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Leonardo Marino

Leonardo A. Marino, 86, of Norwich, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born May 15, 1925, in Norwich, Leo was the son of Antonio and Bartola (Raffaele) Marino.  He was a life-long resident of Norwich and graduated from Norwich High School with the class of 1943.  After 29 years of [...]

Mary Paino

Mary Elizabeth (Beckwith) Paino, 68, of Norwich, passed into eternal life peacefully on August 19, 2011, at her home with her loving family by her side.  She was a strong woman and a true fighter, who had fought a courageous battle with cancer for years.  She was born on March 8, 1943 in Greene, NY, the daughter of the late Raymond [...]

Frederick Keith

Frederick H. Keith, of Sherburne, passed away Monday, August 8, 2011, at the New York State Veterans’ Home in Oxford, NY.  Frederick was 82 years old.  At the request of the family, there will be no funeral services.

Oscar Hannan

Oscar Hannan, 87, of Norwich, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011, at Chenango Memorial Hospital.  Oscar is survived by his wife of 49 years Bridget Hannan, his son Aiden and daughter-in-law Leigh, son Brendan, daughter Mary and granddaughter Molly.  He is also survived by his brother Paddy and sister-in-law Theresa, his brother Bill (Bunny) [...]

Douglas Palmer

Douglas Palmer, of Guiford, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City.  He was 59 years old. Douglas is survived by his wife of 39 years, Veronica (Decker) Palmer.  At Douglas’ request, there will no funeral services.

Joseph Benenati

Joseph J. Benenati, Jr., 97, formerly of Chenango Lake and Park Street, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, July 28, 2011 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born in Norwich, NY on January 17, 1914, Joe was one of twelve children of Giuseppe and Maria (Testa) Benenati.  He is survived by his sister, Mary Coe, of Norwich [...]

John Turner

John Bennett Turner, Jr., died peacefully on July 25, 2011 at the age of 81 at home surrounded by his family.  John is cherished by his wife of 59 years Carol (Lewis) and by his family and friends.  He was a proud patriot and generous philanthropist who toiled to make his world a better place. [...]

Agnes Rowe

Agnes Rowe, 84, long-time resident of Norwich passed away July 23, 2011, at home with her family by her side.  Agnes was born in Freda, North Dakota, December 15, 1926, the daughter of John F. and Grietje (Wessels) Meyer.  At the age of eight, her family moved to the Oxford, NY, area.  Agnes met her [...]

Maria Korver

Maria Martha van Blokland Korver, 89, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.  Born January 10, 1922, in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Maria was the daughter of Wilhelmina Bakker van Blokland and Marinus van Blokland.  Maria and Reinerus (Rens) Korver were married on July 3, 1945, in Amsterdam, Holland. [...]

Mary Vinal

Mary E. Vinal, 58, of Division Street, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2011 at Chenango Memorial Hospital after a courageous fight against cancer. Born September 12, 1952 in Oxford, Mary was the daughter of Harry Myers, Sr. and Margaret (Cassin) Myers.  She was a 1970 graduate of Norwich High School.  She first worked at Norwich Mills and then Champion Products before working at Opportunities [...]