Memorials
MEMORIAL LIST...
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Below is the memorial list of classmates that have passed away followed by their Date of Death if known. If the name is underlinded, there is a death notice or obituary attached below. Please feel free to contact our WebMaster if anyone has any additional information to share on the names below of if you know of a classmate whos name is not listed below. Your help and support would be greatly appreciated.
- Jeffrey Van Blake: Unknown
- Frederick Insley Mayer: Nov 29, 1965
- Anthony Woodward: Dec 1967
- Joseph Wright Mace, Jr: Feb 12, 1969
- Lesley Ann Presthus: 1972
- William Smith: Sep 29, 1974
- Ronalee Fisher Gray: Oct 7, 1977
- Benjamin Robert Naylor: Jul 4, 1985
- Ronald Theodore English: Aug 13, 1985
- Linda Louise Leagans Sutcliffe: Jun 1, 1988
- Michael Eugene Grennell: Dec 20, 1988
- Alison Jean Palmer Heinicke: Mar 23, 1989
- Stephanie Ann Habel Shaw: Jun 15, 1989
- Judith Ann Olum Lightfoote: Jul 9, 1989
- Richard Clark Taylor: Dec 3, 1989
- Joel Timothy de Marc: Dec 3, 1990
- Jan David Ponchalek: Jun 29, 1991
- Leon Alick Brion: May 25, 1993
- Sandra Lee Beebe Graves, Musal: Nov 7, 1993
- Nancy Jo Blumenfeld Harris Dalrymple: Nov 29, 1994
- Lewis Richard Cherkoss: Jan 12, 1995
- David John Seeley: Dec 29, 1995
- Leon Frank Catlin, Jr.: Feb 19, 1996
- Theodore Walter Jenks: Apr 6, 1997
- Sandra Jean Leonard Brink Vicedomini: Aug 6, 1997
- John Francis Gorman: Nov 20, 1997
- Veronica Reeves Griffin: Dec 17, 1997
- Michael Edward O’Brien: Dec 29, 1997
- Leah Mae Brown Stark Forsythe: Apr 11, 1998
- George Arian Palmer: Aug 5, 1998
- John Douglas Worthen: Oct 13, 1998
- Anne Louise Alexander Koehler: Dec 13, 1998
- Daniel Lawrence Conrad: Jun 25, 2000
- John Daniel MacLean: Jul 13, 2000
- Kathy Louise Berg: May 2, 2002
- Karen Kane Nichol: Oct 28, 2002
- John Charles Van Amber: Jan 11, 2003
- Donald Lee Hackley: Jul 2, 2003
- Joan Van deMark Head: Apr 21, 2004
- David Lawrence Hixon: Aug 9, 2004
- Kenneth Lavern Hamilton: Dec 27, 2004
- Richard Anderson: Dec 29, 2005
- David Gerald Light: Feb 1, 2006
- George Spero Chacona: May 1, 2006
- Gary Martin Golway: Nov 23, 2007
- Bunny Watson: Jan 26, 2008
- Joseph James DeLaurentiis: May 27, 2008
- Rodney Duane Rudolph: Jun 5, 2008
- Nancy Elizabeth Hewitt Lamb: Jul 14, 2008
- James Albert Spada: Jan 3, 2009
- Lloyd Ray Stilwell, Jr: Feb 5, 2009
- Sharon Lou Dianne Vicedomini Stranko: Mar 16, 2009
- William Frederick James Snyder: Mar 19, 2009
- William Christopher Weigand: Sep 5, 2009
- Susan Cushman Stiles Lorand (Priti Kaur Khalsa): Sep 20, 2009
- Ronald Gary Piech: Apr 21, 2010
- Dale Clinton Harrington: Jun 4, 2010
- Robert Harley Ray: Jul 16, 2010
- Larry Dale Beach: Aug 1, 2010
- Patricia Ann Husar: Feb 2, 2011
- Donald E Barnett: Feb 22, 2011
