Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Roberta Lee (Bailey) Schoch
May 21, 2015
Roberta Lee (Bailey) Schoch After over 40 years of being non-verbal, Roberta is talking & singing in Heaven with her Savior Jesus. Roberta Lee Bailey was born in Weston, WV July 21, 1929 and was called home on May 21, 2015 after a short illness. She met her Navy sailor husband, William (Bill), while she worked for the FBI...

Doris Koconis
May 13, 2015
Doris Koconis, 89, of Newfield, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born in Poughkeepsie and moved to Chicago at the age of 16. She moved to the Ithaca area with her son in 2000. She was an active member of The First Assembly of God Church. A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Doris is...

Mollie Zall
May 12, 2015
Mollie Zall, 88, of Delray Beach, FL and formerly of Ithaca, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Delray Beach Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Temple Beth-El with Rabbi Scott Glass officiating. Interment will follow at the Lakeview Cemetery.

Dr. Fred H. Kulhawy
May 12, 2015
Fred Howard Kulhawy was born in Topeka, Kansas on September 8, 1943 to Fred and Gloria (Hahn) Kulhawy. He spent his childhood and early adulthood in New Jersey, where he received his B.S.C.E. in 1964 from Newark College of Engineering (NCE), which is now a part of New Jersey Institute of Technology. He completed his M.S.C.E. from NCE in...

Mary Grider
May 5, 2015
Mary Grider, 50, of 150 West Village Place, Ithaca, passed away Tuesday May 5, 2015. Private Graveside services will be held Friday May 8, 2015 with Rev. Dale Ford officiating. There no calling hours.

Alberta J. Bennett
May 3, 2015
Alberta J. Bennett, 75, of 344 Locke Road, Locke, NY died Sunday May 3, 2015 at Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Steven Jalso
May 3, 2015
Jalso, Steven (Istvan)Steven (Istvan) Jalso passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, May 1, 2015 surrounded by his immediate family and friends. Born February 18, 1930 to Sandor & Illona Jalsoviczky in Budapest, Steven was affected by World War II as a child and was confined to a labor camp for over two years under Communist rule. Steven...

Lillian Teal
May 2, 2015
Lillian ("Judy") Teal died peacefully at Beechtree Care Center on May 2, 2015. Born in Troy , N.Y. on July 13,1921 to Clifford and Emma Lafferty, she married Howard Teal in 1941. They spent many years in Boonvile, N.Y. where she turned her passion for reading into the position of librarian at Erwin Library. Following Howard's retirement from teaching...

Hans Wimpfheimer
Apr 29, 2015
Hans Wimpfheimer, loving husband of Marion, father of Peggy Galkowski and Brenda Cooper and her husband Mark Cooper and grandfather to David and Jeffrey Galkowski, and Elliot and Ethan Cooper passed away at Kendal at Ithaca on 4/29/2015. Hans was born on 4/2/1923 in Essen, Germany and escaped Nazi Germany, immigrating with his parents through Ellis Island at age...
Angela M. Reeves
Apr 27, 2015
Angela M. Reeves, 76 of 121 West Hill Circle, Ithaca, went home to be with the family she's been missing for years Monday evening, April 27, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Born October 6, 1938, daughter of the late Flora Vicedomini Reeves Everly and Leon Reeves. A loving mother, Nana and caregiver to many. Her legacy lives on...
Philip Stevens Vangeli
Apr 27, 2015
Philip Stevens Vangeli, 72, of Ellis Hollow Rd., passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Hospicare Residence. He was born in Cortland, son of the late Philip and Glenna Stevens Vangeli. Phil had worked for many years at Morris' Men's Wear. He was a member of the Anabel Taylor Episcopal Community for over 30 years and was...

Donna Adams
Apr 22, 2015
Donna Adams, 90, of Ithaca, Died Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Beechtree Care Center. Daughter of the late Frank and Georgia Woodin June Survivors include Son: Harold Adams Jr., grandchildren: Dennis, Chris, Jeremy and Brian Adams Melisa Redman and Benjamin Barber also several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents she was Pre-Deceased by her husband Harold...
George C. Field
Apr 22, 2015
George C. Field, 88, a resident of McGraw House passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Ithaca Hospicare Residence with his loving wife Ginny and oldest son Duran by his side. He was born in White Plains, NY in 1926 the son of the late William and Mildred Woolcott Field. A loving and devoted husband, father...

Elly Hartmanis
Apr 22, 2015
Elly Hartmanis, 85, of Ithaca, died Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.
Meyer Abrams
Apr 21, 2015
Meyer H. Abrams, 102, of 378 Savage Farm Drive Ithaca, died Tuesday April 21, 2015 at Kendal at Ithaca. Arrangements are pending and will be announced. Ithaca, N.Y. - We learn sad news today: M.H. Abrams, one of the most distinguished professors in the history of Cornell, has died. He was 102 years old. Abrams taught English at Cornell...

Suzanne Hecht
Apr 21, 2015
Suzanne Hecht, 86, of Beacon, NY and formerly Ithaca, died Tuesday April 21, 2015 at Elent at Fishkill. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced. Beacon, NY. Suzanne Hecht, 86, formerly of Ithaca, NY, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Teacher of French language and piano performance, devoted volunteer for many charitable organizations, homemaker, loving wife, mother, aunt and grandmother....

Judith H. Hart
Apr 17, 2015
Judith H. Hart, 63, of Snyder Hill Rd., Ithaca, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015. A celebration of Judy's life will be held at a later date. Details will be announced when available.

Blanche P. Marshall
Apr 17, 2015
Blanche Ellen Piper Marshall, 104, of 103 Bundy Road and formerly of Utica Street, Ithaca died Friday April 17, 2015 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born on October 1, 1910 in Ithaca, NY to the late Augustus and Mary Dart Piper. Blanche was a very proud member of the Red Hat Society, the VFW Women's Auxiliary, The...

Kenneth L. Eckert
Apr 14, 2015
Kenneth L. Eckert,92,of 539 Enfield Center Road Ithaca, died Tuesday April 14, 2015 at the Crown Nursing Home.He was born August 31, 1922 in Danby, NY. He worked as an Auto Mechanic at Clevelands Service Station for ten years. He then tested milk for Department of Dairy Inprovement for several Years.He was a veteran of WWII serving in the...