All Obituaries

Wayne C. Wilkins, 55 formally of Fulton, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the home of his aunt and uncle, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fulton January 30, 1966 to Barbara Allen Wilkins and the late Frederick W. Wilkins, Wayne was a graduate of Cato High School. He was employed as a talented industrial painter and worked more recently with 4M Precision of Auburn.  In addition to his mother Barbara, Wayne is survived by one brother Frederick  Wilkins of OK; and uncle...

John A. "Jack" Smith 91, of Stryker Homes, died Monday, May 3, 2021 in Finger Lakes Center for the Living. A native of Auburn, Jack was born February 1, 1930, the son of the late Arthur and Katherine McMullen Smith. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. Upon returning and being honorably discharged, Jack was employed for over 31 years with the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Canandaigua, NY. He then retired to Naples, NY until recently when he...

Timothy J. "Hank"  Aaserud, 58 of Hickory Ridge, Arkansas, formally of Auburn died Monday, May 3, 2021 in River Ridge Rehab and Care, Wynne, Arkansas. Born in Auburn July 22, 1962 to the late Carl and Mary Darin Aaserud, Tim grew up with his seven siblings locally on the family farm. He enjoyed building things, tinkering and prior to moving out of state, he was employed at D&W Diesel. Following his relocation, he worked for many years for the Archer-Daniels-Midland...

Ian Travis Nolan, 37, of Auburn, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2021. Born and raised in Auburn, NY, Ian was a self-taught computer whiz spending most of his time working on computers and building websites. He was the families "go to" guy for tech support and was always happy to help.  In his younger years Ian enjoyed snow skiing, swimming, playing the saxophone and drums, as well as participating with the Auburn Players Community Theater. Some of his favorite times...

John F. Elsbree Jr., 78, of Auburn, NY, passed away May 3, 2021, at the Finger Lakes Center for Living. Mr. Elsbree was born in Brighton, MA, on December 31, 1942 to the late John F. and Ida L. Brooks Elsbree. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1960 and proudly served in the United States Coast Guard from 1960-1964. Following his time in the Coast Guard, John earned an Associate degree at Wentworth Institute in Massachusetts in 1966, and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering...

Raymond E. Roe Sr., 90, of Weedsport passed away peacefully on May 3, 2021 at the Finger Lakes Center for Living. Born in West Manchester, OH on March 20, 1931, Raymond was the son of the late Thurman and Hazel Hall Roe. He was one of 18 children. He served proudly in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, serving the 25th Recon, 25th Infantry Div. After honorable discharge, he served as a Sergeant in the US Army Reserve's. He was a life member of both the Montezuma VFW and...

Judith Baran Powers passed away early Wednesday morning, April 28, 2021, after a valiant effort fighting the rare disease that had come to claim her. Those who knew her will remember her as artistic, giving, empathetic, family oriented, and passionately proud of her children and grandchildren. Judy was born in Auburn in September of 1944 and married Richard Powers in September, 1966. The next year Kenny joined the family and a few years later, Michele. While her family was young, Judy...

Lucille Irene (Lewis) Cardinell was called home to our Lord on April 27, 2021 while at her home surrounded by her family.   Lucille was born on January 29, 1942 to Charles and Lorena (Dafoe) Lewis in Canton, New York. She was preceded in death by her father Charles, mother Lorena and brother Franklin. She married her childhood sweetheart John Mahlon Cardinell on December 26, 1959. She is survived by her husband of 62 years John Mahlon Cardinell, her children John (Daphne)...

Doris Lillian Franzel Atkins, 90, passed away April 24, 2021 in the Finger Lakes Center for Living. An Auburn native, Doris was a graduate of East High School, Class of 1949.   For many years, she owned and operated "Doris Atkins Catering" and prior to retirement, cooked at Cayuga County Nursing Home and Oakland Manor. Doris attended and participated in culinary classes offered at Cornell University during the summers. She relished spending her winters in Fort...

Martin Edward Fanning passed away Saturday evening April 24 after a brief illness and after spending the day with his loving children and grandchildren. Marty was born in Dunmore, PA on May 28, 1930 the eldest of eight children of Martin and Martha (Mitchell) Fanning. He graduated from Scranton Tech and the University of Scranton. Following graduation, Marty was selected for the U.S. Marine Corp’s Officer Candidate School where he served as a helicopter pilot in Pensacola, FL and Camp...