“Anthony A. Andrews, 74, of 130 W. State St., died Friday, April 10, 1970, in Tompkins County Hospital following a short illness. Andrews was owner and operator of Andrews Confectionery Store, 308 E. State St., since 1931. He came to Ithaca ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on July 02, 2026 18:54
“Store Owner Dies,” Ithaca Journal, April 11, 1970, 5.
"Mrs. Mary Reed, aged 54 years, wife of William Reed, died this morning at the family residence, 103 Morris avenue. She is survived by her husband; one son--Carl; one daughter--Clara, both of Ithaca; one sister--Mrs. Clara Gillam, Chicago; her f...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on August 13, 2026 01:45
"Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Mary Reed," Ithaca Journal, February 22, 1917, 3.
“Mrs. Vera Leone Irvin, organizer of the movement which was responsible for the founding of the South Side Community Center in Ithaca, died Saturday Dec. 5, 1942, at her home 119 Cleveland Ave. Mrs. Irvin was president of the Francis Harper Women’...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 21, 2026 20:36
“South Side Leader Dies,” Ithaca Journal, December 7, 1942, 2.
"Moses Spencer of New York City, formerly of Ithaca, died Monday night at his home in New York. His brother, Frank A. Spencer of this city went to New York last night to attend the funeral."
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 22, 2026 20:59
"Obituary: Moses Spencer," Ithaca Daily News, February 10, 1915, 2.
“Mrs. Melissa Epps, 44 years, died yesterday at the Meany Sanitarium. She is survived by one daughter, Gladys of Ithaca; her parents—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robinson; one sister—Mrs. Lilly Lee, Medina. The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday aft...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 21, 2026 19:21
“Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Melisa Epps,” Ithaca Journal, September 14, 1917, 3.
“Henry Robinson, 75, of 316 South Plain Street died at 9:30 o’clock on Thursday evening, July 4. The funeral will be held at 2:30 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, July 7, at the Gilbert Undertaking Parlors, 125 East Buffalo Street. Rev. B. H. Payne wi...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 21, 2026 18:47
“Deaths and Funerals: Henry Robinson,” Ithaca Journal-News, July 5, 1929, 5.
"Mrs. Plattie [sic] Robinson died on Tuesday evening, June 19, at her home, 327 Center Street. The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. B. H. Payne, officiating. Interment was in Lake View Cemetery. S...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 21, 2026 19:04
"Deaths and Funerals: Mrs. Plattie Robinson," Ithaca Journal-News, June 21, 1928, 5.
"Ithaca, Dec. 4--Dr. Martin Van Buren Besemer, aged sixty-nine, one of Ithaca's most prominent citizens, died Sunday morning at his home, 224 South Albany street, after a year's illness of heart trouble. He suffered spinal injuries in a fall fro...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on September 26, 2026 23:31
"Prominent Ithaca Physician Dies as Reult of Accident," Elmira Star-Gazette, December 4, 1916, 9.
“To the Editor of the Journal Sir: Few of our citizens are aware that at one time Ithaca was an important station on a great thoroughfare known as the underground railway. The efficient agent of this organization was the pastor of Zion’s church, a...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 22, 2026 18:36
“Daniel Jackson,” Ithaca Daily Journal, July 8, 1889, page 3, col 4, https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=idj18890708-01.1.3
“Mrs. Rebecca Spencer, 90, of 440 N. Titus Ave., widow of Frank Spencer, died unexpectedly this morning, March 21, 1956, in Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. She is survived by a son, Garrett Singleton of Ithaca; a granddaughter, Miss Jean P...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 20, 2026 21:20
Obituary for Mrs. Rebecca Spencer, Ithaca Journal, March 22, 1956, 3.
“Miss Eva Spencer, twenty-two years old, daughter of Frank Spencer of this city, died yesterday in New York City, after a brief illness. Besides her father, she is survived by one brother, Frank E. Spencer of New York. Funeral services will be hel...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 20, 2026 20:52
Obituary of Eva Spencer, Ithaca Journal, November 23, 1914, 3.
“Helen E. Spencer, aged 19 years, died this morning at the residence of Jasper Woodsin at 516 North Albany street. Miss Spencer is survived by her father. Frank A. Spencer, a sister, Eva, both of this city, and a brother, Frank E. Spencer, of New ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 20, 2026 20:46
Obituary for Helen E. Spencer, Ithaca Journal, February 19, 1914, 7.
“William H. Sage, who was one of Cornell University’s most generous benefactors and was for many years a resident of Ithaca, died this morning at his home on Menand’s Road, Albany, at the age of 80 years. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Hen...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 23, 2026 18:01
“William H. Sage, Benefactor of Cornell, Dies,” Ithaca Journal-News, October 23, 1924, 5.
“Mrs. Cornelia Winters Williams of Auburn, formerly of Ithaca died Saturday, Mar. 14, 1953 in Mercy Hospital, Auburn, at the age of 90. She was the widow of William Riley Williams, who died in Ithaca in 1933. They were married Nov. 11, 1880, in Br...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 10, 2026 22:08
“Deaths, Funerals,” Ithaca Journal, March 16, 1953, 7.
“Mrs. Agnes Milton, 58, of 223 Cliff St. died at Tompkins County Hospital on Monday. May 13, 1968 after a long illness. A pianist, Mrs. Milton had been the organist for Calvary Baptist Church for most of the 45 years she had been a member. Both du...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on February 03, 2026 00:33
“Deaths, Funerals: Mrs. Agnes Milton,” Ithaca Journal, May 14, 1968, 7.
"William W. Johnson died at the City Hospital this morning after a four months' illness of complications. He is survived by his widow and one daughter--Pearl. He had been a well known resident of this city and was employed by local hardware firms ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 24, 2026 21:14
Obituary of William W. Johnson, Ithaca Journal, June 20, 1917, 5.
"William Edward Payne, aged 49 years, for many years a waiter at the Ithaca Hotel, died this morning following an illness of complications. He is survived by two daughters--Naomi and Bernice Payne; one sister--Mrs. Elizabeth Patton of Ithaca; two ...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on January 07, 2026 21:53
Obituary for "William E. Payne," Ithaca Journal, April 30, 1917, 3 .
"Miss Ada B. Smith, 88. formerly of 613 Hudson St., and for the last ten years a resident at The Home 514 S. Aurora St., died Tuesday December 31, 1957, at Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home, 602 Hudson St. She was born in Ithaca the daughter of Wil...
Submitted by Eve Snyder on April 20, 2026 00:39
"Deaths, Funerals: Ada B. Smith," Ithaca Journal, January 2, 1958, 2,