“A former resident of Ithaca, George Small, 86, a lumberman, died Oct. 11, 1936, at his home in New Westminster, B. C., Canada. Born in Southampton, England, Mr. Small came to Ithaca as a young man, remaining until 30 years ago when he moved west...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 13, 2026 03:10
“Deaths and Funerals: George Small,” Ithaca Journal, November 25, 1936, 3.
"Mrs. Mary Smith, 72, widow of Samual Smith, died at 11 o'clock Thursday night, April 18, at her home, 507 Cascadilla Street. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Williams of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Lottie [Hattie] Johnson, of Auburn, a...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 10, 2026 13:52
Death notice for Mrs. Mary Smith, Ithaca Journal, April 19, 1929, 5
“Mrs. Elvira Pollio, 62, of 602 W Buffalo St., died this morning, May 19, 1958, in Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. She and her husband, Vincenzo Pollio, who survives her, are the proprietors of Joe’s Restaurant, which they opened in 1933...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 03, 2026 20:54
“Mrs. Pollio Dead at 62,” Ithaca Journal, May 19, 1958, 3.
“...The Sanitary Ice Cream and Milk Company was recently taken over by a number of Tompkins County milk producers. A statement of the company’s plan to eliminate the ‘middleman’ says: ‘Recognizing that economic conditions of the day demand the eli...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on February 10, 2026 21:21
“Sanitary Company Will Sell Milk At 13 Cents February 1,” Ithaca Journal-News January 22, 1921, 5.
“Mrs. Gussie Seals Reed, 39, wife of Fred C. Reed, died this morning at her home, 440 North Titus avenue, after an illness of three years. Besides her husband she leaves her mother, Mrs. Julia Seals; two sisters, Mrs. George Butler of Dundee and...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 15, 2026 16:24
“Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Fred C. Reed, Ithaca Journal, May 18, 1918, 7.
"James Scott, 65, 311 S. Plain St., died Saturday, August. 28, 1948, at his home following a long illness. He was a member of St. James AME Zion Church and the National Association of Advancement of Colored People. He is survived by his wife...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 25, 2026 17:15
"Deaths, Funerals: James Scott," Ithaca Journal, August 30, 1948, 7.
“…Frank D. Woodford was born in Danby, October 14, 1847, at the family home. He entered Cornell University in 1868 in the science course and left in 1871. He became a school teacher and was principal for a number of years of the Setauket Union Sch...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 16, 2026 18:06
“Striken While Taking a Drive: Frank D. Woodford Dies Suddenly From Apoplectic Shock,” Ithaca Daily Journal, April 29, 1903, 3, accessed March 16, ...
“Albert H. Landon, 84, a native and life-long resident of Brooktondale, died at 4 a. m. today, Thursday, June 27, 1940, at his home in Brooktondale. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gilbert's Undertaking Parlors, 125 E. Buffalo...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 17, 2026 16:58
“Deaths and Funerals: Albert H Landon,” Ithaca Journal, June 27, 1940, 5.
“The death of Mr. George Rankin, senior member of the firm Rankin & Son, occurred last evening at his residence on East Seneca street. Mr. Rankin was one of Ithaca’s oldest, best-known and most thoroughly respected merchants. He started a crockery...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 15, 2026 18:01
“Death of a Well Known Merchant,” Ithaca Daily Journal, December 27, 1888, 3, accessed March 15, 2026 https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=...
“Mrs. Ada C. Jacobs, 62, wife of Albert A. Jacobs of 120 Esty Street, died at 7:15 o’clock Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Gilbert Undertaking Parlors, 125 East Buffalo Street. The Rev A. H. Bou...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 15, 2026 19:26
“Deaths and Funerals; Mrs. Ada C. Jacobs,” Ithaca Journal-News, September 15, 1933, 3.
“James Conley, 84. of 233 S. Albany St.. a former Mayor of Ithaca and a prominent local Democrat. died today, at Tompkins County Hospital following a long illness. For many years he operated a retail liquor store at 115 S. Aurora St. Popular with...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 14, 2026 20:29
“Former Mayor Dies at 84,” Ithaca Journal, September 29, 1970, 5.
“Mrs. Katherine G. McCormick, wife of Bernard F. McCormick, died at the City Hospital at 2:10 o'clock Sunday morning. She was a native of Ithaca, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael McAllister, long-time residents of this city. Graduati...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 15, 2026 20:06
“Mrs. B. F. McCormick Dies at City Hospital,” Ithaca Journal-News, August 14, 1922, 5.
“Bernard F. McCormick, a well known merchant tailor in this city for a number of years and chief of the Ithaca Fire Department In 1897 and 1898, died last evening at the residence of his sister, Mrs. George Gordon, 1?9 South Meadow street. He was ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 15, 2026 20:20
“B. F. McCormick Dies Following Long Illness,” Ithaca Journal-News, November 20, 1922, 5.
"Mrs. Julia Virginia White, 79, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 29, 1929, at her home, 311 S. Plain St. Widow of the Rev. William D. White, she was a member of the St. James AME Zion Church of which her husband was a former pastor. She is sur...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 25, 2026 17:24
"Deaths, Funerals: Mrs. Julia Virginia White," Ithaca Journal, March 1, 1952, 3.
“John Iango, 39, of 602 West Buffalo street, an employee [sic] of the Morse Chain Company, died at 9:55 o’clock at night at the City Hospital of a fractured skull and other injuries which he received three hours previously in an automobile acciden...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on March 17, 2026 18:24
“Motorist Dies in Hospital Following Accident Near Dryden; Four Others Hurt,” Ithaca Journal-News, August 14, 1922, 5.
"Dr. Harold P. Denniston, 113 E. Seneca St., died Friday, July 8, 1960, at the Tompkins Conuty Hospital. Surviving are a son, Col. Robert N. Denniston, stationed in Korea; a daughter Mrs. Leonard M. Sheppard, Fort Washington, Pa., and a brothe...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on May 12, 2026 15:45
"Deaths, Fiunerals: Dr. Harold P. Denniston," Ithaca Journal, July 9, 1960, 2.
"John Henry Bard, 36, of 420 Cascadilla St. died in Tompkins County Hospital on Tuesday, May 4, 1971 after a long illbess. He was a member of thef North Side House Club. He was the son of Mrs. Maude Douglas of Ithaca and the late Raymond Matthew...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 21, 2026 23:51
"Deaths, Funerals: John H. Bard," Ithaca Journal, May 5, 1971, 5.
"William H. Martin, 80, a former resident of Ithaca, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1944, at his home, 59 W. 114th St., New York City, after a long illbess. Before retiring he was a chef on the Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads. During his career, he wa...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 22, 2026 00:18
"Deaths, Funerals: William H. Martin," Ithaca Journal, January 4, 1945, 2.