Obituaries

Nov 20, 2015

Oleta Diane Hess, 69, of East Pharsalia, passed away unexpectedly in Pennsylvania on November 20, 2015, with family by her side. Born on January 7, 1946, in Ellisville, MS, Diane was the daughter of John C. and Minnie Lee (Edmonds) Williams. After completing high school, Diane attended Jones County Community College for two years, and began work at the college...

Nov 15, 2015

Joanne M. (Drake) Brereton, 70, passed away surrounded by her family at Chenango Memorial Hospital on Sunday, November 15, 2015, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.Joanne was born in Norwich, NY on July 11, 1945 to Gordon and Virginia (Hawley) Drake. She was a graduate of Norwich High School and Syracuse University. She earned her master’s degree in education...

Nov 14, 2015

Mercurio (“Mario”) Chimento, 82, of Hillview Drive, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer at Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home in Clifton Park, NY, with family by his side.Born on October 13, 1933, in Alia, Sicily, Italy, Mario was the son of Santo and Josephine Chimento. He studied the art of barbering as an...

Nov 8, 2015

Evelyn V. Blom, 96, passed away peacefully at Chenango Memorial Hospital's Residential Health Care Facility. Born July 3, 1919, in Hancock, NY, Evelyn was the daughter of Lewis and Armeda (Bennett) Frey. She was predeceased by her husband F. Gunnar Blom, as as well as two sisters and a brother. Evelyn worked for many years as a supervisor at the...

Nov 4, 2015

Catherine M. Cincotta, 94, of Norwich, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center with family by her side.Born February 12, 1921, in Utica, Catherine was the daughter of Paul and Helen (Salem) Harp. Her family moved to Sherburne where she entered the fourth grade. She graduated from Sherburne High School in 1939. Following...

Oct 26, 2015

Kenneth R. Johnson, 82, of Guilford, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 after a courageous battle against cancer at the New York State Veterans’ Home in Oxford.Born May 8, 1933, in Staten Island, NY, Ken was the son of Carl and Julie (Telefsen) Johnson. Ken was baptized and confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church on Staten Island Ken moved...

Oct 8, 2015

Larry S. Relyea, 55, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, October 8, 2015.On December 24, 1959, in Canastota, NY, Larry was born to Edward and Donna (Weismore) Relyea. Larry was a 1977 graduate from high school, then completed an associate’s degree at Morrisville State College Norwich Campus, Norwich, NY. On June 18, 1989, in South Plymouth,...

Oct 6, 2015

Harold S. Palmer, 88, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2015 with family by his side.Harold was born on November 17, 1926, in Manhattan and grew up in Queens, the son to Soloman and Elizabeth (Margosian) Palmer. He later moved to Gilbertsville, NY, where he lived for 43 years before moving again to Norwich.Harold enlisted in the Army-Air...

Oct 4, 2015

Anthony J. Zaia, 23, of Norwich, NY, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015. Having battled with addiction for years, his struggles here on earth are now over and he is finally at peace in our Heavenly Father’s hands.Anthony was born June 8, 1992, in Hamilton, NY, and was a 2010 graduate of Norwich High School. He worked for a...

Sep 30, 2015

Anthony “Tony” Caezza, 86, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at his home.Born in Norwich on August 9, 1929, Tony was the son of George B. and Catherine M. (Natoli) Caezza. He graduated from St. Paul’s School, where he was in charge of the crossing guards and Norwich High School in 1948 before attending St. Bonaventure...

Sep 30, 2015

Delmar B. (“Fatty”) Franklin, of Preston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 with family by his side.Born January 20, 1931, in East Pharsalia, Delmar was the son of Matthew and Theabelle (King) Franklin. He was one of eight children, four of whom survive. On May 1, 1954, he married Velma Knapp. After his divorce in 1964, Delmar spent...

Sep 24, 2015

Vincent D. Yacono, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, New York. He was born on October 9, 1924, in New Jersey, and was the devoted son of Daniel and Assunta (Rago) Yacono. Vincent graduated from Norwich High School in 1942 and was soon drafted into the United States Army. He...

Sep 22, 2015

Antonio (“Tony”) Nicastri, 85, of Norwich, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Wilson Hospital in Johnson City with his family by his side. He was born January 4, 1930 in Carini, Sicily, the son of Andrea and Giuseppa Nicastri. In his early years Tony was in the grocery business in Palermo, Sicily. On May 28, 1955 Antonio married Girolama...

Sep 13, 2015

A. Dorothy (“Dutchie”) Wilson, 96, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.She was born along with her identical twin sister, M. Dorris, on November 11, 1918 in the family farmhouse in Hartland, NY, the daughter of Stanley James and Miriam Frances (Snell) Reed. “Dutchie,” as she was...

Aug 31, 2015

Aug 27, 2015

Dorothy D. Cuneo, 81, of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA.Born in Port Jefferson, NY on March 6, 1934, Dorothy was the daughter of George and Kate (Wright) Russeau. She was a registered nurse, having attended Suffolk Community College, followed by Stonybrook University, where she completed her college degree. In her...

Aug 26, 2015

Frank S. Powell II, 59, of Nokomis, Florida and Chenango Lake, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on July 13, 1956, Frank was the son of Frank L. and Mary Lou (Smith) Powell. He attended Mercersburg Academy and then graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1974. Following his schooling, Frank...

Aug 18, 2015

Phyllis R. Rotundo, 89, of Brown Avenue, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.Born June 20, 1926, in Johnson City, NY, Phyllis was the daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Williams) Loveland. She was a 1944 graduate of Windsor High School. After high school, Phyllis worked in various capacities at Endicott-Johnson shoe factory, Norwich Shoe Company, Norwich Pharmacal,...

Aug 6, 2015

Neila Carroll Hayes went to be with the Lord on August 6, 2015. Neila was born on Dec. 28, 1935, in Sidney Center, the youngest child of Bernise E. and Alene Boice Hodges. She attended grade school in Sidney Center and graduated from Sidney High School in 1953. Neila married Ralph Martin Hayes in Sidney Center Methodist Church on May...

Aug 5, 2015

David F. Shattuck, 62, of Mt. Upton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his home.Born in Norwich on December 26, 1952, Dave was the son of Willard and Alice (Cleveland) Shattuck. He graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1971. Although he became handicapped at a young age, Dave possessed a strong and beautiful mind....