Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Donald G. Waddell

Donald G. Waddell

Mar 28, 2023

Donald G. Waddell passed away in Ithaca, New York on March 28, 2023, at the age of 65 after a long battle with liver cancer. Donald was born and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the youngest of two children of Richard Waddell and Gale Waddell. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Susan Stratton-Waddell,...

David Hugh George

David Hugh George

Mar 28, 2023

David Hugh George, 51 was born in Syracuse, NY on March 3, 1972. He died on March 28, 2023. He was the son of Carol and the late William George. He is survived  by his mother, Carol VanRiper George; stepfather, Alvin Poppen; his sister, Rosalind George; his brother, William George; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to...

Irene Wald Stein

Irene Wald Stein

Mar 26, 2023

Irene Wald Stein died in Ithaca on March 26, 2023. She was born on July 27, 1930 in Boston Massachusetts, to Hyman and Eva (Krock) Wald (she was actually born Irene Thelma Eichenwald, but Hyman shortened the family name during Irene’s elementary school years). Irene was born into an immigrant Jewish home where at the time education and career...

Kerman Norbert Glaser

Kerman Norbert Glaser

Mar 25, 2023

Kerman Norbert Glaser, 98, of Ithaca, New York went home to be with the Lord on Saturday March 25, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center. Kerman graduated from high school 1942 and entered the NYS Maritime Academy in 1943. He served seven Steamship companies before entering the US Navy on active duty as lieutenant serving on board the USS Damato...

Gloria Jean Keagle

Gloria Jean Keagle

Mar 19, 2023

Gloria Jean Keagle, age 77, passed away peacefully March 19,2023.  She was born March 10, 1946 in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Gloria worked as an aide at Sage Infirmary at Cornell University; she also worked for many years as a Home Health Aide for Family and Children’s Services out of Ithaca, NY.

She was preceded in...

Mildred Irene (Ostrander)  Achilles

Mildred Irene (Ostrander) Achilles

Mar 18, 2023

Mildred (Ostrander) Achilles (90) of Enfield passed away Saturday March 18th 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Proceeded by her parents, Orry and Ada (Johnson) Ostrander, brothers Charles and Marvin (twin), husband Gerhardt Achilles Jr and Daughter Darlene DiPerna.

Survived by her brother Donald Ostrander of Lansing, Children; Rose (Paul) Daniels of Iowa, Gerhardt (Lori) Achilles...

Vanessa Ng

Vanessa Ng

Mar 17, 2023

Vanessa Ng, 51, of Ithaca passed away Friday, March 17, 2023. Vanessa was predeceased by her father, Vincent Ng, and survived by her mother, Stella, and brother, Dallas.

Vanessa was a very private and passionate person. A talented photographer, she especially loved horses and horse racing. Vanessa worked multiple jobs in order to travel around the world,...

Linda Ann (Sundquist)  Meadows

Linda Ann (Sundquist) Meadows

Mar 15, 2023

It was a beautiful sunny morning on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, and at 9:22 am, Linda Ann (Sundquist) Meadows (aka Dandelion Woman), lost her battle with cancer, and peacefully left this earth.

Linda is survived by her sons, Dominic, David and Daniel, and daughters Latifah, Sarafina and Nyasha.

She is also survived by her mother,...

Grace R. Doyle

Grace R. Doyle

Mar 13, 2023

Grace R (Burkholder) Doyle died Monday March 13th at Dearborn House, Bridges Cornell Heights. She was 96 years young.

Grace was born in 1926 to Charles and Elizabeth Burkholder the last of four children and raised in Cheltenham PA. She attended Cheltenham High School. In 1950 she married Joseph J. Doyle. They lived a peripatetic life together...

Edward Wolf

Edward Wolf

Mar 11, 2023

Edward Wolf passed away in Ithaca, New York on March 11, 2023 at the age of 87 after a long battle with congestive heart failure.  Dr. Wolf was born and raised on a western Kansas wheat and cattle farm near the town of Quinter. He was the youngest of four children of Ezra Wolf and Zora (Jamison) Wolf.  He...

