All Obituaries

AUBURN | Loretta Marie Plis, 51, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at Auburn Community Hospital. She was born in Auburn, the daughter of the late Robert and Barbara Mosher Plis and had been a life resident. Loretta was an Auburn High School graduate, class of 1984 and former auxiliary member of the V.F.W. Loretta was currently working until her passing at Welch Allyn-Hill Rom in Skaneateles for the past 14 years. Loretta loved spending time with her family and...

AUBURN | Florence (Prystal) Walawender, 87, of Auburn, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2018 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was a life resident of Auburn, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Prystal. Florence was a longtime communicant of St. Hyacinth’s Church and former auxiliary member of the SK Post. Prior to her retirement, Florence had been employed for more than 20 years by the former Dunn & McCarthy Shoe...

      Florence A. DeBellis, 84 of Leavenworth Ave., Auburn, N.Y. passed peacefully to her eternal reward on Sunday Oct. 14, 2018 in Richmond, Va. due to natural causes.       Florence’s original name was “Fortunata” meaning fortunate or blessed in Italian.  Florence was blessed in many ways and she bestowed blessings upon all who entered her life and her home.       Florence was born on Sept....

AUBURN | Sharon M. Carbonaro, 62, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 5, 2018, at her home. She was a life resident of Auburn, the daughter of the late Mauro “Red” and Judy Massaro Carbonaro. She was very talented with many different arts and crafts, making numerous items over the years. Sharon could also track down the best deals and hardest finds at many of our local garage sales. She enjoyed the simpler things in life and was her happiest when she was caring for her...

FLOWER MOUND, Texas | Frances Carmela Graceffo, 95 years of age, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Frances was born, raised, and lived in Auburn until 2017, when she relocated to live with her niece and family in Flower Mound, Texas. During her entire lifetime, “Fran” was known to be a kind, gentle, and loving woman, devoted to her family, friends, and St. Francis Parish. She graduated high school in 1940, and entered Auburn Business School, where she became...

AUBURN | Mary A. Spagnola Orofino, 95, of Auburn, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, Oct. 2, 2018, at Finger Lakes Center for Living. She was born in Auburn, the daughter of the late Antonio and Lucia Pappalardo Spagnola and had been a life resident. Mary graduated from Binghamton School of Nursing and also Syracuse University. Mary would work for more than 40 years in nursing and spent the last 25 of them in administration for the Cayuga County Health Department. She excelled...

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. | John A. Pellett II, 33, of Westborough, Mass., and formerly of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. He was born in Auburn, the son of Doreen (Leonello) Pellett-Travis and the late John A. Pellett. John attended Berklee College of Music and was a very gifted and talented musician, playing numerous instruments. He was employed by Urell Inc. as a customer representative for several years. No one will ever forget his great sense of humor and artistic...

AUBURN | Andrew George Tarby Jr., 70, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly early Friday morning, Sept. 28, 2018, at his home. He was born in Auburn, the son of Elma (McGlynn) Tarby and the late Andrew G. Tarby and had been an area resident for most of his life. “George,” as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was a U.S. Marine, part of the 1st BN 4th Marines, SLF Forces, Air Assault, having served our country honorably during two stints in Vietnam. He completed...

AUBURN | Michael J. Tanchak, 75, of Auburn, passed away peacefully Monday evening, Sept. 24, 2018, at Van Duyn Rehabilitation Center with his loving family by his side. He was born in Auburn, the son of the late John and Mary Petricko Tanchak and had been an area resident his whole life. Michael graduated from West High School, class of 1961. He was a longtime member of St. James Episcopal Church in Skaneateles. Mike’s passion was his job; his work ethic was unmatched by anyone who...

Effie Ida Masi, 81 of Seneca Falls, NY passed away peacefully Monday afternoon , September 24,2018 at Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center in Greece,NY, with her loving niece, Loretta at her side. She was born in Newark, NY the daughter of the late Fred and Carrie Fry Haynes and had been an area resident for most of her life. Effie retired from Dunn & McCarthy Shoe Co., after more than 24 years of employment. Effie enjoyed the simpler things in life, like feeding the birds, squirrels , her...