Arthur Powell
Jun 25, 2015
Arthur R. (“Art”) Powell, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his Pharsalia residence. Art was born April 5, 1956 in Norwich. He was a lifelong area resident of Plymouth and Pharsalia, and was a graduate of Norwich High School. Art was a very talented mechanic, and was always tinkering. He especially loved visiting with family and...
Charles Gunzelman
May 31, 2015
Charles R. Gunzelman, 59, of East Pharsalia, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born May 18, 1956 in Brooklyn, Charles was the son of Charles C. and Josephine (Hoey) Gunzelman. He graduated from Bethpage High School on Long Island before earning his Associate’s Degree from SUNY Farmingdale. He served New York City as...
Bethany Adams
May 21, 2015
Bethany (“Beth”) Adams-Somich, 37, passed away May 21, 2015 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown with family by her side after a courageous battle against a serious illness. Born November 14, 1977, in Clinton, NY, Beth was the daughter of Theodore (“Ted”) and Leslie (Curtis) Adams. She graduated from Ilion High School and Herkimer County Community College, and then earned...
Constance Callea
May 20, 2015
Constance S. “Connie” Callea, 83, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at her home with family at her side. Born June 25, 1931, in Buffalo, Connie was the daughter of John and Mary (Zappia) Sartori. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy with the Class of 1949, and then worked for New York Telephone in Buffalo.On September...
Charles Scully
May 6, 2015
Charles R. Scully, a prominent attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida, died on May 6, 2015. He was born on September 6, 1942 in Norwich, New York and was the son of the late Raymond F. and Barbara Smith Scully. Charles (“Chuck”) grew up in Norwich, spending idyllic summers at Camp Dudley on the shores of Lake Champlain and at the...
Douglas Kelly
May 4, 2015
Douglas Kelly, age 54, of Norwich, NY, passed away peacefully at his home on May 4, 2015. Doug was born May 27, 1960 in Stamford, NY. He lived most of his life in Norwich graduating from Norwich High School in 1978. He served six years in the United States Air Force and then built his own business, Kelly’s Management, which...
Peter Farnham
May 4, 2015
Peter R. Farnham, 54, formerly of Norwich, and more recently of Dallas, TX, passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 4, 2015. Born March 10, 1961, in Norwich, Peter was the son of Gerald F. and Beatrice (Brewer) Farnham, each of whom had preceded Peter in death. After graduating from Norwich High School with the class of 1979, Peter...
Edward Sidote
Apr 9, 2015
Edward J. Sidote, passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2015 in Chenango Memorial Hospital at the age of 97-1/2 after a brief illness.Ed was born September 13th, 1917 in Norwich to Catheryn Testa and James Sidote. He graduated from Norwich Senior High School in 1935 with a Regents Diploma and then worked at the Norwich Borden Creamery. Later he studied accounting...
Virginia Breed
Apr 8, 2015
Virginia Breed, long-time resident of Norwich, passed away peacefully at her home on April 8, 2015, just a few weeks short of her 103rd birthday.A beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was also an author, traveler, community volunteer, church leader and choir member, avid card player, seamstress, and a licensed airplane pilot when women pilots were rare – and...
Josephine Biviano
Apr 5, 2015
Josephine “Noni” Biviano, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 05, 2015 at her home.Born in Holmesville on May 9, 1924, Josephine was the daughter of Giovanni and Mary (Mercuri) Mercurio. She attended the Norwich Schools before joining the workforce at the former Norwich Knitting Mill. After moving on to work in Endicott for the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company,...
Robert Figary
Mar 27, 2015
Robert (“Bob”) Figary, 87, of Norwich, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 27, 2015, with family by his side at his home.Born on March 27, 1928, in North Norwich, Robert was the son of Donald Figary. He graduated with the Norwich High School class of 1946, where he was an accomplished football player. Upon his graduation, Bob...
Robert Yacano
Mar 23, 2015
Robert F. Yacano, 76, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away on March 23, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center.Born in Norwich on May 24, 1938, Bob was the son of Thomas and Frances (Barbuto) Yacano. On July 1, 1961, Bob married Angela Leggiero Yacano, who survives. He is also survived by his son, Mark S. Yacano and his wife, Terri...
Mario Cocchetto
Mar 11, 2015
MARIO COCCHETTOMario A. ("Marty") Cocchetto, 85, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with his family by his side.Born November 13, 1929, in Chicago, IL, Marty was the son of Joseph and Irma (Pasqualin) Cocchetto. On August 9, 1952, in South Kortright, NY, he married the love of his life, Delephine Oblinski. The...
David Borthwick
Mar 10, 2015
Rev. David Bruce Borthwick, 65, passed away in his home on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, after a brave struggle with cancer.David was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Cherene (Stevens), and his parents, David E. Borthwick and Ann (Wilcox) Borthwick. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Samantha and Matthew Marsh; his son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Borthwick and...
Dorothy Macmackin
Mar 7, 2015
Dorothy Manley MacMackin, 85, of Versailles, Kentucky, died March 7, 2015.Born in Norwich, NY, Dorothy (“Dot”) was the widow of Grant MacMackin and the daughter of the late Dr. Thomas Francis and Dorothy Wait Manley. A lover of horses and an avid rider since childhood, Dot hunted, rode for pleasure and marshaled on the ice. She was the owner and...
Edward Haddon
Mar 4, 2015
Edward J. Haddon, 83, of New Berlin, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2015, at his residence with family by his side. Born April 9, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY, Ed was the son of Charles and Mary (Stefanski) Haddon. He served in the US Army during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 1953. Ed worked...
Richard Bates
Mar 1, 2015
Richard J. Bates, 67, of Locust Street, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his residence with family by his side.Born on May 31, 1947, in New Berlin, NY, Richard was the son of Warren H. and Elizabeth (Jilson) Bates. On June 29, 1969, in Beaver Meadow, NY, Richard married his wife of 46 years, Christine Wellman, who...
Albert Kunzel
Feb 26, 2015
Albert S. Kunzel, 72, of Grotsinger Road, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at the UHS Wilson Medical Center, in Johnson City, after a courageous battle against leukemia.Born August 19, 1942, in Hackensack, NJ, Albert was the son of George W. and Hertha (Biermann) Kunzel. In 1969, Albert moved to Norwich with his parents. After his father’s death in...
Regina Baas
Feb 11, 2015
Regina McCabe Baas passed away peacefully on February 11, 2015 in her home in Norwich, New York. She was with her daughter, Christy, and Christy's husband Michael when she died.Regina was born Regina Alexandria McCabe on December 26, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York to Regina Schweizer and Joseph Francis McCabe. She attended public schools, St. Brendan's High School, and St....
Betty Lou Raneri
Jan 29, 2015
Betty Lou Raneri, 80, of South New Berlin, entered into rest on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at A. O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. She was surrounded by her family and her husband of sixty years, Vincent.Born February 3, 1934 in Johnstown, NY, Betty was the daughter of Manley and Maude Blakeslee. On April 19, 1954, in Johnstown, she married Vincent...
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