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Nancy Bowden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

David Miller

David Miller

Sep 20, 2012

David A. Miller, 88, of Norwich, died on September 20, 2012, at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by his side.Dave was born on March 12, 1924, at Chenango Memorial Hospital, the only child of David J. and Clara P. (Hall) Miller. He graduated from Norwich High School with the class of 1942. In high school, he was recognized as an...

Margot Peterson

Margot Peterson

Sep 18, 2012

Margot Peterson, 99, of Norwich, and formerly of Glen Spey, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.Born September 27, 1912, in Gottingen, Germany, Margot was the daughter of Hans and Sophie (Blochwitz) Ostermann. Raised in Staten Island, NY, she graduated from Curtis High School and attended Hunter College. She worked for...

N. Abraham

N. Abraham

Sep 4, 2012

N. Virginia “Ginny” Abraham, 88, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on September 12, 1923, Ginny was the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Mirabito) Esgrow. She graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1942 and then from beauty school on Long Island. Ginny then returned to Norwich and...

David Diefenbacher

David Diefenbacher

Aug 31, 2012

David F. Diefenbacher, 86, of 15 Westcott Street, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31, 2012 at his home.Born in Norwich on December 13, 1925, David was the son of Charles E. and Margaret Ellen (Condon) Diefenbacher. He was educated at St. Paul’s School and graduated from Norwich High School. Dave served in the United States Navy as an armed...

Jenica Anghel

Jenica Anghel

Aug 25, 2012

Jenica Anghel, of North Broad Street, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was 85 years old. A private service for Jenica will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012. There will be no calling hours.

John Poggiolo

John Poggiolo

Aug 24, 2012

John Poggioli, 88, of County Road 19, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 24, 2012 at his home with family by his side.Born in New Rochelle, NY, on Independence Day, July 4, 1924, John was the son of Giovanni and Vincenza (Rabasca) Poggioli. After graduating high school, John served in World War II in the Pacific theater with the Marine...

Paul Sastri

Paul Sastri

Aug 16, 2012

Paul E. Sastri, 67, of Norwich, NY passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.Born on August 8, 1945, in Sidney, NY, Paul was the son of Angelo and Frances (Arbuckle) Sastri. For several of his younger years Paul lived in New Berlin, where his parents operated The Corner House. He eventually moved to...

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