Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Randolph Thompson
Jul 15, 2017
Randolph Thompson of Liberty, N.Y. and a former longtime resident of Middletown, N.Y., died on July 15, 2017 in Catskill Regional Medical Center. He was 66. The son of the late George R. and Doris Irene DeGroat Thompson, he was born on March 21, 1951 in Middletown, N.Y. Randolph was a retired heavy equipment operator for Middletown Excavating Co....

Mary Baumann
Jul 7, 2017
Mary Grace Baumann of Greenwood Lake, a former nurse at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. and a longtime resident of the area, died on July 7, 2017 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 59. The daughter of the late Clarke Folsom and Theresa Folsom, she was born on January 18, 1958 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She is survived...

Peter Pulos
Jul 3, 2017
Peter J. Pulos Jr. of Bloomingburg, a former tree Surgeon for Asplundh Tree Service and a small engine repairman, died on July 3, 2017 at his home. He was 74. The son of the late Peter J. and Lydia Roe Pulos Sr., he was born on July 31, 1942 in the Town of Wallkill, N.Y. He was a veteran...

Nicholas Miller
Jul 2, 2017
Nicholas D. Miller, a former bus monitor for Mid City Transit and former employee of the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center, passed away Sunday July 2, 2017 at Highland Rehab from a long illness. He was 63. The son of the late William H. Miller Jr.and Hilda Kelder Miller, he was born September 3, 1953 in Middletown, NY. He was a...

Elva Pagan
Jun 29, 2017
Elva Y. Pagan of Middletown, a retired bookkeeper for Levin Crosstown Supply in Bronx, N.Y. and a longtime resident of the area, died on June 29, 2017 at her home. She was 91. The daughter of the late Pedro and Mary Amaro Ythier, she was born on April 24, 1926 in New York, New York. She was a member...

George Dybdal
Jun 27, 2017
George M. Dybdal of Greenwood Lake, a retired police officer with the NYPD in New York City and a longtime resident of the area, died on June 27, 2017 at his home. He was 74. The son of the late George H. and Gerd Hansen Dybdal, he was born on May 24, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. He was...

Gary Streeter
Jun 26, 2017
Gary F. Streeter of New York, New York, died on June 26, 2017 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 79. The son of the late Carl and Edna Normandin Streeter, he was born on November 9, 1937 in Glens Falls, N.Y. He was a 49 year member of AA. Gary was an avid sailor out of...

Daniel Maleike
Jun 25, 2017
Daniel J. Maleike of Middletown, a welder with RDM Welding and Fabrications, passed away unexpectedly at home on June 25, 2017. He was 29. The son of Steven and Elizabeth Nagrod Maleike, he was born on June 6, 1988 in Goshen, New York. He was a graduate of Pine Bush High School and was a parishioner of Our Lady...

Grace Collins
Jun 14, 2017
Grace VanKleeck Collins of Montgomery and a former longtime resident of Middletown, N.Y. died on June 14, 2017 in the Montgomery Nursing Home. She was 91. The daughter of the late Laroy and Anna Parsons VanKleeck, she was born on January 7, 1926 in Middletown, New York. She was a retired from Avon Products in Suffern, New York. She...

Millicent Johns
Jun 8, 2017
Millicent Vivian Johns Circleville, NY formerly of Andes, NY Millicent V. Johns of Circleville and formerly of Andes, NY, a longtime educator, died on June 8, 2017 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, NY. She was 98. The daughter of the late D and Petra Marie Pedersen Joslin, Millie was born on February 18, 1919 on Cabin Hill...

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...