Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Elizabeth "Betty" Leonardo
Jan 27, 2021
Elizabeth "Betty" Benedict Leonardo, 87, of Ithaca, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021. She was born in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Joseph and Magdelene Benedict and was the widow of Sam J. Leonardo who died March 01, 2015. She was a devoted, longtime communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Betty is survived by her sons, Frank...
Frederick Goodwin
Jan 27, 2021
Frederick Goodwin, 85, died Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home. He was born in Buffalo, NY, son of the late William and Barbara Goodwin and was also predeceased by his grandson, Oran Cedric Magee II and his grandson, Micah Rafael Butikima Fred was retired from N.Y.S.E.G. where he had worked as a lineman for 35 years. He loved...
Noel Desch
Jan 27, 2021
Noel was born in Albany NY on Christmas Day 1932 to Charles H. Desch and Ida Orth Desch. He died at home on January 27th, 2021, with his loving family by his side. He will be remembered as a loving husband of 65 years to his very caring wife Janet, and a loving father to his children....
Rose Parente Natali
Jan 27, 2021
Rose Parente Natali, 91, passed away on Wednesday January 27, 2021. She was born in Ithaca daughter of the late Nicholas and Erma Teti Parente and was the widow of Joseph Natali who died in 2010. Joe and Rose had owned and operated Luigi’s, a wonderful and welcoming Italian restaurant in downtown Ithaca for many years. She...
Barbara A. Cappucci
Jan 26, 2021
Barbara Ann Cappucci, beloved wife, mother and grandmother died peacefully at home in Ithaca, NY on January 26. Barbara was born on September 15, 1940 in Flushing, NY to Dorothy Brown Lamude and C. Gordon Lamude.
Barbara met her husband Albert Cappucci in Manhattan. The couple returned to Albert’s hometown, Ithaca, and were...

Neville Dyson-Hudson
Jan 23, 2021
Neville Dyson-Hudson, 91, of Ithaca, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home.
Arrangements are pending.

Edward D. Biondi
Jan 23, 2021
Edward D. Biondi, 86, retired guidance counselor and coach with the Ithaca City School District and Korean War Veteran, died Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Mary Patricia Bogert
Jan 22, 2021
Mary Patricia Bogert, 79, of Ithaca, NY, died Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 1 pm at the Calvary Cemetery.
SERVICES Graveside Service
Thursday, January 28, 2021 1:00 PM
Calvary Cemetery Five Mile...
Helen Alexander Campagnolo
Jan 21, 2021
Benedetto “Benny” Campagnolo, 98 and Helen Alexander Campagnolo, 92, of Ithaca, both passed away peacefully in Ithaca, NY on the week of January 17, 2021 following 67 years of marriage.
A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate Benny and Helen’s lives will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 10: 30 am at the...
Benedetto "Benny" Campagnolo
Jan 18, 2021
Benedetto "Benny" Campagnolo, 98, longtime Ithaca restaurateur, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 18, 2021.
Benedetto “Benny” Campagnolo, 98 and Helen Alexander Campagnolo, 92, of Ithaca, both passed away peacefully in Ithaca, NY on the week of January 17, 2021 following 67 years of marriage.
A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate Benny...

Gloria Y. Hubble
Jan 17, 2021
Gloria C. Hubble entered into eternal rest with the Lord on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the age of 89.
Gloria was born on September 27, 1931 in the Town of Candor New York. She was the daughter of the late Lottie Taylor and Santo “Sam” Consalvi. She was a graduate of the...

James Ford
Jan 17, 2021
James Ford, 75, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility.
Arrangements are pending.

Boris Shvets
Jan 15, 2021
Boris Shvets, 86, of Ithaca, NY, died Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Cayuga Medical Center.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the Lakeview Cemetery.
Graveside Service Lake View Cemetery Tuesday, January 19, 2021 11:00 AM Email Details 605 Lake Shore Drive Ithaca, New York 14850 Directions
James F. "Rip" Johnston
Jan 15, 2021
James “Rip” Johnston passed away peacefully in the overnight hours of January 15th, 2021. He was 76 years old.
Rip was not born in Ithaca, but he certainly considered himself to be a native Ithacan. Recruited by Ned Harkness to play hockey at Cornell, Rip came to town from Toronto in 1965 and spent the...
Richard C. Staples
Jan 15, 2021
Richard C Staples, who liked to be called Dick, passed away on the 15th of January 2021, two weeks before his 95th birthday. He and his identical twin brother were born in Hinsdale, Illinois on January 29th, 1926. Both were Eagle Scouts. Their mother raised them to follow their independent lives, and so it was...
Priscilla Edwards Browning
Jan 13, 2021
Priscilla (Percy) Donaldson Edwards Browning
2/16/35 – 1/13/21
Percy was born in New York, NY on February 16, 1935. She was preceded in death by her parents Russell Edwards and Martha Jo Swain, her son-in-law Dr. Patrick M. Riley, and her former husband Robert E. Browning. She is survived by her...
Gerald A. Faben
Jan 13, 2021
Gerald (Jerry) Arthur (Art) Faben passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 after a long battle with prostate cancer at home surrounded by his family. Jerry - also known as Art by his childhood family and friends - was born March 10, 1938 in Ithaca, NY. He was the son of Michael and Anna (Lucas) Faben. Although...

Albert Norman
Jan 10, 2021
Albert Norman, 98, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at the Cortland Guthrie Hospital.
Arrangements are pending.

Peter J. Vanderlinde
Jan 8, 2021
Peter J. Vanderlinde, 85, died Friday, January 08, 2021 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was predeceased by his wife, Anita, who died in 2015.
Arrangements are pending.

Taylor Inman
Jan 8, 2021
Taylor Inman, 20, of Newfield, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 8, 2021 of natural causes.
Taylor is survived by his parents, Sherman and Miranda Inman and his sisters, Chloe, Vanessa and Kendall. He is also survived by grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many more people that loved him greatly. He will be dearly...