Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Barbara  E. Kirk

Barbara E. Kirk

Mar 3, 2017

Barbara E. Kirk, 77, of Kingtown Rd. Trumansburg, died Friday evening at home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Zheng  Ping Chang

Zheng Ping Chang

Mar 2, 2017

Zheng Ping Chang, 90, of S. Plain St., Ithaca, died Thursday, March 02, 2017 at his residence. Arrangements are pending.

Adorno Stazi

Adorno Stazi

Mar 1, 2017

Adorno Stazi, 83, of Ithaca, died Wednesday March 1, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. Adorno was born and raised in Anagni, Italy and later moved to Maracaibo, Venezuela where he worked as an electrician for the Oil Fields. He met his wife while visiting family in the US and became a long time resident of Ithaca,...

Margaret Varma

Margaret Varma

Feb 25, 2017

Margaret Varma, 86, died Saturday morning, February 25, 2017 at Kendal at Ithaca. A celebration of Margaret's life will be held Saturday, May 06, 2017 from 1 to 3 pm at Kendal at Ithaca.

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Beena Kulkowitz

Beena Kulkowitz

Feb 25, 2017

Beena Kulkowitz, died peacefully on Saturday February 25th at home surrounded by her family at age 90. She is the daughter of Sara Rosenbaum and Sigmund Licht, and step-daughter of Isadore Lerner. Beena was born April 21, 1926 (along with Queen Elizabeth) in Brooklyn NY. She is predeceased by her sister Sylvia and survived by daughters Sigrid and Susan,...

Jammie  Williams Hapstak

Jammie Williams Hapstak

Feb 22, 2017

Jammie Lynn Williams Hapstak, 35, of Newfield, died Wednesday February 22, 2017 at Home. She was born in Ithaca, NY daughter of Ronald and Sandra Jordan Williams. Jammie was a graduate of Ithaca College and had worked for the Ithaca Social Security Office since 2000. In addition to her parents she is survived by her loving son, Gage Tyler...

Alan Dobson

Alan Dobson

Feb 21, 2017

Alan Dobson, 88 passed away peacefully on 21 February 2017 in Ithaca, NY. He was born in 1928 in Bethnal Green, London, England to Albert Percy Dobson and Dorothy Blanche Dobson (née Hougham). He was educated at Westcliff High School For Boys in Essex, England and was evacuated with the rest of the school to Belper in Derbyshire during...

Pauline  F. Pickett

Pauline F. Pickett

Feb 19, 2017

Pauline F. Pickett, 97 of 386 Savage Farm Drive Ithaca, died Sunday February 19, 2017 at Kendal at Ithaca. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Reuben  Angel Sierra

Reuben Angel Sierra

Feb 18, 2017

Rueben Angel Sierra, 35, of 262 Main Street, Newfield, died Saturday February 18, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Douglas  M. Elias

Douglas M. Elias

Feb 18, 2017

Douglas M. Elias, 64, of Bishop Road, Newfield, died Saturday February 18, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Theodore  J. Lowi

Theodore J. Lowi

Feb 17, 2017

Theodore J. Lowi, 85, of 101 Delaware Ave. Ithaca, died Friday February 17, 2017, Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Samuel  W. Lapp

Samuel W. Lapp

Feb 17, 2017

Sam Lapp, 73, of Newfield, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at his home. Arrangements are pending.

Mary  E. Vanetten

Mary E. Vanetten

Feb 15, 2017

MARY VANETTEN Passed away at age 78 at the Groton Nursing Facility where she has resided for the last 8 years. She was born in Ithaca, N.Y. as Mary Elizabeth Manning. Mary spent most of her childhood in Brooktondale N.Y. with her Mother, Brother (Larry), and Sister (Shirley). She Graduated from Ithaca High School. Mary also lived some of...

Sandra "Sandy" L. Van Benschoten

Sandra "Sandy" L. Van Benschoten

Feb 14, 2017

Sandra "Sandy" Louise (Rockwell) Van Benschoten of King Ferry, NY (formerly of Ithaca) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on February 14, 2017 due to the cumulative effects of her 42 year struggle with Multiple Sclerosis ("MS"). She had recently celebrated her 69th birthday, having been born on January 26, 1948 in Cortland, NY to Ross A. and...

Mary  Jo Lindeberg

Mary Jo Lindeberg

Feb 12, 2017

Mary Jo Lindeberg, 84, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending.

Peter  John Potorti

Peter John Potorti

Feb 12, 2017

ITHACA, N.Y - Peter John Potorti, 97, of 205 Washington Street, entered into rest on February 12, 2017 of natural causes. He had been a resident of Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY. Peter was born Nov. 20, 1919, in White Plains, NY, a son of the late William and Jenny Franco Potorti. He was united in marriage on July 3,...

Russell  Dean Essner

Russell Dean Essner

Feb 11, 2017

Russell Dean Essner of Ithaca, NY passed away on February 11, 2017. Russell was born on December 5, 1968 to Jerome William Essner and Betty Lou Williams in Los Angeles, CA. Russell grew up in West Des Moines, IA and attended Valley High School before moving to the Twin Cities for college. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Biology...

Betty (Baltierra)  Woodard

Betty (Baltierra) Woodard

Feb 11, 2017

Betty (Baltierra) Woodard, 94, of Smyrna TN and formerly Richford NY, went home to her Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2017 as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Betty was born to Jesus and Margarita Baltierra in Hardwick, CA in 1922. As one of many children in the Baltierra family, she worked hard assisting her family...

Olive  Dunbar Keene

Olive Dunbar Keene

Feb 8, 2017

Olive Dunbar Keene, 91 of 528 Savage Farm Drive Ithaca, died Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Kendal at Ithaca. Arrangements are pending and will be announced

Mary  Anne Tozek

Mary Anne Tozek

Feb 8, 2017

Mary Anne (Pelava) Tozek, of Irondequoit, NY, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 . She was born on October 21, 1920, in Sauquoit, NY, and was predeceased by her husband of 29 years, Lawrence John Tozek. She is survived by her son Gregory R. Lawrence of Rochester, by Lauren T. Cowdery and her husband William, and by her...