Conrad Alan Istock

Conrad Alan Istock

Mar 8, 2023

Conrad Alan Istock, 86, accomplished researcher, beloved professor and mentor, and loving husband and father died peacefully at Kendal of Ithaca on March 8, 2023.  He was born on August 31, 1936 to Mildred Walke Istock and Conrad Anthony Istock of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI.   He lost both his wife of 59 years Nancy Smith Istock and his daughter,...

Trudy J. (Patana)  Noble

Trudy J. (Patana) Noble

Mar 5, 2023

Trudy J. Noble, age72 of Dryden, NY passed away Sunday March 5, 2023. Born April 14, 1950 in Ludlowville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Eleanor Newman Patana. Trudy is survived by her 4 sons; Harrison Barnhart(Susan), Michael Garcia(Michael LePage), James Patana(Krystal), Jason Noble, and several grandchildren.  She worked throughout Ithaca in the dry cleaning...

Marion P. Mcpheeters

Marion P. Mcpheeters

Mar 4, 2023

Marion P. Moulton McPheeters, 98  passed away on Saturday March 4 at 3:30 AM in Ithaca.  She died of congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease.  She is survived by her four children Wesley, Martha, Nina (Jordan), and Barton as well as 5 grandchildren and  2 great grandchildren.

Marion was born and raised in Syracuse, NY.  ...

James Allen Graham

James Allen Graham

Mar 4, 2023

Jim was born June 11, 1930 in Greece, NY to Norman Graham and Ann (McKinlay) Graham. He died March 4, 2023 in Ithaca, NY while still being doted on by his wife of 70 years, Margie (Czapranski) Graham. He is survived by his brother Norman, children Mary, Dave (Kristina), and Ken, 11 grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, cousins Joan...

Douglas Robinson

Douglas Robinson

Mar 4, 2023

Douglas Robinson, 77, of Ithaca, New York, passed away on March 04, 2023. Douglas was born on March 12, 1946 to Alice and Leon Robinson. After graduating from Ithaca High School, Doug went on to serve in the United States Army as a Warrant Officer in the Vietnam War. He earned a degree in Optical Engineering from Bryant College....

Joseph Anthony Fabi

Joseph Anthony Fabi

Mar 4, 2023

Joseph Anthony Fabi passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center following a period of declining health due to vascular dementia.

Joe was born October 31, 1934 in Delia, Sicily. He came to this country through Ellis Island when he was about nine years old.  He was very proud of his heritage. In later years...

Cornelius Novelli

Cornelius Novelli

Mar 3, 2023

Born in Dunkirk, NY, in 1930 to Gillis and Rose Novelli, “Buddy” remained close to his parents, his sister Eleanor, and a large extended family throughout his life. Neil spent most of his adult life in Syracuse, NY, moving to Ithaca, NY, several years ago to be nearer children and receive care for advancing Alzheimer's.

Neil, with...

Katherine Ramsey Miller

Katherine Ramsey Miller

Mar 3, 2023

Katherine Ramsey Miller, 78, of Ithaca, NY passed away on March 3, 2023.  Please check back for full obituary.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Central Shelter Pavilion at Taughannock Falls State Park, Ithaca, NY.

Donald F. Beach

Donald F. Beach

Mar 1, 2023

A Great Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, and Friend

Born to the late George and Jeannette Beach of Newfield. Don was known to his friends as Beachy or by Gary as Bang-Bang. He was a lifelong Newfielder, graduating from Newfield Central School class of 1954. He then served in the US Army in the 82nd Airborne Division from...

Patricia Ann (Brodowski)  Smith

Patricia Ann (Brodowski) Smith

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia "Pat" Brodowski Smith, 83 of Ithaca, NY, passed away Tuesday February 28, 2023, at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 27, 1939 in Neptune, NJ, to the late Alexander Brodowski and the late Frances (Horak) Brodowski.  Pat married the late Clinton Prescott Smith October 1, 1960. In 1976 Pat, Clint and their 4...

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