Rose (Wilczek) Wawrzaszek, formerly of Auburn, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, June 1 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, surrounded by her family.   Born in Auburn in 1928 to Joseph and Sophia (Golojuch) Wilczek, Rose was a graduate of St. Hyacinth’s School and Central High School. She spoke fondly about her jobs as a teenager setting pins with her friends at the Polish Falcons bowling lanes and picking beans at local farms. After high school graduation she worked at...

AUBURN:  Vita M. Catalano, 91 formerly of The Commons on St. Anthony, Auburn, NY died Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Auburn Community Hospital.  She was a native and life resident of Auburn and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church.  During the course of her life she worked at both Hislop’s Department Store and as a home health aide for Northbrook Heights.  She is survived by a niece Christine Vadala and her son Matthew; a nephew David Schillagi; and her cousins...

AUBURN;  Rene A. Boyle, 64,  formerly of  Wall  Street,  Auburn,  New York passed away on Sunday May  9th, 2021 in her home due to underlying medical conditions. Rene was born in Niagara Falls was the daughter of the late Roy Lammerts and Clarice Kelly.  Rene is survived by her children; Jacob and Jared Pratt,  Julie Stady,  Jaime Seamans,  Christie  Tyler,  Kelly Bailey,  Emilee  Hughes;  her siblings Robert...

Auburn: Bernice M. (Caliendo) Burns, 85, of Owasco Road, Auburn, died Thursday April 29, 2021 in Auburn Community Hospital.   She was the daughter of the late Anthony Caliendo and Julia (Lisci) Caliendo.  Bernice was actively involved in every aspect of her family’s lives. Long before there were school bus routes, Bernice was instrumental in championing for the safety of her daughters and the students living near her home. In doing so she achieved bus privileges to be...

AUBURN: Anna Caramella Sperduti, 90 formerly of Arch Street, Auburn, NY, passed peacefully at her home on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Mrs. Sperduti was the daughter of the late Baldassare and Anna D’Alberto Caramella. She was the widow of the late Bernard V. Sperduti who passed away in 2008. Anna was first and foremost a perfect mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her family was always her first priority. Early in her life, she had the honor of being a respected legal secretary to...

Auburn: Daniel “Danny” Colella, 75 formerly of Auburn, NY died peacefully Friday, March 19, 2021 in his home.  Danny was born in Ovid, NY and was the son of the late Joseph and Bridget Cecora Colella. Danny was a well-known Auburn policeman, having served more than two decades until his retirement in 1991.   Dan was an avid car enthusiast and collector and was deeply involved with Auburn's original Corvette Club  His ‘62 Corvette was well known...

AUBURN: Esther A. Posa Oliver, 94, formerly of Underwood Street, Auburn, NY died Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY. She was a native and life resident of Auburn and was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Posa. Esther the widow of Paul “Jake” Oliver, who passed away in 1998.  For three decades, up until her retirement, she had worked for for the General Electric and later the Powerex Companies. Esther was an active communicant of St....

Helen Elizabeth Gower, of Fort Myers Beach, formerly of Auburn, NY, passed on Monday March 15, 2021 at Gulf Coast Medical Center, in Fort Myers, FL.  She was 92, born on November 14, 1928 in Rochester, NY, and was the daughter of the late Horace K. “Bob” Lawrence and Dorris M. Brown Lawrence.  Helen was valedictorian of her high school class at Homer High School and also her college class at Cortland State University.  She received her master’s degree...

AUBURN: Douglas N. Orser, 56 of Lafayette Place, Auburn was called home by his angels and entered into eternal peace with the lord on February 25, 2021, with his loving wife, Tammy by his side. Doug was a hard worker and dedicated his life to his family and special interests, including hockey, motocross and auto racing. Doug is survived by: his wife Tammy Tortorello Orser, daughter Logan Neese and best companions Pearl and Jaxson; his brothers Rick (Mary) Estes and Wayne (Mary)...

AUBURN: Floyd “Sonny” Durfee, Jr. 79, of Lansing Street, Auburn, died Monday, February 22, 2021 in Auburn Community Hospital. Floyd was born in Auburn and he was the son of the late, Floyd Durfee, Sr. and Myrtle Martin Durfee. Floyd worked until his retirement as a machinist at J. R. Clancy in Syracuse. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having seen service on numerous destroyers and destroyer escorts, during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. He was a...