Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Barbara Butera
May 26, 2017
Barbara F. (Prince) Butera, formerly of Greenwood Lake, passed away surrounded by her family on May 26, 2017. Born July 11,1936 in Manhattan, NY Barbara was the daughter of the Late Thomas Prince and Margaret (Hickey) Prince. She was predeceased by her Husband Larry A.Butera on April 18, 2017. A wife, stay at home mom, and homemaker she spent...
Theodore Conklin
May 23, 2017
Theodore R. Conklin, a retired dairy farm worker and longtime resident of the area passed away Tuesday May 23, 2017 at Bon Secours Hospital. He was 78. The son of the late Robert T. and Dorothy Conklin, he was born October 27, 1938 in Sloatsburg, NY. Survivors include his wife: Florence Conklin; his 4 children: Debra Lysyczyn and her...
Dominick Evangelista
May 22, 2017
Dominick J. Evangelista of Chester, N.Y. entered into rest peacefully on Monday May 22, 2017 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 75. Dominick was born on Nov. 9, 1941 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was the son of the late Dominick and Mary Lepore Evangelista. Dominick graduated from Fordham University in 1964. He was a pharmacist for...
Hung Lai
May 18, 2017
Bennie Lai of Greenwood Lake, a shop teacher for the N.Y. City School District, died on May 18, 2017 in the Town of Tuxedo due to an automobile accident. He was 49. The son of the late Kakee Lai and Waikoon Moy Lai, he was born on April 30, 1968 in China. Survivors include his wife Ann Carson Lai...
Betty Friedrichs
May 16, 2017
Betty A. Friedrichs, a retired bank clerk and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Tuesday May 16, 2017 at home. She was 77. The daughter of the late Edmund T. and Ruth S. Bookstaver Youngs, she was born November 21, 1939 in Middletown, New York. Betty was a member of the Bullville Methodist Church. Survivors include her children:...
David Hawkins
May 15, 2017
David L Hawkins of Wolf Lake, Wurtsboro, NY and formerly of Warwick, N.Y. David L. Hawkins a longtime real estate broker/developer and a lifelong resident of the area, died on May 15, 2017 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 74. The son of the late James and Mabel Fox Hawkins, he was born on August 9, 1942 in...
Lillian Reif
May 15, 2017
Lillian C. Reif (Kilcullen), 74, of Greenwood Lake passed away peacefully on Monday May 15, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in New York, NY on December 19, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John and Theresia (Wolf) Reif. A long time resident of the area, Lillian was a retired...
Sharon Metaxotos
May 11, 2017
Sharon P. Kilcullen Metaxotos New Windsor, N.Y. Formerly of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. Sharon P. Kilcullen Metaxotos, a manager in the Hospitality business and a former home health aide, died on May 11, 2017 in St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, N.Y. She was 67. The daughter of the late John "Jack" and Anne Naughton Kilcullen, she was born on...
Luther Gilchrist
May 11, 2017
Luther R. Gilchrist Jr., a construction worker and longtime resident of the area, passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 at Richmond University Hospital in Staten Island. He was 37. The son of the late Luther R. Gilchrist Sr. and Merris Jeffries Morris, he was born July 18, 1979 in Newburgh, NY. Survivors include his mother: Merris Morris; his sisters:...
Anna Zaraszczak
May 9, 2017
Anna Zaraszczak of Chester, a former cleaning lady at Wall Street office buildings in Manhattan and a longtime resident of the area, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2017 at her home. She was 96. The daughter of the late AndreasLaszkowecka and Maria Pluta, she was born on February 26, 1921 in the Sambir region of Ukraine. She lived...
Raymond Schulz
May 8, 2017
Raymond M. Schulz of Highland Mills, N.Y., a signage display coordinator for Target in Monroe, N.Y. died on May 8, 2017 at his home. He was 52. The son of the late Raymond J. and Diana Neimeth Schulz, he was born on January 12, 1965 in Oceanside, N.Y. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include...
William Arnold
May 7, 2017
William B. Arnold a retired School Administrator for Middletown School District and longtime resident of the area passed away Sunday May 7, 2017 in the state of Florida. He was 81. The son of the late Salvatore and Jeanette Arnold, he was born May 5, 1936 in Bronx, NY. He seved in the U.S. National Guard. Survivors include his...
Beatrice Babcock
May 7, 2017
Beatrice J. Babcock of Middletown, NY was born on June 6, 1916 in Westtown, NY, the 11th of 12 children to be born to Alice (Bullock) Eason and William (Bill) Eason who immigrated from England. She worked in the dry cleaning business for many years, as well as the Otisville Training School, the laundry of Middletown Psychiatric Center, Hilltop...
Carmela Armao
May 3, 2017
Carmela Armao of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. a former seamstress, and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 3, 2017 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. She was 97. The daughter of the late Francesco and Anna Sanfilippo, she was born on June 1, 1919 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was the widow of Louis Armao. Survivors include her...
Elizabeth Beaulieu
May 2, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" Beaulieu, a retired employee of research and development at Avon Products in Suffern, N.Y., died on May 2, 2017 in New Paltz. She was 82. The daughter of the late John and Josephine Diamond Grapsky, she was born on February 12, 1935 in Port Chester, N.Y. Betty was a volunteer at Horton Memorial Hospital and a former...
Mary Hayes
Apr 29, 2017
Mary F. Hayes of Walden, a homemaker, died on April 29, 2017 in St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, N.Y. She was 82. The daughter of the late Walter and Florence Ceislak Callahan, she was born on November 4, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York. She was a former CCD Instructor at Most Precious Blood Church in Walden, New York....
Robert Meade
Apr 21, 2017
Robert J. Meade of Thompson Ridge, N.Y., the retired owner of West Shore Oil Company in Walden and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 21, 2017 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 86. The son of the late Carlton and Hazel Banks Meade, he was born on October 24, 1930 in Arlington, MA. He was...
Larry Butera
Apr 18, 2017
Larry Anthony Butera, formerly of Greenwood Lake, passed away surrounded by his family on April 18, 2017. He was 81. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 60 years, Barbara F. (Prince) Butera. Born April 13,1936 in Closter, NJ Larry was the son of the late Anthony J. and Marie E. (Helion) Butera. He worked as a carpenter and...
Arthur Walsh
Apr 17, 2017
Arthur W. Walsh of Westport, New York, a retired self-employed Truck Driver and a former longtime resident of Middletown, died on April 17, 2017 in CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh, N.Y. He was 77. The son of the late John J. Walsh Sr. and Helen Walsh Messler, he was born on November 9, 1939 in Monroe, N.Y. Survivors include...
John Tice
Apr 17, 2017
John R. "Jack" Tice of Chester, an employee of Hudson Valley Lighting in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on April 17, 2017. He was 59. The son of Frederick G. and Marcella Lynch Tice, he was born on October 17, 1957 in Middletown, N.Y. Jack's catch phrase was never say "hi Jack" too...
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