Doris V. Hyer
Aug 7, 2025
Doris V. Hitchcock Chilson Wood Hyer, 84, of Freeville, NY, passed away peacefully at home on August 7, 2025, while surrounded by her loving family. Born December 7, 1940, in Sayre, PA, to the late George D. and Ellen M. (Vinson) Hitchcock, Doris spent her early years in Camptown, PA.
Doris’s career took many paths. She served as a housekeeper for...
Brian James Cooper
Aug 5, 2025
Brian James Cooper, 58, of Groton, NY, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. Born in Ithaca, NY, on April 1, 1967, he was the son of Barbara J. (Burns) Cooper and the late Albert F. Cooper. Following graduation from Dryden Central Schools in 1986, Brian enlisted in the United States Army...
Sabino Rocco Grisanzio
Aug 2, 2025
Sabino Rocco Grisanzio, “Sal”, 86, passed away in Ithaca, NY on 8/2/2025, with his family by his side. Sal was born 8/16/1938 in Commack, NY. His parents, John and Rita, were from Mola di Bari, Italy. In 1958, Sal married his high school sweetheart, Edna “Eddi” Dietrich, and began a love story that has lasted over 67 years. After 50...
Diana Jo Linderberry
Aug 1, 2025
Diana Jo Linderberry, 67, of Cortland, NY, died on Friday, August 1, 2025, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, while surrounded by family. Diana was born February 9, 1958, in Elmira, NY, a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Fenner) Seaman. She was formerly employed as a custodian at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Diana is survived by her children, Sonya...
Lewis M. Morse, Jr.
Jul 24, 2025
Lewis M. “Lou” Morse, Jr., 88, of King Ferry, NY died July 24, 2025, at home while surrounded by family. He was born in the Town of Dryden on November 29, 1936 to Lewis M. and Genevieve (Corgel) Morse. Following graduation from Dryden Central School, Lou enlisted in the US Army in 1955 and was primarily stationed in Germany until...
Joel Abrams
Jul 21, 2025
Joel Abrams, 93, passed peacefully at 5:41 am on Monday, July 21, surrounded by loved ones.
Joel was born an only child to Ruth (Rosenfeld) Abrams and Louis Abrams, January 8th, 1932. He grew up in a small apartment at 84-28 126th Street, Kew Gardens, NY. He attended PS 99, right down the street. Joel enrolled at Lafayette College, via ROTC...
Jeanne H. Washburn
Jul 7, 2025
Jeanne Hoag Washburn, 82, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Born in Buffalo, NY on November 19, 1942, to the late Robert and Eleanor Baker Hoag, Jeanne graduated from Norwich High School and married Leslie E. Washburn in 1961. The couple raised their family and worked at Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals until Les’ death in 1994. Shortly thereafter, Jeanne moved to...
Richard A. Pinney
Jun 25, 2025
It is with great sorrow that the family of Richard A. Pinney announces his passing. He left us on June 25, 2025. Dick served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Masons, the Lions Club, the Elks and the Moose Club. In 1962, he married his beloved wife Florence and in 1968 moved to Lansing...
Thomas Kingston Benton
Jun 24, 2025
37 Things about Tom Benton
Our beloved husband and father, Tom Benton, died shortly after 6 PM on June 24, 2025. He was surrounded by his family. He had fought an admirable battle with lung cancer, complicated by pneumonia and emphysema. He had just turned 72. We wanted to share this news with a sense of celebrating all he was to...
George Edward Hascup
Jun 23, 2025
George Edward Hascup, 82, a long-time Ithaca resident, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, from heart failure. He had been on his morning walk by the lake with his little dog, his good friend Jim and his kind caregiver Anna. The day before, he had a visit with all of his three children, and two of his grandchildren, where he...
Judith Ann Marie Leyda Howell
Jun 23, 2025
Judith Ann Marie Leyda Howell, a loving and compassionate soul, passed away from Parkinson’s Disease at 71 in her home in Ludlowville, NY on June 23, 2025. Born on October 12, 1953, in Woodlawn, NY, Judy grew up in nearby East Eden in a big country house with an indoor swimming pool where her shyness as the youngest girl of...
Sadie Rosaria Candela
Jun 17, 2025
Sadie Rosaria Candela passed on peacefully in the loving company of her daughter, Michelle Candela-Jordan, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. She was born on January 20, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Rosolino and Michelina Candela of Sicily. During her formative years she acted as an active member of student council, drama club, and was an avid writer of...
Christopher Curtis Nerode
Jun 9, 2025
Christopher Curtis Nerode (later legally known as Nicholas Spencer Nerode) was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 26, 1957. He died unexpectedly in Binghamton, New York on June 9, 2025 of natural causes. His parents were Anil and Sondra Doone Raines Nerode (later Sondra Gebhart Irvine). In his youth he much enjoyed family trips around the world to destinations such...
David Moriah
Jun 4, 2025
On 4 June 2025, David Morrissey Moriah, 74, entered a new phase as he transitioned from this world to the next. He reached the other side of the stream, having spent a lifetime jumping across the stones with a lifelong sense of adventure. In his final days, he was at home in Ithaca, New York. The only thing he wasn't...
Theresa (Mikula) Norman
May 21, 2025
Theresa (Mikula) Norman, 62, of Elmira, NY, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family at Arnot Ogden Medical Center on May 21, 2025. Born on July 4, 1962, in Ithaca, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward Raymond and Mary Jane (Simons) Mikula. Theresa grew up in Lansing, NY, and graduated from Lansing High School before...
Marilyn L. Ray
May 19, 2025
Marilyn L. Ray, 85, died on May 19 after a lengthy illness. She was at home, in the house near Brooktondale where she and her husband had lived for over forty years. She is survived by her husband, Joel Ray, her daughter, Laurie Ray, and Laurie’s partner Heidi Tinnes. Her son Colin had died in 2024.
Marilyn grew up in New...
Lois Carol Levitan
May 14, 2025
Lois was born in Borough Park, Brooklyn, the middle child of Norma (née Brounstein) and Paul Levitan. She grew up and was educated in the public schools of Mount Vernon, New York, and it was during those years that Lois first became interested in and began to observe the relationship between people and the environment.
Lois started college at the University...
Donald E. Harner
May 5, 2025
Donald Elmer Harner, 84, of Lansing, NY, died peacefully on May 5, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, after a short period of declining health.
Born on February 10, 1941, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Don grew up on a farm, where he learned the value of hard work—a principle he carried throughout his life. After graduating from Cornell University, he settled in...
Lisa Bishop Oltz
May 3, 2025
Lisa Bishop Oltz, 70, of Ithaca, NY, beloved mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Saturday May 3, 2025. Her sense of humor, contagious laugh, and lively presence will be missed by all who knew her.
Born December 14, 1954, to Roger and Ida Bishop of Ithaca, NY, Lisa spent much of...
Ina Joan (Tyler) Boda
May 3, 2025
Ina Joan (Tyler) Boda, age 95, of Lansing, NY, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2025, at Groton Community Health Care Center in Groton, NY.
Born January 21, 1930, in Hector, NY, Ina was the daughter of the late Harold “Orrie” and Eolia “Peg” (Strong) Tyler. Ina, also known as “Punky” to many family and old friends, graduated from Ithaca High...
