All Obituaries

Gloria J. Couturier, 75, of Auburn, passed away on Tuesday April 6, 2021 at the Auburn Rehab & Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late Laverne and Hazel Davis Watts-Gould. Gloria was a friendly, helpful and caring person.  She loved going for long walks, spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by, Children:             Rebecca...

Viola L. “Speed” Feeney, 82 of Auburn NY formerly of Braintree MA, died unexpectedly on December 20, 2019 in Auburn. She was a devoted daughter of the late Richard Speed and Louis Wilson. Viola worked at Mercy Rehab in Auburn for many years. She volunteered her time at the First Love Food Pantry on Wall Street for over twenty years until its closing. Viola loved spending time with her family and friends. She was an active parish member at the Holy Family Church in Auburn for many...

Jorge L. Sanchez, 33, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Jorge was the life of the party and he  had such an infectious laugh. Jorge was an avid outdoors person and enjoyed swimming. He was a son, brother, father and his kids were his lifeline. He is survived by, Mother:              Ilga Baez Step Father:       Adam...

Mary T. Rafferty, 94, of Aurora, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Hospicare & Palliative Care Services in Ithaca. She was born on December 3, 1926 in Levanna, NY to the late Frank and Marguerite Hickey Tierney. Mary graduated from Nazareth College in 1947 and became a French teacher for many years. She taught in Long Island, Monroe, Buffalo, and Carthage, NY retiring in 1992. Strong and Passionate Mary was a breast cancer survivor and faithful communicant of St. Patrick’s...

Benjamin Roberts Ahner, 85, of Sennett, died Tuesday, March 9 at St. Joseph's Health Center of complications from cardiovascular disease.  Ben was born in Warsaw, N.Y., the son of the late Benjamin F. Ahner and Loretta Schrader Ahner.   Ben was a believer in lifelong learning and devoted most of his adult life to that pursuit.  After high school, he began working at Eastman Kodak Co. as a lab technician, taking night courses at the University of Rochester. ...

Nicoletta M. Chiodo (Snowney), 88 of Auburn NY passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Nicoletta was born January 3, 1933 to the late Anthony Sindoni (Snowney) and Giacinta DiPino of Geneva NY. She was pre-deceased by her husband Michael Chiodo, as well as her brothers Frederick Snowney (Eunice), John Sindoni (Mary), Anthony Snowney and Frank Snowney (Diane). She is survived by her son Michael (Roxanne Canestrare), daughter Catherine (Paul MacDougall), her cousin Catherine Loudon (Owen) and...

Marilyn T Lauckern, 84 passed away Tuesday morning, February 23rd at Auburn Community Hospital with her children by her side. Marilyn was born in Auburn NY January 24th 1937. She is the daughter of Orlando and Mary (Testa) Cimildora. Marilyn graduated from West Middle School in Auburn. Worked for Red Star for a short time. After she was married, she decided to stay home to raise her family. Once her children were older, she became a real estate agent working for Genesee Reality. A...

R. Allen Shotwell passed away, peacefully, on March 6, 2021, at the age of 101 years young.  GreatPops, as he was known by his family, was born in McGraw, NY on August 25, 1919 to Vernon and Effie Shotwell.             Allen was predeceased by his wife, Sally Merrill Shotwell, in April of 1988.  He was predeceased by his second wife, Edna Shotwell. Allen was also predeceased by his brother, Robert, and sister, Martha, as well...

Jessica L. (Doty) Little, 69, of Auburn, passed away on Friday March 5, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Wallace F.O. Doty and Joan M. Rathbone. Jessica worked in Cortland at the Crescent Corset factory in the mid 80’s and several other jobs. Her main career focus was being a Certified Nurse’s Aide. She lived in Cortland and in Clearwater FL for many years. She loved knitting, crocheting, painting, sewing, any crafting, being outdoors and horseback riding. She is...

Jennifer Lynn Kelly, 74 of Weedsport, NY passed away February 28, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in 1946 in Altoona, PA to the late Genevieve B. Kelly and the late J. Dwight Kelly. She is survived by her brother, Samuel S. Kelly. Her other brother, the late John D. Kelly, Jr. predeceased her. She is also survived by two aunts, (Helen K. Hess and Wilma K. Wright), a niece (Alicia S. Kelly), a nephew (Ewen M. Kelly) and numerous cousins. She is also survived by a grand-niece (Amelia...