Ronald Palmer, Jr., 58, of Norwich, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008, at The NYS Veterans Home at Oxford, after a short illness. He was born February 21, 1950, in New Berlin, the son of the late Ronald and Virginia Burns Palmer and was a graduate of New Berlin Central School. He was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the US Coast Guard. Ron was an avid Hunter and fisherman. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Linda and John Elliott of Lakeland, FL; a niece and her husband, Teri and Scott Ritenour and their son, Matt of NC; a nephew and his wife, Mike and Kim Elliott and their sons, Kaleb and Cullen of Sauquoit; and special friends, Ralph and Barb, Charlie and Sandy and Les and Loretta, all of Norwich. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are with the Kloster-Northrop & Bentz Funeral Home, Waterville.