Jannette F. Diefenbacher
Nov 11, 2019
Jannette F. Diefenbacher, 88, of Norwich, went to be with her Lord on November 11, 2019 at Chenango Memorial Hospital Senior Living Center.Born in Norwich on January 21, 1931, Jannette was the daughter of Grover and Edna (McNitt) Currie. She attended school in Norwich and began her career at the former Norwich Knitting Mill. She worked for seven years at...
Bessie K. Burdick
Nov 2, 2019
Bessie K. Burdick, 89, of Norwich, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born on November 22, 1929, on Georgetown Road, in Preston, NY, Bessie was the daughter of Linn and Elvira (Franklin) Kenyon, and was one of their ten children. She attended school in Preston and then in Oxford. Bessie was raised on her family farm...
Elaine M. Carpenter
Oct 30, 2019
On April 8, 1963, a precious little girl was born in Norwich, NY to a very young mother. This mother chose life for her baby and allowed her to be put into the arms of a loving couple who were overjoyed to welcome Elaine Marie Carpenter into our family. Sadly for us, after a six-month struggle with cancer in Lancaster,...
Jay R. Brooker
Oct 23, 2019
Jay R. Brooker Sr., 75, a lifelong resident of Norwich, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, from complications arising from a recent surgery at Albany Medical Center.Born on November 26, 1943, Jay was the son of Kenneth and Ava (Yeomans) Brooker. He attended Norwich City Schools and graduated with the Class of 1963. After graduating, he worked for a...
Edna E. Martin
Oct 22, 2019
Edna E. Martin, 98, formerly of Guilford, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Chenango Memorial Hospital’s Senior Living Center, in Norwich, with her loving family by her side.Born on March 6, 1921, in Brooklyn, NY, Edna was the daughter of John and Frances (Richter) Kaiser. In 1946, Edna married her husband of 53 years, Navy Seaman George Martin....
Dorothy E. Scott
Oct 18, 2019
DOROTHY SCOTTDorothy E. Scott, 98, of Oxford, and a native of Greene, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2019 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home in Norwich. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will be published when it becomes available.
Frances M. Nesbitt
Oct 5, 2019
Frances M. Nesbitt, 84, a native of Norwich, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Chenango Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility.Born on December 4, 1934, Frances was the daughter of James and Katherine (Sidote) Caruana. Following her graduation from Oxford Academy in 1955, she began working at the Norwich Knitting Mill and then...
Jean M. Powers
Sep 21, 2019
On Saturday September 21, 2019, Jean Miller Powers, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 92 in Brunswick, Maine with family and friends by her side.Jean was born on September 28, 1926 in South Paris, Maine to Alan and Verna Mae (Hoyt) Miller. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Easton, Maine and then Presque Isle High School...
Lewis W. Morse
Sep 13, 2019
Lewis W. “Lew” Morse, 88, of South Plymouth, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, September 13, 2019, at Upstate Medical Center, in Syracuse.Born on July 2, 1931, in Cortland, Lew was the son of Ira and Luella (Wire) Morse. Lew enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War from 1950 - 1954. After his discharge...
Samuel Seymour
Sep 12, 2019
Samuel “Sam” Seymour, 100, of Norwich, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home. Born on May 4, 1919, in Peekskill, NY, Sam was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Horton) Seymour. He grew up and went to school in Cold Spring, NY, then began work in a nearby stone quarry....
Ralph H. Quincy
Sep 10, 2019
Ralph H. Quincy, 72, of West Main Street, Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at his residence and with his family by his side. To honor Ralph's wishes, there will be no formal funeral service or calling hours. A complete obituary will be published when it becomes available.
Lanny J. Mcaveigh
Sep 8, 2019
Lanny J. McAveigh, 83, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the Norwich Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.Born October, 25, 1935, in Syracuse, NY, Lanny was the son of James and Emona (Thornton) McAveigh. He was a graduate of Newcomb High School, in Newcomb, NY, where he was a star basketball player. Soon after graduating, he enlisted...
Nancy A. Baldwin
Aug 30, 2019
Nancy Allen Baldwin, 72, died peacefully at Valley View Manor Nursing Home in Norwich, NY on Friday, August 30, 2019, after a 19-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Nancy was born Nancy Jo Camm on March 22, 1947, in Quantico, VA, and was lovingly adopted in 1949 by Willard Hilton Baldwin and Mildred Allen Baldwin, of Binghamton, NY. She graduated from...
Richard M. Ellinwood
Aug 15, 2019
Richard Mason “Dick” Ellinwood, 95, of Norwich, NY and Safety Harbor, FL passed away peacefully with family members by his side on Thursday, August 15, 2019, in Safety Harbor.Born on June 2, 1924, in Norwich, Dick was the son of Robert and Margaret (McPherson) Ellinwood. After graduating from Norwich High School with the Class of 1941, Dick went on to...
H. Clyde Miller
Aug 13, 2019
Harold Clyde Miller, 93 years young, of Norwich, went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2019 after a brief illness. Clyde was born in Buffalo, NY to Harold and Agnes (Snyder) Miller on January 17, 1926. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Laurie Lee, and son, Duane “Spike” Miller. Clyde is survived by his loving wife of...
Frederick B. Mirabito
Aug 8, 2019
Frederick B. “Fred” Mirabito, 96, passed away at Chenango Memorial Hospital on Thursday, August 8, 2019.Fred was born April 21, 1923, in Norwich, NY. He was the youngest member of his family of four brothers and one sister. Fred was predeceased by his parents, Salvatore and Josephine (LoCantro) Mirabito. Fred called Norwich his home and lived there his entire life,...
Harry R. Myers
Jul 25, 2019
Harry R. Myers, Sr., 98, of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the NYS Veterans’ Home, in Oxford.Born on December 8, 1920, in Binghamton, Harry was the son of Robert and Lettie (McArthur) Myers. After completing some vocational school in Binghamton, he graduated from Cincinnatus High School. He was employed on various farms before serving overseas with...
Jonathan A. Austin
Jul 24, 2019
Jonathan Andrew Austin, 59, was born healthy on June 12, 1960. A normal child, forming his first words at eight months old, he was a very happy, outgoing child loved by everybody. At about age 18 months, the Pertussis portion of his DPT shots caused permanent brain damage. For years Jon was lovingly cared for by Broome Developmental and the...
Marie A. Ritzel
Jul 24, 2019
Marie A. Ritzel, 88, formerly of Coeymans Hollow, NY, but more recently of Plymouth, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Chenango Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility.Born on New Year’s Day, 1931, in Albany county, Marie was the daughter of Paul and Agnes (Sorell) Boehlke and, after her father died at a young age, the step-daughter...
Marian Siwek
Jul 4, 2019
Marian Siwek, 80, formerly of Philadelphia, but more recently of Plymouth, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, July 4, 2019.Born in 1939, in Warsaw, Poland, Marian was the son of Heronim and Josefa (Swierzowska) Siwek. Marian emigrated from Poland to the United States in his 20’s. In 1964, he married his beloved Krystyna (Mitkowska) Siwek, who survives. He...
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