Joanne Stillman
May 3, 2014
Joanne D. Stillman of Hilton Head, SC died May 3, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, GA with her family at her side.She was born in Utica, NY on July 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Henry Turner Dorrance and Rose Holfelder Dorrance.Joanne graduated from New Hartford Central School, New Hartford, NY in 1951, Wellesley College in 1955 and...
Ann Garofalo
Apr 17, 2014
Ann R. Garofalo, 96, formerly of Norwich, and more recently of Liverpool, NY, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her Liverpool residence.Born in Norwich on February 26, 1918, Ann was the daughter of Felix and Angelina (Sidote) DeLorenzo. Until recently, Ann was a lifelong resident of Norwich, and graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1935....
Donald Austin
Apr 14, 2014
Donald E. Austin, Esq., 95, of South New Berlin, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the NYS Veteran’s Home in Oxford. Don grew up in Copiague, NY, raised his family in White Plains, NY and retired to South New Berlin, NY with his wife, Pat. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA prior to joining the...
Mary Caprio
Apr 8, 2014
Mary J. Caprio, 93, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 08, 2014 at the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born in Norwich on February 24, 1921, Mary was the daughter of James V. and Angelina (Paino) LoPiccolo. She graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1939, then began a career that took her from...
Donald Lawatsch
Apr 3, 2014
Donald J. Lawatsch, 79, of Norwich, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Wilson Regional Memorial Center in Johnson City.Born in Kingston, NY, on August 25, 1934, Donald was he son of Oscar J. Lawatsch and Margaret Lawatsch, each of whom predeceased him. Donald graduated from Kingston High School with the Class of 1951, and Cornell University with a...
Christine Gibson
Mar 30, 2014
Christine Z. Gibson, 84, of Fayetteville, NY, passed away on March 30, 2014. She grew up in Philadelphia and married Edwin F. Gibson in 1953.Christine was a Girl Scout and following her graduation from Cedar Crest College, she moved to Watertown, NY, where she was a Field Director for the Jefferson County Girl Scout Council.Her family spent their summers at...
Katherine Purdy
Mar 25, 2014
In loving memory of Katherine I. Purdy, 82, who passed away peacefully on March 25, 2014. "Kate," "Sis," "Mom," or "Nonnie" leaves behind a large network of loving family and friends. As a lifelong member of the Oxford community, she touched the lives of many with her kind and gentle ways. She will be greatly missed.A gathering to celebrate her...
John Quattrocchi
Mar 20, 2014
John “Butch” Quattrocchi, Jr., 70, of Norwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2014 at Chenango Memorial Hospital.Born December 20, 1943, in Norwich, John was the son of John Quattrocchi, Sr. and Beatrice (Rivenburgh) Quattrocchi. He graduated from Norwich High School (1962) where he played football, basketball and baseball. Butch spent his career of 35 years with the former...
Werner Oehme
Mar 18, 2014
Werner M. Oehme, 90, of Norwich, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at his home.Born in Dresden, Germany on April 11, 1923, Werner was the son of Kurt and Meta (Kunz) Oehme. His family immigrated to the United States when Werner was young and he eventually served with the U.S. Army during...
Shirley Kenyon
Mar 13, 2014
Shirley A. Kenyon, 70, of Oxford, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at her home.In McDonough, on August 25, 1962, Shirley married James F. Kenyon, who survives. She is also survived by her daughter, Kimberly R. Smith (Mark), a granddaughter, Erica S. Abbott (Nate) and a grandson, James D. Smith, all of...
Frank Burrs
Mar 3, 2014
Frank C. Burrs, 66, of South New Berlin, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at his residence following a heart attack.Born March 9, 1947, Frank was the son of June Burrs of Smyrna. He spent his younger years in Smyrna, and graduated from Smyrna Elementary School. Frank attended and graduated from Sherburne High School. He went on to attend...
Marjorie Jackson
Mar 1, 2014
Marjorie E. Jackson, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Bridgewater Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Binghamton.Born May 16, 1921, in Norwich, NY, Marjorie was the daughter of Victor and Ethel (Hicks) Armondi. On December 24, 1939, she married Holden Jackson, who predeceased her on January 8, 1984. Marge was a devoted wife and mother,...
Leland Stilwell
Feb 28, 2014
Leland A. Stilwell, 96, of Wheeler Avenue, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Chenango Memorial Residential Health Care Facility with family by his side.Born November 2, 1917, in Schenevus, NY, Leland was the son of William and Daisy (Bailey) Stilwell. After attending school in Treadwell, Leland worked in construction. Later, he worked as a welder for...
Carole Silva
Feb 8, 2014
Ms. Carole Anne (Hunt) Silva, 69, born May 25, 1944, passed away unexpectedly at her residence in Norwich, NY, on Saturday February 8, 2014. She was born in Norwich and attended and graduated from Norwich High School in 1962. Carole was a long-time resident of Norwich before relocating to New Hampshire where she raised her children. She moved back to...
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
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
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
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
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
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...



