Wanetta Jane Norton
Boonville- Wanetta Jane Norton, 89, formerly of Constableville and Boonville, and more recently of Ballston Spa, NY, passed away peacefully at Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Amsterdam, NY on Sunday, July 13.
Wanetta, daughter of Deforest Flansburg and Jane Jackson Flansburg, was born in Turin, and grew up in the area around Lyons Falls and Greig, and graduating from General Martin Central School, Glenfield, with the Class of 1953.
On August 2, 1958, Wanetta and John Albert Norton were joined in marriage at the Boonville Methodist Church. Together they built a home on John Street in Constableville. The Nortons raised their four children there in the days and years that followed. The couple eventually divorced after the children were grown.
Later in life, Wanetta was employed at Sunset Nursing Home in Boonville for 19 years retiring in 2002. In retirement, Wanetta greatly enjoyed annual visits to the southern Maine coastline with her daughter, Patricia, and cherished her memories of the 2016 family trip to Tuscany.
Wanetta is survived by her children: Patricia of Glenville, John (Kimberly) of Gansevoort, Christopher of Albuquerque, NM, and Michael of The Villages, FL; two grandchildren: Jack and Benjamin. Also surviving is her brother, Duane Flansburg (Eileen) of Camden, her sister Jeanette Colasanti of Rome, two sisters-in-law: Patricia Flansburg and Belinda Flansburg; and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her parents and her brothers: Thomas, Deforest (Rita), James (Colleen), and Gerald.
A calling hour will be held on Saturday, July 19th from 10:00-11:00 am, with her funeral to follow immediately afterward at 11:00 am at Trainor Funeral Home, Inc., 143 Schuyler St., Boonville. Interment will be private in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Boonville at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Constableville United Methodist Church (P.O. Box 9, Turin, NY 13473), Constableville Fire Company (P.O. Box 438, Constableville, NY 13325) or to Boonville Fire Company (P.O. Box 164, Boonville, NY 13309).
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