
Gus Stamatatos
Jan 28, 2015
“Gus” Stamatatos, 59, of Norwich, passed away on January 28, 2015 at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. with family by his side. Born on February 16, 1955, in Kefelonia, Greece, Gus was the son of Stamatis and Anna (Kalogeras) Stamatatos. At the age of 14, Gus and his family moved to America. While in America Gus was hired...

Rose Maiurano
Jan 16, 2015
On Friday January 16, 2015, God decided Rose M Maiurano's work here on earth was done and she passed away peacefully at her home to a place where she could better provide for her family. Rose was born in Waltham Massachusetts on January 24, 1916 and was baptized in Cambridge Massachusetts, before moving to Norwich, New York where she resided...

Elena Caputo
Jan 4, 2015
Elena Amelia Merlino Caputo, 87, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich.Elena was born October 5, 1927 to Francesco and Giuseppina (Paino) Merlino in Acquacalda, Lipari, Italy. She moved to Coney Island, New York in 1949 where she resided with her husband, Joseph, and first child, Anthony. Elena took the subway...

Mary Ryan
Jan 3, 2015
Mary G. Ryan, 92, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born February 20, 1922 in Norwich, Mary was the daughter of the late Paul and Katherine (McMahon) Welch. At a very early age, Mary began working for her father at Welch’s Food Market and ultimately co-operated the Welch-Ryan Grocery Store on Division Street...

John Rawluk
Dec 11, 2014
John M. Rawluk, Jr., 64, of McDonough, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2014 at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Born April 19, 1950, in Jersey City, NJ, John was the son of John Michael and Mariantonia (Girardi) Rawluk, each of whom predeceased John. He graduated from South River High School, in South River, NJ, with the Class of 1968. For...

Phyllis Cramer
Dec 8, 2014
Phyllis J. Cramer, 83, formerly of Norwich, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, December 8, 2014 at her apartment in Jordan, NY.Born June 14, 1931 in Waterville, NY, Phyllis was the daughter of Albert L. and Alice (Thayer) Ramsdell. She was a 1951 graduate of Waterville High School and received a degree from the Utica...

Helen Wasus
Dec 6, 2014
Helen J. Wasus, 94, of Lavallette, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich, NY.She was born in Passaic, moved to Pomona, NY, in 1961, then settled in Lavallette in 1969.Helen was a hairdresser for over 60 years. She was also a member of the Seaside Chapter of Deborah Heart & Lung Center for over...

Jennie Versteeg
Nov 17, 2014
Jennie I. Versteeg, 93, of Norwich, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born February 8, 1921 in Utrecht, Netherlands, Jennie was the daughter of Lambert and Sophia (Jacobsen) Intres who immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1920’s. In 1943, she married Dirk Versteeg and after World War II, raised two children in Cedar Grove,...

Rose Ann Taranto
Oct 31, 2014
Rose Ann Taranto, 97, of Norwich passed away peacefully at her residence on October 31, 2014 with family at her side. For the last seven years Rose Ann has been cared for by Carol, Melanie, Laura, Teresa, Crystal, and Wendy, our angels here on earth. The compassionate and loving care provided by them has been remarkable and the family is...

Ronald Hardy
Oct 12, 2014
Ronald F. “Smurf” Hardy, 70, of Preston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at his home with his friends and family by his side.Born May 20, 1944 in Watertown, NY, Ron was the son of Edwin and Lina (Lacey) Hardy. He worked for several years as a welder for the O.W. Hubbell Company in Utica and for twenty-three...

Lois Mcaveigh
Oct 4, 2014
Lois H. McAveigh, 76, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Chenango Memorial Hospital with family by her side. Born December 19, 1937, in Tupper Lake, NY, Lois was the daughter of Hamor and Harriet (Brown) Houghton. Lois was the seventh of nine children and the last survivor of her siblings. She graduated from Long Lake...

Rose Reed
Sep 25, 2014
Rose U. Reed passed away peacefully on her 101st birthday, September 25, 2014, at the Norwich Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Norwich. Rose and her daughter Angela were together reading birthday greetings from friends and family when Rose quietly slipped away.Rose was the daughter of Nicola Campagnale and Angelina Cimorelli Campagnale. She was born on September 25, 1913. She grew...

Everett Wells
Sep 22, 2014
Everett B. Wells, Jr., 94, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 following a brief illness.He was born in Norwich on August 27, 1920, the son of Everett B. Wells and Florence Skillman Wells. Everett graduated from Norwich High School in 1937 and from Cornell University in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree. He was the oldest graduate to attend the...

Thomas Dunne
Sep 21, 2014
Thomas Patrick Dunne, 51, died on September 21, 2014. He passed away following a heart attack at his home on the King Settlement Road. Tom was born on December 10, 1962, the first child of James I. and Donna (Clifford) Dunne. He had battled bi-polar disease for most of his life, but never gave up. He enjoyed painting, reading and...

Elsie Smith
Sep 20, 2014
Elsie Smith, 91, of Norwich passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 20,2014 at the home of her daughter, Linda Emmons. Elsie was born on July 8, 1923 on the campus of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Louis and Anna Orban. She spent her childhood living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and New York City. Elsie spent many happy summers at her Aunt...

Kevin Swift
Sep 8, 2014
Kevin W. Swift, 60, of South New Berlin, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.Kevin was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, on June 9, 1954, the son of Kenneth and Leona Kott Swift (of South New Berlin – originally from Changewater, NJ). Kevin graduated from Warren Hills High School in Washington, NJ, and...

Caroline Jones
Aug 29, 2014
Caroline A. Jones, 53, began her dance in heaven on August 29, 2014. Caroline graduated from Bainbridge-Guilford High School and Broome Community College. She spent time working in Norwich and in Jacksonville. Caroline is survived by her father Ronald L. Jones, and wife Erma Jean, mother Carol G. Jones, brothers Ronald S. Jones and wife, Jeri, Michael D. Jones and...

Roselyn Tice
Jul 24, 2014
Roselyn K. Tice, of McDonough, NY and Moyock, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at her beloved McDonough farmhouse with her loving husband and children by her side.Born January 24, 1927, in East McDonough, Roselyn was the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Chudzik) Kopac. She graduated from Oxford Academy and earned a technical degree from DeForest Electronic...

Victoria Hendrickson
Jul 23, 2014
Victoria L. (“Vickie”) Hendrickson, 56, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born September 2, 1957, in Norwich, Vickie was the daughter of Ray Scott Cook and M. Anna (Johnson-Cook) Kennedy. She was a graduate of Norwich High School and earned a LPN certificate from Morrisville State University. Vickie was employed by various local...

Patricia Putnam
Jul 16, 2014
Patricia ("Pat" or "Patty") Putnam, 86, of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.Born in North Providence, Rhode Island on April 28, 1928, Patricia was the daughter of Marion Keefe and Anthony K. Leeman, Sr. She graduated from North Providence High School and attended Mount St. Mary College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Patricia married Walter...