William Kaessinger
Jan 11, 2013
William (“Bill”) Kaessinger, 79, died January 11, 2013, at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born August 19, 1933, in Elizabeth, NJ, Bill was the son of railroad worker Charles Henry and Mae (Helwig) Kaessinger.Bill grew up fast on the tough streets of Elizabeth, joking that he started playing hooky in kindergarten. A scrapper, he learned to size up people and situations quickly, a...
Ellen Magistro
Jan 11, 2013
Ellen J. Magistro, 86, of Norwich, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on December 30, 1926, Ellen was the daughter of Charles E. and Margaret (Condon) Diefenbacher. She graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1946 and then worked for the phone company in Norwich for many years, beginning with C...
Virginia Drake
Jan 4, 2013
Virginia H. “Ginny” Drake, 89, formerly of Canasawacta Street, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 4, 2013 in the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich, NY, Ginny was the daughter of Raymond and Mary (Finigan) Hawley. She was raised by her grandfather, Michael Finigan along with her mother, Mary. Ginny was a 1941 graduate of Norwich...
Walter Mcintosh
Jan 4, 2013
Walter L. McIntosh, 73, of King Settlement Road, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013, at his residence with his friend and partner by his side.Born December 8, 1939, in Franklin, NY, Walter was the son of Ralph W. and Catherine (Rowell) McIntosh. After graduating high school, Walter earned an associate’s degree from SUNY Delhi. Walter also served in the...
Hilda Herman
Dec 27, 2012
Hilda L. Herman, 87, formerly of Norwich, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012.Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Hilda arrived in the United States in 1939. She lived in New York City before meeting her loving husband, Kenneth, who predeceased her. Together they moved to South New Berlin where they spent many years of happiness living on their dairy farm, and then...
Casey Decker
Dec 27, 2012
Casey R. Decker, 31, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 27, 2012 as the result of a car accident in her favorite possession, her Toyota FJ Cruiser.Born November 16, 1981 in Norwich, Casey was the daughter of Willard J. “Bill” and Gloria (Scott) “Scottie” Decker. She graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 2000 and went...
Robert Dinoto
Dec 23, 2012
Robert J. DiNoto, 73, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Norwich on August 13, 1939, Bob was the son of Salvatore and Josephine (Sastri) DiNoto. He attended Norwich schools and graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1959 after which he joined the...
Nancy Bowden
Dec 18, 2012
Nancy K. Bowden, 81, of Oxford, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 18, 2012 at the Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born September 11, 1931, in Washington, D.C., Nancy was the daughter of Kenneth J. and Nora (Wightman) McAuliffe. After graduating high school, Nancy attended college at Hofstra University. On May 16, 1953, in Long Island, Nancy married the love of her life,...
Diane Somich
Dec 16, 2012
Diane M. Somich, 52, of Norwich, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 16, 2012 with her loving family by her side.Born March 8, 1960, in Norwich, Diane was the daughter of Frank Dolgos, who predeceased her, and Maude (Harrington) Dolgos, who survives. After graduating from Norwich High School in 1978, Diane attended Syracuse University where she earned...
John Dolan
Dec 3, 2012
John E. Dolan, 93, soldier, public servant, loving companion, insurance salesman, wonderful husband and father, avid and proud Democrat, master story teller and generally great guy, of Norwich, passed away at his home on December 3, 2012.John was born October 29, 1919, in Norwich to John and Mary (Farrell) Dolan. He attended St. Paul’s School and graduated from Norwich High...
Mary Wehrli
Dec 1, 2012
Mary J. Wehrli, 84, formerly of South Plymouth, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Residential Health Care Facility at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Spirit Lake, Idaho on August 16, 1928, Mary was the daughter of Al and Mary Jane (Hadigan) Meeks. She moved to Spokane, Washington at the age of eleven and graduated from Holy Name...
Barbara Annesi
Nov 23, 2012
Barbara E. Annesi, 89, of County Road 32 in Norwich, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 23, 2012, in the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born September 2, 1923, in Sherburne, Barbara was the daughter of James L. and Dorothy (Cropsey) Finch. On August 7, 1941, she married Dominic “Dusty” Annesi. Dusty died in 1983. Following her schooling,...
Marvin Eisenberg
Nov 18, 2012
Marvin H. Eisenberg, of Guilford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his home.Born in Albany, NY, on August 1, 1927, Marvin was the son of Julius and Julienne (Weinstein) Eisenberg. His family moved several times before settling in Queens, NY, where Marvin graduated from Forest Hills High School. He operated his own farm on the Bainbridge-Guilford Road...
Diana Hope
Oct 30, 2012
Diana L. Hope, 54, originally of Sidney but more recently of Binghamton, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at her residence. Born June 7, 1958, Diana was the daughter of Leslie L. and Carolyn L. (Emmick) Hope, who survives. There will be no service or calling hours.
George Blood
Oct 23, 2012
George L. Blood, 70, ofNorwich, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born in Norwich on June 7, 1942, George was the son of the late Robert L. Blood, Sr. and Hazel S. (Place) Blood. He spent all of his life in Norwich and graduated from Norwich High School. Following his schooling, he began a...
John Ward
Oct 11, 2012
John DeWitt “Zeke” Ward, 89, formerly of Manley Road, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the New York State Veteran’s Home in Oxford.Born in Rochester, NY on April 10, 1923, Zeke was the son of DeWitt C. and Edith (Ballou) Ward. He was raised in Fairport, NY, and graduated from Fairport High School. He spent one semester at...
Karen Wright
Oct 10, 2012
Karen M. Wright, 55, passed away on October 10, 2012 at her Binghamton residence. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, October 22, 2012 at Wayside Rest Cemetery in Pharsalia, NY.
Thomas Mcardle
Oct 10, 2012
Thomas McArdle, 74, passed away at his Tiffany Road residence on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 with family by his side. A private graveside service will take place at the convenience of the family.
Linda Lombardi
Oct 9, 2012
Linda L. Lombardi, 63, of Norwich, passed away on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 at Wilson Hospital in Johnson City.Born in Norwich on July 28, 1949, Linda was the daughter of the late Gordon and Frances (Canto) Cole. She was a graduate of Norwich High School and a twenty-five year employee at NBT Bank in Norwich with various responsibilities.Linda is survived...
Kathleen Murphy
Oct 2, 2012
Kathleen M. (Kate) Murphy, 70, of Skaneateles, NY, died October 3, 2012 of complications associated with Lynch-related colorectal cancer at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. She battled this hereditary cancer and MS beginning in 1983 and spent her last 17 years serving other patients and families, and working as a research advocate with “Fightcolorectal Cancer.”Born and raised in Norwich, NY,...
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