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Hillis Lee Wilson
Oct 14, 2023
Hillis Lee Wilson, 85, of Lansing, NY, passed away suddenly on October 14, 2023, in Ithaca, NY. Born in Elmira, NY, on October 5, 1938, he was the son of the late Hillis and Marian Alicia (Jones) Wilson. Hillis graduated from Elmira Free Academy in 1956 and went on to attend Corning Community College, graduating in 1960, and immediately began...
Suzanne Prillaman Lowry
Oct 3, 2023
Suzanne Prillaman Lowry, 88, of Ithaca, NY, passed away at home on October 3, 2023. Born January 11, 1935, to Doris and Henry A. Prillaman, Suzanne was raised in Howertons, VA, a small town 35 miles east of Richmond. After losing her father in a tragic accident in 1943 at only 8 years old, Suzanne and her younger sister Mary...
Jacqueline C. (Collins) Warner
Oct 1, 2023
Jacqueline C. (Collins) Warner, 78, of Lansing, NY passed peacefully on October 1, 2023 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Jackie was born 4-5-1945 to Edwadene E. Flynn and Charles G. Collins in Ithaca, NY. She spent her whole life in this area of NY, graduated from Ithaca High School and took some college courses. She worked at Cornell University Admissions...
Mary T. Orr
Oct 1, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved, Mary T. Orr, who battled COPD for several years. She peacefully passed away on October 1, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Orr, affectionately, known as Mom and Grammy, was born and raised in Ithaca and lived on Cayuga Lake. She was the daughter of Bud...
Jeanne Nobles Bishop
Sep 27, 2023
Jeanne Nobles Bishop, lifelong resident of Lansing, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2023, at the age of 95 at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY, surrounded with family. Born December 17, 1927, at home in Ludlowville, NY, Jeanne Phyllis Nobles was the daughter of the late Winona (Alexander) and Everett Nobles. She was baptized in the Ludlowville Methodist Church and...
Edward G. Munson
Sep 19, 2023
On September 19, 2023, Edward G. Munson, 82, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by his loving family, after fighting a courageous battle with Leukemia.
Born in Syracuse, NY, Ed was the son of the late Gordon and Mildred Munson. After graduating from West Genesee High School, he moved to Lansing where he met his wife, Dorothy Haring. They...
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,...
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