Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Mark  S. Pedersen

Mark S. Pedersen

Sep 16, 2018

Mark died peacefully but unexpectedly at his home in Forest Home Sunday morning, September 16, 2018.

Predeceased by his parents Richard Pedersen and Barbara (Hansen) Pedersen and by his sister Dian Pedersen and his brother Scott Pedersen, he leaves behind his husband of 32 years, Rod Howe, his children Veasna and his wife Anna, Sethik...

Linda  Robinson Collins

Linda Robinson Collins

Sep 14, 2018

April 12th, 1953 – September 14th, 2018

Linda Collins peacefully passed away the afternoon of September 14th, surrounded by loved ones, at Ithaca’s Hospicare Residence after a nearly 20 year battle with breast cancer…but she’d never want that to define her. Linda was brilliant, kind, and beautiful; a ridiculously supportive mother, a loving partner, loyal...

Francis "Frank" L. Rogan

Francis "Frank" L. Rogan

Sep 14, 2018

Frank Rogan of Ithaca passed away from complications due to surgery on Friday Sept 14th, 2018 at Upstate Medical Center surrounded by family and loved ones. Born July 30th 1959, Frank was a lifetime Ithaca resident and businessman who was the founder or partner in numerous area restaurants such as Rogan’s Corner, Franco’s Restaurant & Catering, Northeast...

Mary  Ann Lackner

Mary Ann Lackner

Sep 11, 2018

Mary Ann Lackner, 69, of Ithaca, NY, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Pernell Almond

Pernell Almond

Sep 11, 2018

Pernell Almond, 75, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Hospicare Residence. Friends may call at the Bangs Funeral Home on Monday, September 17, 2018 from 3 to 5 pm.

Anne  C Bell

Anne C Bell

Sep 8, 2018

Anne (Nan) Coventry Bell

Nan “left the room” on September 8th after four years with ovarian cancer at age 68. Nan was born August 14, 1950 to Vern Coventry Bell and Anne Shearer Bell in Buffalo, NY and grew up in East Aurora, NY. She is survived by her children, Joshua Coventry Garbarino (Lara Zeigler)...

Heinz Koch

Heinz Koch

Sep 7, 2018

Heinz Koch, 86, retired chemistry professor at Ithaca College, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of September 07, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

John  J. Vangorder

John J. Vangorder

Sep 6, 2018

John J. VanGorder

Ithaca, NY- After a courageous battle with cancer, John “JJ” VanGorder, 71, of Ithaca passed away peacefully on Thursday September 6, 2018 with loved ones at his side.

A lifelong resident of Ithaca, JJ was born October 17, 1946, the son of the late John F. VanGorder and Clara Amici...

Kenneth Whited

Kenneth Whited

Sep 4, 2018

Kenneth G. Whited, 88, of Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, September 04, 2018 with his loving family by his side.

Ken was born in Ithaca, son of the late Fred and Ethel Wren Whited. He served with the United States Army during the Korean War and was retired from National...

Lewis  Samuel Pluck

Lewis Samuel Pluck

Sep 3, 2018

Lewis S. Pluck passed away at home on September 3, 2018. Lewis was born June 18,1922 in Berlin, NJ. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was stationed in Hawaii and Guam. He met his late wife, Mildred, in 1945 and they were married in 1946. They lived in Ithaca, on the Northside. He...

James  A. Terry

James A. Terry

Sep 2, 2018

James A. Terry - 49, Enfield, died on Monday, September 2, 2018 at Robert Packard Hospital in Sayre, PA. Arrangements will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Daniel  John Rogozinski

Daniel John Rogozinski

Aug 31, 2018

Daniel John Rogozinski, age 66, passed away peacefully August 31, 2018 at Arnot Ogden Medical Center from complications of Multiple Sclerosis. Dan was born and lived the majority of his life in Detroit before moving to New York State where he lived in Elmira, Corning and most recently Ithaca NY. He was predeceased by his Father, Walter...

Jan  D. Klotz

Jan D. Klotz

Aug 30, 2018

Jan D. Klotz, longtime Ithaca resident and financial aid administrator at Ithaca College, passed away August 30 at Cayuga Medical Center after a brief hospitalization. He was seventy-one.

Jan joined the administration of Ithaca College president James J. Whalen in 1976 as Director of Financial Aid. Jan’s journey to the Finger Lakes region of upstate...

Johanna Mancini

Johanna Mancini

Aug 21, 2018

Johanna M. (Hubert) Mancini, 99, of Newfield, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, August 21,2018. She was born in Callicoon, New York on November 24,1918 to the late Caroline Koenig and Fred Hubert. Johanna married Earland Mancini on June 5,1948 in Sayre,PA. After retirement, they travelled back and forth from Arizona to the Ithaca area, before...

Dr. Robert Graham Hoffman

Dr. Robert Graham Hoffman

Aug 20, 2018

Dr. Robert Graham Hoffman, 80, of Ithaca and formerly of South Bristol, Canandaigua, andHoneoye Falls, NY, died peacefully at home on August 20, 2018 following complications from a second heart valve replacement of five years ago. Born on November 7,1937 in Grove City, PA,he was the son of the late Lorenza O. Hoffman and Thelma Glenn Hoffman,...

Harry  B. White

Harry B. White

Aug 18, 2018

Harry "Skip" White, 72, of Millard Hill Road, Newfield died Suddenly Saturday August 18, 2018,

while on a Family fishing trip in Arnprior, Canada. Born February 21, 1946 son of the late Paul and Virginia Burgess White. "Skip" retired as a Master Chief from the US Navy with 25 years of service. He was an avid hunter and...

Douglas  N. Gillogly

Douglas N. Gillogly

Aug 18, 2018

Douglas N. Gillogly ,81, of Michigan Hollow Road, died Saturday August 18, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday August 23, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Church with Rev. Augustine Chumo officiating Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday August 22, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00...

Patricia  M. Patrick

Patricia M. Patrick

Aug 17, 2018

Patricia Mary O'Brian Patrick, a longtime resident of Ithaca, wife of H.J. Peter Patrick, died quietly on August 17, 2018. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her four daughters, Tammany Patrick, Tracy Stouffer, Taggarty Patrick, and Tristyn Patrick; six grandchildren; her sisters, Kathleen Lee and Jane Colucci; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass...

Leslie Lowenthal

Leslie Lowenthal

Aug 15, 2018

Leslie Lowenthal, 61, of Conlon Rd. Lansing, NY died at home Wednesday August 15, 2018 . Graveside services will be held Wednesday August 22, 2018 at 1:30 P.M. at the Sharon Gardens Jewish Cemetery in ValHalla, New York.

Alexander Mikhailichenko

Alexander Mikhailichenko

Aug 14, 2018

ITHACA – Alexander Mikhailichenko, PhD, 70, of Ithaca, passed away on August 14, 2018.

Born on August 3, 1948 in Russia, he was the son of the late Alexei and Lubov Mikhailichenko.

Alexander was a gifted physicist, who earned his PhD from the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk, Russia), where he served...