Obituaries


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Theresa Santullo

Published on: Monday, November 30, 2009
NORWICH – Theresa A. Santullo, 96, formerly of Peacock Park Apts., Norwich, passed away early Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, 2009, in the New York State Veterans’ Home of Oxford, where she had resided since 2006. The daughter ofAlberico and Lucy Bernardo Frisco, Theresa was born in Naples, Italy, in June of 1913. When she was 9 months old, she and her family moved to New York City where she grew up, graduating from the Roosevelt High School and the Drake Business School in Manhattan. Theresa’s family owned Prisco Brothers, manufacturers ..

William Aubrey

Published on: Monday, November 30, 2009
NORWICH – William W. “Bill” Aubrey, 82, formerly of Norwich and South New Berlin and most recently a resident of the New York State Veterans’ Home of Oxford, passed away early Friday morning, Nov. 27, 2009 at the Veterans’ Home. Bill was born in May of 1927 in Shelby, the son of William P. and Alma Fearby White and at an early age was adopted by James Arthur and Ruth Dixson Aubrey. He lived his entire life in the Norwich and South New Berlin area and was a graduate of the South New Berlin School. In 1944 Bill entered the United State..

Theresa Santullo

Published on: Friday, November 27, 2009
NORWICH – Theresa A. Santullo, 96, formerly of Peacock Manor Apartments, Norwich, and most recently if the New York State Veterans’ Home of Oxford, passed away early Thursday morning, Nov. 26, 2009 at the Veterans’ Home. Funeral services for Theresa will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 from the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall of Norwich. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery of McDonough. Arrangements are with the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home...

William Aubrey

Published on: Friday, November 27, 2009
NORWICH – William W. “Bill” Aubrey, 84, formerly of Norwich and most recently of the New York State Veterans’ Home of Oxford, passed away early this morning, Nov. 27, 2009, at the Veterans’ Home. Funeral arrangements for Bill are incomplete and will be published in a later edition of The Evening Sun. Arrangements are with the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home...

Edna Harvey

Published on: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
CINCINNATUS – Edna Louise Harvey (Loomis), 77, of Brackel Rd., Cincinnatus, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, while surrounded by her family. Born on Feb. 28, 1932 to the late Archie and Velma Brown Harvey, Edna was a lifelong resident of the area. Edna graduated from Cincinnatus Central School in 1952. She began her career working in the garment industry at Crescent Corset factory, J.T. Toggs, and retired in 1999 from Cortland Corset factory. She loved being on the farm, her horses, ..

John James

Published on: Monday, November 23, 2009
NORWICH – John F. James, 62, long time Norwich resident and without a doubt the #1 fan of the Cleveland Browns, passed away early Sunday morning, Nov. 22, 2009 in the Chenango Memorial Hospital. The son of John (Popsie) and Betty Thompson James, John was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1947. He moved with his family to Norwich in 1957 and was a 1966 graduate of the Norwich High School. A man with an incredible work ethic, his working career started while still in school working first with Child’s Gas Station and then Davis Tire. Fol..

Anita Benedict

Published on: Monday, November 23, 2009
OXFORD – Anita M. Benedict, 75, of Kingsley, Pa., died Saturday at Meadow View Senior Living Center. Her husband, Lee Benedict, passed away Nov. 10, 1007. Born on the old family farm on Cheese Factory Road in Oxford, daughter of Mary (Dominic) Lashway and the late Earl Lashway. Lee and Anita built Shore Forest Campground, Hop Bottom, Pa., and operated it for 15 years. They also operated Benedict Market for three years, and she was a Susquehanna County recycling manager for six years. She was associated with the crime watch organization for ..

Barbara Radtke

Published on: Monday, November 23, 2009
OXFORD – Barbara Mary Radtke, 65 of Oxford, formerly of New York City passed away on Nov. 19, 2009 at her home following a valiant life dealing with rheumatoid arthritis. She was born on Sept. 11, 1944 in Queens, a daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Duminski) Blazejewski. She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Jennifer and Owen Kelly of Maspeth; her brother, Stephen Blazejewski of Harpursville; and several cousins. She was a devoted member of the PS 121, PTA in New York. She had worked for the New York City Board of Education i..

Edith Jones

Published on: Monday, November 23, 2009
NORWICH – Edith L. Jones, 88, of Cortland Street, passed away on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 28, 1921 in Penfield, Edith was the daughter of Richard G. and Edith Margaret Kelsall Smith. After graduating from Penfield High School, she worked at Woolworth’s in Rochester prior to World War II and subsequently at Kodak where she met her husband, Glenn, who she married at Davidson Army Airfield. Following Glenn’s discharge from active duty, Edith worked several jobs. Glenn died in August of 1964.  Edith ..

