Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

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
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
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
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.
SERVICES Celebration of Life
Saturday, May 06, 2017 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Feb 17, 2017
Sam Lapp, 73, of Newfield, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at his home. Arrangements are pending.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...