Robert C. Mays
Sep 17, 2023
Robert C. "Bob" Mays, 75, of Locke, NY, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca.
In keeping with Bob's wishes, there will be no public services.
Carolyn J. Richards
Sep 7, 2023
Carolyn Joan Richards, 82, died peacefully at home in Lansing, NY on Thursday, September 7th.
Carolyn was born in 1941 in South Bend, Indiana to John and Evelyn (Miller) Gamble. The second daughter Virginia was born after their father, who worked for the IRS, was transferred to Detroit.
Carolyn graduated with honors from Wayne State University in Detroit and went...
Franziska Kempner Morris
Sep 4, 2023
Franziska Kempner Morris, age 100. Fran passed away on September 4, 2023, in the peace of her house and garden. She was born on July 13, 1923 in Berlin, Germany, to Marga von Mendelssohn Kempner and Paul Kempner. Fran and her three siblings were classified as Mischlinge, persons of mixed race, by the Nazis. The family was fortunate to be...
Peter Cudlin
Aug 26, 2023
Peter Cudlin, 94, an Ormond Beach, FL, resident, formerly of Newfield, NY, passed away peacefully on August, 26, 2023 in the comfort of his home. Born November 9, 1928, in Newfield, he was the son of the late Josephine (Sy) and Charles Cudlin.
Peter moved to Florida in 1959 and worked for Thriftway Grocery Stores. He was an avid reader...
Agnes S. Zavaski
Aug 21, 2023
Agnes S. Zavaski, 94, lifelong resident of Lansing, NY, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her children on August 21, 2023, at the Hospicare residence, Ithaca, NY. Born in Lansing on July 15, 1929, she was one of four children of the late Alex and Anna (Zifchock) Smith.
Agnes was a graduate of Ludlowville High School. She married the love...
Mariann Loveland
Aug 19, 2023
Mariann was born in Ancon, Panama in 1932. Her father was an officer in the U.S. Navy. She and her mother followed him around his ports of call, including the mainland U.S., Panama, and Honolulu. She spent her first years living in all these places because her father was a hurricane specialist, always in tropical places.
In the 1950s as...
Michael L. Ross, Jr.
Aug 19, 2023
Michael L. Ross, Jr., 62, of Ithaca, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, after an extended illness. Born on July 15, 1961, in Huntington, WV, he was the son of Michael L. Ross, Sr., and the late Carolyn (Saxton) Ketter. After growing up and attending school in West Virginia, Michael joined...
Daisy Kirkpatrick
Aug 17, 2023
Rev. Daisy Kirkpatrick passed away peacefully at Hospicare of Ithaca on August 17, 2023, after a protracted illness. She was born Marguerite on Dec. 25, 1944, in Holyoke, MA, to her mother, soprano Hope Miller Kirkpatrick (1907–1991), the daughter of New York City financier Gardiner Hope Miller (1872–1954) and Emma Achelis (1886–1965). Her father, pianist John Kirkpatrick Jr. (1905–1992), son...
Elaine Haines
Aug 14, 2023
Elaine Haines, born July 2, 1942, in Landour, India, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 14, 2023. She grew up in India, attending Woodstock School in Mussoorie through grade 12, and then graduated from Goshen College, Indiana, with a nursing degree. She loved caring for others and gave her life to service, working alongside her husband in Israel-Palestine...
Robert S. Pritchard
Aug 13, 2023
Robert (Bob) S. Pritchard, 83, passed away on Aug. 13, 2023, in San Rafael, Calif., from complications associated with dementia and longtime health issues, accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bob was the eldest child of Samuel Pritchard and Beatrice (née Bachman) Pritchard. He was raised in Nazareth, Pa., and grew up with siblings Veronica, Gail, Judy, and “baby brother” Sam,...
Betty Mary Barris
Aug 12, 2023
Betty Mary Barris, 88, of Newfield, went Home to the Lord on Saturday, August 12, 2023, while at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ithaca on March 8, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Florence M. Wilson. Betty was employed as an LPN in the Endoscopy Unit at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca for 37 years...
Benjamin R. Macera
Jul 30, 2023
Benjamin R. Macera, 81, of Lansing, NY, passed away at home on July 30, 2023. In keeping with Ben's wishes, there will be no services.
Richard L. Allen
Jul 30, 2023
Richard L. Allen, age 82, of Lansing, New York, passed away peacefully at Rochester General Hospital on Sunday, July 30, 2023 after complications from heart surgery.
Richard, known as “Dick” by those close to him, was born on September 30, 1940, to the late Mary (Winters) Allen Richards and Charles Allen. He married Carol (Robinson) Allen after a whirlwind courtship....
Catherine Marie Milligan
Jul 28, 2023
Catherine Marie Milligan, a lifelong resident of Lansing, passed away at the age of 98 on July 28, 2023, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. She was married to her best friend and soul mate, Arthur Frederick Milligan, for 77 years until his passing on September 21, 2019.
A funeral service will be held at noon on Wednesday, August 2,...
Margaret Jackson Moschak
Jul 9, 2023
Margaret Jackson Moschak passed away peacefully at her home on July 9, 2023. Born to a farmer in Evans Mills, NY, on July 13, 1926, Margaret spent her formative years working on a farm during the Great Depression. Her high school years covered the span of WWII, and when she graduated, she worked for a time as a secretary. However,...
Beatrice Davis
Jun 30, 2023
Beatrice “Bea” Davis, 87, of Lansing, passed away on June 30, 2023, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. Born April 12, 1936, in Sherwood, NY, she was the daughter of the late George W. McKay, Sr. and Elsie (Peacock) McKay. Bea was a 1954 graduate of Genoa Central School and was co-owner of Davis Graphic Services, Inc. from 1979 to...
Colleen Newhart Evans
Jun 28, 2023
Early on June 28, 2023, Colleen finally left us and the pain of her failing health. It had been a long battle, with many visits to hospitals and the nursing home.
Colleen was born on April 29, 1949, the only child of Sophie and Donald Newhart. She grew up on Ithaca’s West Hill and Lansing’s Syrian Hill, surrounded by boisterous...
Jeffrey L. Hamilton, Sr.
Jun 27, 2023
Jeffrey L. Hamilton, Sr., 65, of Ithaca, passed away at home on June 27, 2023, following a brief illness. Born in Ithaca on December 24, 1957, he was the son of the late Edward and Delores Hamilton. Jeff was a union carpenter with the Carpenters Union Local 281 in Ithaca until his retirement. More recently, he enjoyed driving for Gadabout....
Jan Moon
Jun 21, 2023
Jan T. Moon, 68, of Lansing, NY, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 with her husband by her side. Born April 16, 1954 in Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Pearl (Anderson) Bledsoe.
Jan is survived by her husband, Gene Moon of Lansing; children, Edward (Jaime) Weisberg of Syracuse, Amanda (Kevin) Kinsman of Marathon, and...
Douglas R. Clark
Jun 20, 2023
Douglas R. Clark, 90, formerly of Lansing and Ithaca died on 6/20/23 in Cape Coral, FL after a brief illness. He was born in Buffalo, NY to the late George, Jr. and Arline (Cook) Clark of Kenmore, NY. He was a graduate of Kenmore High School and Alfred State University. Doug served in the US Army from 1953 to 1955,...