Lois Adams

Published on: Monday, November 23, 2009
SOUTH PLYMOUTH – Lois May (Hall) Adams went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at Cornerstone Assisted Living Center, Phoenix, Arizona, where she has resided since July 2009 after she had suffered a stroke in April along with complications from diabetes and Alzheimer’s.. Lois was born March 2, 1927 in Norwich to Cyril A. Hall and Edith L. (Brookins) Hall. Both her parents are deceased, as is her stepmother, M. Hazel (Cummings) Hall, and her brother, Raymond A. She has no other siblings and is survived by h..

Frederick Morgan Sr.

Published on: Friday, November 20, 2009
LEBANON – Frederick Grant Morgan Sr., 88, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at Crouse Community Center, Morrisville. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 3 Preston St., Earlville, followed by interment with full military honors in Hillside Cemetery, Georgetown. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. prior to the service. To send a condolence or sign the Book of Memories online go to www.burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com...

Michael Osowski

Published on: Friday, November 20, 2009
NORWICH – Michael J. Osowski, “Mr. O,” 43, of Waterloo, passed away unexpectedly at his home Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.  Mike was born on Jan. 26, 1966 in Norwich, the son of Robert S. and Patricia A. Doody – Osowski. He was a 1984 graduate of Sherburne Earlville High School. He was a 1988 graduate of Ithaca College where he also received his masters’ degree. Mike or Mr. “O,” as he was called by his students, had been teaching in the Waterloo school district since 1989. He taught instrumental lessons as well as general music cla..

Lorraine Maurer

Published on: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
OXFORD – Lorraine E. Maurer, 95, formerly of Oxford, passed away on Oct. 16, 2009 at Valley View Manor Nursing Home, Norwich. She was born on Aug. 5, 1914 in Chicago, Ill., a daughter of the late William and Mary (Thompson) Metz. On July 13, 1940, she married Forrest Maurer, who passed away on May 27, 1987. She is survived by her children, Robert Maurer of Newtown, Conn. and Mary Ann Longman of Longhorne, Pa.; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She and her husband moved to Oxford after his retirement in 1969. After several mo..

Richard Wynn

Published on: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
GREENE – Richard R. Wynn, 51, of Fredericksburg, Va., died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg. He was born Oct. 15, 1958 in Greene, a son of Thomas and Mary Dromgoole Wynn. Richard worked a myriad of jobs through the years such as chef, restaurant owner, automobile salesman, realtor and estimator for Ross Tree Service. He had many hobbies as well, enjoying playing guitar, art by the way of sketching his own comic book, fishing, golfing, and he loved to hunt and be in the outdoors. He also had his pilot’s li..

Clark Carnal

Published on: Monday, November 16, 2009
NORWICH – Clark C. Carnal, 95, of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Norwich, died on Nov. 9, 2009, at the age of 95 years. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Grace Hoag Carnal; sister, Charlotte Lamos (Tarbel), North Syracuse; and two of his four children, Gary A. Carnal (Elizabeth G. Mansfield), St. Petersburg, Fla. and Patricia Galbraith (Dirk) of Ithaca. Mary Lou Carnal and William Carnal III preceded him in death. He has eight grandchildren, Diane Galbraith, Mary May Carnal, William Carnal IV, Sybil Masteller, Travis Carnal, Sarah Carnal, B..

C. Lawrence Pasquale

Published on: Thursday, November 12, 2009
NORWICH – C. Lawrence Pasquale, “Larry,” 74, of the Town of Norwich, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, Nov. 8, 2009, in the Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born in Binghamton in May of 1935, Larry was the son of Corrado and Carrie Serafini Pasquale. Following his graduation from the Binghamton Central School System, Larry served his country during the Korean War, from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1957. He and his wife of 46 years, Sue Wickham Pasquale, were married on Feb. 9, 1963, in St. Paul’s Church in Norwich. Larry ..

Glenn Angell

Published on: Thursday, November 12, 2009
LINCKLAEN – Glenn R. Angell, 71, of Paradise Hill Road, Lincklaen Center, passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Norwich. He was born in DeRuyter. He was Elders Quorum President of the Norwich Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For 30 years, Glenn served in local politics as Lincklaen Town Supervisor from 1974-1995, chairman of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors from 1988-1992 and Lincklaen Town Council from 1996-2003. His biggest accomplishments were paving Lincklaen roads, repairing bridges in the 1990s, doublin..

C. Lawrence Pasquale

Published on: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
NORWICH – C. Lawrence Pasquale, 74, of Norwich, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 8, 2009 in the Chenango Memorial Hospital. Memorial services for Larry will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, from the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rev. Ralph Bove, pastor of St. Paul’s and St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Churches, will officiate. Friends may call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Saturday from 5 p.m. until the time of the service at 7. Please consider memorial contributions to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kanab, UT 847..

