Frances Rotundo
Jul 17, 2015
Frances M. Rotundo, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on December 14, 1924, Frances was the daughter of Rocco and Giovanina (Giaquinto) Rotundo. She was a graduate of Norwich High School with the Class of 1942 and then joined the workforce of the...
Richard Mattice
Jul 15, 2015
Richard E. Mattice, 61, lifelong resident of Norwich, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown with family by his side.Born March 15, 1954, Richard was the son of Richard and Elsie (Powers) Mattice. After graduating from Norwich High School with the class of 1972, Richard pursued a career in public safety. He started his...
Betty Shorter
Jul 14, 2015
Betty A. Shorter, 84, of Norwich, passed away peacefully at the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
Born December 19, 1930, in Norwich, Betty was the daughter of Bernard and Florence (Brown) Albert. Following graduation from Norwich High School, she earned her registered nursing degree in New York City where she met her husband,...
Thomas Flanagan
Jul 4, 2015
Dr. Thomas M. Flanagan, 95, died on Saturday, July 04, 2015 at his home. He was born in Norwich, New York on September 11, 1919, the son of James S. Flanagan and Lena Manley Flanagan. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Dr. James M. Flanagan. He attended the Norwich Schools and graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1938,...
Arthur Powell
Jun 25, 2015
Arthur R. (“Art”) Powell, 59, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his Pharsalia residence. Art was born April 5, 1956 in Norwich. He was a lifelong area resident of Plymouth and Pharsalia, and was a graduate of Norwich High School. Art was a very talented mechanic, and was always tinkering. He especially loved visiting with family and...
Charles Gunzelman
May 31, 2015
Charles R. Gunzelman, 59, of East Pharsalia, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.Born May 18, 1956 in Brooklyn, Charles was the son of Charles C. and Josephine (Hoey) Gunzelman. He graduated from Bethpage High School on Long Island before earning his Associate’s Degree from SUNY Farmingdale. He served New York City as...
Bethany Adams
May 21, 2015
Bethany (“Beth”) Adams-Somich, 37, passed away May 21, 2015 at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown with family by her side after a courageous battle against a serious illness. Born November 14, 1977, in Clinton, NY, Beth was the daughter of Theodore (“Ted”) and Leslie (Curtis) Adams. She graduated from Ilion High School and Herkimer County Community College, and then earned...
Constance Callea
May 20, 2015
Constance S. “Connie” Callea, 83, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at her home with family at her side. Born June 25, 1931, in Buffalo, Connie was the daughter of John and Mary (Zappia) Sartori. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy with the Class of 1949, and then worked for New York Telephone in Buffalo.On September...
Charles Scully
May 6, 2015
Charles R. Scully, a prominent attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida, died on May 6, 2015. He was born on September 6, 1942 in Norwich, New York and was the son of the late Raymond F. and Barbara Smith Scully. Charles (“Chuck”) grew up in Norwich, spending idyllic summers at Camp Dudley on the shores of Lake Champlain and at the...
Douglas Kelly
May 4, 2015
Douglas Kelly, age 54, of Norwich, NY, passed away peacefully at his home on May 4, 2015. Doug was born May 27, 1960 in Stamford, NY. He lived most of his life in Norwich graduating from Norwich High School in 1978. He served six years in the United States Air Force and then built his own business, Kelly’s Management, which...
Peter Farnham
May 4, 2015
Peter R. Farnham, 54, formerly of Norwich, and more recently of Dallas, TX, passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 4, 2015. Born March 10, 1961, in Norwich, Peter was the son of Gerald F. and Beatrice (Brewer) Farnham, each of whom had preceded Peter in death. After graduating from Norwich High School with the class of 1979, Peter...
Edward Sidote
Apr 9, 2015
Edward J. Sidote, passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2015 in Chenango Memorial Hospital at the age of 97-1/2 after a brief illness.Ed was born September 13th, 1917 in Norwich to Catheryn Testa and James Sidote. He graduated from Norwich Senior High School in 1935 with a Regents Diploma and then worked at the Norwich Borden Creamery. Later he studied accounting...
Virginia Breed
Apr 8, 2015
Virginia Breed, long-time resident of Norwich, passed away peacefully at her home on April 8, 2015, just a few weeks short of her 103rd birthday.A beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was also an author, traveler, community volunteer, church leader and choir member, avid card player, seamstress, and a licensed airplane pilot when women pilots were rare – and...
Josephine Biviano
Apr 5, 2015
Josephine “Noni” Biviano, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 05, 2015 at her home.Born in Holmesville on May 9, 1924, Josephine was the daughter of Giovanni and Mary (Mercuri) Mercurio. She attended the Norwich Schools before joining the workforce at the former Norwich Knitting Mill. After moving on to work in Endicott for the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company,...
Robert Figary
Mar 27, 2015
Robert (“Bob”) Figary, 87, of Norwich, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 27, 2015, with family by his side at his home.Born on March 27, 1928, in North Norwich, Robert was the son of Donald Figary. He graduated with the Norwich High School class of 1946, where he was an accomplished football player. Upon his graduation, Bob...
Robert Yacano
Mar 23, 2015
Robert F. Yacano, 76, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away on March 23, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center.Born in Norwich on May 24, 1938, Bob was the son of Thomas and Frances (Barbuto) Yacano. On July 1, 1961, Bob married Angela Leggiero Yacano, who survives. He is also survived by his son, Mark S. Yacano and his wife, Terri...
Mario Cocchetto
Mar 11, 2015
MARIO COCCHETTOMario A. ("Marty") Cocchetto, 85, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital with his family by his side.Born November 13, 1929, in Chicago, IL, Marty was the son of Joseph and Irma (Pasqualin) Cocchetto. On August 9, 1952, in South Kortright, NY, he married the love of his life, Delephine Oblinski. The...
David Borthwick
Mar 10, 2015
Rev. David Bruce Borthwick, 65, passed away in his home on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, after a brave struggle with cancer.David was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Cherene (Stevens), and his parents, David E. Borthwick and Ann (Wilcox) Borthwick. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Samantha and Matthew Marsh; his son and daughter-in-law, Joshua Borthwick and...
Dorothy Macmackin
Mar 7, 2015
Dorothy Manley MacMackin, 85, of Versailles, Kentucky, died March 7, 2015.Born in Norwich, NY, Dorothy (“Dot”) was the widow of Grant MacMackin and the daughter of the late Dr. Thomas Francis and Dorothy Wait Manley. A lover of horses and an avid rider since childhood, Dot hunted, rode for pleasure and marshaled on the ice. She was the owner and...
Edward Haddon
Mar 4, 2015
Edward J. Haddon, 83, of New Berlin, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2015, at his residence with family by his side. Born April 9, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY, Ed was the son of Charles and Mary (Stefanski) Haddon. He served in the US Army during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged as a Corporal in 1953. Ed worked...
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