Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Nestor Perez

Nestor Perez

Mar 23, 2018

Nestor Perez of Thompson Ridge ,N.Y. has gone to be with the Lord, on Friday, March 23rd, surrounded by his loving family. The son of Cruz and Primitiva Ortega. He was born on August 24, 1940 in Puerto Rico. He was the loving husband and father of Phyllis and his children, Dawn Marie and Nestor Troy. He was a...

Beverly Skinner

Beverly Skinner

Mar 23, 2018

Beverly Estelle Skinner a lifelong resident of Middletown, NY passed away on Friday March 23, 2018. She was 86 years old. The daughter of the late Reginald Reakes and Estelle Rogers Reakes was born on March 5, 1932 in Middletown, N.Y. Beverly was the beloved wife of Harry Newell Skinner Jr. who predeceased her. Beverly was a retired customer...

Joan Stiller

Joan Stiller

Mar 20, 2018

Joan A. Stiller of Middletown a retired office manager and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 20, 2018 at her home. She was 81. The daughter of the late Erford and Alice Cox Steenrod, she was born on July 18, 1936 in Carmel, New York. Joan graduated from Middletown High School and was a member of...

Emma Zumpano

Emma Zumpano

Mar 19, 2018

Emma Zumpano Middletown, New York Emma Zumpano of Middletown, retired employee of the Banker's Trust Company in New York City, died on March 19, 2018. She was 100. Ms. Zumpano was a resident of Middletown since 1995. She reached the milestone of 100 years of life under the care of her great nieces and nephews, Kathy and Brian Mortimore...

Blaine Vance-Palmer

Blaine Vance-Palmer

Mar 15, 2018

Blaine Arthur Vance-Palmer of Bloomingburg, passed away on March 15, 2018 after a courageous battle in Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. He was 4. The son of Arthur Palmer and Rebecca Vance, he was born on November 8, 2013 in Middletown, N.Y. Although his life was short in years, he will live on with the lives he has touched during...

George Reicherter

George Reicherter

Mar 15, 2018

George Walter Reicherter a long-time resident of Port Jervis, who worked for Perfect Comfort out of Salisbury Mills, NY. George died on March 14, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 51. He was the son of George and Annmarie Reicherter, he was born on May 23, 1966, in Amityville, New York. He grew up in Massapequa, Long...

Donald Cooper

Donald Cooper

Mar 14, 2018

DONALD SYLVESTER COOPER of Monticello, NY passed away suddenly on March 14, 2018. Donald was born on September 12, 1940 in Toombs Georgia. Donald was proud of the achievements of his children Donald Ashley Cooper, Director of the 8th District of Homeland Security and Daughter Dina Lynne Cooper culinary educator and Executive Sous Chef. Grand-father of Richard Ashley Cooper,...

Louis Martel

Louis Martel

Mar 12, 2018

Louis L. Martel Jr. of Wurtsboro, a retired custodian with the Monroe-Woodbury School District and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 12, 2018 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 71. The son of the late Louis and Betty Hufnal Martel, he was born on March 6, 1947 in Ware, MA. Louis was a veteran of...

Leslie Walters Sr.

Leslie Walters Sr.

Mar 5, 2018

Leslie L. Walters Sr. of Middletown, a former laborer with Eastern Tile in Middletown and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 5, 2018 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 86. The son of the late Edgar and Rebecca Walters he was born on September 14, 1931 in Jamaica. He was the widower of...

Andrew Plavka

Andrew Plavka

Mar 4, 2018

Andrew J. Plavka of Campbell Hall, N.Y., owner of Plavka Cabinet Shop in Campbell Hall and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 4, 2018 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 93. The son of the late Andrew and Anna Plavka, he was born on August 4, 1924 in Queens, N.Y. He was a...

Antoinette Vitale

Antoinette Vitale

Mar 4, 2018

Antoinette (Nettie) Vitale of Middletown, N.Y. died at home, after a long illness, on Sunday March 4, 2018. She was 97. The daughter of the late Biaggio and Marianne Lattara Provenzano, she was born on April 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up with eight brothers and sisters. She was the widow of Leo S. Vitale who...

Robert Collins

Robert Collins

Feb 23, 2018

Robert Allen Collins of Port Jervis, a retired mechanic and longtime resident of the area, died on February 23, 2018 in Catskill Regional Medical Center. He was 73. The son of the late Arthur Alvin Collins and Katherine Enright Collins, he was born on May 28, 1944 in New York City. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army....

Albert Randolph

Albert Randolph

Feb 21, 2018

Albert James Randolph Sr. Middletown, New York On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Albert James Randolph Sr. of Middletown NY was called home to rest. Son to the late Gordon and Charlottee Mae Valentine. Survived by brothers Richard, Edward and Tony Valentine. Albert, also known to many as “JuneBug” was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Widowed...

Darlene Baggatta

Darlene Baggatta

Feb 19, 2018

Darlene J. Baggatta of Grahamsville, a former nursing assistant at Catskill Regional Medical Center, and a longtime resident of the area, died on Feburay 19, 2018 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. She was 56. The daughter of the late Raymond Hopper and Dorothy Hoehn Hopper, she was born on February 10, 1962 in Suffern, N.Y. Survivors include her husband...

Sammy Davis

Sammy Davis

Feb 16, 2018

Sammy Davis, a renowned blues musician known as Little Sammy Davis, died on Friday February 16, 2018 in Middletown Park Manor. He was 89. Sammy was born on November 28, 1928 in Winona, Mississippi. His career with his harmonica took him to many places in the United States. He was frequently jamming with drummer Levon Helm in Woodstock. He...

Antonette Metski

Antonette Metski

Feb 15, 2018

Antonette "Toni" Metski of Middletown, a former customer service representative at Shop-Rite in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 15, 2018 in ORMC in Middletown. She was 78. The daughter of the late Gaetano and Maria Lostumbo Talarico, she was born on April 21, 1939 in Middletown, N.Y. Toni was a member of St....

Jack Giambrone

Jack Giambrone

Feb 13, 2018

Jack Giambrone of Warwick, a retired manager for the Fulton Fish Market in N.Y. City and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 13, 2018 in St. Anthony's Community Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 89. The son of the late Charles and Sarah Grossio Giambrone, he was born on July 3, 1928 in N.Y., N.Y. He...

Frances Mckenna

Frances Mckenna

Feb 10, 2018

Frances B. McKenna of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a former Bank Teller with Chase Bank in N.Y. City and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 10, 2018 in St. Anthony's Community Hospital in Warwick. She was 86. The daughter of the late Martin and Eileen McGough Kett, she was born on June 2, 1931 in the Bronx,...

Ethel Davis

Ethel Davis

Feb 9, 2018

Ethel E. Davis of Middletown, died on February 9, 2018 in ORMC in Middletown, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 97. The daughter of the late Willard and Estella Demeree, she was born on August 20, 1920. Many knew her as part of the Dynamic duo Ralph E. Davis Well Drilling bringing water to thousands of...

Jill Hasbrouck

Jill Hasbrouck

Feb 4, 2018

Jill Barbara Hasbrouck of Middletown, a customer service representative and longtime resident of the area, died on February 4, 2018 in Middletown. She was 50. The son of Charles Hasbrouck and the late Carol Wagner Smith, she was born on June 2, 1967 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include her children Marquise Hunter; Charles Dylan Hasbrouck and Lyric Shanice Hasbrouck....