Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Joan  M. Skierski

Joan M. Skierski

Jan 12, 2018

Joan M. Skierski of Ithaca, passed away Friday, January 12th, 2018 at the age of 84. Joan was born in Buffalo, NY on June 11, 1933. She was a graduate of Dixon City High School. Joan and the late Leonard Thomas Skierski raised their children in Ithaca, where she worked and retired from the Ithaca School system. She worked...

Eleanor D. "Ellie" Romanowski

Eleanor D. "Ellie" Romanowski

Jan 12, 2018

018 12:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: Eleanor D. Romanowski, 85, of Bundy Rd., Ithaca, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 12, 2018. She was born in Blanford, MA daughter of the late F. Langdon and Ruth Bryant Davis. Ellie graduated from Cold Spring High School and had attended college downstate and secretarial school in New...

Lillian Hoffman

Lillian Hoffman

Jan 12, 2018

Lillian Hoffman, 92, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are pending.

Willem Sipman

Willem Sipman

Jan 11, 2018

Willem Sipman, 94, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center. Arrangements are pending.

Kenneth  L. Mangle

Kenneth L. Mangle

Jan 11, 2018

Kenneth L. Mangle, 70, of Newfield passed away in the comfort of his home, due to ongoing health conditions, on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Ken was born on March 27, 1947 in Pontiac, Illinois to the late Kenneth R. Mangle and Luella M. Therien Jones. He grew up in several locations as a military brat. He attended 9 schools...

David Bayne

David Bayne

Jan 10, 2018

David Bayne, 84, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Arrangements are pending.

Clarence D. "Ted" Vanzile

Clarence D. "Ted" Vanzile

Jan 10, 2018

Clarence D. "Ted" VanZile, 73, lifelong resident of Newfield, NY, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Hospicare Residence. He was born in Ithaca, son of the late Kenneth and Irene Howell VanZile and was also predeceased by his brother, Jim and sister, Phyllis. Ted was retired from Ithaca College where he had been employed for over...

James  R. Dawson

James R. Dawson

Jan 10, 2018

James Ralph Dawson, 68, of Ithaca, NY, died January 10, 2018. Jim was born December 21, 1949, a son of the late Leona Cotterill (1998) and David Dawson (1986). Survivors include his children: James, Jr. and Joseph, siblings: Michael Dawson, Catherine Stevens, and Joan Howser, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Jim was predeceased by...

Estelle  Ruth (Newcomer)  Akers

Estelle Ruth (Newcomer) Akers

Jan 9, 2018

Estelle Ruth (Newcomer) Akers, 89, went to be with the Lord January 9, 2018 -Born August 22, 1928, in Mineral City Ohio, to Alva Lee Newcomer and Mary Roxie (Brooks) Newcomer. The family moved back to Miami, Florida from Ohio when Estelle was 6 years old. Ruth, as she liked to be called, graduated from Miami Senior High School...

Liisa  Sue Wright

Liisa Sue Wright

Jan 8, 2018

VARNA - ITHACA - Liisa Sue Vaananen Wright, age 53 of Varna, NY passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 8, 2018. Born August 9, 1964 in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of William J. Vaananen and Shirley Ann Lykens. Liisa loved cooking, her many pets and was an avid reader. Liisa is survived by her loving...

Janet Aileen Selke How

Janet Aileen Selke How

Jan 8, 2018

Janet Aileen Selke How, of Ithaca, died on January 8th, 2018 at 93. Born in Minneapolis September 27th, 1924, third child of educators Lulu (Elliott) and Erich C. Selke, Janet was raised in Mayville and Grand Forks, North Dakota, where her father retired as Dean of Education. After graduating from the University of North Dakota (Phi Beta Kappa, 1945),...

Audreynka

Audreynka

Jan 8, 2018

Audrey Srnka, 81, of Seven Mile Dr., Ithaca, NY. passed away Monday, January 08, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

George  H. Bayer

George H. Bayer

Jan 5, 2018

George H. Bayer, 93, of Forest Home Drive, died Friday, January 05, 2018 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Bonnie Kimple

Bonnie Kimple

Jan 4, 2018

Bonnie Kimple, 61, died Thursday, January 04, 2018 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. She was born in Tompkins County, daughter of the late Ernest and Alpha Cronk Kimple. Although faced with many hardships in her life Bonnie always maintained her beautiful, giving spirit. She loved to knit and crotchet and share her creations with others. Bonnie is survived...

Robert  James Orrange

Robert James Orrange

Jan 3, 2018

Robert J. Orrange passed away peacefully at Bridges Cornell Heights on Jan. 3rd 2018. He was 94. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Lenore Scanlan of Nutley, NJ, six children; Jeanne, Steven (Flicia), Charles, Richard, Katie (Eric) and Robert (Lourdes) and six grandchildren:Jodie, Jennifer, Britton, Julia, Stefanie and Michael. Also sisters, Betty and Ruth and brother...

Bernice Colley

Bernice Colley

Jan 2, 2018

Bernice Colley, 83, died Tuesday, January 02, 2018 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Facility. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

James  R. Myers

James R. Myers

Jan 1, 2018

James R. Myers, 65, of Ithaca, NY, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 01, 2018. He was born in Deposit, NY, son of Donna Price Myers who survives him and the late Howard Myers. He was retired from Wal-Mart. In addition to his mother, James is also survived by his sisters, Leslie Forzier, Katy Wood, Luvia Myers...

William  J. Petrillose,  Jr.

William J. Petrillose, Jr.

Dec 31, 2017

William John Petrillose Jr, 65, of Ithaca, NY, died peacefully at Cayuga Medical Center, in the presence of loved ones on December 31, 2017 after a brief illness. Bill was born in Ithaca on June 3, 1952, the son of the late William J. and Alyce Swanson Petrillose. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Susan Browne...

Helen Lackner

Helen Lackner

Dec 31, 2017

Helen Luckner, 85, of Ithaca, NY, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. Helen will be interred next to her husband Roy Lackner at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Newfield, NY in the spring of 2018.

Floyd P. "T.O." Werner

Floyd P. "T.O." Werner

Dec 30, 2017

Floyd P. "T.O." "Tootie" Werner, 92, of Lansing, NY passed away on December 31, 2017. He was born on April 19, 1925 to Floyd P. Sr. and Caroline Naylor Werner. Floyd graduated from Ithaca High in 1943 and soon entered the United States Navy to serve during World War II. He was the fifth of five brothers to all...