OBITUARIES

Jan 17, 2020

Kathleen S. Wright of Trumansburg passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the age of 75.

Kathleen was born in Montour Falls on October 29, 1944, a daughter of the late Herman and Edith (Beardslee) Switzer. Kathleen was a devoted wife to the love of her life, Roger, whom she shared many jitterbug dances with....

Jan 13, 2020

Brad G. LaPoint, of Trumansburg, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Brad was born in Ithaca on March 14, 1959, a son of Ken Reeves and Neva Mattocks. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Brad moved to the area before his senior year and graduated from Ithaca High school. Brad had been a truck...

Jan 13, 2020

Ronald Davis of Ithaca passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on January 13, 2020 at the age of 70.

Ron was born in Chicago on December 30, 1949. He honorably served his county in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. Ron enjoyed traveling across the United States and going for car rides.

Ron...

Jan 6, 2020

Dr. Betty Jean McKnight of Trumansburg died January 6, 2020 at home surrounded by neighbors and friends.

Betty was an amazing, self-made woman. Raised in poor circumstances, sometimes homeless as a child, Betty earned her PhD in part because of a high school science teacher who inspired and believed in her.

She taught grade school...

Jan 3, 2020

Bruce Allen Hunt, age 76, of Ithaca, NY, passed away at home with family and friends on January 3, 2020.

Bruce was raised on the family dairy farm just north of Interlaken where he learned a good work ethic. After high school Bruce attended and graduated from Williamsport Tech School in Williamsport, PA as a diesel mechanic....

2020

Charlotte Voros, 96, formerly of Interlaken, NY, was called by her Lord and Savior and died in her sleep on December 13th. Charlotte spent her final years residing at Oak Hill Manor in Ithaca, NY, where she was a favorite of the staff and very much loved.

Charlotte was born in Hungary in 1924. Although her father,...

Dec 31, 2019

Dorothy Williams Wright of Ithaca, NY died peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

Dorothy Williams Wright, the youngest daughter of the late James Williams and Annie Belle Coppedge was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1932. She later moved to Richmond, Virginia, where she was an avid reader and enthusiastic cheerleader at Booker T. Washington High...

Dec 25, 2019

Susan (Sue) Thayer Shaw of Ithaca, formerly of Manchester, New Hampshire passed away peacefully at Hospicare surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at the age of 62.

Sue was born on September 7, 1957 in Trenton, New Jersey, a daughter to Lawrence and Alice (Yaw) Thayer. She graduated from Ithaca High School in 1975 and...

Dec 17, 2019

Edward Alan Jamison passed away peacefully from a long illness on December 17, 2019, at the age of 66. His final days were spent with his sister and adult children at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA.

Born in Hornell, NY on July 27, 1953, and raised in Trumansburg, Edward was a son of...

Dec 13, 2019

Thomas Franz Reitz of Trumansburg passed away at Cayuga Medical Center on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the age of 81.

Tom was born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1938, a son of the late Otto and Jean (Yasadavich) Reitz. He was employed by Cornell University for 47 years prior to his retirement. Tom served as a...

Dec 2, 2019

Jonathan Parker Van Valen of Trumansburg passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 2, 2019 at the age of 22.

Jonathan was born on May 23, 1997 in Cortland, a son to John Van Valen and Lisa Ann Touchet Van Valen. While attending Trumansburg High School, he was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 13, earning the...

Nov 21, 2019

Deborah Taves, age 57, passed away on November 21 after a brief illness at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

Born on July 7, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Debbie was the daughter of Edward and Alma Taves, who predeceased her. She is survived by her brother Michael (Kathy), nephew Matthew (Jessica) and niece Kerén, and five great...

Nov 21, 2019

Dorothy J. Ditzell of Trumansburg went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at the age of 86.

Dorothy was born in Trumansburg on November 23, 1932, a daughter of the late Karl and Mildred (Edwards) Ditzell. She is survived by her siblings, Robert Ditzell, June (Ross) Morrison,...

Nov 20, 2019

Ethel Mary Gell, formerly of Trumansburg, passed away peacefully in Kendal at Ithaca on November 20, 2019 at the age of 89.

Ethel, daughter of the late Raymond and Gladys (House) Seeley, was born May 4, 1930, in Syracuse. A 1948 graduate of Eastwood High School, Ethel married Thomas Gell, the love of her life on July...

Nov 15, 2019

Hope C. Bower of Trumansburg, New York passed away peacefully at Seneca View Nursing on November 15th 2019, at the age of 95.

Hope was born in Ithaca, on August 4, 1924, a daughter of the late Alvan and Helen (Thompson) Conde. She graduated from Trumansburg High School in 1942. Hope was a devoted wife and mother...

Nov 7, 2019

Elizabeth ‶Betty″ Clara (Bartholf) Reynolds of Trumansburg passed away peacefully on November 7, 2019 at the age of 89.

Betty was born in Ithaca, New York on November 26, 1929. As a young child she briefly lived in New Orleans but returned to Ithaca and graduated from Ithaca high School. She married Bruce I. Reynolds on June...

Nov 2, 2019

Lawrence Robert ‶Bob″ Matson passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the age of 79.

Bob was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a caring educator. He loved the outdoors, whether looking at rocks or the stars, or hunting or fishing, and could give directions for roadways he❜d traveled only once, 50...

Nov 1, 2019

David E. Bentz formerly of Ithaca passed away at the Sturgill Hospice House in Florida on November 1, 2019 at the age of 75.

David was born in Ithaca on February 5, 1944 a son of the late Thoburn and Gladys (Kenna) Bentz. He worked for the City of Ithaca as a truck driver for many years...

Oct 27, 2019

Barbara Porter Congdon of Ithaca passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the age of 97.

Barbara was born in Ithaca on May 7, 1922, a daughter of the late Joseph and Harriet (Brake) Porter. She was a devoted wife to her late husband, Robert and loving mother. While supporting Bob❜s teaching...

Oct 24, 2019

Betty D. Friedlander , 95, of Ithaca died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at home with her children at her side.

Betty was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 22, 1923. She grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn with her 2 older sisters Esther and Hilda and younger brother Sydney. Her parents Louis Bregman and...