Feb 27, 2023

Donald E. Drier of Lansing passed away on February 27, 2023 following a short hospital stay. He was the father of Michele and Erica and brother of Jeanette and Diane. He is survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Elsie, and his brother, David.

Don...

Feb 24, 2023

Edwin Eugene Quick of Newfield passed away at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Friday, February 24, 2023 at the age of 71.

Edwin was born in Waverly, NY on August 30, 1951, to the late Clifford and Neva (Goodwin) Quick. Edwin went by many names to include Ed, Eddie, Smokey, Eugy, Grandpa, and Fast...

Feb 24, 2023

Lisa Besemer 12/8/1964-2/24/2023 Lisa Banfield Besemer, of Windemere, Florida passed away peacefully on Friday, February 24 th , surrounding by her loving family. Lisa is survived by her husband of 31 years, Joel Besemer, her devoted daughter Casey, her parents David and Mary Lee Banfield, sisters Kristin McCartney, Bridget and John Duthie, nieces Colby, Maura, Shea, Lauren, Caroline, and...

Feb 19, 2023

Paul Francis Garvey

Paul Garvey (aged 72) died in his sleep on February 19th, 2023. Paul was born in 1950 to the late, beloved, Mark and Helen Garvey. He was a life-long Ithacan and travelled in Europe, Canada, and the US. He was a talented, skilled, creative and versatile guy.

Paul was an athlete. Ithaca’s...

Feb 16, 2023

Susan Blumenthal, age 78, of Ithaca, passed on February 16, 2023 in Ithaca after a protracted battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago in 1944 to Julius and Erna Blumenthal, who had escaped from Nazi Germany in 1938. At age five she was taken in as a foster child by Moritz and Helen Weiss and their daughter Lorraine,...

Feb 12, 2023

Dorothy Ann Douglas Jordan, loving daughter, sister, wife and mother, age 89, passed away peacefully  in her sleep at Beechtree Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ithaca, NY on February 12, 2023, after a short, courageous battle with metastatic cancer. She also suffered from dementia.

Dorothy is predeceased by her parents Howard and Stella (Malanowski) Douglas of...

Feb 8, 2023

Ann Shumate’s curiosity and humanitarian spirit were nurtured in her formative years in Covington, Virginia where she enjoyed the outdoors, creative pursuits, and gatherings with her parents Louise Elizabeth Coleman and Norman Bailey Shumate, her brother Norman and several aunts, uncles and cousins.  She fondly remembered growing up as “brother and sister” with cousin Peter next door.  She graduated...

Feb 6, 2023

Carmen A. Brewer passed away in her sleep early Monday morning February 6, 2023 at Cayuga Nursing. Born in Ithaca on March 11, 1930 the daughter of the late Domingo and Lucy (O’Brien) Aguilar. She was predeceased by her husband, Dale; brothers, Lt. Col. D.I. Aguilar and Rene Aguilar; sister, Virginia Fields; and brothers-in-law, George Fields and Robert Boothroyd. ...

Feb 6, 2023

Edmund John Dellert, age 80, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on Monday February 6, 2023.  Born in Greeley, PA on November 17, 1942, he was a son of Edmund August and Violet (Bianchi) Dellert.  He is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Karen Backer.

Ed grew up in Greeley ,PA where he enjoyed fishing...

Feb 6, 2023

Edward James Shay, age 88, formerly of Danby, NY, passed away at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY on February 6, 2023. Ed was born January 13, 1935 in Waverly, NY.

Ed married Mary Doan in September 1958. In 1972, Ed, Mary and their three daughters moved to Ithaca, NY. For thirty years, Ed took immense pride in...

Feb 5, 2023

Thomas Ferretti, 79 of Trumansburg, NY passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at home.

Born November 22, 1943 in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Alfred and Lydia Soyring Ferretti. In 1962, following high school, Tom began his service to his country by joining the US Navy. He served four years and five months...

Feb 3, 2023

Theresa Louise Baiguini Slattery, 93, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born Feb. 10, 1929 in Speedsville, NY to Christopher Columbo and Josephine Pinazza Baiguini, and was the first of her family to be born in the U.S.  She is predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years, Donald...

Feb 2, 2023

Brenda Patricia Renison, 72, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2023 in her residence in Ithaca, NY.

Brenda is survived by her husband of 42 years, Richard Renison, and her children Eleanor Daniels, Karen Daniels Renison, John Lashley (Rebecca), Hilary Lashley Renison (Quinton) and Douglas Renison. Sadly her eldest son Frank Daniels Jr. preceded her in passing....

Feb 2, 2023

Joan Roos Egner, 93, of Ithaca, New York passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca.  She was born November 30, 1929, in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to the late John and Alice (Gilroy) Roos.

Joan is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in education....

Feb 1, 2023

Joan de Boer died peacefully on February 1, 2023 having said her goodbyes and surrounded by family.  Although it was her time and she was ready, she will be greatly missed by many.

Joan was born on the island of Java, Indonesia, on September 18, 1933.  Her family fled to the Netherlands in 1941 knowing that imperial...

Jan 31, 2023

One of God’s faithful servants has entered his eternal home and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior. Surrounded by family, Colonel Frank E. Payton was Promoted to Glory, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

He was born June 26, 1933 to then Captains Edwin and Elsie Payton in Jamestown, NY. Frank and his family moved...

Jan 28, 2023

Lee Richards Dillon 1955-2023

Lee Richards Dillon aged 67 left this world January 28th, 2023 in peace and in the gentle hands of Hospicare during her last days. Cause of death was Glioblastoma, an undiagnosed and inoperable brain tumor.

Lee was predeceased by her parents Mac Richards and Colleen Wallace. Her stepdad Charles Renton was...

Jan 28, 2023

Helen Rogers, 98, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, her loving family at her side.  Helen, a life-long resident of Ithaca, was born on July 12, 1924.

Known as “Gramma Helen” to all her kid’s friends, Helen was proud of her Hungarian heritage and shared many recipes from her family’s home country.  She was a beautiful...

Jan 27, 2023

On Friday, January 27, 2023, Min Yang, loving husband, and father, passed away at the age of 66. Min was born on September 5, 1957, in China.  After graduating from Lanzhou University in 1982, he obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in organic chemistry and worked as a professor.    He married Yun in 1984 and they raised one son,...

Jan 26, 2023

Nora P. Nazer, 97, passed away on Thursday January 26, 2023, at the Hospice Resident Center in Ithaca. She was born December 21, 1925, to the late James and Marie Powers.

A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was married to her husband, the late Alfred P. Nazer for 71 years. Nora is...