- Robert Earl Phelps: Feb 23, 2011
- Gary Wayne Waite: Mar 1, 2011
- Chester_Zalewski: Mar 11, 2011
- Gordon Eugene (Gene) Coggshall: Jan 24, 2012
- Alfred James Smith, Jr.: Mar 19, 2012
- Gary King Allen: Mar 30, 2012
- Edward Spencer Schano: Sep 24, 2012
- Sharon Anne (Dee Dee) Townsend: Nov 5, 2012
- Joe Moresco: (IHS Coach) Nov 27, 2012
- George (Butch) Nicholas: Mar 18, 2013
- James William Carroll: Jul 31, 2013
- SallyAnn Marion Keim Cole: Jan 10, 2014
- James Carlton Fowler: Feb 10, 2014
- Emery Bruce Guest: Apr 24, 2014
- Lois Diane Tilton Kelsey: Jun 1. 2014
- Linda Sue Butler: Jun 5, 2014
- Helen Ruth Perry Egger: Jul 30, 2014
- Shirley Eugene Mente Murray: Oct 10, 2014
- Steve Albert Turcsik: Mar 7, 2015
- RitaElizabeth Riley Nicholas: May 10, 2016
- Marsha Doreeb Munro Brown: May 11, 2016
- Joyce Louise Minnick Robertson: May 13, 2016
- Sandra Kay Slate Miller: Jun 18, 2016
- Geoffrey James Nulle: Aug 23, 2016
- Joseph Alfred Kohm: Sep 7,2016
- Donald James Culligan: (IHS Coach): Nov 6, 2016
- Kyle Barnes Frank: Nov 23, 2016
- Cecelia Marion Sullivan: Dec 3, 2016
- Janet Marie Gibson Hagen, Fowler: Dec 4, 2016
- Robert Frederick June: Feb 11, 2017
- James Paul Erickson: Jul 4, 2017
- Bruce John Spaulding: July 25, 2017
- Melvin James Robinson: Nov 27, 2017
- Roger John Steinberg, Jr: Dec 17, 2017
- Sally York VanOstrand: Dec 18, 2017
- Sharron Jean Gray Williams: Mar 4, 2018
- Edward Eugene Mente: Jun 21, 2018
- Constance Natalie Sheldrake O'Connell: Dec 20, 2018
- Herbert William Marsden, Jr: Feb 4, 2019
- Jerry Rychlyk: Jun 21, 2019
- Suzanne Alberta Benninger Perez: Jul 11, 2019
- Laszlo Istvan Sziklay: Aug 2019
- David Carach: Aug 8, 2019
- Paul Aaron Davis: Oct 1, 2019
- Edward Earl Fetherbay: Nov 19, 2019
- Kathryn Ann Morrow Cannavino: Dec 18, 2019
- Susan Dewire Hosek: Aug 11, 2020
- David French Brown: Aug 25, 2020
- Ronald David Schmal: Sep 22, 2020
- Carol Cheney Wanagel: Feb 15, 2021
- Charles Indelicato: Apr 6, 2021
- Robert Spencer Garmise: Jul 10, 2021
- Daniel Frederick O'Connell: Sep 13, 2021
- John Rury Wilcox: Dec 4, 2021
- Phillip Allen Messenger: Jun 11, 2022
- Dinah Mary Wilczak Collins: Oct 15, 2022
- John Robblee Howatt: Dec 22, 2022
- Richard Howard Gravelding: Jan 3, 2023
- Harold Ivas Bednis: Jan-Feb 2023
- Jo Ann Porter Mulcathy: Apr 15, 2023
- John Wilder Brewer: May22, 2023
- Mary Elizabeth Bruster Hartman: Jun 28, 2023
- David Sincrest Richardson: Jul 1, 2023
- Barbara Louise Bartholf Selsky: Jul 31, 2023
- Shirley Ann Bennett Baker: Aug 9, 2023
- Darlene Lynch KleinHazer: Oct 21, 2023
- Douglas Lee Hazen: Feb 22, 2024
- Robert Francis Wood: Apr 5, 2024
- Charlotte Mae Baker Mayo: Jun 21. 2024
- Albert Capogrossi: Sep 2, 2024
- John Gordon Novarr: Sep 16, 2024
- Loxie Priscilla Oltz Hill: Oct 29, 2024
- Suzanne Long Palmer: Nov 14, 2024
- Robert Fabbricatore: Dec 3, 2024

