Obituaries

Feb 11, 2017

Constance A. “Connie” McGee, formerly of Georgetown and more recently of Norwich, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. She was 75 years old.Born August 31, 1941, in Norwich, Connie was the daughter of Frank R. and Grace (Benson) Gustafson. Her mother, Grace, survives her. After graduating high school, Connie earned a secretarial...

Feb 9, 2017

Barbara K. Seiler, 72, a lifelong resident of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by her side, and after a courageous battle against cancer.Born April 1, 1944, Barbara was the daughter of Carl and Violet (Phillips) Cowles. She graduated from Norwich High School and earned a beauticians degree from Syracuse Beauty School...

Jan 21, 2017

Elizabeth Ann “Beth” (Mattice) Pedersen, 58, of Beebe Avenue, and a lifelong resident of Norwich, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a long and courageous battle against multiple sclerosis.Born August 26, 1958, in Norwich, Beth was the daughter of Richard E. and Elsie (Powers) Mattice, each of whom preceded Beth in...

Jan 21, 2017

Joanne L. Russell, 88, a longtime resident of Norwich, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by her side. Born December 11, 1928, in Lyons, NY, Joanne was the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Quagliarello) DeLuca. She graduated from high school in her hometown of Clyde, NY, and immediately pursued a bachelor’s degree...

Jan 17, 2017

Michele Gunderson, of South Otselic, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was 58 years old.Born June 22, 1958, in Brooklyn, NY, Michele was the daughter of Michael and Maryanne (Knapp) Sanchez, each of whom preceded Michele in death. On May 4, 1980, in Valley Stream, Long Island, Michele married the love...

Jan 13, 2017

Charles Frederick Owens, Sr., 74, of Temple, TX and formerly of Norwich, died on Friday, January 13, 2017, in Temple, TX.Born on August 10, 1942, in Norwich, Charles was the son of the late Frederick Owens and Helen (George) Holiday in Norwich. At the age of nine, Charles and his mother relocated to Brooklyn where he continued his education. Following...

Jan 12, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Mark S. Huckabone, 52, of Norwich, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his residence that was the result of a brief thyroid condition. Born on February 4, 1964, in Norwich, Mark was the son of the late Samuel and Irene (Russell) Huckabone. He spent his childhood growing up with his two sisters in the town of Preston. He...

Jan 7, 2017

Anna Marie (Miller) Fahey, 69, of Preston, died on Saturday, January 7, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home. Anna Marie was born on May 13, 1947 in Portland, Oregon. She more recently has lived in Preston where she raised her family.She is survived by her husband, Richard Fahey. Funeral services are private.

Dec 26, 2016

Elsie Parsons, 99, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, and more recently of Norwich, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Chenango Memorial Hospital’s Residential Health Care Facility in Norwich, NY.Born August 2, 1917, in Chorley, Lancashire, England, Elsie was the daughter of Ellis and Bertha (Hatton) Carr. Elsie moved with her parents to the United States in 1923,...

Dec 22, 2016

Maria L. Restrepo, 34, of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2016 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, NY.A Mass of Christian burial for Maria will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Bartholomew's, where the Rev. Ralph A. Bove, pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home...

Dec 19, 2016

Mary Emma Swertfager Genung, 90, died peacefuly on Monday, December 19, 2016 at the New York State Veterans’ Home in Oxford, NY.Born August 22, 1926, in Norwich, Mary was the daughter of John F. and Eva B. (Frink) Swertfager. Mary grew up on Merrill Street, in Norwich, and often spoke about her happiest memories with her brothers and sisters in...

Dec 12, 2016

ALLAN R. DAVIDSONAllan R. Davidson, 83, of Norwich, died peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.Born January 13, 1933, in Walton, NY, Allan was the son of the late Russell and Anna (Marks) Davidson. He worked for many years as a farmer until 1976. Then he began his carrier with the Raymond Corporation in...

Dec 2, 2016

James C. Metz, 68, a longtime resident of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born February 3, 1948, in Easton, PA, Jim was the son of Carl and Dorothy Metz. After graduating high school, he attended Penn State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree, having double-majored in business and mathematics. After college, Jim...

Nov 26, 2016

Wilma F. Voss passed away at peace on Saturday November 26, 2016 surrounded by the love of her family and embraced by the comfort of her granddaughter’s hand. Wilma was the loving wife (72 years) and grade school sweet heart to George, mother of 2 sons Elwyn and Ronnie, grandmother of 5, and great grandmother of 8. She is survived...

Nov 25, 2016

Timothy M. Ryan, Sr., 64, of Norwich passed away unexpectedly early Friday morning, November 25, 2016. Tim was born at Chenango Memorial Hospital on February 15, 1952 to the late Richard A. Ryan and Patricia Manley Ryan. A lifelong resident of Norwich, Tim attended St. Paul’s Parochial School and Norwich High School, graduating from the latter in 1970. He lettered...

Nov 25, 2016

Vera A. Smith, 91, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Chenango Memorial Hospital Residential Health Care Facility in Norwich, NY. Vera was born November 23, 1925, in Irvona, PA, to Irvin and Loraine Hazelton. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Wilbert E. Smith, and a daughter Margaret L. Musso, of Bath, NY. Vera lived...

Nov 21, 2016

Pamela Rappleyea Vredenburgh, of Chenango Forks, NY, passed away peacefully Monday, November 21, 2016 after a brief illness at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and with family by her side. Pam was born on February 17, 1958, in Norwich, NY, and spent most of her childhood there. She graduated from Norwich High School in 1975. Pam...

Nov 16, 2016

Larry ("Pa") Heath, 73, of Chenango Bridge went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer and his loving family by his side.Larry was born in Binghamton, NY on September 19th, 1943 to the late Royce Milo and Lelia (Jenks) Heath, and grew up in Port Crane, NY. Along with his...

Nov 12, 2016

Warren Irvin “Pee Wee” Park, 76, formerly of Sherburne, but more recently of Vinton, VA, went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2016 at home with family by his side.Warren was born on October 10, 1940, and was the son of the late Howard T. and Doris (Stewart) Park. He was preceded in death by his two brothers,...