Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY
Patrick A. Meadows
Apr 10, 2018
Patrick A. Meadows, age 70, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 10, 2018. Born on July 16, 1947 in Ithaca, NY, he was the son of Josephine Cecilia McPadden and Marion Watt Meadows, who preceded him in death. He enjoyed exploring the environs around Etna and Fall Creek with his brother Bob, trusty dog Tippy...

Steven O. Russo
Apr 7, 2018
Steven O. Russo, PhD, passed away at age 66 on April 7, 2018 in Ithaca, NY. He was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Ithaca College. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 3 to 6 pm at Bangs Funeral Home. Friends and family can also pay their respects during the funeral service set for 2:00...

James F. Mcguire
Apr 7, 2018
James F. McGuire. 71, of Bella Vista Dr. Ithaca, died Saturday April 7, 2018 at. Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday April 17, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the First Assembly of God Church 197 Bostwick Road Ithaca. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. A complete obituary will follow.

Theda Zimrot
Apr 7, 2018
Theda Zimrot, 91, of Lansing, NY, died Saturday, April 07, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Roger E. Mccarthy
Apr 4, 2018
Roger E. McCarthy passed away on April 4, 2018. Roger was born September 25, 1923 at Tompkins County Hospital. Son of Frank and Margaret McCarthy, he grew up in Ithaca and attended Immaculate Conception elementary school and then Ithaca High School from which he graduated in June 1940. He enlisted in the US Naval Corp and served from 1943...
Warren H. Bamforth
Apr 4, 2018
Warren Henry Bamforth, 83, of Newfield, NY and formally of Clermont, Florida, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2018 at Robert Packard Hospital. Born in Mineola, NY, he was the son of the late Robert and Helen Bamforth. Survivors include his wife Grace Bull-Bamforth of Florida, son David (Janice) Bamforth of Newfield, daughters Michelle(Dave) King of Spencer, Rita (Skip)...

Paul R. Mikula
Apr 2, 2018
Paul R. Mikula, 86, lifelong resident of Lansing, NY, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Auburn Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lansing on March 11, 1932, son of the late John and Mary (Konecny) Mikula and was the widower of Josephine M. Mikula who died September 16, 2014. Paul retired after 46 years of service as...

Donald W. Dickinson
Apr 2, 2018
Donald W. Dickinson, 97, longtime Ithaca businessman, died Monday, April 02, 2018. He was born in Ithaca, NY on October 26, 1920 to the late Helen and Ralph Dickinson. Don's life was intertwined with the history of downtown Ithaca. He and his siblings, Douglas and Norma attended Fall Creek Elementary School and Ithaca High School. He graduated in 1938,...

William J. Wasmuth
Mar 29, 2018
William J. Wasmuth passed away at Bridges Cornell Heights on Thursday, March 29, 2018. He was 93 years old. He was born February 6, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and pursued a Master's degree in Business Administration at Washington University. After working in management in St. Louis, he pursued his doctoral...
Patricia "Pat" Jean Fischer Gombash
Mar 28, 2018
Pat Gombash passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday, march 28, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY after a short illness. She was born in Chicago, IL on December 27, 1939 to parents Emmett Elly Fischer and Helen Snodgrass. The family lived in Aurora, IL until 1949 when the moved to Orlando,...

Arthur A. Ovaska
Mar 26, 2018
Arthur A. Ovaska, 67, of North Aurora Street Ithaca, died at home Monday March 26, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Jeffrey L. Vannest
Mar 20, 2018
Jeffrey L. VanNest, 60, of Northfield Road, Newfield, died at home Tuesday March 20, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

Jeanne Curry
Mar 19, 2018
Jeanne Curry, 81, of 100 West Seneca Street, Ithaca, died Monday March 19, 2018 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Virginia Curry. She is survived by a nephew and cousins Cynthia and Sarah Miller of Ithaca. Prayer services will be held Monday March 26, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. with Fr....

Betty Joyce Chandler
Mar 18, 2018
Betty Joyce Chandler, 82, of 800 South Plain St. Ithaca, died Sunday March 18, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Amanda M. Karakantas
Mar 17, 2018
Amanda Karakantas passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018. She was born December 17, 1923 in Selinsgrove, PA to John and Stella Marinos. At the age of six she and her family moved from Sunbury, PA to Lewistown, PA., where her parents owned and operated the Diana Candy Shoppe. Amanda began working in the family business at the age...

Janet Lewis Devlin
Mar 15, 2018
Janet Lewis Devlin, 95, of Savage Farm Drive, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Marion L. Ogden
Mar 14, 2018
Marian L. (Hart) Ogden, 86, of Brooktondale passed away on March 14, 2018.Marian was born at home in Ithaca, on June 28, 1931. She is survived by her son Solon (Ed) Ogden III, her grandchildren Anthony, Damon and Crystal Ogden. Her brother, David Hart as well as several nieces and nephews and their children. Marian was predeceased by her...
Ruth Ward Covert
Mar 13, 2018
Ruth W Covert, age 93, passed away on March 13, 2018 at home with her loving daughter, Marsha Durling, by her side. Ruth was a long-time resident of Ithaca, NY. She was born in Wyalusing, PA and graduated from Ithaca High School. Ruth was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who cared deeply about her family. She will...
Richard Carlton "Dick" Curran
Mar 13, 2018
RICHARD CARLTON (DICK) CURRAN (b. June 27, 1920) Dick passed away peacefully at Cayuga Medical Center on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Dick was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Peter A. Curran and Ruth (Callahan) Curran. He was the brother of the late Mary (Curran) Whalen and the late Robert Curran. Dick married Evelyne M. Wood on...
Rocco P. Lucente
Mar 12, 2018
ITHACA - Rocco P. Lucente of Ithaca, NY died on March 12,2018 at his home with his loving wife by his side. He was born April 2, 1929 in Cleveland, OH to the late Francesco and Marianna Lucente who had emigrated from Rutigliano, Italy. After graduating Ithaca High School, he pursued his entrepreneurial spirit and embarked on a career...