Obituaries

May 6, 2019

Marguerite Hardy, 74, of Lansing, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, while surrounded by her loving family.  Born in New Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marguerite Hoffman Wightwood.  Marguerite married Lorin “Lefty” Hardy on October 26, 1963, and lost him just months ago on September 12, 2018, after...

May 3, 2019

There was seldom a task that Linn Underhill would not take on, and if she wasn’t completely certain about how to accomplish it, she would act “as if.” From crafting a beautiful mahogany dining table to painting her own de Kooning original when she needed a prop, building a grape arbor, to exploring Auden in the last month of her...

Apr 21, 2019

Steven G. Berghorn, 64, of Ithaca, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Cayuga Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  Born July 10, 1954 in Elgin, IL, he was the son of Delores (Schmidt) Berghorn and the late Ralph Berghorn.  After growing up in the Chicago area, Steven attended Eastern Illinois University.  He was employed as a Certified Public Accountant,...

Apr 17, 2019

Jean Marie Cummings Storandt, 99, died on April 17, 2019 at The Village at Mariner’s Point, an assisted living facility in East Haven, CT, where she had been living since shortly after the death in 2013 of her husband of 73 years, Robert William Storandt, at age 95. Jean was born on January 31, 1920, in White Plains, NY to...

Mar 27, 2019

Margaret Ferretti Dill, 72, of Lansing, NY passed away at home with her husband by her side on March 27, 2019.  Margie was the loving wife of James Dill for 48 years and leaves behind her daughter, Emily, son in-law Matt, and her beloved grandchildren, Elise and Griffin of Needham, MA.

Born in Boston, MA, Margie is the daughter of...

Mar 18, 2019

William Henry Gredel went to be with his Father on March 18, 2019. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on August 11, 1932, from Henry and Margaret Gredel who immigrated from Switzerland to start a new life and raise their family. They chose Ithaca because it shared the same beauty as Switzerland and they made their home on Ithaca Rd.

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Mar 13, 2019

Mary Ann Snider died peacefully at her daughter’s home on March 13, 2019, in Ithaca, NY, at the age of 77. She was born July 26, 1941, in Fermoy County Cork, Ireland, to Peter Kerr and Elizabeth Walsh Kerr. She grew up in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. She became a certified dance instructor after winning a bronze and silver metal...

Mar 9, 2019

Maria A. Ryan, 93, died on March 9, 2019 in Devon, Pennsylvania where she had been lovingly cared for at her daughter Marilyn’s home for her last 18 months.

She was born Maria Amalia Sewald on February 2, 1926 in Haag in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany to Maria Sewald and Franz Xaver Lackner.  Her mother worked tirelessly running the family business...

Mar 2, 2019

Anna S. Beckwith of Lansing died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at age 98.  After a long, fruitful life in Lansing, she recently moved to live with her daughter in Manlius and enjoyed a round of weekend parties as many of her children, grandchildren, great-children and friends were able to come see her.

A lifelong communicant of All Saints Church in...

Feb 25, 2019

Julianne “Jules” Milligan, a lifelong resident of Lansing, NY, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on February 25, 2019. Julie was born August 25, 1969, to Robert J. and Nancy Howell Milligan.  She was a 1987 graduate of Lansing High School with a diploma from TST BOCES Auto Mechanics program, later receiving a New York State Mechanical Certification.

Her strong...

Feb 12, 2019

Jordana Joy (Calaman) Suttmeier, 46, Candor NY – March 30, 1972 – February 12, 2019

Jo was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 30, 1972, the daughter of Donald Calaman and the late Toby Ellen (Lebwohl) Calaman. The youngest of six siblings in a family of five girls and one boy, Jo was beautiful, smart, strong (some may say...

Feb 8, 2019

Jan 8, 2019

Francis Hugh Teeter, 92, passed away on January 8, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Bath, NY.  Born in Ithaca, he was the son of the late Raymond and Katherine (Carey) Teeter.  At 17, he joined the US Navy during WWII, serving from 1943-1947, remaining a proud veteran to the end.

Leaving the military, he worked briefly at the...

Dec 29, 2018

On December 29th, 2018, James R. Shreve passed peacefully surrounded by love and family at Brittany Pointe Estates, in Lansdale, PA.  A loving husband for 68 years, “Coach Shreve” was the father of three sons.  He was born in Plainfield, NJ, son of John Donald and Helen Shreve of Fanwood, NJ, in August of 1926.

He graduated Scotch Plains High School...

Dec 18, 2018

Dec 9, 2018

Mary L. Ostrander, 57, of Freeville, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, following a courageous battle with breast cancer.  Born in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of Marvin and Marian Beckley Ostrander.  Mary was a 1979 graduate of Lansing High School and worked at Vanguard Printing in Freeville until their closing.

Mary...

Nov 1, 2018

Brian K. Emery, 57, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018.  He was born on August 28, 1961, son of the late Carl and Ramona Emery.  He grew up in the Town of Enfield, and after graduating from Ithaca High School lived for several years in Florida before returning home.  He fought a long fearless battle with heart failure.  Brian...

Oct 30, 2018

Melvin Eastman, 75, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Cayuga Medical Center as a result of a head injury.  Born September 11, 1943, to the late John and Ethel (Crockford) Eastman, Mel graduated from Lansing High School in 1961.  After serving in the US Army from 1965 to 1967 during the Vietnam Era Conflict, Mel went on to...

Oct 28, 2018

Jackie Butler, 69, of Lansing, NY, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, October 28, 2018.  Born in Ithaca, she was the daughter of the late Byron and Josephine Campbell Stone. Jackie worked at Ithaco and later at BF Goodrich, from where she retired as a manager.

Jackie’s joy in life came from being grandma to her two grandsons,...

Oct 21, 2018

Lauren Victoria Lilley (Grover) of Lansing, NY, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the age of 34 after a long battle with mental illness and addiction.  Lauren was fascinated by science, the human body and the mind and dreamed of someday becoming a psychiatrist or a funeral director.  After earning an Associate's degree from Tompkins Cortland Community College,...