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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Donald Lawatsch
Apr 3, 2014
Donald J. Lawatsch, 79, of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Wilson Regional Memorial Center in Johnson City.Born in Kingston, NY, on August 25, 1934, Donald was he son of Oscar J. Lawatsch and Margaret Lawatsch, each of whom predeceased him. Donald graduated from Kingston High School with the Class of 1951, and Cornell University with a...
Christine Gibson
Mar 30, 2014
Christine Z. Gibson, 84, of Fayetteville, NY, passed away on March 30, 2014. She grew up in Philadelphia and married Edwin F. Gibson in 1953.Christine was a Girl Scout and following her graduation from Cedar Crest College, she moved to Watertown, NY, where she was a Field Director for the Jefferson County Girl Scout Council.Her family spent their summers at...
Katherine Purdy
Mar 25, 2014
In loving memory of Katherine I. Purdy, 82, who passed away peacefully on March 25, 2014. "Kate," "Sis," "Mom," or "Nonnie" leaves behind a large network of loving family and friends. As a lifelong member of the Oxford community, she touched the lives of many with her kind and gentle ways. She will be greatly missed.A gathering to celebrate her...
John Quattrocchi
Mar 20, 2014
John “Butch” Quattrocchi, Jr., 70, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born December 20, 1943, in Norwich, John was the son of John Quattrocchi, Sr. and Beatrice (Rivenburgh) Quattrocchi. He graduated from Norwich High School (1962) where he played football, basketball and baseball. Butch spent his career of 35 years with the former...
Werner Oehme
Mar 18, 2014
Werner M. Oehme, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at his home.Born in Dresden, Germany on April 11, 1923, Werner was the son of Kurt and Meta (Kunz) Oehme. His family immigrated to the United States when Werner was young and he eventually served with the U.S. Army during...
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