Albert Capogrossi
1943-03-11 2024-09-02
Albert Capogrossi Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wages & Sons Funeral Home - Gwinnett Chapel on Sep. 5, 2024.
Albert Capogrossi passed away on Monday September 2, 2024. He was born on March 11, 1943 to Anne Belous Capogrossi and Columbo Capogrossi in Amarillo, Texas. He grew up in Ithaca, NY with his parents and 4 siblings.
He married Gloria J. Capogrossi in April of 1965 and they continued to reside in Ithaca, NY until 1970 when they moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia.
He was a devoted father, husband and pop. In his earlier days he could be seen in local commercials as well as tv shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard and several movies.<...

John Howatt
1944-08-11 2022-12-22
John Robblee “Bob” Howatt, 78, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 at The Willows at Whitney Place in Medway. Before living in Medway, Bob had been a long-time resident of Bedford.
Bob was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of the late John P. and Alix (Brunet) Howatt.
He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1962. Bob received a degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He later went on to earn his Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1976.
John “Bob” Howatt
He was very active in the engineering field. He helped design the Apollo guidance syst...

Jan David Ponchalek
1944-05-10 1991-06-29
JAN DAVID PONCHALEK
Here is the information that is found on his death certificate
Name: Jan Ponchalek
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 Jun 1991
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 1009 W School St
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Age (Estimated):
Marital Status: Single
Ethnicity:
Race: White
Occupation: Self
Birth Date: 10 May 1944
Birth Year (Estimated):
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Gene (Gordon Eugene) Coggshall
1944-03-01 2012-01-24
Boonton, NJ: Gordon Eugene Coggshall, known as Gene, Papa, or Boss, age 67, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Born in Ithaca, New York on March 1, 1944 to the late William L. and Josephine S. Coggshall, Gene was a 1962 graduate of Ithaca High School and earned his Bachelor's degree in English from Cornell University in 1966. He went on to earn his Master's degree in Fine Arts, also from Cornell University.
After a year gallivanting across... View Memorial and Tributes

Loren Cloyes
1943-04-28 2023-12-19
Loren Bailey Cloyes, Interlaken, NY, age 80, passed away on Tues. Dec. 19, 2023 after a long struggle with chronic lung disease, at Arnot-Ogden Medical Center with his loving wife of 54 years at his side.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Cloyes; sister-in-law, Lois Schoener; brother-in-law, Roy VanAmburg; and his nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Loren was predeceased by a sister-in-law, Donna VanAmburg and brother-in-law, Ron Schoener.
Loren was born on Apr. 28, 1943 in New York City, NY son of the late, Samuel & Helen Lewis Cloyes.
His career in the retail food industry spanned more than 50 years. Following 23 years of e...

Joseph Kohm
1944-05-11 2016-09-07
Joseph Alfred Kohm, Sr., beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away into Heaven on September 7, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born May 11, 1944, in Ithaca, N.Y., the oldest son to Alfred Kohm and Alice Hoey Kohm.
He and his beautiful wife Mary were married October 31, 1964. Joe is survived by his wife Mary and three children, Joseph Alfred Kohm, Jr. (and his wife Lynne), Elizabeth (Buff) Alice Boyce (and her husband Greg), and Sarah Susan Easton (and her husband John). He is also survived by his brother William Hoey Kohm, and he was preceded in death by his brother James Martin Kohm. He leaves behind his sisters-in-law Doris Mayo Matthews, E...

