Obituary for Adolph L. LaCelle (died Mar 11, 1970)
The Ithaca Journal, Mar 12 1970, P. 7, Col. 1, with photo
"Dr. Adolph L. LaCelle, 60, of 111 North Sunset Drive, Ithaca dentist, died in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse on Wednesday after a long illness.
He retired 10 months ago from his dentistry office at 603 Seneca Building where he had been from 1942.
A 1932 graduate of the University of Buffalo Dental School, he had an office in Hammondsport before coming to Ithaca. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army for two years in the European Theater and one year in the Pacific. Dr. LaCelle was one of the first dental men to use hypnosis in his practice and was certified in the specialty.
He was a member of Tompkins County and Sixth District Dental Societies, the state and American Dental Assns. He was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge.
Among his hobbies were archery, photography, travel and antique clocks.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel Dudley LaCelle; two sisters, the Misses Anna and Ruby LaCelle of Lacona: nieces and nephews."