Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Joan Smith

Joan Smith

Oct 7, 2015

Joan Marie Smith Middletown, New York Joan Marie Smith, a retired Assistant Teacher at Otisville Presbyterian Nursery School, and lifelong resident of the area passed away peacefully at home Wednesday October 7, 2015. She was 74. The daughter of the late Theodore Douglas Brown and Verna Smith, she was born January 31, 1941 in Middletown, New York. Joan was...

Mary Boyce

Mary Boyce

Oct 5, 2015

Mary (Malone) Boyce, a long-time resident of the Middletown NY and Stuart FL areas, died Monday the 5th of October at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She was born October 9, 1927to Anna & Sisto Malone of Chester NY. A 1945 graduate of Chester High School, she wed her sweetheart Donald Boyce Sr of Middletown on September 19, 1953 (63 years)....

Ricki Corti Hallenback

Ricki Corti Hallenback

Oct 5, 2015

Ricki Powell Corti Hallenback of Greenwood Lake, New York a former waitress at Murphy's in Greenwood Lake and a longtime resident of the area, died on October 5, 2015 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y. She was 68. The daughter of the late George William and Louise Johanna Schloh Powell, she was born on January 10, 1947 in...

Latisha Henry

Latisha Henry

Oct 5, 2015

Latisha Lanette Henry of Middletown, a waitress at the Alexis Diner in Newburgh and a lifelong resident of the area, died on October 5, 2015 in Unity Hospital in Minnesota. She was 35. The daughter of Aston Henry and Bobbie Jean Washington, she was born on November 20, 1979 in Warwick, New York. Survivors include her mother Bobbie Jean...

Edward Magar

Edward Magar

Sep 28, 2015

Edward L. Magar, a retired employee of the State of New York and a lifelong resident of the area, died on September 28, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 83. The son of the late William and Ethel Mayfield Magar, he was born on January 6, 1932 in Middletown, New York. He was a graduate...

Janet Vergoth

Janet Vergoth

Sep 22, 2015

Janet Louise nee: Holroyd Vergoth, age 90 , went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Born February 19, 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was the oldest of five children born to the late Revs. Leona nee: McMahan and Howard Taylor Holroyd, who were Christian Missionaries, sponsored by the Central Christian Church in Springfield,...

George White

George White

Sep 9, 2015

George W. White Jr. of Middletown, a retired Laborer and longtime resident of the area, died on September 9, 2015 in Calvary Hospital Bronx, N.Y. He was 68. The son of the late George W. White and Georgia Braxton White, he was born on June 6, 1947 in Jackson, Mississippi. Survivors include his wife Bernice White of Middletown; his...

Frances Naumchik

Frances Naumchik

Sep 6, 2015

Frances M. Naumchik Middletown, New York Frances M. Naumchik, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 88. The daughter of the late Nicholas and Fannie Schumaci Vuolo, she was born July 28, 1927 in Middletown, New York. She was the widow of John Naumchik. She...

Michael Weisgarber

Michael Weisgarber

Sep 5, 2015

Michael J. Weisgarber of Chester, a retired police officer with the N.Y. City Police Department, died on September 5, 2015. He was 79. The son of the late Michael and Suzanna Geisler Weisgarber, he was born on November 19, 1935 in the Bronx, New York. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the widower of Clare...

Michael Brodish

Michael Brodish

Sep 3, 2015

Michael J. Brodish of Washingtonville, a member of the U.S. Army Infantry having served in Afghanistan and a carpenter, died on September 3, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh. He was 33. The son of Michael Brodish and Dawn Gray Thomas, he was born on June 12, 1982 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his wife Katie...

Ida Conservo

Ida Conservo

Sep 1, 2015

Ida M. Conservo of Chester, N.Y., a former partner with Conservo Real Estate and formerly operated Friendly Food in Chester, died on September 1, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 90. The daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose Buda, she was born on June 11, 1925 in Goshen, New York. She was the widow...

Louis Savarese

Louis Savarese

Aug 27, 2015

Louis F. Savarese of Greenwood Lake, a retired superintendant with the N.Y. City Sanitation Department and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 27, 2015 at his home. He was 84. The son of the late Ciro and Victoria Guerra Savarese, he was born on July 11, 1931 in the Bronx, N.Y. He was a veteran of...

Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis

Aug 23, 2015

Michael J. Lewis of Greenwood Lake, an Iron Worker with Local 417 in Newburgh, and a lifelong resident, died on August 23, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. He was 54. The son of the late Elwood and Doreen Lewis he was born on February 23, 1961 in Goshen, New York. He was a member...

Michael Roth

Michael Roth

Aug 18, 2015

Michael J. Roth of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a general contractor with Local 754 in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 18, 2015 in Westchester Medical Center. He was 55. The son of the late Donald and Colleen Roth, he was born on February 14, 1960 in Nyack, N.Y. Survivors include his children...

Michael Roth

Michael Roth

Aug 18, 2015

MICHAEL J. ROTH February 14, 1960 - August 18, 2015 Greenwood Lake, NY Michael J. Roth a general contractor for the Local 754 in Rockland County, NY, died Tuesday August 18, 2015 at Westchester Medical Center. He was 55. The son of Donald and Colleen Roth, he was born February 14, 1960 in Nyack, NY. Survivors include his children:...

Louise Blum

Louise Blum

Aug 15, 2015

Louise Blum adoring wife, friend and lover of Les Blum for 45 years passed away on Friday August 14th. Louise was 68 . She is survived by her husband, sons Matthew and Michael, daughter-in-law Jenn, and her brotherRobert. She graduated as a Registered Nurse and worked as an Emergency Room Nurse at Horton Memorial Hospital in Middletown. She later...

Iris Cordova

Iris Cordova

Aug 8, 2015

Iris M. Cordova of Monroe, a Senior Administrative Assistant at Lehman College in the Bronx, died on August 8, 2015 at the Joe Raso Hospice in New City, N.Y. She was 50. The daughter of the late Pedro M. and Maria C. Pabon Gonzalez, she was born on October 24, 1964 in Bronx, New York. She was a member...

Josephine Demme

Josephine Demme

Aug 8, 2015

Josephine "Jo" Demme of Middletown, a retired Vice-President with M&T Bank in Newburgh, and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 8, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 74. The daughter of the late Mario and Matilda VentereaMissilli, she was born on December 30, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was the...

Melvyn Edwards

Melvyn Edwards

Aug 5, 2015

Melvyn C. Edwards of Middletown, a retired employee of Orange and Rockland Utilities and a lifelong resident of the area, died on August 5, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 75. The son of the late Major and Dolores Edwards, he was born on August 20, 1939 in Port Jervis, New York. Survivors include his significant other...

Ryan Weissert

Ryan Weissert

Jul 29, 2015

Ryan M. Weissert Newburgh, New York Ryan M. Weissert of Newburgh, and a former resident of Middletown, died on July 29, 2015 in Newburgh. He was 35. The son of William Weissert Jr. and Pamela Paduch Willoughby, he was born on April 5, 1980 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his mother Pamela Willoughby and her husband Scott; his...