Sandra Musal (Beebe)
1944-02-06 1993-11-07
SANDRA LEE BEEBE GRAVES MUSAL
SANDRA BEEBE MUSAL
Sandra Beebe Musal, 49, of 406 Hook Place, died Sunday, Nov 7, 1993, in Tompkins Community Hospital.
Born in Ithaca, she was the daughter of the late Cleland &. (Red) Beebe and Ruth L Burgess Beebe. She attended the State University of New York at Brockport and Cortland. For the past 17 years she was employed as a teaching assistant at the Beverly J Martin Elementary School. She was also an archery instructor for the Ithaca Yourh Bureau at the Stewart Park Day Camp during the summer.
She was a member of St. Pa...

Kenneth Hamilton
1943-02-09 2004-12-27
KENNETH LAVERN HAMILTON
Birth: Feb. 9, 1943
Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Dec. 27, 2004
Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Kenneth L. Hamilton, Jr., 61, of Joplin, MO, formerly of Brooktondale, died Monday, December 27, 2004. Born February 9, 1943 in Westfield, PA, he was a son of the late Kenneth L., Sr. and Bernice Gunn Hamilton.
Following graduation from high school, Mr. Hamilton served in the U.S. Navy.
He had previously been employed as a mechanic for Lott Moto...

Judith Lightfoote (Olum)
1945-02-09 1989-07-09
Judith Lightfoote
Judith Lightfoote. 44, of I00 Graham Road, died Sunday, July 9. I989, at her home following an extended illness.
She was born in Los Alamos, N. M., daughter of Paul Olum of Eugene. Ore. and the late Vivian Goldstein Olum.
A graduate of Cornell University she was an Ithaca resident for the past 40 years.
She was a member of Amnesty International. Sane Freeze of Tompkins County, and the American Civil Liberties Union.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Geoffrey Lightfoote of Ithaca; one sister. Joyce Olum Galask...

Steven Turcsik
1944-02-11 2015-03-07Steve was born February 11, 1944 to Stephen F and Mildred Turcsik. He passed away peacefully on March 7th after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was predeceased by his parents Stephen F and Mildred Turcsik. He is survived by his wife Cynthia Whitehead Turcsik, his daughter Diane (Rick) Stooks of Enfied, his son Stephen E Turcsik of Brooktondale, daughter Summer (Paul) Swydan of Massachusetts, daughter Chandel (Jeff) Murphy of North Carolina, grandchildren Andrea Turcsik, Madalynn Stooks, Xander and Jasmine Swydan and Tristan Beddard, his brother Roger (Bonnie) Turcsik, his aunt Beverly (Vawn) Doane , many nieces, nephews, cousins and his beloved dog Hoover. Steve belonged to the Electr...
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Helen Egger (Perry)
2014-07-30
HELEN RUTH PERRY EGGER
Helen Ruth Perry Egger died on July 30 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson MD from complications of advanced stomach cancer. She was 70. The daughter of Frederick M. Perry, an electrical engineer, and Ruth Stalker Perry, a teacher and homemaker, she attended Ithaca (NY) High School and Cornell University, where she met her beloved husband of 48 years, John B. Egger, Professor Emeritus at Towson University. Helen worked for 9 years as an accountant at General Instrument and later for 23 years as a financial analyst at Sinclair Broadcast Group. She enjoyed family time, hiking, canoeing, readin...

Joyce Robertson (Minnick)
2016-05-13
JOYCE LOUISE MINNICK ROBERTSON
Joyce M. Robertson, of Seneca St., passed away on May 13, 2016.
Joyce is survived by her daughter, Christine Robertson, of Oneida; a sister, Sally Minnick, of Eastport, Maine; a brother and sister-in-law, David and Debbie Minnick, of Ithaca, N.Y.; nieces, nephews, and her close friends.
In keeping with Joyce's wishes, there will be no services. The family will have a time of sharing at a future date.
In Joyce's memory, contributions may be made to the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 50...

Donald Hackley
1944-01-06 2003-07-02
Donald Lee Hackley
Jan 6. 1944 – July 2, 2003
Donald Lee Hackley of Gainesville died Wednesday at Shands at AGH. He was 59.
Mr. Hackley was born in Ithaca, N.Y., and moved here from Glen Gardener, N.J., in 2002. He was a respiratory therapist.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He received the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal for his war service.
He was a graduate of New York University. He was a Protestant.
Survivors include a daughter, Janell Johnson of Gainesville; a brother, Leon Ha...

