Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Nancy Vedder

Nancy Vedder

Jan 26, 2016

Nancy J. Vedder of Middletown, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on January 26, 2016 in Schervier Pavilion in Warwick. She was 82. The daughter of the late William and Hilda Britski Holmbraker, she was born on September 3, 1933 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her children Debra Vedder of Middletown, N.Y. and Stephanie Gotthardt...

Renee Cuffee

Renee Cuffee

Jan 25, 2016

Renee E. Cuffee, departed her life on January 25, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. She was born on August 24, 1955 to Marion Lavonne Bertholf and Harold Cuffee. She joined St. John's AME Zion Church at an early age and graduated from Minisink Valley High School. She worked at the Middletown Psychiatric Center for many...

Barbara Looney

Barbara Looney

Jan 21, 2016

Barbara Ann (Fahey) Looney, a resident of Otisville, N.Y. died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on January 21, 2016. She was 82. The daughter of the late Edwin and Caroline Fahey, she was born on June 6, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. She was employed for over 20 years at JC Penney in Middletown, New York. Barbara...

Matthew Barry

Matthew Barry

Jan 21, 2016

Matthew E. Barry entered into the realms of heaven on January 21, 2016 with his family at his side at Orange Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. He was 80 years old. Dad, a retired sales manager from Delford Industries in Middletown, was a longtime member of the Denton Presbyterian Church serving as both Elder and Trustee and...

Michael Falanga

Michael Falanga

Jan 19, 2016

MICHAEL G. FALANGA December 21, 1939 - January 19, 2016 Middletown, NY Michael Giosue Falanga of Middletown, NY and Palm City, FL, passed away peacefully at Orange Regional Medical Center with his family by his side after a lengthy illness. He was 76. He was the son of the late Giosue Michael Falanga and Maria LaCroce Falanga; he was...

James Hulse

James Hulse

Jan 19, 2016

 James A. Hulse Middletown, New York James A. Hulse of Middletown, retired employee of Cablevision Industries, died on January 19, 2016 at his home. He was 82. The son of the late Harry and Muriel Kathe Hulse he was born on October 30, 1933 in St. John's, Michigan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include...

Audrey Ayers

Audrey Ayers

Jan 17, 2016

Audrey Ayers of Westtown, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on Sunday January 17, 2016 at Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis. She was 88. The daughter of the late Emerson and Sarah King Landwehr, she was born on October 6, 1927 in Middletown, New York. She was the widow of Calvin Ayers. The family would...

Ella Brown

Ella Brown

Jan 12, 2016

Ella Grace Brown, former Village Clerk for the Village of Greenwood Lake and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 12, 2016 in Valley View Rehab Center in Goshen. She was 94. The daughter of the late George and Catherine Griffin Victre, she was born on March 13, 1921 in New York, N.Y. She was a member...

Shirley Hujus

Shirley Hujus

Jan 12, 2016

Shirley Cross Hujus of Otisville, a retired aide at the Orange County Infirmary in Goshen and a lifelong resident of the area, died on January 12, 2016 at her home. She was 84. The daughter of the late Clarence and Edna Schneider Cross, she was born on October 18, 1931 in Otisville. She was a loving mother, grandmother and...

Jean Stukey

Jean Stukey

Jan 6, 2016

Jean Stukey of Goshen, a former longtime resident of Lincoln Avenue, and currently of Glen Arden, died on January 6, 2016 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 94. The daughter of the late Robert and Cornelia Johnson, she was born on June 14, 1921 in Goshen, N.Y. She was retired after twenty seven years from the...

Richard Pines

Richard Pines

Jan 5, 2016

Richard J. "Dick" Pines Middletown, New York Richard J. "Dick" Pines of Middletown, a retired Tool and Dye Maker for International Paper in Tuxedo, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on January 5, 2016 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 82. The son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Gibbs Pines, he was...

Susan Mckenna

Susan Mckenna

Jan 1, 2016

Susan Ellen McKenna of Greenwood Lake, a retired teachers aide for the N.Y. City Board of Education and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 1, 2016 at her home. She was 59. The daughter of the late Richard Vincent McKenna Sr. and Frances Kett McKenna, she was born on September 25, 1956 in Bronx, New York....

Amir Kirby

Amir Kirby

Dec 28, 2015

Amir J. Kirby of Middletown, a stock clerk at Walmart in Middletown, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on December 28, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. He was 18. The son of Anthony Kirby Jr. and Tammatha Allen Burrell, he was born on January 21, 1997 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his mother Tammatha Allen Burrell and...

Helen Clemenza

Helen Clemenza

Dec 24, 2015

Helen Clemenza of Goshen, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died on December 24, 2015 in Goshen. She was 95. The daughter of the late Peter and Patricia Manisardellis, she was born on September 4, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by her children Anthony and his wife Linda of Staten Island, N.Y.; Robert and his...

Margaret Silvernail

Margaret Silvernail

Dec 22, 2015

Margaret H. "Pegs" Silvernail, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died Tuesday December 22, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 74. The daughter of the late Burton G. and Clara Martman Odell, she was born August 5, 1941 in Amarillo, Texas. She was the widow of Earl Silvernail, whom she married February 14, 1958. Survivors...

Edna Snowberger

Edna Snowberger

Dec 20, 2015

Edna M. Snowberger of Godeffroy, a retired employee of Delford Industries in Middletown, N.Y. died on December 20, 2015 at her home. She was 84. The daughter of the late Irving and Daisy Razor Snowberger, she was born on August 6, 1931 in Franklin, N.J. Survivors include her seven children Howard and his wife Denise of Middletown; Harold Lazier...

Patricia Winship

Patricia Winship

Dec 19, 2015

Patricia "Pat" Winship, a life resident of Middletown, N.Y., entered into rest at home on Saturday December 19, 2015 in the arms of her loving son. She was 77 years old. Pat was born on July 24, 1938 in Middletown, N.Y. to the late Thomas Terwilliger and Nellie Fergerson. Raised by Nellie and the late Joseph Kennedy, Pat spent...

Patricia Goldsborough

Patricia Goldsborough

Dec 14, 2015

Patricia Goldsborough, born June 3, 1942 passed away at her home in Greenwwod Lake on December 14, 2015. She was predeceased by her father, Harry, Mother Margaret, brother Gerard and sister Joan. She is survived by her five nieces and nephews, Elizabeth Greenberg, Bert Green, Patricia Greenberg Grunfeld, Stephen Greenberg and Janice Horowitz. She also leaves behind six great...

Mitchell O'Neill

Mitchell O'Neill

Dec 13, 2015

On the morning of December 13, 2015, Mitchell Owen O'Neill of Westtown, NY, passed away unexpectedly while at home with family. Mitchell was 43 years old. Mitchell was born in Queens, NY and moved to Greenwood Lake as a young child with his family. A longtime resident of Orange County, Mitchell attended the Greenwood Lake Schools and was a...

Dorothy Cullen

Dorothy Cullen

Dec 11, 2015

Dorothy A. Cullen of Greenwood Lake, died on December 11, 2015 in St. Anthony's Community Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. She was 35. The daughter of James Edward and Dorothy Ann Berardi Cullen, she was born on February 11, 1980 in Warwick, New York. Survivors include her parents James and Dorothy Ann Cullen; her fiancé Anthony Gioffre; her sister Donna...