ITHACA - Herma S. Moiseichik, age 96, of Ithaca, died Tuesday morning at Hospicare. Herma was born in Nazareth, PA on May 18, 1910, a daughter of the late Edwin and Stella Kern.

She was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagle Auxiliary #1253 and a member of the Moose Lodge #592, VFW #961 in Ithaca and the American Legion of Trumansburg. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed traveling and having a good time with family and friends. She will be always remembered as an excellent homemaker and cook who enjoyed gardening and planting flowers. With her little three wheel cart, she would walk daily behind Titus Towers and feed the ducks. Prior to her retirement she was a cook at Immaculate Conception School for many years.

She is survived by one daughter, Deanna S. (Bill Burton) Brown; one son, Robert A. (Loretta) Cornelius; three grandchildren, Raymond A. (Marsha) Brown, Scott Cornelius and Kirsten Wagner; eight great-grandchildren; a nephew, Francis Oakley; two great-nieces. She is predeceased by her two husbands, N. Ward Cornelius and Peter Moiseichik; and a longtime friend, Charles Kreigel; two brothers, Sterling Kern and Willis Kern; and her twin sister, Erma Norton.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday (September 7, 2006) at the Herson Funeral Home with the Rev. Kevin Darby officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. If desired, memorials may be made to Hospicare of Ithaca.