All Obituaries

September 29, 2023, Margaret Jean Talbot Farrington, a life-long resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully with many of her beloved family members by her side. Peg was born in Auburn, NY on August 5, 1939, daughter of James T. and Betty Conrad Talbot. She was a 1957 graduate of East High School in Auburn. In 1969, she married James L. Farrington. Peg retired in 2001 after 30 years of employment at Community Computer Service. She previously worked at Columbian Rope and Red Star Express. She...

Marion E. Gulliver, 96 of South St. Rd., passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023 at her home. Born in Springport October 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Mable Glass Gaston. Marion was a graduate of Union Springs High School and spent her adult life raising her family. She enjoyed sewing new clothes, crocheting, crafts, genealogy and square dancing. Together with her late husband Richard, they traveled the United States in their RV during the winters and returned to...

Rusty L. Grant, 70 the husband of Laurie Seneca Grant of Port Byron, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in Auburn Community Hospital. Born September 12, 1953, he was the son of the late Leland and Jeannette Caza Grant. Throughout his adult life, Rusty worked for several companies including Alco and the Auburn Foundry, but most recently was employed as an operator at Auburn Metal Processing. He enjoyed taking rides on his Harley and was quite the jokester, juggler and very much a...

Kenneth W. VanWie 62, of Cayuga NY formally of Weedsport, NY, passed away at Upstate Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Ken was not perfect, and he would have told you that, but all that knew and loved him thought he was a pretty amazing man. He was an avid outdoors man, avid comic book collector, World Word II buff. He loved Rock and Roll, he would have gone to every Alice Cooper concert if he could and spend time at the beach. Ken was the life of the party and loved by so many. He...

Joann V. Brechue passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side, Sunday September 24th, 2023.  She was born October 1st, 1935, the daughter of the late John and Marie Major.  She was previously employed at General Electric for many years. She is survived by her daughter Cathy Feocco (Don Moore); sons, Carl Corey (Kathy Peters), Bruce Corey (Rene Smith), William (Margaret) Corey, Thomas Corey (Leanne Callahan), Edward (Donna) Corey; son in law, Michael Feocco;...

Ronald C. Day, 80 of Aurelius passed away Sunday, September 24th at home. Born as a twin on October 18,1942, Ron navigated life without his beloved twin brother Donald, who predeceased him in January of 1943. Ron was a graduate of Union Springs Central School. He worked for various manufacturing companies over the years and completed his working career as a self-employed contractor. An avid outdoorsman, Ron enjoyed hunting, golf, gardening, and tooling around with his loyal dog by his...

John R. McKeon, 73, of Auburn, passed away on September 23, 2023, at Auburn Community Hospital. Born in Auburn on September 8, 1950, John was the son of the late John R. and Gloria (Wood) McKeon. He proudly served our country while in the United States Navy from 1968-1972. John retired from Auburn Correctional Facility, where he was employed many years as a registered nurse. He enjoyed golfing and fishing and was an avid fan of Notre Dame, the Yankees and the Jets. He took great joy in...

Henry R. Sanford, 55, of Auburn, passed away on September 20, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cortland, NY on August 28, 1968, Henry was the son of Frank and Mary (Hurd) Sanford. He was a simple man whose favorite thing was to spend time with his family. He was a truck driver at the Mayflower Company for many years. Henry is survived by his daughters, Tammy (Tim) Quimby and Samantha (David) Whitt; his sons, Ryan Sanford, Matthew (Sarah) Sanford and Dakota (Marissa) Sanford;...

  Paul C. Van Scoyk, 81, of Throop, passed away, September 18, 2023, at Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua. Mr. Van Scoyk was born in Camillus, NY, on May 26,1942, to the late Paul and Marie Van Scoyk. Mr. Van Scoyk proudly served his country with the United States Army from 1964-1967. He was employed with Auburn Steel Co, where he was a mechanic for 30 years. Paul was an outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor and quick...

Virginia Lee Kelly, 77, of Owasco passed away on September 9, 2023. Born in Auburn on April 23, 1946, Virginia was the daughter of the late Raymond and Theresa (Hutchins) Walters. Virginia is survived by her husband of 54 years, Gerald Kelly Jr., her daughter, Tammy (Jefferson Scott) Stidham; her son, Todd (Kimberly) Kelly; her sisters, Judy Parker and Margaret Zoppy; her grandson, Bradyn Kelly; her grandpups, Dutch, Graham, and Kaiden, along with several nieces, nephews and...