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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...

Donald Lawatsch

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

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

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

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

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...

Shirley Kenyon

Shirley Kenyon

Mar 13, 2014

Shirley A. Kenyon, 70, of Oxford, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at her home.In McDonough, on August 25, 1962, Shirley married James F. Kenyon, who survives. She is also survived by her daughter, Kimberly R. Smith (Mark), a granddaughter, Erica S. Abbott (Nate) and a grandson, James D. Smith, all of...

Frank Burrs

Frank Burrs

Mar 3, 2014

Frank C. Burrs, 66, of South New Berlin, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at his residence following a heart attack.Born March 9, 1947, Frank was the son of June Burrs of Smyrna. He spent his younger years in Smyrna, and graduated from Smyrna Elementary School. Frank attended and graduated from Sherburne High School. He went on to attend...

Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

Mar 1, 2014

Marjorie E. Jackson, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Bridgewater Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Binghamton.Born May 16, 1921, in Norwich, NY, Marjorie was the daughter of Victor and Ethel (Hicks) Armondi. On December 24, 1939, she married Holden Jackson, who predeceased her on January 8, 1984. Marge was a devoted wife and mother,...

Leland Stilwell

Leland Stilwell

Feb 28, 2014

Leland A. Stilwell, 96, of Wheeler Avenue, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Chenango Memorial Residential Health Care Facility with family by his side.Born November 2, 1917, in Schenevus, NY, Leland was the son of William and Daisy (Bailey) Stilwell. After attending school in Treadwell, Leland worked in construction. Later, he worked as a welder for...

Carole Silva

Carole Silva

Feb 8, 2014

Ms. Carole Anne (Hunt) Silva, 69, born May 25, 1944, passed away unexpectedly at her residence in Norwich, NY, on Saturday February 8, 2014. She was born in Norwich and attended and graduated from Norwich High School in 1962. Carole was a long-time resident of Norwich before relocating to New Hampshire where she raised her children. She moved back to...

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