Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Mary Elizabeth Gough Vogle
Jul 15, 2017
Vogle, Mary Elizabeth Gough Age 91, of Ithaca, NY passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. Mary was born at home on March 13, 1926 in Adams Basin, NY, the daughter of William V. and Mabel Morgan Gough. She was the youngest of 4 siblings. Mary grew up on a family farm and had wonderful stories about her childhood along...

Thomas Ricciuti
Jul 15, 2017
Thomas Ricciuti, 53, of Ithaca, died Friday September 15, 2017 at the result of a Motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Cuu Van
Jul 12, 2017
Cuu Van, 91, of Sycamore Dr., Ithaca, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Beechtree Care Center. He is survived by sons and daughters in law Quoi Van and On Tran, Wayne Van and Jenny Nguyen and son in law and daughter Nguyen Chuong and Tammy Van, and son: Hue Van, daughters: Tracy Van, Emily Van, and Stacy...

Michael Noble
Jul 11, 2017
Michael Noble, 67 of Willow Brook Manor, Dryden, died Tuesday July 11, 2017 at the Beechtree Care Center. He was born in St. Joseph, MO, son of the late James and Virginia Rains Noble. Mike served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Following his discharge from service he worked for Giordano Construction. He was a member...

Enid Pollack
Jul 8, 2017
Enid Pollack, 97, of Bella Vista Dr. Ithaca, died Saturday July 8, 2017 at the Beechtree Care Center. Graveside services will be held Tuesday July 11, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at the New Montefiore Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. There are no calling hours or services.

Peggy Frazer
Jul 7, 2017
Peggy Frazer, 75, of 1229 Trumansburg Rd. Ithaca, died Friday July 7, 2017 at the Cayuga Ridge Extended Care. Private Graveside services will be held Tuesday July 11, 2017 at Calvary Cemetery. There are no calling hours or services.

Guy Gerard
Jul 7, 2017
Guy Gerard, 79, of Bella Vista Dr. Ithaca, died Friday July 17, 2017 at Beechtree Care Center. Private services will be held. There will be no calling hours.

Phoebe Parr
Jul 2, 2017
Pheobe (Betty) F. Parr (Moore), 97 formerly of Slaterville Springs, passed away peacefully Sunday with family by her side. Born, August 20, 1919, Ithaca, NY, daughter of Pheobe J. Moore (Scott) and Victor J. Moore. She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1937, attended Cornell University (Class of 42) and the Rochester Business Institute before marrying John (Chick) F....

Virginia Laux
Jul 1, 2017
Virginia Kirk Laux of Kendal at Ithaca passed away July 1, 2017 at age 101 while walking to dinner with her daughters. Born July 04, 1915 in Topeka, Kansas she was the daughter of Ruby Kirk McLean and Leslie Erskine McLean. She grew up in Waukegan, Illinois and graduated with honours from Northwestern University. After her marriage to John...
Joseph F. Daino
Jun 28, 2017
Joseph F. Daino, 96, of 800 S. Plain St. died June 28, 2017 at Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Ithaca on March 4, 1921, son of the late Frank and Norma Soaner Daino. Joe graduated from Ithaca High School class of 1938 and attended Cornell University from 1938 to 1941. On September 29, 1941, he was appointed...

Barbara Mearse
Jun 28, 2017
Barbara Mearse, 80, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Bridges, Cornell Heights. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Cheryl White Kleckner
Jun 26, 2017
Cheryl L. Kleckner, 68, of West Danby Road., Newfield, passed away on Monday June 26, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. She was born in Ithaca, Daughter of the late Guy and Elsie Perham White and widow of the late Kerry R Kleckner (March 7, 2013). Cheryl loved traveling to the Outer Banks with her family and friends, also...

Herbert F. Schryver
Jun 26, 2017
Herbert F. Schryver, 89, of Ellis Hollow Creek Rd., died Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home. In keeping with Herb's wishes there will be no public services. Donations in his memory may be directed to the Nature Conservancy at www.nature.org.

Bruce L. Anderson
Jun 26, 2017
Bruce Lawrence Anderson, 70, of Ithaca, NY passed away peacefully on June 26th 2017 at the Hospicare Residence of Ithaca, after a brief battle with cancer. Bruce grew up on a dairy farm in Falconer, NY, born in 1946 to Lawrence and Fern (Swanstrom) Anderson, predeceasing him. After graduating from Falconer High School, Bruce attended Cornell University (BS), University...

Alfred Phillips, Jr.
Jun 25, 2017
Alfred Phillips, Jr., 81, of Highgate Circle, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Martin Alexander
Jun 25, 2017
Martin Alexander was born into a hard-working, proud immigrant family on February 4, 1930. He was the youngest of three children born to Mayer and Sarah Alexander. They lived above the clothing store his parents owned and operated in Newark, New Jersey. Martin graduated from Weequahic High School, a school of which and teachers of whom he had strong...
Sally B. "Lolly" Gahagan
Jun 24, 2017
Lolly (Sally) Bill Gahagan, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 peacefully at home with her family. She lived a full and happy life, raising four children, and doing what she loved...playing in the dirt. She grew up at Raymond Farms in Lyme, CT where she learned to love the land and run wild and free in bare feet. She attended...
Levi G. "Lee" Wells
Jun 20, 2017
Levi G. (Lee) Wells, 74, of Ithaca, NY peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at home with his family by his side. Lee was born December 4, 1942 in Morley, NY, son of Charles and Irene (LaValley) Wells. He graduated from Potsdam Central School in 1962. He attended Central City Barber School in Syracuse, NY while working...

Joseph P. Cosentini
Jun 18, 2017
Joseph P. Cosentini, 93, native Ithacan and former owner of Cosentini's Shoes, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY. A gathering of friends and family will be held Saturday July 8, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Calvary Cemetery Five Mile Dr. Ithaca, NY, with a social gathering to follow at the Ithaca...

Bertha M. Blauvelt
Jun 16, 2017
Bertha M. Chaffee Blauvelt, age 100, of 70 Shaffer Rd., Newfield, died June 16, 2017 at her home. She was born in Danby, NY to Alfred and Martha Doane Chaffee. Bertha graduated from Newfield High School on June 28, 1934 and married Stewart Blauvelt two days later on June 30, 1934. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband,...