George "Butch" Nicholas
2013-03-18

Sally VanOstrand (York)
1944-03-01 2017-12-18
Sally Ann VanOstrand
1944 - 2017 Obituary
Sally Ann VanOstrand
Lansing - Sally Ann VanOstrand, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2017, at the age of 73.
Born March 1, 1944 in Ithaca, Sally was a daughter of the late Thomas and Helen VanInwagen York. In 1961 she married her high school sweetheart, Larry VanOstrand Jr., and together they raised their family of four children in the Lansing area. Sally and Larry were fortunate to retire early and spent 15 years enjoying the Fort Myers, FL area, before Sally returned to Ithaca to be near family, after Larry's death in 2015.
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John Van Amber
1944-04-22 2003-01-11
John Charles Van Amber
April 22, 1944-Jan. 11, 2003
John C. Van Amber, 58, of Escondido died Saturday. He was born in New York and was a technical adviser for Northrop Grumman. He served in the Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Verlene S. Van Amber, and a son, Brian J. Van Amber of Fullerton.
Services: 3 p.m. today, First Congregational Church of Escondido, 1800 N. Broadway, Escondido.
Interment: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside.
Arrangements: Alhiser-Comer Mortuary.
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Edward Eugene Mente
1944-03-15 2018-06-21
Edward E. Mente, 74, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the Beechtree Care Center.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced.
Created by Bangs Funeral Home.

Donald Culligan
1923-05-08 2016-11-06
Coach Donald Culligan
Donald James Culligan, son, husband, United States Marine, father, grandfather, great-grandfather; former teacher, coach, and Tompkins County Representative, departed from his beloved South Hill for the next world on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Born on May 8, 1923 to Leontine Myers Culligan and George E. Culligan, Jr., Don lived an outsized life that profoundly influenced his family, students, athletes, friends, and community members. He and his late wife, Jane Elizabeth Kimple Culligan, were married for 71 years and raised 5 children: Thomas J. Culligan (Patrice, Amelia Island, FL.); Nancy J. Culligan (Ithaca, NY); Mary Ann Culli...

Herbert Marsden
1944-05-01 2019-02-04
Herbert W Marsden
May 1, 1944 ~ February 4, 2019 (age 74)
Herbert W. Marsden, 74, of Silver City died of prostate cancer on Monday, February 4, 2019 at his home.
He was born in Syracuse, New York to Herbert W. Marsden, Sr. and Sarah (Hays Marsden) Lawson. His sister Millie (Schmidt) and he and their mother and father lived in Ithaca NY. After Herbie graduated from Ithaca High School, he left for Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He worked at the Boston Sleep and Dream Lab as Expert-At-Large and there met his lifelong gi...

Robert Phelps
1944-04-18 2011-02-23
Robert Earl Phelps
Apr 18, 1944 - Feb 23, 2011
Robert was born on April 18, 1944 and passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Robert was a resident of Vestal, New York.
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http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Robert-E.-Phelps-90939262#obituary

Linda Butler
1945-03-14 2014-06-05
Linda Sue Butler, 69, of Marlborough, MA passed away in her home on Thursday June 5th, 2014, surrounded by her family, friends and horses. She was born, raised and educated in Ithaca, NY the daughter of the late Mollie (Parker) Butler and Dr. Karl D. Butler. She received a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University in 1966 and a M.A.T. in English from Cornell University in 1969. Linda taught at Weston Middle School for 31 years, retiring in 2006. During those years she challenged students to examine their experiences and push their boundaries through creative writing. She also helped shape young lives and enrich the lives...
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Patricia Husar
1944-03-11 2011-02-02

Sharron Williams (Gray)
1944-03-02 2018-03-04
Sharron J. Williams
(March 02, 1944 - March 04, 2018)
Sharron J. Gray Williams of Candor, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 4th surrounded by her family and friends. Born March 2nd, 1944 in Ithaca, NY, where she was raised and lived for 40 years, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence A. Gray and the late Gertrude Catlin Gray.
Sharron was a woman full of love and laughter and gave both freely to her family and friends who loved to be in her presence. For twenty years, until her retirement, Sharron worked the front desk at Family and Children's Services of Ithaca, a job she loved with all her hea...

