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Gertraude Wendel

Gertraude Wendel

Feb 2, 2014

Gertraude “Traudy” Wendel, 74, of County Road 10A, Norwich, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Chenango Memorial Hospital with her family at her side.Born October 18, 1939, in Hainmuehlen, Germany, Gertraude was the daughter of Hugo and Gretchen (Brinkhof) Schnedermann. After graduating from secondary school, she attended nursing school in Ostfriesland and earned a professional degree as a registered...

James Rotundo

James Rotundo

Jan 20, 2014

James A. “Jim” Rotundo, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Sherburne, NY, on March 30, 1918, Jim was the son of Rocco and Jenny (Giaquinto) Rotundo. He graduated from Norwich High School where he was a very proud member of the storied 1937 unbeaten, untied, and un-scored upon Tornado football team, all...

James Ambroziak

James Ambroziak

Jan 8, 2014

James F. "Jake" Ambroziak, 81, of Sherburne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Coatesville, PA, on November 12, 1932, Jake was the son of Anthony and Sally (Gwardyak) Ambroziak. He enjoyed golfing and making repairs to anything that was broken, or simply tinkering with things in his garage and elsewhere. Jake was a...

James Mirabito

James Mirabito

Dec 22, 2013

James F. Mirabito, 72, formerly of Maydole Street, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013 in Sherburne.Born May 30, 1941 in Norwich, Jim was the son of Felix and Virginia (Hamilton) Mirabito. While in Norwich High School he was a member of the football team. Following his schooling, Jim worked for thirty-five years for Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals as...

Bartholomew Famolaro

Bartholomew Famolaro

Dec 20, 2013

Bartholomew Thomas “Bart” Famolaro, 77, of Norwich, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013 at his home.Born in Norwich on March 7, 1936, Bart was the son of Gaetano (Thomas) and Antoinette Mary (Mollica) Famolaro. He graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1955. He served from 1955 – 1957 in the United States Navy aboard the USS...

James Stafford

James Stafford

Dec 14, 2013

James Linn Stafford, love of God, love of family, love of country, died peacefully on December 14, 2013 in his home in Branson, MO. He was 74 years old.Born April 10, 1939, in Scotia, NY, Jim was the son of Linn and Hazel Stafford, each of whom instilled in him many values and a great love for family. He was...

Valerie Durham

Valerie Durham

Dec 6, 2013

Valerie L. Durham died on December 6, 2013 at her home in Norwich, NY. She was born in Endicott, NY October 28, 1957 to Raymond and Elva Durham (nee Moon), who predeceased her. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Brian and Kathy Durham, South Portland, Maine, her aunt, Marjorie Helen Kent (nee Moon), Apalachin, NY, her uncle, Clifford...

Merrell Thallinger

Merrell Thallinger

Dec 1, 2013

Merrell Eugene Thallinger, M.D., 84, of Norwich went to his eternal home from the New York State Veteran's Home in Oxford, NY, on December 1, 2013, after a long illness. Born in Binghamton, NY, on August 22, 1929, Merrell was the son of Merrell E.and Mary(Grundy)Thallinger, Sr. He was a graduate of the Vestal High School Class of 1947 and...

Bernard Finnegan

Bernard Finnegan

Nov 22, 2013

Bernard F. Finnegan, 88, of Norwich, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born June 16, 1925 in Wilkes Barre, PA, Bernie was the son of Leo and Mary (Brennan) Finnegan. He graduated from G.A. R. High School in Wilkes Barre and then enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was honorably discharged in 1950. Bernie later...

Phyllis Zieno

Phyllis Zieno

Nov 15, 2013

Phyllis H. Zieno, 85, of Grove Avenue, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Norwich Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.Born in Afton on December 5, 1927, Phyllis was the daughter of Frederick and Adeline (Walker) Holdrege. She graduated from Afton High School, then worked for the Norwich Knitting Mill. Phyllis later worked at GLA, and prior to her...

Doris Hoffman

Doris Hoffman

Nov 12, 2013

Doris K. Hoffman, 95, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital where she received wonderful and compassionate care.Born February 2, 1918 in Lewistown, PA, Doris was the daughter of John and Mary (Odenkirk) Moore. She spent her early years in Lewistown and in 1936 married Walter W....

Helen Farnsworth

Helen Farnsworth

Nov 10, 2013

Helen L. Farnsworth, 90, of Mechanic Street, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.Born in King Ferry, NY on September 1, 1923, Helen was the daughter of Burdette C. and Grace (Nicholas) Streeter. She graduated from King Ferry High School with the Class of 1941. She worked as a sales clerk and...

Laurence Piper

Laurence Piper

Nov 4, 2013

Laurence E. Piper, 87, a Norwich resident since 1952, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 28, 1926, Larry was the son of Laurence E. Piper, Sr. and Louise Blanchard Piper Whelen. He attended Springfield High School. Before finishing high school he enlisted during World War II with the United...

Theresa Palamaro

Theresa Palamaro

Oct 22, 2013

Theresa Palamaro, 83, formerly of Norwich, and more recently of East Syracuse, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC.Born November 18, 1929, in Carbondale, PA, Theresa was the daughter of John and Nellie (Vitkus) Plosky. She worked at Bendix (Amphenol Corp) in Sydney, NY prior to retiring from the...

Sally Lindsey

Sally Lindsey

Oct 8, 2013

Sally C. Lindsey, 78, of Norwich, passed away on October 8, 2013 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home. Born February 12, 1935, Sally was the daughter of William and Annabelle (Lyon) Cosen. Sally was for many years an NBT Bank secretary. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Bruce) Monroe, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, a sister and a...

George Voss

George Voss

Sep 22, 2013

George N. Voss, 92, of Norwich, and formerly of East Aurora, NY, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at his home. Born February 23, 1921, in Granger, NY, George was the son of Lloyd and Lucy (Newton) Voss. George is survived by his wife, Wilma, son, Elwyn, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. To honor George’s wishes, there will be...

Marjorie Haltner

Marjorie Haltner

Sep 17, 2013

Marjorie “Jeri” Haltner, 74, of South New Berlin, passed away Tuesday morning, September 17, 2013 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born in Boston, MA, on July 14, 1939, Jeri was the daughter of Stanley and Marjorie (Randall) Judkins. Moving to New York, Jeri met and married dairy farmer, John O. Haltner.With her New England background, Jeri brought another dimension to her...

Joseph Dibble

Joseph Dibble

Aug 28, 2013

Joseph F. Dibble, 95, of Norwich, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the Crouse Community Center Nursing Home in Morrisville. Born November 13, 1917 in the Town of Lebanon, NY, Joe was the son of Wilbur and Amy (Rice) Dibble. On December 12, 1942, he married Gladys (Money) Dibble in Preston, NY. Gladys passed away on February 27,...

Harvey Milch

Harvey Milch

Aug 15, 2013

Harvey S. Milch, 77, of Sunset Drive and formerly of Shelton, CT, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Harvey's wife, Susan (Friedman) Milch, survives. To honor Harvey's wishes, there will be no funeral service or calling hours.

Lynn Drake

Lynn Drake

Aug 5, 2013

Lynn “Helen” Drake-Carius, 87, of New Berlin, New York, passed away on August 5, 2013 from stroke-related complications.Lynn was born in Irvington, NJ, on June 19, 1926, the daughter of Edward F. and Viola Caroline (Sporman) Wegener. Lynn and her first husband, Herb Drake, moved to New Berlin in 1960 where they purchased what became the H-Bar-D Ranch Camp for...

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