Ralph L. Brown, Jr.
May 12, 2021
“No matter where I am, your spirit will be beside me. For I know that no matter what, you will always be with me.” – Tram-Tiara T. Von Reichenbach
Ralph L. Brown Jr. (Mae Mae) 56, of Ithaca, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 12, 2021. Ralph Lee Brown was born on February 16, 1965.
He is survived by...
Frank W. Young
Apr 26, 2021
Frank W. Young, 92, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, died on April 26, 2021, at his home in Ithaca, NY. Frank was born in Chicago, IL, on May 31, 1928. At Deep Springs College in Nevada, Frank completed his undergraduate studies and was provided with a unique and special experience that had a profound impact on his life. At Deep...
Eleanor Anne Barnard
Apr 20, 2021
Eleanor Anne Cooke Barnard died in Ithaca on April 20, 2021.
Eleanor was born on September 13, 1927, in Norfolk, Virginia to Dr. Andrew B. Cooke and Mary Eleanor Tunison Cooke. She was an accomplished sailor and as a water lover her entire life, a body surfer well into her eighties. On land, dancing was one of her special delights.
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Eleanor A. Bachelor
Apr 17, 2021
Eleanor Bachelor 11/20/28 – 4/17/21 - Mom, Mommy, Mother, Elmrod, Gramma, Minga Minga.
It was a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon and after all of the good-byes, hugs and kisses, it was quiet and we knew Dad had come to take her home. In the background we could hear him playing his harmonica “Hey, look a yonder comin’ comin’ down...
Hazel Mae Sherman Hart
Mar 24, 2021
Hazel Mae Inman Sherman Hart, 99, of Lansing, passed away at her home while surrounded by her daughters on March 24, 2021. Born in Lansing, she was the daughter of the late Walter V. and Anna May Davis Inman.
Hazel lived in various places in Tompkins County throughout her life, but Lansing was always home to her. She attended Lansing...
Lenore Yvonne Durkee
Mar 23, 2021
Lenore was born on November 26, 1932 in Utica, NY to Henry Taylor and Wanda Zarska Taylor. An only child, she was a voracious reader and demonstrated a proclivity toward science early in her life. She was one of ten students recognized in the 1950 Westinghouse Science Talent Search, an award recognizing the most promising scientists among the nation’s high...
Dorothy Warren Rinaldo
Mar 19, 2021
Ithaca, NY - Dorothy Warren Rinaldo passed away peacefully on March 19, 2021, surrounded by her family at Bridges Cornell Heights.
Dorothy, the oldest child of William D. and Marjory (Hastings) Warren, was born in Utica, NY, July 21, 1925. Shortly after her father received his doctorate from Cornell in 1929, the family moved to Ada, Oklahoma, where her father...
Gary Gerald Garrett
Mar 19, 2021
Gary Garrett, 71, passed away on Friday, March 19th, 2021, at his home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer – which he did with strength, grace, and one of his hallmarks, humor. In the later stages of his life, Gary found peace perched within the verdant green canopy of his back patio garden. The garden served as...
Lian Shu Li
Mar 6, 2021
With exceptional fluency in English, Russian and five dialects of Chinese, Lian Shu Li was a gifted linguist. At the age of 91, she died peacefully on 6 March 2021 in rural upstate New York, after having lived in a succession of the world’s largest cities: Wuhan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and New York City. Her professional career had three...
Steven Mark Geiger
Mar 5, 2021
Steven Mark Geiger, age 33, passed away unexpectedly on Friday March 5, 2021. Born in Ithaca, NY on January 30, 1988, he was the oldest son of Edward E. Geiger Jr. and Kelly M. Stout. He had a younger sister, Heather (Daniel) Juett, and two younger brothers, Craig (Kayla) Geiger and Dakota Geiger.
Steven attended elementary school at BJM, then...
Eleanor "Ellie" Moore
Feb 20, 2021
Eleanor “Ellie” Moore, 87, passed away peacefully with family by her side on February 20, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Rosie, and son-in-law.
Born in Walton, NY in 1933 and moving to Ithaca at a young age, Ellie graduated from Ithaca High School. She married the love of her life, Albert “Al”, in 1956 and they settled in...
Carol Wanagel
Feb 15, 2021
January 15, 1945 – February 15, 2021
Carol died peacefully at home Feb 15, 2021 following multiple strokes, her family at her side. She was born and raised in Ithaca, NY by her parents Martha and Alexander Cheney. Among her many accomplishments were three Cornell degrees and raising 11 children with her husband John. She was well-known for her personality,...
LaVerna E. Adams
Feb 13, 2021
LaVerna E. (Chaffee) Adams, 89, of Newfield passed away peacefully on February 13, 2021.
She was born on November 22, 1931 in Newfield, the first daughter of Maynard and Vivian (Wright) Chaffee. She was the oldest of seven children.
LaVerna was the beloved wife of John E. Adams, who died December 27, 2014. She is survived by her four children,...
Robert A. Brenner
Jan 12, 2021
Robert A. Brenner, 91, recently of Ithaca, NY, died on January 12, 2021. He was born on July 5, 1929 and grew up in Buffalo, NY. He attended Buffalo public schools, Phillips Academy at Andover, and Cornell University before attending and completing his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine. He was a Fellow of the...
Constance "Connie" A. Finlay
Jan 12, 2021
Constance “Connie” Ann Harlow Finlay, 80, of Ithaca, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. Born July 8, 1940, in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late George Russell and Katharine (Ball) Harlow.
Connie was a 1958 graduate of West Boylston High School in MA. She continued her education at...
Robert S. Zavaski
Jan 7, 2021
Robert Stephen Zavaski, 87, of Lansing, NY, passed away from complications related to COVID-19 on January 7, 2021, at the Hospicare residence, Ithaca, NY. Born on June 21, 1933, in Ithaca, he was the son of the late John and Julia (Sacco) Zavaski.
Bob attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School, was a graduate of Ithaca High School and proud of his...
Joan Marie Lorson
Dec 27, 2020
Joan Marie Cramer Lorson was born in the Bronx on May 3, 1931 to Ralph Cramer and Maude Price Cramer. She attended elementary school in Kingsbridge and graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Queens in 1949. She worked as a showroom model for several years. Joan had three daughters with her first husband, Lester Schaffner: Diane, Karen, and Joni;...
Rosemary Ann Sciarabba
Dec 27, 2020
Rosemary Ann Sciarabba (Saccomano)
On December 27, 2020 Rosemary Ann Sciarabba went to heaven to be with her parents, James and Betty Saccomano. A compassionate and loving wife, mother, and friend, she left this earth peacefully, at home, surrounded by family.
Rosemary was born in Rochester, NY on December 1, 1943 and went to primary school at Our Lady of...
Richard A. Szanyi
Dec 27, 2020
Richard A. Szanyi was born on December 25, 1945, in Hammond, Indiana—one of the factory towns which lie along the southern bank of Lake Michigan, adjacent to Chicago.
He was the youngest of six children—younger than his siblings by thirteen to twenty years. His father and brothers all found steady work in the steel mills and chemical plants of the...
Helen Eshleman
Dec 19, 2020
Helen Chapman Eshleman, 95, formerly of West Park, FL, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 19, 2020, at Hospicare, Ithaca, NY, with family by her side. Born April 3, 1925, in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel W. Chapman and Grace Greenfield Chapman, formerly of Cortland and Hammond, NY. She graduated from...
