Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Richard L. Paffenroth
Apr 12, 2022
Richard Paffenroth 84 of Middletown, N.Y. went home to be with his Lord, with his family at his side on April 12, 2022. The son of the late Henry and Lydia Miller Paffenroth, he was born on May 5, 1937 in Pine Island, New York. Richard graduated from Warwick High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He...
Ana Luisa Guerrero
Apr 11, 2022
Ana Luisa Guerrero of Miami, Florida and formerly of Greenwood Lake, New York passed away on April 11, 2022 in Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida. She was 52. Ana worked for Allure Florist in Miami, Florida. She was born on January 29, 1970 in Cuba. She is survived by her sons Francisco Sannino and Michael Sannino both of Greenwood...
Milagros D. Rivera
Apr 8, 2022
Milagros D. Rivera of Bronx, N.Y. formerly of Middletown, N.Y. passed away on April 8, 2022, in Bellevue Hospital in N.Y., N.Y. She was 68. Milagros was a former cook at the Eliot in Middletown, N.Y. The daughter of Salvador Rivera and Lydia Delgado, she was born on November 13, 1953 in Catano, Puerto Rico. Survivors include her children...
Bonnie Schultz
Apr 7, 2022
Bonnie Marie Schultz, a lifelong resident of Middletown, NY, passed away on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at Garnet Health Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was 69 years old. The daughter of the late Anthony and Doris Valentia, she was born March 11, 1953. Survivors include her devoted husband, Ronald Schultz and her 3 children, Bobbie Russell...
Jeremiah F. Molloy
Apr 5, 2022
Jeremiah F. Molloy was born on April 21, 1932. He passed away peacefully at Garnet Health Medical Center on April 5, 2022 with his family by his side. Jeremiah was a self-taught artist and musician. He loved life and spent many hours taking pictures of landscapes, people and anything that was of interest at the time. His greatest joy...
John Massaro
Apr 5, 2022
John Massaro of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. passed away on April 5, 2022 in the Briarcliff Manor Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was 92. The son of the late George and Theresa Massaro, he was born on March 26, 1930 in Bronx, New York. John was employed by Penn Central Railroad in N.Y., N.Y. Survivors include his wife Frances...
Maryann Toro
Apr 4, 2022
Maryann Toro of Middletown, N.Y. passed away on April 4, 2022 at her home. She was 70. Maryann was a retired driver for the City of New York where she worked at Bellevue Hospital. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend. Maryann loved spending time with her family and sharing the message...
Richard T. Kanoff
Mar 26, 2022
Richard T. Kanoff of Wurtsboro and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away on March 26, 2022 in Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. He was 75. The son of the late Richard and Eda Lacey Kanoff, he was born on July 23, 1946 in Middletown, N.Y. Richard was a driver for Rockland Bakery. Survivors include his...
Karen "Susie" Kauffman
Mar 23, 2022
Karen "Susie" Kauffman, born April 11, 1940, of Middletown, NY, passed away on March 23, 2022 at the age of 81. Her funeral service will be held at Scotchtown Presbyterian Church in Middletown, NY on Saturday June 25, 2022 at 11am with a luncheon to follow. She graduated from Goshen High School and attended college at Binghamton University. Susie...
Jeffrey Baker
Mar 20, 2022
Jeffrey Baker of Bloomingburg, a carpenter and lifelong resident of the area, passed away on March 20, 2022 in Middletown, N.Y surrounded by his loving family. The son of the late William and Alberta Baker, he was born on July 25, 1963 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include his companion Lori Worden and his children Jerry Croci and his wife...
Vincent C. Panaro
Mar 20, 2022
Vincent C. Panaro of Middletown NY, a retired produce manager for Lloyd's supermarket in Middletown NY and lifelong resident of the area, passed away March 20, 2022 at home surround by his loving family. He was 87. The son of the late Pasquale Panaro and Josephine Diana Panaro, he was born September 23, 1934 in Middletown, New York. Survivors...
Catherine A. Panaro
Mar 19, 2022
Catherine A. Panaro of Middletown, N.Y., a retired baker at Shop-Rite in Middletown, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away on March 19, 2022 in Jack D. Weiler Hospital in Bronx, N.Y. She was 75. The daughter of the late Andrew and Helen Mikulski, she was born on June 30, 1946 in Warwick, New York. Survivors...
Hazel E. Barnes
Mar 15, 2022
Hazel E. Barnes of Middletown, N.Y. a former kitchen employee at the Orange County Home for Aged Women in Middletown, N.Y. passed away on March 15, 2022 at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown. She was 101. The daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Horton, she was born on June 13, 1920 in Middletown, N.Y. She was the...
Rachel Barry
Mar 13, 2022
Our beloved mother, Rachel Barry, entered heaven peacefully on March 13, 2022 at the age of 88 with her loving family by her side at the Valley View Center in Goshen, NY. Mom dedicated her life to serving her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and to raising her children in a loving, Christian, home. As a longtime active member...
Joseph Lopresti
Mar 9, 2022
Joseph Thomas LoPresti a lifelong resident of the area passed away peacefully on March 9,2022. Joseph was born April 18,1936 in Passaic New Jersey. The son of the late Joseph and Josephine LoPresti he was 86 years old. Joseph grew up in Middletown New York and graduated from Middletown High School where he met and married the love of...
Rita C. Pritchard
Mar 8, 2022
Rita C. Pritchard of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. passed away on March 8, 2022 at her home. She was 86. The daughter of the late Charles and Rose Campbell Churchwell, she was born on August 23, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. Rita was retired from Seiko Watch Company in Mahwah, N.J. where she worked as the Warehouse Supervisor. She was...
David A. Nielsen
Feb 25, 2022
David Nielsen of Middletown, N.Y. entered into rest on February 25, 2022 at his home. He was 52. It is never easy to say good-bye to someone who is loved and will be greatly missed by all. David was a graduate of Middletown High School and was employed by Travel America in Montgomery as a cook. He was the...
Shirley A. Murray
Feb 24, 2022
Shirley Murray of Middletown, N.Y., a retired electron microscopy technician at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away on Thursday February 24, 2022 in Garnet Health Medical Center. She was 75. The daughter of the late Robert and Shirley Leidy Murray, she was born on December 24, 1946 in Middletown, N.Y....
Patrick C. O'Neill
Feb 24, 2022
Patrick C. O'Neill of Middletown, N.Y., retired firefighter with FDNY Engine 82 and Ladder 31 in Bronx, N.Y. passed away on February 24, 2022 in Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. He was 82. The son of the late Jeremiah and Sadie McParland O'Neill, he was born on October 24, 1939 in Bronx, N.Y. Patrick was a veteran...
Michael S. Banta
Feb 17, 2022
Michael S. Banta of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. a lifelong resident of the area and a former Iron Worker with Banta Iron Works, passed away on February 17, 2022 in Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. He was 81. The son of the late Joseph and Mariam O'Dell Banta, he was born on May 8, 1940 in West Milford,...