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Joseph Doyle
Apr 14, 2013
Dr. Joseph J. Doyle, 86, died April 14, 2013, at Bridges of Cornell Heights, of complications from a stroke he suffered in January 2011. Joe and his wife of 62 years, Grace Doyle, moved to Ithaca, NY, from Williamsburg, VA in November 2011 to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Jane Doyle of Ithaca. Grace, Jeff, and...
James Robert "Bob" Dougherty
Apr 10, 2013
James Robert "Bob" Dougherty, 82, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late James and Ruth Brink Dougherty. Bob was a graduate of Ithaca High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He had owned and operated the Pine Tavern and was a...
Josefina Latimer Griffin
Apr 10, 2013
Griffin, Josefina Latimer Josefina Latimer Griffin, 56, of Danby died peacefully at home on April 10, 2013 after living with ovarian cancer for eight years. Josefina and her family wish to thank Gyn Oncology Associates of Syracuse, Hospicare & Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County and First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca for their compassionate care. Josefina was born October...
Peter A. Preston
Apr 9, 2013
Peter A Preston, 61, of Genoa, NY, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Hospicare Residence. He was born in Ithaca, son of Louis Preston who survives him and the late Katherine Neferis Preston. Peter attended Ithaca High School and Syracuse University and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid hunter and...
John D. Hays
Apr 9, 2013
John D. Hays, age 76, of 65 Janivar Drive, son of J. Willet and Frances Schuesselin Hays, passed away peacefully April 9th 2013. Born in Piqua, Ohio, John earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering and later a MBA from Syracuse University. After an engineering and managerial career at NCR Ithaca, he cofounded Ithaca Peripherals Inc. (now Transact Technologies). He...
Adrienne E. Van Dyk
Apr 3, 2013
Van Dyk, Adrienne Elizabeth Adrienne Elizabeth Van Dyk, widow of Dr. Orrin J. Van Dyk, her much loved husband "Van" --- and herself affectionately known as Peter (after her first words in babyhood "Peter Rabbit") --- died on April 3rd, 2013 at the age of 91 in hospice care in Ithaca, in the company of her daughters. Peter was...
Lydia Fakundiny
Mar 31, 2013
Fakundiny, Lydia Lydia Fakundiny passed away on March 31, 2013. Born in Pezinok in the Slovenska Republika on June 20, 1941, she early distinguished herself in mastery of the English language, was urged by both Harvard and Yale to attend for a Ph.D., received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship but declined it in favor of a Marshall Fellowship to Oxford...
Carolyn L. Wells
Mar 30, 2013
Carolyn L. Wells 01/11/1946 - 03/30/2013 Carolyn Lee Wells was born to Earl and Emerald Jackson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the middle child of five. She graduated from the Philadelphia school district and later received a teaching degree from Temple University. In the early 1980s, she moved to Ithaca, New York to begin her teaching career. There, she...
Patricia "Pat" Angell Banfield
Mar 28, 2013
Banfield, Patricia Angell Patricia (Pat) was born in Ithaca, NY on April 13, 1923, daughter of Robert and Mary Herson Angell. While she was born on a Friday the 13, many will agree that it was a lucky day. She had a younger brother, Jack, whom she admitted to tormenting in their childhood, but was devoted to him until...
Luella S. Corbin
Mar 26, 2013
Corbin, Luella "Lou" May Smith Newfield: Luella "Lou" May Smith Corbin, 85, of Newfield, NY, went home to be with Jesus on March 26, 2013. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. A native of Ithaca, Lou was born to her late parents, Ernest and Sadie (Bates) Smith on May 12, 1927. She married her beloved husband, Charles...
Wanda J. Schwan
Mar 23, 2013
Ithaca: Wanda J. Schwan, 73, of Ithaca, died Saturday March 23, 2013, at the Cayuga Medical Center. Daughter of the late Wilbur and Mae Hill Freelove and widow of Walter Schwan (2010). Wanda was a receptionist for 40 years with Drs. Uris, Richards & McCutcheon Dental Office. Survivors include daughters, Vickie (Richard) Hamilton and Michelle Townley; son, John (Nancy)...
Fred Madeo
Mar 23, 2013
Fred Madeo, a 12-year resident of Ithaca, formerly of Hurleyville, NY, died on March 23, 2013 at the age of 92. The son of Frank and Sylvia Mancuso Madeo, he was born March 14, 1921. He received his BS and MA degrees from New York University and taught English at Fallsburg Central High School, Fallsburg, NY, where he served...
Timothy M. Poyer Sr.
Mar 22, 2013
Timothy M. Poyer Sr. 48 of 310 Floral Ave. Ithaca, died Friday March 22, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Born in Ithaca, NY son of the late Raymond and Joyce LaBarr Poyer. Survivors include sons: T.J. Poyer and Torey (Lindsey Harrell) Poyer of Newfield; former wife and friend, Bonnie Hockenberry; sisters: Robin (Bob) Lampman and Becky (Chuck) Kenyon;...
Seth E Corina
Mar 21, 2013
Seth E. Corina, 48, of Ithaca died Thursday March 21, 2013 at the Cayuga Ridge after a Courageous battle of 23 years with Multiple Scierosis. Son of David and Marie Winkelman Corina, Seth was a Graduate of Ithaca College, 1988 with a BS degree and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. He worked various jobs in California and...
Barbara Kress
Mar 19, 2013
Kress, Barbara Ann Zuris Beaver Dams: Barbara Ann Zuris Kress, age 76, of Beaver Dams, NY, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, March, 19 2013, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY, surrounded by family and friends. Barbara was born in Elmira, NY, November 23, 1936, to Suzie H. Zuris, Horseheads, NY, and the late John J. Zuris....
George "Butch" Nicholas
Mar 18, 2013
George "Butch" Nicholas, 84, longtime resident of Fall Creek, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Abraham and Susie Solomon Nicholas. Butch was a 1947 graduate of Ithaca High School and served with the United States Army during the Korean War. He was...
Frank J. Kenjerska
Mar 12, 2013
Frank K. Kenjerska, 82, died peacefully on Tuesday, march 12, 2013 at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Paul and Mary Tarala Kenjerska. Frank was a Rhiner and played with the Red Wings baseball team. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran...
David Charles Updike
Mar 12, 2013
David Charles Updike died Monday, March 12, 2013. He was born on March 7, 1945 to the late Fred and Emelia Updike. David graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1964 and earned a business degree from Georgia Southwestern State University. In 1982, he started his own business, The Mailbox of Ithaca, which he operated until retiring to Myrtle Beach,...
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