Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Kathleen Buckley

Kathleen Buckley

Apr 12, 2015

Kathleen Buckley of Greenwood Lake NY (born Co Galway, Ireland) Predeceased by her husband Daniel, and survived by her four children: Anne, Danny, Kat, John, and their spouses, and her beloved godson Brian. She will be missed dearly by her eight grandchildren Jaclyn, Laurie, Brian, Katie, Jonathan, Jessica, David and Kristen, who knew her. She is also survived by...

Anita Brown

Anita Brown

Apr 11, 2015

Anita Brown Otisville, New York Anita Brown, a retired RN and Nursing Administrator for the Middletown Psychiatric Center and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Saturday April 11, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 81. The daughter of the late Raymond Smith and Beatrice Brown, she was born January 31, 1934 in Middletown, NY. Anita was...

Edith Breitfeld

Edith Breitfeld

Apr 8, 2015

Edith Breitfeld Slate Hill, New York Edith Breitfeld of Slate Hill, a retired production line worker at Avon Products in Suffern, N.Y. and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 8, 2015 in Middletown Park Manor. She was 84. The daughter of the late Alfred and Alma Schroeder Mench, she was born on May 21, 1930 in...

Jerome Neil

Jerome Neil

Apr 8, 2015

Jerome W. Neil Jr. Middletown, New York Jerome W. Neil Jr. A retired US ARMY Staff Sergeant and life long resident of the area passed away Wednesday April 8, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 82. The son of the late Jerome W. Neil Sr. and Beatrice Warner Neil, he was born October 15, 1932 in Middletown,...

Clifford Maceda

Clifford Maceda

Apr 6, 2015

Clifford Maceda, died on April 6, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. He was 39. The son of Andrew J. and Carolyn V. Parker Maceda, he was born on January 23, 1976 in Warwick, New York. Clifford grew up in Greenwood Lake, N.Y. and graduated from Tuxedo High School in 1994. He attended Drew University on scholarship and graduated in...

Louise Wright

Louise Wright

Apr 4, 2015

Louise A. Wright of Middletown, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area died on April 4, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 63. The daughter of the late Benjamin and Doris Kanoff Wright, she was born on July 28, 1951in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her lifelong companion Eligio Lopez at home. Her children: Raul Figueroa...

Janet Schuppe

Janet Schuppe

Apr 4, 2015

Janet Helen Schuppe a resident of the Stony Ford IRA in Middletown, a client in the Day Program of AHRC in Campbell Hall, died on Saturday April 4, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 54. The daughter of the late Horace A. Schuppe and Virginia Greene Schuppe, she was born on November 20, 1960 in Hackensack, N.J....

Pamela Rys

Pamela Rys

Apr 3, 2015

Pamela S. Rys Middletown, New York Pamela S. Rys of Middletown, a Quality Engineer with Epicor Software in Newburgh, N.Y., died on April 3, 2015 at her home. She was 65. The daughter of the late Robert W. and Alice Raynor Squires, she was born on March 7, 1950 in South Hampton, New York. Survivors include her husband Kevin...

Tira Knight

Tira Knight

Apr 2, 2015

It is with great sadness that I Denise Knight-Walsh report that our loving fiancée,mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend to so many. Tira Knight of Middletown, a veteran employee of the Orange County Department of Social Servicesand a longtime resident of the area, died suddenly on April 2, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. She...

Ruth Depew

Ruth Depew

Mar 31, 2015

Ruth H. Depew Westtown, New York Ruth H. Depew, a former employee of the Slate Hill Orchards and a lifelong resident of the area, died on March 31, 2015 in Highland Rehab in Middletown. She was 90. The daughter of the late William H. and Mary Jacobs, she was born on November 7, 1924 in Johnson, New York. She...

Thomas Beaton

Thomas Beaton

Mar 29, 2015

Thomas R. Beaton, 47 entered into rest on March 29, 2015. He was a lifelong Carpenter. Thomas was the son of Ada and the late James Beaton. Thomas was a caring man who always took care of his loved ones. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He also loved his dogs Brew and Star. He...

Grietje Vandermolen

Grietje Vandermolen

Mar 29, 2015

Grietje (Grace) VanDerMolen, a former employee of Temple Sinai in Middletown, and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 29, 2015 at Middletown Park Manor. She was 93. The daughter of the late Jan and Trijntje Bouma Visser, she was born on May 18, 1921 in The Netherlands. She was the widow of Koop VanDerMolen. She was...

Iluminada Pacheco

Iluminada Pacheco

Mar 28, 2015

Iluminada "Lucy" Pacheco of Middletown, a former seamstress for Knickerbocker Toy Co. in Brooklyn, N.Y., died on Saturday March 28, 2015 at home. She was 100. The daughter of the late Luis Alvarez Collado and Obdulia Rodriguez Alvarez , she was born on November 29, 1914 in Yauco, Puerto Rico. She was a former member of Trinity Assembly of...

Jennie Stancher

Jennie Stancher

Mar 23, 2015

Jennie R. Stancher of Middletown, a retired teacher at Mechanicstown School in the Middletown School District and a lifelong resident of the area, died on March 23, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 87. The daughter of the late Cosimo and Carmella Donetta Romanelli, she was born on February 23, 1928 in Middletown, New York. She was...

Linda Smith

Linda Smith

Mar 21, 2015

Linda Denise Smith Middletown, New York Linda D. Smith, an employee of Occupations, Inc. and a longtime resident of the area, died Saturday March 21, 2015 at ORMC. She was 39. The daughter of the late Al Dennison and Ruby Lee Smith, she was born on October 1, 1975 in Jackson, Miss. Survivors include her husband: Brian Smidga; her...

Andres Delgado

Andres Delgado

Mar 20, 2015

Andres Delgado, 63, from Middletown, New York, died on March 20, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he lived for the past two years. He was born on December 18, 1951, in Manhattan, where he was raised on the Upper West side by his parents and four loving sisters. He leaves his beloved wife of 39 years, Maria (Tapia) Delgado; his...

Frank Biasi

Frank Biasi

Mar 14, 2015

Frank P. Biasi, of Middletown, a self-employed mason and longtime resident of the area, died peacefully on March 14, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was 80. The son of the late Giovanni and Rosa Pascale Biasi, he was born on April 11, 1934 in Monopoli Bari, Italy. He was a member of St. Joseph Church in Middletown,...

Barry Smith

Barry Smith

Mar 12, 2015

Barry E. Smith passed away suddenly on Thursday March 12, 2015 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. He was 62. The son of the late Edwin and Eleanor Smith, he was born on April 9, 1952 and grew up in Cornwall, N.Y. and later moved to Greenwood Lake, New York. He is survived by his soul mate and the...

Herbert Freer

Herbert Freer

Mar 11, 2015

Herbert A. Freer July 11, 1931-March 11, 2015 Town of Wallkill Herbert Freer, 83 a lifetime resident of the Town of Wallkill was called to heaven on Wednesday, March 11th. Herb was the son of the late, Leroy Eager Freer and Edith Decker Freer, and the brother of the late, Stanley Freer and Louise Freer Gavlick. Herbert Freer was...

Frank Sorice

Frank Sorice

Mar 2, 2015

Frank Sorice of Middletown, the retired owner of Taylor Tile in Middletown, and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 2, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 86. The son of the late Anthony and Filomena Sorice, he was born on November 18, 1928 in Naples, Italy. He was a member and Head...