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Kevin Swift

Kevin Swift

Sep 8, 2014

Kevin W. Swift, 60, of South New Berlin, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.Kevin was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, on June 9, 1954, the son of Kenneth and Leona Kott Swift (of South New Berlin – originally from Changewater, NJ). Kevin graduated from Warren Hills High School in Washington, NJ, and...

Caroline Jones

Caroline Jones

Aug 29, 2014

Caroline A. Jones, 53, began her dance in heaven on August 29, 2014. Caroline graduated from Bainbridge-Guilford High School and Broome Community College. She spent time working in Norwich and in Jacksonville. Caroline is survived by her father Ronald L. Jones, and wife Erma Jean, mother Carol G. Jones, brothers Ronald S. Jones and wife, Jeri, Michael D. Jones and...

Roselyn Tice

Roselyn Tice

Jul 24, 2014

Roselyn K. Tice, of McDonough, NY and Moyock, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at her beloved McDonough farmhouse with her loving husband and children by her side.Born January 24, 1927, in East McDonough, Roselyn was the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Chudzik) Kopac. She graduated from Oxford Academy and earned a technical degree from DeForest Electronic...

Victoria Hendrickson

Victoria Hendrickson

Jul 23, 2014

Victoria L. (“Vickie”) Hendrickson, 56, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born September 2, 1957, in Norwich, Vickie was the daughter of Ray Scott Cook and M. Anna (Johnson-Cook) Kennedy. She was a graduate of Norwich High School and earned a LPN certificate from Morrisville State University. Vickie was employed by various local...

Patricia Putnam

Patricia Putnam

Jul 16, 2014

Patricia ("Pat" or "Patty") Putnam, 86, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.Born in North Providence, Rhode Island on April 28, 1928, Patricia was the daughter of Marion Keefe and Anthony K. Leeman, Sr. She graduated from North Providence High School and attended Mount St. Mary College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Patricia married Walter...

Dorothy Gifford

Dorothy Gifford

Jul 15, 2014

Dorothy Young Gifford, age 86, of Venice, Florida passed away on July 15th.She was born February 9, 1928 at Riverhead, NY, the daughter of Carl Chauncy Young and Alta Hallock Young. Dorothy was a graduate of Riverhead High School and Syracuse University with a B.S. degree in Human Development, class of 1949. After graduation she was employed by the United...

Alice Ellinwood

Alice Ellinwood

Jul 8, 2014

Alice Rowley Ellinwood, 89, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2014 in Safety Harbor, FL surrounded by her family. Alice, the second of Joseph and Alice Rowley’s five children, was born on January 9th, 1925 in Utica, NY. After graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in Utica and Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in Providence, RI, she moved to Norwich to...

Aurora Raccuia

Aurora Raccuia

Jul 6, 2014

Aurora F. Raccuia, 84, of Norwich, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, July 06, 2014 at her home.Born in Sicily, Italy on February 2, 1930, Aurora was the daughter of Francesco and Anna (Mondello) Caruso. On October 31, 1951, in Sicily, she married Pietro Raccuia and then moved to the United States and settled in...

William Caldwell

William Caldwell

Jul 1, 2014

William A. (“Bill”) Caldwell, 59, of Norwich, passed away suddenly on July 1, 2014 in Oxford, NY.Born on April 16, 1955, in Norwich, Bill was the son of John F. and Charlotte M. (Weaver) Caldwell. Bill attended Norwich schools until the ninth grade when his family moved to Florida. He graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton, FL, in June...

Virginia Wierzbicki

Virginia Wierzbicki

Jun 24, 2014

Virginia M. Wierzbicki, 75, of Norwich, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown after suffering a severe stroke.Born in Brooklyn, NY on January 11, 1939, Virginia was the daughter of Michael and Margaret (Harrington) Faye. She graduated from St. Brendan’s High School in Brooklyn and then worked at the Equitable Life Insurance Company...

Rebecca Davidson

Rebecca Davidson

Jun 22, 2014

Rebecca H. Davidson, 77, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born October 12, 1936 in Walton, NY, Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph and Madeline (Stearns) Harby Sr. She worked for seven years as a sewing machine operator at Champion Products in Norwich. Rebecca will be remembered as a very loving mother, grandmother...

William Winans

William Winans

Jun 14, 2014

William H. (Bill) Winans, Jr., of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 14, 2014. He was born in Amsterdam, NY, on October 26, 1946, to William Winans, Sr. and the late Anne (Gladd) Winans. In 1970, Bill graduated from Bryant College in Rhode Island with a degree in Business Administration after which he spent 12 years managing the Winans...

Patricia Carpenter

Patricia Carpenter

Jun 10, 2014

Patricia A. (“Pickle”) Carpenter, 78, of North Main Street, Sherburne, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 following a brief illness.Born on September 15, 1935, in Malone, New York, Patricia was the daughter of Clayton and Veronica (Capstraw) Muller. After completing her GED, she studied for and began a career in nursing. In 1981, in Norwich, Patricia married her...

Richard Marchant

Richard Marchant

Jun 7, 2014

Richard Douglas Marchant, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, June 7, 2014, at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center just five days before his 99th birthday.Born on June 12, 1915, in Marion, NY, Richard, or Dick (as he was known to many), was the son of Ralph and Edith (Pettit) Marchant. He grew up in East Syracuse, NY,...

Janella Winans

Janella Winans

Jun 7, 2014

Janella Palmer Winans, 91, of 66 Canasawacta Street, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2014.Born March 5, 1923, in Hudson, NY, Jan was the daughter of William and Mary Ann (Ambrose) Palmer. She graduated from Mamaroneck High School with the Class of 1940, then earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from SUNY New Paltz in 1944. She also...

Julia Anderson

Julia Anderson

May 18, 2014

Julia E. ("Judy") Anderson, 87, passed away peacefully at Bridgewater Center in Binghamton, NY on May18, 2014. Julia was born on July 7, 1926 in Johnson City NY. She was predeceased by her husband Robert A. Anderson, parents Thelma and Peter P. Zayac Sr. and her brother Dr. Peter P. Zayac Jr. Julia is survived by her children Cathleen J....

Joanne Stillman

Joanne Stillman

May 3, 2014

Joanne D. Stillman of Hilton Head, SC died May 3, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, GA with her family at her side.She was born in Utica, NY on July 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Henry Turner Dorrance and Rose Holfelder Dorrance.Joanne graduated from New Hartford Central School, New Hartford, NY in 1951, Wellesley College in 1955 and...

Ann Garofalo

Ann Garofalo

Apr 17, 2014

Ann R. Garofalo, 96, formerly of Norwich, and more recently of Liverpool, NY, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her Liverpool residence.Born in Norwich on February 26, 1918, Ann was the daughter of Felix and Angelina (Sidote) DeLorenzo. Until recently, Ann was a lifelong resident of Norwich, and graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1935....

Donald Austin

Donald Austin

Apr 14, 2014

Donald E. Austin, Esq., 95, of South New Berlin, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the NYS Veteran’s Home in Oxford. Don grew up in Copiague, NY, raised his family in White Plains, NY and retired to South New Berlin, NY with his wife, Pat. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA prior to joining the...

Mary Caprio

Mary Caprio

Apr 8, 2014

Mary J. Caprio, 93, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 08, 2014 at the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on February 24, 1921, Mary was the daughter of James V. and Angelina (Paino) LoPiccolo. She graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1939, then began a career that took her from...

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