wyckoff Ave. Ithaca, New York.

Charles Hulbert
Oct 14, 2016
Charles R. Hulbert, 75 of Newfield
Died October 14, 2016 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca.
Charlie served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Oriskany (CV-34). He worked for The Town of Ithaca Highway Department. His family was very important to him and he was a very special and wonderful father, grandfather...

Luciano M. Servetto
Oct 13, 2016
Luciano M. Servetto, 19, of Ithaca, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Horseheads, NY. He is the son of Viviana Sitz and the late Sergio Servetto. In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his brother, Alejandro Servetto. A celebration of Luciano's life will take place on Monday, October...
Judith Wiegand Carrier
Oct 12, 2016
On Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Judith A. Carrier, passed away at the Cayuga Medical Center at the age of 76, surrounded by her family. Carrier, a lifetime resident of Ithaca, was born on April 14, 1940 and is survived by her daughter, Kim (Robert) Schramm, son, Scott Feocco, 6 grandchildren (Lynnsey (Ty) Ramsey, Nicole (Dan) Aliberte, Katelyn (Justin Lutes)...

Milton Zaitlin
Oct 11, 2016
Cornell University Professor Emeritus, Milton Zaitlin, 89, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Kendal at Ithaca. Arrangements are pending.

William Mills
Oct 11, 2016
William Mills, 80, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Arrangements are pending.

Richard Perenyi
Oct 8, 2016
Richard Perenyi, 85, of Ridgecrest Rd., passed away Saturday, October 08, 2016 at the Hospicare Residence. He was born in Felpec, Hungary, son of the late Vince and Maria Perenyi of Tarjanpuszta, Hungary. Richard left Hungary in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution, and was lucky enough to settle in beautiful Ithaca, NY in 1957. He was proud of his...

Robert Rouben Zall
Oct 5, 2016
Robert R. Zall of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Ithaca, New York died on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born on December 5, 1925 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was the son of Samuel Zall and Sarah Cohen. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years (Mollie Wiseblood), son Jonathan, daughter...

Thomas A. Mccarrick
Oct 4, 2016
Thomas A. McCarrick, age 67, of Ithaca, NY passed away from brain cancer at home on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. He was born and raised in Elmira, NY by his late parents Thomas J. and Daurene McCarrick. He was a long term Fall Creek resident where he lived with his wife of 45 years, Janice (Nelson) McCarrick and where...

Virginia B. White
Oct 2, 2016
Virginia (Burgess) White. Born April 24, 1921. Died October 2, 2016. Predeceased by parents Harry and Clara Burgess, husband Paul White, son Richard, and sister Doris Maybe. Survived by son Harry (Skip) White, daughter-in-law Kathleen, grand children Michael, David, Christina, great grand children Justin, Joshua, Jenna, Jetta, Megan, Orion, Dalton, Cameron, and Benjamin, sister-in-law Elsie Burns, brother- in-law Paul...

William J. Mobbs
Oct 2, 2016
William J Mobbs, 75, of Ithaca, NY, passed away surrounded by loving family on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY after being diagnosed with a rare and rapid moving degenerative neurological disease. Bill was born on May 19, 1941 to Martha and Louis J Mobbs and was a life-long resident of Ithaca, NY. He...
James Paul Yarbrough
Oct 1, 2016
Dr. James Paul Yarbrough, 79, of Ithaca, NY, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016, at his home after an extended illness. Paul was born August 24, 1937, in Waycross, GA, to the late Rev. Ralph Bird and LaVerte Tanner Yarbrough. Paul's education and career took him from Georgia to Iowa to New York. Ever the researcher and reflective intellectual,...

Brian M. Newby
Sep 29, 2016
Brian M. Newby, 35 of Ithaca, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday September 29, 2016. He was born in Ithaca, NY son of Larry and Karen Ostrander Newby who survive him. In addition to his parents he is also survived by his son, Apollo R. Newby; his brothers, Aaron and Lance; sisters, Marissa and Amie;...

Eva Conant
Sep 29, 2016
Eva Conant, 35, of Troy Rd., Ithaca, NY. passed away peacefully Thursday, September 29, 2016 at her home. Friends may call on Monday, October 03, 2016 from 11 am until 2 pm at the Bangs Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Eva's memory may be made to the Cancer Resource Center, 612 W. State St., Ithaca, NY...

Cindy Wang
Sep 25, 2016
Cindy Wang, 83, of Savage Farm Drive, Ithaca, NY passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Arrangements are pending.
Lois A. "Bubby" Epstein
Sep 23, 2016
Lois A. Epstein, ("Bubby"), 83, of Newfield, NY, passed away at Robert Packer Hospital September 23, 2016. Lois was born April 23, 1933 in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Ida and Abe Bornstein. Lois will be lovingly remembered as a thoughtful, generous person, best remembered for her hilarious sense of humor and love for family. Survivors include daughters Audrey...