Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Lloyd Mead Loop, Jr.
Dec 5, 2017
Lloyd Mead Loop Jr., 86, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Cortland (N.Y.) Park Nursing Home. Born on Sept. 11, 1931, in Wappingers Falls, he lived in Saugerties for 50 years and retired in 1990 from Saugerties Central Schools, where he was a history and Latin teacher for 32 years. Loop was a 50-year member of the Saugerties Dutch...

Frank J. Orzino
Dec 4, 2017
Frank Joseph Orzino, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loving family, on December 4th at the age of 97. Frank was born September 17, 1920 in Ithaca, son of the late Querino Orzino, Sr. and Mary Lam Orzino. Frank attended Immaculate Conception School and was a veteran of the...

Elsa J. Ross
Dec 4, 2017
Elsa J. Ross, 86, of Lansing passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Monday December 4, 2017. She was born in Cortland, NY on July 17, 1931 to her predeceased parents Teenor and Alma Johnson of Virgil NY. She recently celebrated 56 years of marriage with her loving husband Alvin A. Ross on December 2, 2017....

Samuel A. Mclafferty
Dec 4, 2017
Ithaca Journal Obituary for Samuel A. McLafferty Samuel Allen McLafferty died December 4, 2017 at the age of 61 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to Fred W. and Elizabeth (Tibby) McLafferty on November 16, 1956 in Newton, MA. He is survived by his wife Vera Gilliland McLafferty and his children Joseph, Eva, Ben & Tess,...
Guy A. Giordano
Dec 2, 2017
The world lost Guy A. Giordano, age 28, on Saturday, December 02, 2017. He was one of the kindest, gentlest, loving, witty, intelligent and joyful people God has ever put on earth. Guy cared deeply for his loved ones & rarely had a harsh word for anyone. His gifts were numerous & immense, his heart was pure & his...

Dr. William D. Longaker
Dec 1, 2017
Dr. William D. Longaker, 97, of Coddington Rd. Ithaca, Died Friday December 1, 2017 at Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Eileen A. O'Connell Curley
Nov 30, 2017
Eileen A. Curley passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on November 30, 2017. Born on October 15, 1926, in Ithaca, NY, to Julia Driscoll O'Connell and Walter C. O'Connell, Eileen Allannha was predeceased by her twin sister, Kathleen Mavourneen Webster, her older sister Anne Willis, and her younger brother Walter O'Connell, and is survived by her children,...
Theresa Marie Ciaschi Flacco
Nov 30, 2017
Theresa Marie Ciaschi Flacco of Ithaca peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family on November 30, 2017. Theresa was born on September 9, 1928 to the late Jack and Susan Leach Ciaschi. While attending Ithaca High School, Theresa was a waitress at Joe's restaurant where she met the love of her life, Louis Flacco. After graduation she was...
Tomas Michell
Nov 30, 2017
Tomas (Mitch) Michell peacefully passed away on November 30, 2017 at the age of 92. Tomas was born on November 8, 1925, in Iuka, Mississippi, to the late Lillian (Walker) Mitchell and Anriel Mitchell. The older of two, he was predeceased by his sister Frances. Tomas' family migrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, when he was nine years old. Tomas joined...

David D. Allen
Nov 28, 2017
David D. Allen, 82, of Taggart Rd. Newfield, died Tuesday November 28, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Westport, NY son of the late Ralph and Mable Byce Allen and widow of Ruth Allan. David was the Chief Electrical Engineer at the Parks School of Communication Ithaca College, Radio and Television. he was also a...
Melvin James "Mel" Robinson
Nov 27, 2017
Melvin James "Mel" Robinson, 74, lifelong Ithaca resident, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Ithaca son of the late James and Barbara Bell Robinson and was also predeceased by his wife, Linda Turco Robinson who died March 16, 1992. Mel graduated from Ithaca High School in 1962 and attended Oklahoma...

Lysle Gordon
Nov 27, 2017
Lysle Douglas Gordon of Ithaca passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 27, 2017 at the age of 66. Lysle, or Doug, as he was known to family, was born on September 27, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio, where his parents had met at Ohio State University. His earliest memories were of married student housing at OSU, when his father got...

Seang Lach
Nov 25, 2017
Seang Lach, 79, of 36 Dart Drive Ithaca, died Saturday November 25, 2017 at Home. Services will be held Friday December 1, 2017 at 12:00 noon at the Funeral Home. Private Burial will be held at a later date.

Stephanie Schaaf
Nov 25, 2017
Passed away unexpectedly Saturday November 25th, 2017. Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of Ruth Schaaf and the late Herbert Schaaf. She worked at the Cornell Veterinary School. She is survived by her bothers; Daniel, and Charles, and sister Beverly Schade, two nieces; Allison Vorhis, and Marissa Schade, two nephews; Brian and Kevin Schaaf, and two grand...

Roberta Mutual
Nov 23, 2017
Roberta Mutual, 81, of Canandaigua, NY and formerly of Ithaca, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at the V.A. Medical Center, Canandaigua. Arrangements are pending.

Willis F. Debell
Nov 23, 2017
Willis F. DeBell, 95, of Dubois Road Ithaca, died Thursday November 23, 2017 at the Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home. Son of the late Howard and Margaret Apgar DeBell and widow of Emma A. DeBell. Born in Ithaca NY and graduated from Ithaca High School, Willis served in the US Army during WWII, after the war he learned the Mason...

Karen Molinet
Nov 14, 2017
Karen Molinet, 73, of 310 Floral Ave. Ithaca died Tuesday November 14, 2017 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home. arrangements are pending and will be announced
Roddie Weigand
Nov 13, 2017
Roddie Weigand, 72, of Tupper Rd., Spencer, NY, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Ithaca, daughter of the late Roderick and Irene Chalker Martin. Roddie was a retired nurse. She had worked for many years at several local institutions including Cayuga Medical Center and most nursing home facilities and had also...

Michael Horigan
Nov 12, 2017
Michael A. Horigan, 57, of Ithaca, New York, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November, 12, 2017 at Hospicare in Ithaca. Born in Elmira, NY to Michael and Elizabeth Horigan, he lived most of his adult life in Ithaca and loved its diverse culture and people. Michael, who also went by Karna, was a joyful and passionate man. He loved...