Gerald Bartlett

Published on: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NORWICH – Gerald H. (Jerry) Bartlett, 71, of Madeira Beach, FL, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at his home. Born April 2, 1938 in Norwich, Jerry was the son of John and Helen (Salisbury) Bartlett. On July 4, 1987 in Oneonta, he married Loretta (Lorry) Marvin Webb, who survives. Jerry was a member of the class of ‘56 at the Norwich High School in Norwich. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in August of 1956 and was honorably discharged in August of 1960. During that period of time he was dispatched to Lebanon as part of CASF..

Frederica Coffey

Published on: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NORWICH – Frederica “Freddie” Mae Coffey, 78, lost her battle to brain cancer on Nov. 7, 2009. In her home away from home Brighton Gardens in Columbia, Md. Freddie was born in Cincinnatus on Sept. 13, 1931 to Floyd Torrey and Sarah Wood Torrey. In Cincinnatus, Freddie was a feisty cheerleader, member of her prom court and, as she loved to tell her grandkids, she graduated 3rd in her class of 1949. After graduation she moved to Cortland, where she became a telephone operator for, as she would say, Ma Bell. During this time she met the l..

Jean Rivenburg

Published on: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NORWICH – Jean L. Rivenburg, 90, a life long Norwich resident, passed away Sunday evening, Nov. 8, 2009 in the Chenango Memorial Hospital. Jean was bom in September of 1919 in Norwich, the daughter of James and Effie Knapp Robb. Educated in the Norwich schools, she was valedictorian of her graduating class. On July 22, 1923 in Ft. Frances E. Warren, Wyo., she married Floyd Rivenburg, who survives. Over the years Jean had worked for the W.T. Grant Co. and the Norwich Pharmacal Co. Her last employment was with the Oxford Post Office, from whi..

Gary Swan

Published on: Monday, November 9, 2009
EARLVILLE – Gary L. Swan, 70, of South Hamilton Rd., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica.   He was born on Dec. 4, 1938 in Johnson City, a son of Kenneth and Eleanor Swan, life residents of Glen Aubrey. Mr. Swan graduated from Whitney Point Central School in 1957 and Lowell School of Business in Binghamton in 1959. On Nov. 1, 1958 in Honesdale, Pa., he was united in marriage to the former Audrey J. Romyn. He was employed by several area firms providing accounting responsibilities. In 1963..

William Schraft

Published on: Monday, November 9, 2009
NORWICH – William Eric Schraft, 47, of State Highway 23, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Born March 4, 1962 in Norwich, Bill was the son of Ernest F. and Shelvy (Brooker) Schraft. He graduated from Norwich High School with the Class of 1980 and later from Morrisville College, earning his Associate’s Degree. Bill was the head janitor at the Norwich Middle School. Bill was an avid fan of many sports including fantasy football and had an extensive collection of baseball cards. He was also a member of Canasawacta Country ..

Phyllis Whitten

Published on: Monday, November 9, 2009
DELHI – Phyllis Ann Whitten (Bennett) passed away on Nov. 5, 2009 at the O’Connor Hospital, Delhi, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 5, 1934 in West Burlington to Alva E. and Jenny (Burlison) Bennett. She graduated from Sherburne Central School. Prior to her marriage she was employed in the secretarial pool at the Eaton Laboratories in Norwich. On June 22, 1957 she married Gordon L. Whitten at the Methodist Church in Sherburne. From 1957 to 1965, she & her husband resided in Delmar and she was employed as secretary in..

Peter Kalin

Published on: Thursday, November 5, 2009
GEORGETOWN – Peter A. Kalin, 63, of State Route 26, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at his home. A celebration of Peter’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 31 Cedar St., Morrisville. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. To send a condolence or sign the Book of Memories online go to www.burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com...

Barbara Bonno

Published on: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
NORWICH – Barbara Summa Bonno, 54, of Norwich, died peacefully at her home on Nov. 3, 2009, after a long illness.  Barb was born in Watertown, on Nov. 7, 1954 to Dr. Andrew J. Summa and Anne O’Brien Summa who predeceased her. Barb was a 1972 graduate of Immaculate Heart Central High School and then attended Jefferson Community College, both in Watertown. Growing up in the “North Country,” Barb’s greatest childhood joy was spending summers at her family’s beloved Adams Cove cottage on Lake Ontario and annual visits to the 1000 Is..

