Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Raymond  A Seely

Raymond A Seely

Jan 4, 2013

Raymond A. Seely, 73, of Jersey Hill Rd., died Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.

Janet Jacobson

Janet Jacobson

Jan 4, 2013

Janet Jacobson, 70, of Seven Mile Dr., died Friday, January 4, 2013 following a short illness. She was born in Ithaca, daughter of the late Clarence and Jeannette Williams. Janet is survived by her children, David (Corina) Jacobson, Rebecca (Rob) Billings and Glenn Jacobson; her grandchildren, Crystal, Jake, Sasha, Amanda, Amy and Zachary and great granddaughter, Elizabeth. She is...

Victoria  "Tori" Howell

Victoria "Tori" Howell

Dec 31, 2012

Howell, Victoria (Tori) Victoria (Tori) Rose Howell, age 20 passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 30, 2012. She is survived by her loving parents, Ruth & Barry Howell; her beloved brother, Morgan; grandparents, Barbara Howell, Dorothy & Rodney Woodbury; by her uncles, aunts, cousins and multitude of loving friends. Tori attended Ithaca College pursuing a degree in English with...

Robert  A. Boehlecke,  Jr.

Robert A. Boehlecke, Jr.

Dec 31, 2012

Robert A. Boehlecke, Jr., of Farrell Rd.,died Monday, December 31, 2012 at his home. Arrangements are pending.

Alice  Jean Vidler

Alice Jean Vidler

Dec 30, 2012

Alice Jean Clark Greene Vidler, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of East Aurora, NY, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at home. She was 88. Born in Buffalo, NY on June 3, 1924 she was raised in West Falls, NY. She graduated from East Aurora High School and lived in central and western NY most of her life. She worked in...

Joseph  R. Cardonia,  Jr.

Joseph R. Cardonia, Jr.

Dec 28, 2012

Joseph R. Cardonia Jr. 59 of Groton, NY, died Friday December 28, 2012 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Ithaca, NY son of the late Joseph R. and Gracia Sherman Cardonia. Joe for the last few years worked for the William George Agency in Dryden, prior to that he owned and operated the...

Daniel Matychak

Daniel Matychak

Dec 23, 2012

Daniel L. Matychak, Sr., of Slaterville Road, born December 24, 1915 in Mildred, Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at home with family. He was the son of the late Myron and Mary Kelechowa Matychak, and was the widower of Mary Mostyn Matychak. Dan proudly served with the United States Army during World War II, and spent many...

Ann  Kelly Wheeler

Ann Kelly Wheeler

Dec 23, 2012

Ann Kelly Wheeler, 91, of Columbia St., died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the Beechtree Care Center. She was born in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Rellis Kelly and was the widow of Raymond "Ike" Wheeler who died in 2006. Ann was retired from Cornell Cooperative Extension where she had worked for 29 years...

Ann  M.K. Wheeler

Ann M.K. Wheeler

Dec 23, 2012

Ann M.K. Wheeler, 91, of Columbia St., died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are pending.

Marjorie  Moses Smith

Marjorie Moses Smith

Dec 23, 2012

Smith, Marjorie M. Marjorie M. Smith, 90, of 1184 E. Shore Drive, Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on December 23, 2012. She was born in Logansport, IN on August 8, 1922 and the only child of the late Fred and Clara Moses, Varna, NY. Marjorie graduated from Ithaca High School in 1939. She enjoyed life at the lake home...

Joseph  E Failing

Joseph E Failing

Dec 22, 2012

Joseph E. Failing, 32, of Conlon Rd., Lansing, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangemengts are pending.

Sabina  Ruth Blumkin

Sabina Ruth Blumkin

Dec 21, 2012

Sabina Ruth Blumkin, 88, of Ithaca, NY, passed away on December 21. She was the most devoted wife of Rubin Blumkin, who predeceased her, and loving and beloved mother of Dan Blumkin and his partner Ben Szeto, daughter Joy Blumkin and her husband Lewis Golinker, daughter-in-law Melanie Kalman. Cherished Nana to her grandchildren Josh (Laura), Aaron (Kate), Zack Blumkin...

Roland J. "Jack" Bacon

Roland J. "Jack" Bacon

Dec 20, 2012

Roland J. "Jack" Bacon, of 110 W. Falls St., died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending

Sheila Schachere

Sheila Schachere

Dec 19, 2012

Sheila Schachere died peacefully in her sleep on December 19, 2012, at the age of 87, at Bridges Cornell Heights. She was married for 54 years to Leon Schachere, was the loving mother of Karen and Michael (deceased), mother-in-law of Philip McMichael and Marleen Schachere, and grandmother of Rachel and Jonathan McMichael and Max Schachere. A native of New...

Ronald  J Ellner

Ronald J Ellner

Dec 18, 2012

Ronald J. Ellner, 55, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery with Cantor Abbe Lyons officiating.

Ann Marcham

Ann Marcham

Dec 16, 2012

Marcham, Ann Ithaca: Ann Marcham, 76, of Conifer Village, Ithaca, died December 16, 2012 at Cayuga Medical Center after a period of declining health. She was born December 15, 1936 in Ithaca, the daughter of Mary C. and Frederick G. Marcham. Ann was a graduate of Ithaca High School in 1954, earned a B.S. in Hotel Administration and a...

Emery  Theodore Grow

Emery Theodore Grow

Dec 15, 2012

Emery T. Grow, 97, of 1421 Elmira Road, Newfield, NY passed away December 15, 2012 at Cayuga Medical Center. Emery was born June 11, 1915, in Italy Valley, NY to William and Mary (Ellsworth) Grow. He lived all his life in the Finger Lakes region, the last 51 years in the Ithaca area. He had a varied working career,...

William  F. Hayes

William F. Hayes

Dec 14, 2012

William F. "Bill" Hayes, 69, of Newfield, went to be with the angels Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. He was born in Auburn, NY on April 26, 1943, son of the late Henry Hayes and was raised by his late mother, Della and father, James Browning. Bill graduated from Newfield Central School in...

Horace  J. Mann

Horace J. Mann

Dec 14, 2012

Horace J. Mann, 72, of Ellis Hollow Rd., died Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending.

Robert  J. Burns

Robert J. Burns

Dec 13, 2012

Burns, Robert J. Robert J. Burns, 83, of Ladoga Park, Lansing, NY and Pine Island, FL passed away Thursday December 13, 2012 at the Cortland Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Ithaca, NY, son of the late Arthur and Mildred Gravely Burns. Bob retired from the New York Telephone Co. after 39 years of service. He...

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