All Obituaries

AUBURN - Leonard G. Jakaub (Lenny), 87, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at Auburn Community Hospital with his loving family by his side. Lenny was born in Auburn on Feb. 22, 1931, the son of Joseph and Mary Tama Jakaub. He is a Korean War Veteran having served from 1951-1954 in the U.S. Army. Lenny was a Crane/Equipment Operator with IBEW Local 1249 for 37 years retiring in 1993. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1107 and St. Michael’s Church both in Union Springs....

AUBURN – Mary Sage Hines, age 92, died October 4, 2018 at The Commons on St. Anthony.  Mary was born in Genoa, NY on the 21st of November 1925 to Edwin and Viola Greene Sage.  Mary was the last of 13 children and is survived by her daughter Lorian Austin (Gary); her grandchildren: Bobbie-Jo Conlin (Michael), Anna Leonard (Vincent), Jeffrey Austin (Loretta), and Michael Austin; and great-grandchildren: Justin Bryant, Daryl Bryant, Anthony Robinson, Cameron Nelson and Gabriel...

Margaret "Peggy" Namisniak passed away peacefully Friday, September 21 surrounded by her devoted family in the home that she loved following a brief illness. The oldest child of the late Michael and Anna Bazarnik Juli, Peggy was born May 23, 1928 in Auburn. She had just joyfully celebrated her 90th birthday. Peg's life was focused on husband, children, grandchildren and in recent years, great grandchildren. She and her husband, Andy "Snapper" Namisniak, owned...

Carol Ann (Tanner )Wilson, 68, of Auburn, NY, passed away surrounded by her family on September 16, 2018 in Rochester, NY.  A devoted, loving wife and mother, who was an avid volunteer for many years with Meals on Wheels, The Soup Kitchen, many hospitals, Judeo-Christian Outreach in Virginia Beach and most recently with the Calvary Food Pantry.  She was a communicant at St. Hyacinth’s Roman Catholic Church in Auburn, NY.  Carol was a Navy wife, who supported her husband...

Nicholas “Nico” F. Milillo, age 57, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, Sunday, September 9, 2018, after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Nico retired from New Process Gear where he worked as an electrician. After his retirement, he started his own business known as “Nicks Guns” where he liked to “keep it personal”. He not only had a large customer base, but made life-long friends.  He also served as a...

Eugene G. Brooks Eugene G. Brooks, 93, of Auburn died Wednesday August 22, 2018 in the Commons on St. Anthony. Mr. Brooks was born in Rockaway, NJ the son of Joseph Hiler Brooks and Mildred Mae Brown Brooks. Gene was a World War II Navy veteran who served on the USS Deuel as a medic and he was a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima and his ship was present at the Okinawa peace treaty signing.  Mr. Brooks, a funeral director, was the owner /operator of the E.A. Heieck and Son Funeral...

Victoria Ann Luther      "It is with deep sadness that the family of Victoria Anne Luther announced her sudden passing in the early hours on Monday, August 20, 2018. Victoria, known to friends and family as Vicky or Tori, was 20 years old and will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Natasha Brothers and Aaron Luther, her siblings Lexi, Brandon, Gabriel, and Christian, her stepdad Stanley, stepsisters Carrie and Correen, neice and nephew Veronica and Zen, and many,...

Nellie T. Noga, 96, of Auburn passed away peacefully at The Commons on St. Anthony on Monday August 13, 2018. Nellie was born and raised in Owasco, the daughter of the late Barbara and John Giza.  She retired from General Electric in 1985. She was a devoted communicant of St. Hyacinth Church, a member of the Polish Falconettes, and the Holy Rosary Society.  She cherished her many years making thousands of pierogi’s with her wonderful co-workers at St....

Edward F. Rogalski, 85, of Buckley Rd, passed away July 25, 2018, at his home in Liverpool. Ed was born in Auburn, NY on October 10, 1932, to the late Frank Rogalski and Anna Kowalski . He was a graduate of East High School in Auburn, and Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. After a stint in the army, Ed graduated from Alliance, and began his career as a tool and die maker, having worked at Cayuga Tool and Die, General Electric, and New Process Gear, from where he...

  BettyLou Covert, 69, of Cayuga passed away peacefully Monday July 16, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. Bettylou fought a hard fight for 2 years and succumbed to her disease. BettyLou was born in Sparrowbush, NY the daughter of Emmett and Olive Heater Goble.  She was a past employee of St. Theresa Nursing Home in Middletown, NY. Mrs. Covert is survived by her beloved husband Robert W. Covert, her children Robert, Michael Covert and Dawn Doss (William Durcan)....