Obituaries

May 18, 2022

Agnes E. Gardner, 100 yrs. old of Delhi, NY, formerly of New Berlin, passed away on May 18, 2022 at the Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Delhi.

Agnes was born on July 8, 1921 in New Lisbon, NY the daughter of Charles and Harriett (Goodspeed) Gardner.  Her childhood was spent in the New Lisbon...

May 18, 2022

Jim Wilcox, 70 yrs. old of Brookfield, NY passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital, Utica, NY after a brief illness on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

He was a family oriented man who enjoyed hunting, watching auto racing and college basketball.  He loved watching his grandchildren play softball, soccer and basketball.  They were his pride and...

May 3, 2022

Kenneth Brown (Ken, Skimmer, Poppy), 84 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on May 3, 2022 in Norwich, NY.

Ken was born on June 26, 1937 in Pitcher, NY the son of Lynn and Velma Brown. In 1955 he enlisted in the US Army and was honorably discharged in...

May 2, 2022

John (Jack) J. Reed, 84 yrs. old of Pittsfield, NY passed away on May 2, 2022 at his home.

Jack was born on March 30, 1938 in New Berlin, NY the son of Andy and Roberta (Tucker) Reed.  His childhood was spent in the New Berlin area where he attended New Berlin Central School.  He...

Apr 22, 2022

Bruce Vermeulen, 65, of Columbus, NY passed away at his home on Friday, April 22, 2022, following a short but aggressive illness.

Cherished husband of Elizabeth (Mandaro). Loving father and grandfather to Matthew and Owen. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents George and Eleanor Vermeulen, his brother William, sister-in-law Kandy Vermeulen, and brother-in-law...

Apr 22, 2022

Elsie E. Lund, 92 years old of Edmeston, NY passed away on April 22, 2022 at her home.

Elsie was born on March 13, 1930 in South Columbia, NY the daughter of Claude & Jessie (Weidman) Chase.  Her childhood was spent in Pittsfield, NY.  On June 27, 1948 she married Allen E. Lund who predeceased...

Apr 7, 2022

Richard Arthur Gage, 77 yrs. old of Columbus, NY went to be with the Lord and Savior on April 7, 2022 at his home.

Richard was born on May 1, 1944 in New Berlin, NY the son of Elden Morvin Gage & Martha Ida Prosser Gage.  His childhood was spent in the New Berlin area...

Apr 4, 2022

Kenneth R. Ferguson Sr. 75 yrs. old of Norwich, NY passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on April 4, 2022 at 9:40 PM.

He was born on March 22, 1947 in Little Falls, NY the son of Chauncy &Yevonne (Riley) Ferguson. He attended Norwich City Schools and...

Mar 26, 2022

Jeannine Palmiter , formerly of Edmeston, NY passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the age of 93 surrounded by her family.

She was born December 25, 1928 at home in West Burlington, NY, daughter to Harold and Minerva Bennett West.

Jeannine spent the majority of her life living in Edmeston where...

Mar 6, 2022

Martha Ethel (Kalicicki) (DeForest) Fleury was born on August 20, 1923, in the Town of Oxford, NY. She passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the Chase Home in New Berlin. She married Douglas DeForest of New Berlin in 1945. They had 2 children, Thomas N. DeForest and M. Louise DeForest. She and Douglas divorced in...

Feb 24, 2022

Constance "Connie" Austin of Skaneateles, NY passed from this life surrounded by her family on February 24, 2022 . Connie grew up in New Berlin, NY. where she met her husband., Adelbert "Swede" Austin. They were married on May 24, 1959 and together raised their 3 daughters in New Berlin. Connie worked as the Medical...

Feb 20, 2022

Renee Sherwood-Casey, left us too soon on February 20, 2022; surrounded by family.  Renee was born in Oneonta, NY on October 30, 1967.  Married to Paul Casey for 20 plus years, she was the proud mother of Caleb and Liam.  They were truly the apple of her eyes.

Renee was a teacher with Unatego School...

Jan 29, 2022

Roxanne Peters, 63 yrs. old of Norwich, NY went to be with God on January 29, 2022.

Roxanne was born on September 30, 1958 in DeLand, Fl. the daughter of Russell & Eleanor (Cornell) Peters.

From 2013 – 2021, Roxanne lived in family care in Edmeston, NY with Cheri Kline.  While she was...

Jan 18, 2022

Anna Belle Pittsley, 86 yrs. old of Pittsfield, NY passed away on January 18, 2022 in Norwich, NY.

Anna Belle was born on March 12, 1935 in the Town of New Berlin to Morris & Dorothy (Adams) Jones.  She was a graduate of South New Berlin Central School and Morrisville College with a nursing degree. ...

Jan 16, 2022

Arthur D. Peek 86 yrs. old of the Town of Columbus passed away on January 16, 2022 in Norwich, NY.

Arthur was born on August 4, 1935 in Oswego, NY the son of Ivan & Anna (Hammond) Peek.  On October 5, 1957 he married Evah (Winton) Peek who predeceased him on February 11, 2017.  He...

Jan 16, 2022

Leona E. Brown, 77 yrs. old of South New Berlin, NY passed away on January 16, 2022 in Norwich, NY.

Leona was born on April 20, 1943 in Preston, NY the daughter of Herbert B. & Cora (Donnelly) Stevens.  Her childhood was spent in Preston (Donnellyville), NY.  She was employed as a home health aide....

Jan 13, 2022

Beverly J. Carpenter, 81 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on January 13, 2022 at her home.

Beverly was born on December 26, 1940 in Staten Island, NY the daughter of Arnold R. and Alice (Bergquist) Johnsen.  Her childhood was spent in New Berlin, NY.  She graduated from New Berlin Central...

Jan 12, 2022

Eunice Prentice, 95 yrs. old of Pittsfield, NY passed away on January 12, 2022 in New Berlin, NY.

Eunice was born on January 11, 1927 in Lowville, NY the daughter of Murray & Mattie (Utter) Smith.  Her childhood was spent in the Boonville and Unadilla NY areas.  She attended Boonville Central School until...

Jan 10, 2022

Eric J. DeMouth was born March 12, 1976, in Dover,

NJ. Eric moved to New Berlin, New York when he was a preschool child and has lived there ever since. Eric worked as a welder for Briggs & Stratton and took pride in his work. He enjoyed working on cars and watching...