Dale Harrington
1944-03-11 2010-06-04Dale C. Harrington, 66, died June 4, 2010. He is survived by his children, Russ, Angela, Joseph and Amy; grandchildren; god-nephew; and niece and nephew.
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Joel de Marc
1943-07-01 1990-12-03
JOEL TIMOTHY deMARC
Joel de Marc passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on 03 Dec 1990. At the time he was living in Toledo, Ohio. I'm afraid I don't have an obituary for him. I have a copy of his death certificate and that's where I got my information. I do know that he was born 01 July 1943, eldest of three boys, to Marc and Daisy (Mix) DeMarc in Elmira, NY. He married a girl named June (don't have her last name) and as far as I know, had 2 children, a boy and a girl (named Jeanene and Timothy de Marc). They did divorce and he moved to Toledo and spent many years there.
I a...

Richard Clark Taylor
1944-06-27 1989-12-03
RICHARD CLARK TAYLOR
Here is the information that is found on his death certificate
Name: Richard Clark Taylor
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Dec 1989
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 3717 N Racine
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Age (Estimated):
Marital Status: Divorced
Ethnicity:
Race: White
Occupation: Computer Systems Manager
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1944
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birthplace:...

Lois Diane Kelsey (Tilton)
1945-06-29 2014-06-01
Kelsey, Lois D., 68, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away on June 1, 2014. Lois was a beautician at The Plaza Salon, Zephyrhills, FL, for 18 years. She is survived by her loving husband, of 43 years, David Lee Kelsey; daughter, Jennifer (Brian) Smith; grandchildren, Brendan, Emily, and Owen; Brother, Bruce Tilton; and numerous family, and friends.
A Gathering will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, from 12-1pm, with a Memorial Service at 1pm, at Hodges Family Funeral Home, Hwy 54, Zephyrhills, FL. Inurnment will be after the service at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL

James Erickson
1944-06-18 2017-07-04
JAMES PAUL ERICKSON
Erickson, James Paul
Rochester, NY. 1944-2017. Passed away peacefully with his beloved wife, Suzanne, at his bedside, on July 4, 2017.
Jim was born in Ithaca, NY on June 18, 1944. He was the son of William and Mary Margaret (Manion) Erickson. He was an honor graduate of Ithaca College, an inductee in Nazareth Colleges' Sports Hall of Fame, an avid fan of the Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, loved photography, and chased trains with his camera for the perfect picture many, many, times.
Jim is survived by his loving wif...

Stephanie Shaw (Habel)
1944-06-14 1989-06-15
STEPHANIE ANN HABEL SHAW
STEPHANIE HABEL SHAW
MANSFIELD. Conn. — Stephanie Habel Shaw, 45, of Mansfield Center Conn., and formerly of Ithaca, died Thursday, June I5, I989 in Saas-Fee, Switz. after a fall while hiking.
She was born in Temple, Texas and was a research associate for the Institute of Materials Science at the University of Connecticut where she also was chairwoman of the graduate admissions program in polymer science.
She grew up in Ithaca, and graduated from Ithaca High School in I962.
She was a I966 graduate of Bryn Mawr College.
She had earned a doctorate in...

Joseph Mace, Jr
1944-06-10 1969-02-12
JOSEPH W. MACE, JR.
Detective Dies at 24
Joseph Wright Mace Jr., 24, of 1171 Dryden Rd., was dead on arrival at Tompkins County Hospital today, Feb. 12, 1969.
Mr. Mace, a detective with Cornell Safety Division since June 1968, was taken ill at his home. Death was from natural causes, according to Dr. Ralph Low, Tompkins County coroner.
He was a lifelong resident of Ithaca, was graduated in June 1962 from Ithaca High School. and in 1967 from Broome County Police Academy, has completed special courses at Alfred...

