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Peter King

Peter King

Apr 14, 2016

Peter J. King, of New Berlin, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 14, 2016 while rehabilitating from a recent surgery. He was 91 years old.Born September 8, 1924, in Isleworth, England, Peter was the son of John T. and Alice (Norwood) King. After completing school and graduating with a bachelor’s degree, Peter served during World War II in the Royal...

Floyd Rivenburg

Floyd Rivenburg

Mar 22, 2016

Floyd W. Rivenburg, 92, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Norwich Rehabilitation & Nursing Center with family by his side.Born July 22, 1923, in Orson, PA, Floyd was the son of Charles A. and Delcie Ann (Avery) Rivenburg. He left school at an early age to help support his family. Later, he served in World...

Joanne Baker

Joanne Baker

Mar 22, 2016

Joanne Taranto Baker, 72, of Norwich, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday March 23, 2016 at SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital, in Syracuse, with family by her side.Born March 5,1944, in Norwich, Joanne was the daughter of Coney and Antoinette (Angelino) Taranto. She graduated from Norwich City Schools and later attended Syracuse University where she majored in business...

Mary Schermerhorn

Mary Schermerhorn

Mar 20, 2016

Mary E. Schermerhorn, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully at Chenango Memorial Hospital’s Residential Heath Care Facility with family by her side.Born on February 21, 1926, in Oneida, NY, Mary was the daughter of George T. and Elva (Burtis) Wright.On June 22, 1945, in Norwich Mary married her husband Starr Schermerhorn, who died on April 12, 1979.She is survived by...

Virginia Taranto

Virginia Taranto

Mar 1, 2016

Virginia A. Taranto, 89, of North Broad Street, departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, after a brief illness.Born on October 15, 1926, in Norwich, Virginia was the daughter of Salvatore and Rosaria (Vanaria) Taranto. She graduated from Norwich High School in 1944, and earned an associate’s degree from Utica School of Commerce. Virginia returned to Norwich to...

Marideane Pane

Marideane Pane

Feb 25, 2016

Marideane ("Mare") Pane, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Norwich Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.Born September 20, 1947, in Washington, D.C., Mare was the daughter of Richard D. and Mary M. (Stack) Kimball. At a young, she moved with her family to Sayerville, NJ, where she lived for many years, and where she raised three...

Alice Romahn

Alice Romahn

Feb 17, 2016

Alice E. Romahn, 96, of South Daytona, FL, and more recently of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, with family by her side.Born on August 27, 1919, in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY, Alice was daughter of George and Ragna (Neilson) Pedersen, of Norway. Alice is survived by her children and their families, Paul Romahn, Norman Romahn and...

Mark Marvin

Mark Marvin

Feb 3, 2016

Mark D. Marvin passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 40 years old.Born March 21, 1975, in Hamilton, NY, Mark was the son of Douglas R. and Dolly (Carpenter) Marvin, each of whom survive. Mark was a 1993 graduate of Norwich High School, then attended Nazareth College. He worked...

Tharon Smith

Tharon Smith

Feb 2, 2016

Tharon T. Smith, 86, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the​ VA Medical Center in Syracuse.Born June 4, 1929, in Corning, Tharon was the daughter of Theodore Z. and Leona (Buck) Smith. She graduated from Addison High School in 1947, then received her nursing degree. She worked at the Arnot-Ogden Hospital for a few years...

James H. Dennis

James H. Dennis

Jan 16, 2016

James Hamilton (“Jim”) Dennis Sr. went peacefully to walk with our Lord on Saturday, January 16, 2016 with family by his side.

Born on August 6, 1937, in Syracuse,Jim was the son of Lester and Marion (Hamilton) Dennis of Sherburne, NY. He graduated from Sherburne High School and went on to serve in the US Navy. On June 2, 1962, at...

William H. Dudley

William H. Dudley

Jan 1, 2016

William H. Dudley, 81, of Scotia, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday January 1, 2016 at his son Paul’s home in Manlius, NY.

Born November 7, 1934, in Cortland, NY, William (Bill) was the son of Ralph Hill and Dorothy Chadwick (Beebe) Dudley. Bill was a graduate of Ithaca High School and, after high school, graduated from the Cornell University’s Johnson...

Wanda Towner

Wanda Towner

Dec 31, 2015

Wanda K. Towner, 88, a long-time resident of the Norwich area, passed away on December 31, 2015.

Wanda was born February 4, 1927, in Hawleyville (Newtown), CT. She was predeceased by her parents, Feliks and Varonika (Krawiecki) Kozlowska, her husband Donald C. Towner and brothers Edward, William (Marion) and Frank (Janis) Krawiecki. She is survived by brothers Albert (Bea) Krawiecki and...

Jean C Bushnell

Jean C Bushnell

Dec 29, 2015

Jean C. Bushnell, 89, of South New Berlin, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.

Born September 16, 1926, in South New Berlin, Jean was the daughter of Charles R. and Bertha (Camp) Bushnell. She was a graduate of the South New Berlin High School with the Class of 1948. After high school, Jean worked for...

Albert E. Wehrli

Albert E. Wehrli

Dec 23, 2015

Albert E Wehrli, 85, of Norwich, NY and Hobesound, FL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by his side.

Born on April 11, 1930, in Mineola, NY, Albert was the son of Albert J. and Marie (Zuppiger) Wehrli. He attended school in Westbury, in Long Island, where he graduated in 1948. He later...

Carla S. Schenker

Carla S. Schenker

Dec 23, 2015

Carla Sue (Hunt) Schenker, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her home in Burlington, NC.

Born on May 25, 1944, in Norwich, NY, Carla was the daughter of the late Arthur and Francis (Bauer) Hunt. Frances was a mill worker and Arthur Hunt was a carpenter. Dave Bauer, who worked for Victory Markets in Norwich, NY, was Carla’s...

Etta Bates

Etta Bates

Dec 8, 2015

Etta Bates, 85, formerly of Laurens, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home in Norwich.

Born June 4, 1930, Etta was the daughter of Harold and Stella Miller. She is survived by her children Stanley Yager, Laurence Yager, Laura Chase, Betty Bates, Deborah Waid, and Dorothy McDaugh.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m....

William H. Winans

William H. Winans

Nov 28, 2015

William H. (“Bill”) Winans, Sr., 103, formerly of Randall Avenue, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Norwich.Born November 5, 1912, in Oneonta, Bill was the son of Earle H. and Abbie (Wade) Winans. The family moved to Canajoharie, NY, in 1925 and Bill completed his schooling there. He immediately joined...

Maude Dolgos

Maude Dolgos

Nov 26, 2015

Maude I. Dolgos, 83, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at UHS Wilson Hospital in Johnson City with family by her side.Born August 12, 1932, Maude was the daughter of Bert and Ava (Adams) Harrington. She was a graduate of Greene Central Schools, and after graduation completed a degree as an LPN. Maude spent most of...

Wilma P. Clarke

Wilma P. Clarke

Nov 24, 2015

Wilma P. Clarke, 95, of New Berlin, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Chase Memorial Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will be published when it becomes available.

Willard Campbell

Willard Campbell

Nov 22, 2015

Willard (Mack) Campbell, 79, of Black River, NY, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his home. Born June 18, 1936, in Newark, NY, Mack was the son of Bernard and Alta Grace (Rensler) Campbell. Following his schooling, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956. After being honorably discharged, Mack worked on the Erie...

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