All Obituaries

Cindy L. ( Warner) Amodei, 52 of Dublin Rd., Fleming passed away unexpectedly Friday May 11,2018 at Auburn Community Hospital. She was born in Syracuse, the daughter of Betty Gillett Warner and the late David Warner and had resided in the area for most of her life. Cindy was a Union Springs High School graduate, class of 1983. Cindy had been employed by Loretto as a nurse's assistant and worked in the home health care field for many years. She also enjoyed planting...

AUBURN | Joyce E. Piorkowski North, 75, formerly of Anderson Circle, Auburn, passed away peacefully Monday, May 7, 2018, at Auburn Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family.   She was born in Auburn, the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Kowalczyk Piorkowski and had been an area resident for most of her life.  She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church.  Joyce attended and graduated from St. Hyacinth’s Parochial, Mt. Carmel High School,...

AUBURN | Frank Tomasek Jr., 56, of Auburn, died Wednesday evening, May 2, 2018, at SUNY Upstate Hospital in Syracuse. He was born in Baltimore, the son of Margaret Bowen and the late Frank Tomasek Sr. He was a longtime landscaper and painter. Frank also owned and operated a business while living in Maryland for several years. He cherished the time spent with his family and friends and will be sadly missed by all of them. He is survived by his loving wife of 21 years,...

AUBURN — Richard A. Guzalak, 77, of Seymour Street, Auburn, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, April 29, 2018 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family. Richard, or Dick as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was born in Auburn, the son of the late Alexander and Julia Dudurich Guzalak and had been a life resident. Dick was a Navy veteran, having served our country honorably during the Cuban Missile Crisis while on the USS Henley....

  AUBURN — Kathleen T. Meyer, of Auburn, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2018 with her family by her side. Kathleen was born on Feb. 13, 1948 in Fremont, Ohio. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University and received her master’s in teaching from Elmira College. Kathleen taught high school English for the Port Byron School district for more than 30 years. She was the yearbook advisor as well for most of her career. The students and...

AUBURN | Benjamin Davis, 78 of Orchard St., Auburn passed away peacefully Sunday morning April 22,2018 at the Matthew House. He was born in Vermont and was a longtime mason . Ben was a former US Marine , having served during the Vietnam War. He is survived by several children, grandchildren and extended family members. Ben also leaves behind several friends both here and in Vermont. A graveside service for family and friends will be held this Tuesday at 10:00 am in...

J. Norman Black, 91, of Auburn passed away peacefully Saturday, April 14, 2018, following a brief illness. He was a native of Port Byron, the son of Dwayne and Florence Black. Norm graduated from Port Byron High School and Clemson University, earning a degree in civil engineering. He was employed by various construction firms, and fully enjoyed more than 60 years with William A. Bouley Construction, mostly as an estimator and former superintendent. He was a World War II Army...

Nancy L.  ( Dixon)  Modugno, 61 of Camillus passed away  Wednesday April 11,2018 at Upstate Hospital , surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Syracuse, the daughter of the late Robert and Patricia Thornton Dixon . Nancy was currently employed by Rochester Management, as a property manager at Brighton Towers in Syracuse. Nancy was most happy the times spent with her children and especially her beloved grandchildren . She also loved spending time outdoors,...

AUBURN | Nicholas A. Luisi, 93, of Auburn, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, April 9, 2018, at Auburn Community Hospital. He was born in Auburn, the son of the late Dominick (Tabac) and Carmela Sarno Luisi. He was the 9th of 10 children. He lived in Auburn most of his life, but resided in Arizona for more than 30 years after retirement. Later he moved back to his hometown, Auburn to be close to his family. Nick attended West High School where he was captain of the...

SPRINGPORT | Reginald “Reg” J. Noe, 69, of Springport, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, early Sunday morning, April 8, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem, Pa., the son of the late James and Mary Fliszar Noe and had resided in the area for the past eight years. “Reg,” as he was affectionately known by his family and friends was a longtime funeral director for the Lowen Group in Maryland, having worked for...