William Smith
1944-06-09 1974-09-29
WILLIAM EMERSON SMITH
William E. Smith
MIDDLETOWN – William E. Smith, 30, of Middletown and formerly of Ithaca, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1974 in Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo.
Born in Ithaca, son of Kenneth E. and Eloise Malone Smith of Ithaca, he was a 1962 graduate of Ithaca High School, and a 1969 graduate of Ithaca College.
He was a marketing representative for the Atlantic Rich Richfield Oil Co.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Melinda Lou...

Edward Schano
1943-07-03 2012-09-24
Edward Spencer Schano
July 3, 1943 - Sept 24, 2012
Edward Spencer Schano, 69, of Plantation, Florida passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 24, 2012.
Born in Buffalo New York on June 3, 1943 a son of Edward Arthur and Evelyn Madeline (Hackspacher) Schano.He was raised and educated in Ithaca, New York. Following high school, Eddie attended Cornell University which was interrupted by serving his county in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, stationed in Germany. Following his stint in the Army, Eddie returned and went on to receive his MBA from...

John Wilcox
1944-07-08 2021-12-04
John Wilcox
Ormond Beach Fl - John R. Wilcox, Jr., age 77, passed peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 4, at his home in Ormond Beach, FL, surrounded by loved ones. He was born July 8, 1944 in Ithaca, NY, to John R. Wilcox, Sr. and Bernice B. Wilcox (Smith). He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1962 and subsequently enlisted in the U. S. Navy. Always interested in music, during high school he was a member of the IHS marching and concert bands, orchestra, and choir. A talented drummer and percussionist, he played with the U.S. Navy Show Band while traveling through numerous countries in South America on good-will tours. Preceding and following his time...

Daniel Conrad
1943-07-19 2000-06-25
DANIEL LAWRENCE CONRAD
DANNIE L. CONRAD
BROOKTONDALE
Dannie L. Conrad, 56, of Brooktondale, NY died peacefully at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, NY on Sunday June 25, 2000 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dannie was born, July 19, 1943 at Ithaca, NY to Lester and the late Norma Cortright Conrad. He was a graduate of Ithaca High School Class of 1962. Dannie was a retired Building Inspector for the City of Ithaca having retired after 32 years of service. He was an avid sportsman who loves all types of hunting, especially rabbit huntin...

David Hixon
1944-10-28 2004-08-09
DAVID LAWRENCE HIXON
DAVID L. HIXON
Melbourne, Florida
David L. Hixon of Melbourne, Florida born October 28, 1944 in Ithaca, New York, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 9, 2004 in Melbourne, Florida.
He is survived by his children, Jim Hixon, Tammy Vickers, Shawn Hixon and his wife Mary, Susan Dignault and her husband Mike; seven grandchildren; his father, Lawrence Hixon; and a sister, Ginny Williamson and her husband, John.

Robert Ray
1943-10-22 2010-07-16
Birth: Oct 22, 1943
Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA
Death: Jul 16, 2010
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
ROBERT HARLEY RAY
Robert ‘Bob' Ray of Tampa, FL passed away peacefully Friday July 16, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born in Binghamton, NY and has lived in Tampa, Florida for over 30 years.
He loved his country and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era reaching the rank of Sergeant E-5. He was devoted to his family. Bob was preceded in death by his mother and father, Estella and Harley Ray and by his si...

Michael Grennell
1944-09-18 1988-12-20
MICHAEL EUGENE GRENNELL
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Melvin James Robinson
1943-09-19 2017-11-27
Melvin James "Mel" Robinson
(September 19, 1943 - November 27, 2017)
Melvin James “Mel” Robinson, 74, lifelong Ithaca resident, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Cayuga Medical Center. He was born in Ithaca son of the late James and Barbara Bell Robinson and was also predeceased by his wife, Linda Turco Robinson who died March 16, 1992.
Mel graduated from Ithaca High School in 1962 and attended Oklahoma State University. Mel was an outstanding athlete and a member of the Ithaca High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He earned four varsity letters in both football and track from 1959 to 1962. As a member of the IHS...