Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Ithaca, NY

Nora Cohen
Nov 27, 2016
Nora Cohen, 66, of 219 Ridgedale Rd. Ithaca, died Sunday November 27, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday November 29, 2016 at Temple Beth El at a time to be announced.A complete obituary will follow.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Eero Ruuspakka
Nov 25, 2016
Eero Ruuspakka, 93, of Newfield, NY died Friday November 25, 2016 at the James E. Johnson Nursing Home in Johnson City, NY. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Dinah Maguire
Nov 25, 2016
Dinah Maguire, 57, of Ithaca, NY, was called home on Nov. 25 th surrounded by her loving children. She is survived by her mother Helen House of Ithaca, NY. Her 3 children April (Jason)Mendez, Kevin (Amelia)Maguire, Derek (Abigail)Maguire. Grandchildren Aaliyah, Domenic, and Dayne. 3 brothers Richard, Anthony, and Robert. 2 sisters Kathy and Sandy. And many nieces and nephews....

Estelle Jane Silverman
Nov 23, 2016
Estelle Jane Silverman passed away on November 23, 2016, in her family's home in Ithaca, New York, embraced by her son Elliott, and family friends and caregivers, Alex and Natasha Karandeyev. Estelle was born in Newport, Rhode Island to James and Kathleen Daglis. Estelle was a proud member of the Newport, Rhode Island St. Spyridion Greek Orthodox Church and...

Daniel Sisler
Nov 23, 2016
Daniel Sisler, 87, of 397 Savage Farm Dr. Ithaca, died Wednesday November 23, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Louis Joseph "Louie" Lupo, Sr.
Nov 23, 2016
Louis Joseph Lupo, Sr. (Louie) was called home on November 23, 2016. He was born in Ithaca on August 28, 1939 to the late Frank and Lena Morrow Lupo. Louie was an avid hunter and fisherman and had worked at Mickey's Meat Market until the late 1970's. He is survived by his brother, Robert Lupo; his sons, Joey (Pamela)...
Kermit K. Cutter
Nov 22, 2016
Kermit K. Cutter, 61, of Newfield, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones. The sixth child of Kenneth and Martha (Glauer) Cutter, Kermit was born on June 23, 1955. He lived and worked in Newfield throughout his life. A builder of homes, cultivator of gardens, conservator of land, and loved by many, Kermit made...
David A. Sprague
Nov 22, 2016
David died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. His wife of 64 years, Phyllis Besemer Sprague, was at his side. He was born in Binghamton, the son of the late William Arthur Sprague and Monica Mullins Sprague. David wore many different hats during his career with Gannett Corporation, retiring in 2000 as Senior Project Manager. His career...

Angelina Torchia
Nov 21, 2016
Angelina Torchia, 93, of Ithaca died Monday November 21, 2016 at Oak Hill Manor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday November 30, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Immaculate Conception Church with Fr. Augustine Chumo officiating. Private burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery, a complete obituary will follow.
Nancy Hall Thompson
Nov 20, 2016
Nancy Hall-Thompson, a long-time resident of Ithaca, died peacefully on the evening of Sunday November 20th. She was 90 years old. Nancy was born in Boston on 9th January 1926, the only child of Marjorie and Samuel Stratton. She grew up in Cambridge MA where her father was a professor at the Harvard Business School. After graduating from the...

Carmen Amoroso
Nov 19, 2016
Carmen Amoroso, 84, of Ithaca, NY, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Augustine Chumo and Fr. Paul Bonacci on Monday, November 28, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Immaculate Conception Church. Friends may call on Sunday, November 27, 2016 from 3 to 5 pm...

Erik Johannes Gaden
Nov 19, 2016
Erik Johannes Gaden, 75, of Danby, NY passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Mineola, NY on March 25, 1941, son of the late John and Thelma Glanister Gaden. Erik was the owner of J & S Enterprises, Power Sweeping Service and had previously worked as a mechanic at ESSO gas...

Matoula Manos Nickles
Nov 19, 2016
Matoula Manos Nickles, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 19, 2016. She was born in Gorista, Laconia, Greece, daughter of the late James and Helen Zaharis Manos and was the widow of George P. Nickles who died in 2007. She came to the United States with her family in 1947 settling in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1957 she...
Lucille Faville Kullman
Nov 18, 2016
Lucille Kullman rejoined her beloved husband Stanley on 11/18/16. Their brief years apart are now ended for all time. Lucille was born June 10, 1920 in Columbia Crossroads, PA to Mark and Alta Hammond Faville. She had two sisters and a brother, all of whom preceded her in death. She moved with her family at a young age to...

Patricia Peters Marion
Nov 17, 2016
Patricia P. Marion, 90, of Newfield, NY, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016. She was born in Cortland, NY, daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy Barry Peters and was the widow of Robert Marion. She was retired from Cornell University. Patricia is survived by her grandchildren, Alicia Marion Colburn, Roger Hart and Aimee Hart and her great grandchildren,...

Nathan Zumoff
Nov 17, 2016
Nathan Zumoff, 98, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Bud Christopher Tennant
Nov 16, 2016
Tennant, Bud Christopher Bud Christopher Tennant of Ithaca passed away on November 16th, 2016 in Rochester, NY following complications from pneumonia. He was 83 years old. Born November 10, 1933 in Burbank, California to Christopher and Golda Tennant, he was graduated from the University of California at Davis, where he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In 1972 he...

Christian A. Tapia
Nov 15, 2016
Christian A. Tapia, 37, of Jersey City , New Jersey and formerly of Ithaca, died Tuesday November 15, 2016 at home. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Elizabeth B. Pirko
Nov 14, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Pirko, 89, of Ithaca, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 with her family by her side at Longview. She was born in Rochester, NY, daughter of the late Rev. Elmer and Gladys Belknap. Since her father was a Methodist minister, her family moved often from one small town to another in the Rochester area. She graduated...
Ann Hranek
Nov 12, 2016
Ann C. Hranek, 77, of Mooresville, NC and formerly of Ithaca NY passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 12 th . Ann was born in Ithaca, daughter of the late James P. and Agnes Walters Conahan. She was a graduate of Ithaca High School, class of 1957. She retired from NYNEX after 30 years of service. Ann loved traveling,...