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IN MEMORIAM: Sally Lidell, 93, Edmeston;

WWII Cadet Nurse Later Worked At NYCM

Sally Lidell

NEW BERLIN – Sarah “Sally” Lidell, 93, a longtime NYCM employee who had trained at Hartwick College for the Cadet Nurse Corps, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2018, at Chase Nursing Home.

Sarah Frances Hardic Lidell was born Sept. 5, 1925 in Mehoopany, Pa., the daughter of Floyd and Helen (Robinson) Hardic.  The family moved to Edmeston when Sally was 2.  She graduated from Edmeston Central School in 1944 and enlisted in the Cadet Nurse Corps, training at Hartwick.

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