Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Anna Walker

Anna Walker

Mar 1, 2015

Anna L. Walker Middletown, New York Anna L. Walker, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area passed away Sunday March 1, 2015 at Middletown Park Manor. She was 98. The daughter of the late Albert and Florence Van Clief Varcoe, she was born December 22, 1916 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. She was the widow of Kenneth Walker...

Ruthann Petrick

Ruthann Petrick

Mar 1, 2015

Ruthann Petrick of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a former grinder for Schrade Knife Co. in Ellenville, died on March 1, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 53. She was born on June 6, 1961 in New York City. Survivors include her companion Thomas M. Mazanec of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. She is also survived by several brothers...

William Grant

William Grant

Feb 25, 2015

William J. Grant of Goshen, NY passed away peacefully in his sleep in his 89th year, joining his beloved wife, Patricia (McCaffrey) Grant, on February 25, 2015. A long time area resident, Bill was a proud graduate of St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia and at the age of 16, began his studies in Chemical Engineering at MIT, graduating in...

Lucian Krawczyk

Lucian Krawczyk

Feb 24, 2015

Lucian Krawczyk of Middletown, retired from Brinks Company and Wells Fargo and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 24, 2015 at his home. He was 79. The son of the late Jan and Michalina Krawczyk, he was born on August 11, 1935 in Tuczepy, Poland. He was the widower of Bridget Donaghey Krawczyk. The family wishes...

Kenneth Francois

Kenneth Francois

Feb 21, 2015

Kenneth Francois Jr. of Middletown, a former machine operator at Konica Minolta in Goshen, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 21, 2015 in the Bay Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Bronx, N.Y. He was 38. The son of the late Kenneth Francois Sr. and Claudette Weed Francois, he was born on June 10,...

Alan Carr

Alan Carr

Feb 10, 2015

Alan L. Carr Sr., a long time and dedicated employee of Central Water Systems in Warwick, NY and longtime resident of the area, passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2015 at home. He was 80. The son of the late Wesley and Julia Cortright Carr, he was born June 9, 1934 in Johnson, NY. He served his country in...

Carol Mcnamara

Carol Mcnamara

Feb 7, 2015

Carol A. McNamara of Middletown, former owner of Esquire Typing and Word Processing Services in Flushing, New York, died on February 7, 2015 at her home. She was 71. The daughter of the late Raymond and Lucille Lebel, she was born on December 14, 1943 in Queens, N.Y. She was the widow of William J. McNamara Sr. She was...

Janet Rose

Janet Rose

Feb 6, 2015

Janet E. Rose , a retired R.N. at the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 6, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 69. The daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor Underwood Rose, she was born on September 15, 1945 in Elmira, New York. Survivors include her daughter...

Rose Palmer

Rose Palmer

Feb 2, 2015

Rose B. Palmer of Middletown, a former domestic housekeeper and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 2, 2015 in Valley View Rehab Center in Goshen. She was 91. The daughter of the late Albert and Katherine Hall Cushion, she was born on August 10, 1923 in Pine Bush, N.Y. She was the widow of Elmer F....

Ignatius Kukelka

Ignatius Kukelka

Feb 2, 2015

Ignatius J. Kukelka of Goshen, a retired butcher for Chester Packing and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 2, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 92. The son of the late Carl and Anna Snerch Kukelka, he was born on June 27, 1922 in Pine Island, N.Y. He was a member of St. John's...

Jefrey Furman

Jefrey Furman

Jan 27, 2015

Jefrey Burleigh Furman Bloomingburg, New York Jefrey Burleigh Furman, a former chemist for PFW in Middletown and Texaco in Beacon, former employee of Met Life and owner of Berkshire Financial Strategies and longtime resident of the area, died Tuesday January 27, 2015 at home. He was 52. The son of Maxine Furman Krohn and the late Rolf Krohn, he...

Marcus Potter

Marcus Potter

Jan 26, 2015

Marcus S. Potter Jr. of Westtown, a retired mechanic with American Silk Label in Unionville, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on January 26, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 86. The son of the late Marcus S. and Mary Alice Cortwright Potter Sr., he was born on April 9, 1928 in Johnson,...

Jeanette Freeman

Jeanette Freeman

Jan 25, 2015

Jeanette Freeman Middletown, New York Jeanette Freeman, of Middletown, a retired employee of Middletown Psychiatric Center, died on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Middletown Park Manor Nursing Home. She was 87. The daughter of the late Stanley and Martha Scott Lewis, she was born on October 16, 1927 in Middletown, NY. She was the widow of Floyd H. Freeman...

Jan Greenfield

Jan Greenfield

Jan 24, 2015

On Saturday January, 24th 2015, Jan Greenfield passed from our sight. Jan was a loving, dedicated and active husband to Gunnel Greenfield and father of 3, Sahar, Daniel and Hanna. He also leaves behind 2 grandsons, 1 older brother Alan and older sister Barbara, who loved him dearly as he did them. Jan lived life with passion and commitment...

Winifred Hoye

Winifred Hoye

Jan 23, 2015

Winifred "Winnie" A. Hoye, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 23, 2015. She was 89. Winnie was born in Goshen and lived the majority of her life in Middletown, N.Y. She was a homemaker who devoted her life to her family. Winifred was predeceased in death by her husband, George C. Hoye, her parents,...

Angela Gareri

Angela Gareri

Jan 17, 2015

Angela Gareri, of Silver Spring, Maryland and formerly of Hastings on Hudson and Middletown, N.Y., a homemaker, died on January 17, 2015 in Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was 97. The daughter of the late Eugenio and Maria Generoso, she was born on August 19, 1917 in Catanzaro, Italy. She was the widow of Domenico Gareri Survivors...

Joseph Montelione

Joseph Montelione

Jan 17, 2015

Joseph C. Montelione of Middletown, a retired employee of the N.Y. City Department of Public Works and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 17, 2015 at his home. He was 90. The son of the late Joseph and Anna Lucia Pomis Montelione, he was born on April 19, 1924 in New York, New York. He was...

Marie King

Marie King

Jan 16, 2015

Marie J. King of Middletown, a retired nurse at Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen, and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 16, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 83. The daughter of the late George and Johanna Hoekstra Hoogenhuis, she was born on November 9, 1931 in Midland Park, New Jersey. She...

Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott

Jan 15, 2015

Thomas M.Scott August 19, 1947 - January 15 2015 Thomas Scott of Scotchtown, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away on January 15, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was 67 years old. Thomas was born August 19, 1947 to Pamela Dupperon and Patrick Scott in Hartford, CT. In 1967 he joined the Marine Corps.He served inVietnam...

Frederick Bramich

Frederick Bramich

Jan 13, 2015

Frederick W. Bramich Jr. of Greenwood Lake, a retired police officer in the Town of Warwick and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 13, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was 71. The son of the late Frederick W. and Harriet Schaeffer Bramich, he was born on June 23, 1943 in Williamsburg, VA. He was a...