Funeral Homes in Ithaca, NY

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Adam C. Engst (writer), Daniel R. Mackesey (lawyer), Tim DeKay (actor), Dustin Brown (ice hockey player), Jeff Clarke (businessperson), David Foster Wallace (writer and novelist), and Steve Cochran (radio personality and actor).
• Ithaca is home to the following sports teams: Cornell Big Red men's basketball.

The city of Ithaca /ˈɪθəkə/ is in central New York and is the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area. This contains the municipalities of the Town of Ithaca, the village of Cayuga Heights, and other towns and villages in Tompkins County. The city of Ithaca is located on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York. It is named for the Greek island of Ithaca.Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League school of over 20,000 students, most of whom study at its local campus. Ithaca College is located just south of the city in the Town of Ithaca, adding to the area's "college town" atmosphere. Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). These three colleges bring tens of thousands of students who increase Ithaca's seasonal population during the school year. Some students settle in the area after graduation. The city's voters are notably more liberal than those in the remainder of Tompkins County or in upstate New York, generally voting for Democratic Party candidates.In 2010, the city's population was 30,014, and the metropolitan area had a population of 101,564. Some students have become more politically active in the city. In 2004, Gayraud Townsend, a 20-year-old senior in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, was sworn in as alderman of the city council, the first black male to be elected to the council and the youngest African American to be elected to office in the United States. He served his full term and has mentored other student politicians. In 2011 Cornell undergraduate student Svante Myrick was elected as the youngest mayor of the city of Ithaca.Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca is the North American seat of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.

Ithaca Obituaries

It was revealed by New Haven Register on April 3rd, 2022 that Barbara Ann "Barb" Gillette passed away in Connecticut.  Gillette was 90 years old and was born in Ithaca, NY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Barbara Ann "Barb"'s life.

It was revealed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on March 25th, 2022 that Russell W Cratsley died in Osprey, Florida.  Cratsley was 96 years old and was born in Ithaca, NY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Russell W's life.

It was written by Seneca Shop on March 2nd, 2022 that Ralph "Pa" Jones died in Ithaca, New York.  Jones was 98 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ralph "Pa"'s life.

It was reported by Chicago Tribune on February 20th, 2022 that Mathew John Virgo perished in Chicago, Illinois.  Virgo was 43 years old and was born in Ithaca, NY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mathew John's life.

It was revealed by Seneca Shop on January 19th, 2022 that Linda Freeman (Blanco) died in Ithaca, New York.  Ms. Freeman was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Linda's life.

It was reported by Seneca Shop on December 29th, 2021 that Carol Ann Sweet (Haskins) died in Ithaca, New York.  Ms. Sweet was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carol Ann's life.

It was disclosed by Seneca Shop on December 22nd, 2021 that Charles E Stewart passed away in Ithaca, New York.  Stewart was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charles E's life.

It was written by Seneca Shop on December 22nd, 2021 that Kenneth Leroy Washburn passed on in Ithaca, New York.  Washburn was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth Leroy's life.

It was noted by Seneca Shop on December 8th, 2021 that Gwendolyn Lewis (Borden) passed on in Ithaca, New York.  Ms. Lewis was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gwendolyn's life.

It was written by WatervilleT on December 1st, 2021 that Joan King (Dyson) passed away in Ithaca, New York.  Ms. King was 92 years old and was born in Ashurst E, .  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joan's life.

History

Lots were drawn in 1791; informal settlement had already started. The inhabitants of the Ithaca area at the time Europeans began arriving were the Saponi and Tutelo Indians, dependent tribes of the Cayuga tribe Indians who formed part of the Iroquois confederation. In 1790, an official program began for distributing land in the area as a reward for service to the American soldiers of the Revolutionary War; most local land titles trace back to the Revolutionary war grants. The destruction of Iroquois confederation power opened the region to settlement by people of European origin, a process which began in 1789. Indian presence in the current City of Ithaca was limited to a temporary hunting camp at the base of Cascadilla Gorge.

The official website for the city of Ithaca is http://www.cityofithaca.org/.