Louise A. Swertfager, 87, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford. Born July 9, 1924 in Amblerville, Louise was the daughter of Eugene and Pearl (Knapp) Miller. She was raised on the family farm in South New Berlin and graduated from South New Berlin [...]
Charles E. (“Chuck”) Ward, 83, of Ballston Spa, NY and formerly of Deposit, Norwich and Walton, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 following a short illness. Born in Deposit on October 12, 1928, Chuck was the son of F. Erwin Ward and Isabella Post Ward. He graduated from Deposit Central School with the Class [...]
Priscilla J. “Cilla” Davis, 61, of Oxford passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City. Born in Cleveland, OH on June 6, 1950, Cilla was the daughter of Christie and Jean (Pickens) Davis. She was a high school National Merit Scholarship recipient, and graduated with multiple honors from Colby [...]
Doris D. “Dorie” Jackson, 86, formerly of Coomes Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 at the home of her daughter, Ann Callahan, with her loving family by her side. Born in Norwich on November 4, 1925, Dorie was the daughter of George and Eva (Quinn) Devine. She was a 1943 graduate of [...]
George A. Zieno, 87, of Grove Avenue, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2012 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City. Born in Norwich on November 27, 1924, George was the son of John and Rose (Garafalo) Zieno. He graduated from Norwich High School and then served in the United States Army during World [...]
Bernard A. “Berney” Brunza, 80, of Pratt Road, passed away at the NYS Veterans’ Home in Oxford, NY on Saturday, December 24, 2011. Born August 21, 1931, Berney was the son of John and Josephine (Woicekowski) Brunza. He was a 1949 graduate of Forty Fort High School in Luzerne, PA, and a 1954 graduate of Kings College. Berney also completed a master’s degree in education at Colgate University. He [...]
Jack “Grandpa” Stark, 89, most recently of Oxford, NY, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Chenango Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born June 2, 1922 in Johnson City, NY, Jack was the son of Clarence and Viola (Pickett) Stark. At the age of 21, Jack entered the U.S. [...]
Joseph D. Natoli, 86, of Park Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the New York State Veterans Home in Oxford. Born in Fulton, NY on December 31, 1924, Joseph was the son of Christopher and Santa (Favorida) Natoli. After moving to Norwich at a young age, Joe graduated from Norwich High [...]
William R. “Bill” Sumner, 63, of Locust Street, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at his residence with his family by his side after combating pancreatic cancer. Born on November 17, 1948, in Geneva, NY, Bill was the son of Robert and Beverly (Adams) Sumner. He graduated from Norwich High School and Mount San [...]
Herminio Otero, 55, of Silver Street, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by his side. A funeral service will be held at the Wilson Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 with Father Ralph Bove, pastor, St. Bartholomew’s Church, officiating. Friends are invited to [...]