Douglas Genung

Published on: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
NORWICH – Douglas M. Genung, 58, of Norwich passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 2, 2009 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City. He was born on Jan. 21, 1951 in Norwich a son of George and Mary (Swertfager) Genung Sr. He is survived by his mother, Mary Genung of Oxford; his sons, Rhett Genung of Sherburne, Andrew Genung and Erica Lilly of Rochester, and Joseph Genung of Walkill; his sister-in-law, Carol Ann Genung of Norwich; his uncles, Leland Swertfager of Norwich and Edward Swertfager of Bakersfield, Calif.; his nieces and nephews, Greg..

William Northrup

Published on: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
VACAVILLE, Calif. – William Northrup, husband of Barbara Anne Lorimer Northrup, passed away at his home in Vacaville, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Anyone wishing to make a donation in his memory may send it to Oxford Dollars for Scholars, c/o Kate Constantine, Oxford Academy and Central School, PO Box 192, Oxford, NY 13830...

Clyde Young

Published on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
NORTH NORWICH – Clyde Young, 93, formerly of the Sherburne/North Norwich area, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2009 in the Community Memorial Hospital of Hamilton, with his family by his side. Born in Munnsville in October of 1916, the son of Otto and Gladys Blair Young, Clyde grew up and received his schooling in the Madison area. He was an employee of the Cossitt Motor Express for many years, and had also operated dairy farms in Randallsville, Plymouth, and North Norwich. Clyde operated an auction house in North Norwich, then m..

Janet Bishop

Published on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
SMYRNA – Janet G. Bishop, 79, most recently of Smyrna, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in the Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born in Johnson City in September of 1930, Janet was the daughter of Clifton and Gertrude Hathaway Corby. While growing up in the Binghamton/Johnson City area, she attended the local schools. Following her marriage, Janet and her family lived in several different locales, finally settling for a time in the Plymouth/Pharsalia area, where she raised her family. Though she worked out of the home for a time as a private h..

William Fowlston

Published on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
OXFORD – William N. Fowlston, 81, of Oxford and Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away on Nov. 2, 2009 at the NYS Veterans’ Home, Oxford. He was born on Oct. 31, 1928 in Oxford a son of the late Leon and Ruth (Hollenbeck) Fowlston. On June 25, 1949 in Oxford, he married Alma “Bridget” Shepler, who survives. Besides his wife, Bridget, he is survived by his son, Thomas and his wife Janice Fowlston of Hershey, Pa., daughter, Karen Fowlston of Oxford, and daughter, Terri and her husband Frank Branson of Surfside Beach, S.C.; his grandchildren..

Gordon Beckwith

Published on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
NORWICH – Gordon N. Beckwith, 76, of Wheeler Avenue, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at Chenango Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 17, 1933 in Cortland, Gordon was the son of William and Bernice (Winfield) Beckwith. He graduated from Guilford High School in 1953. After graduation Gordon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged as a Sgt. ‘Permanent’ (E4) July 6, 1956. Upon his discharge, Gordon worked for L.D. Dexheimer and Sons of Guilford until 1960.  Dur..

Robert Marks

Published on: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
SHERBURNE – Robert J. Marks, 78, died on Oct. 28, 2009 in Benson, Arizona, after a three-year battle against cancer. He was born in Schenectady on July 20, 1931. He was graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1949 and College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University in 1954. He moved to Sherburne in 1968 from Alaplus to take a position as Forester with the Environmental Conservation Management Dept. of N.Y. He retired from the Department as Senior Forester in 1993. He was the son of Grace Sheldon and Edward Marks...

Gail Waltz

Published on: Monday, November 2, 2009
SOUTH OTSELIC – Gail McCall Waltz, 60, of South Otselic, passed way on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, while surrounded by her family. Mrs. Waltz was born in Cortland on July 18, 1949 to Ernest and Delora Olds McCall. A lifelong resident of South Otselic, she was a 1968 graduate of Otselic Valley Central School and later attended college at Tompkins Cortland Community College. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and friend. One of her greatest accomplishments was raising her family and keeping everyon..

Clyde Young

Published on: Monday, November 2, 2009
NORTH NORWICH – Clyde R. Young, 93, former Sherburne and North Norwich resident, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in the Community Memorial Hospital of Hamilton. Funeral services for Clyde will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday from the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rev. George Hanley will officiate. Friends may call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. A complete obituary for Clyde will be published in the Wednesday edition of The Evening Sun...

Gerald Bartlett

Published on: Monday, November 2, 2009
NORWICH – Gerald R. (Jerry) Bartlett, 71, of Madeira Beach, Fla., and former Norwich resident, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at his home in Madeira Beach. Prayer services for Jerry will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 14 from the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home. The Rev. Ralph Bove, pastor of St. Paul’s and St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Churches, will officiate. Interment with full military rites will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. until noon. A complete..