Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Stella Wildschut
Jan 1, 2015
Stella A. Wildschut Middletown, New York Stella A. Wildschut, a former chiropractor, avid organist and former teacher, passed away Thursday January 1, 2015 at home with her loving family by her side. She was 97. The daughter of the late John and Martha Petroelje DeJonge , she was born July 1, 1917 in Zeeland, Michigan. She was a very...
Bridget Krawczyk
Dec 31, 2014
BRIDGET "BRIDIE" KRAWCZYK May 11, 1936 - December 31, 2014 Middletown, NY Bridget "Bridie" Krawczyk, (Nee Donaghy) passed peacefully at home on December 31, 2014, surrounded by her family. Born May 11, 1936 in Ballymone, Dungiven. County Derry, Northern Ireland. Bridget is one of ten children, five brothers and four sisters born to Henry James Donaghey and Margaret Donaghey....
Sheila Pollender
Dec 30, 2014
Sheila M. Pollender of Middletown, a driver with Hunter Panels in Montgomery and a lifelong resident of the area, died December 30, 2014. She was 60. The daughter of the late Freeman H. Pollender and Beverly Griffith Pollender, she was born on May 13, 1954 in Franklin, New Jersey. Survivors include her mother Beverly Pollender of Middletown. Her siblings...
Junior Wilson
Dec 29, 2014
Junior A. Wilson Bronx, NY Formerly of Orange County Junior A. Wilson, passed away at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital on Monday December 29, 2014. He was 65. The son of the late Dennis Wilson and Ivy Ormbsy, he was born December 30, 1948 in Jamaica, West Indies. Junior was a US Marine Veteran during Vietnam. Survivors include his sister: Yvonne Wilson;...
Gail Smith
Dec 29, 2014
Gail D. Smith Middletown, New York Gail D. Smith of Middletown, New York, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on December 29, 2014 in Westchester Medical Center. She was 55. The daughter of the late Walter W. and Inez Babcock Simpson, she was born on May 16, 1959 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her son...
Thomas Fields
Dec 28, 2014
Thomas D. Fields Greenwood Lake, N.Y. Thomas D. Fields of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. a former industrial roofer with Mark Olley Construction in Mahwah, N.J., died on December 28, 2014. He was 46. The son of William Fields Sr. and the late Kathleen M. Donald Fields, he was born on January 8, 1968 in Suffern, N.Y. He was the salutatorian...
Amalia Raponi
Dec 23, 2014
Amalia J. Raponi, a former seamstress at Playtogs in Middletown and longtime resident of the area passed away December 23, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 100. The daughter of the late Domenic and Marianne Bello, she was born January 12, 1914 in Malden on Hudson, NY. She was the widow of Alfred Raponi. She was a...
Anna Davila
Dec 20, 2014
Anna Maria Davila of Middletown, a former seamstress and a longtime resident of the area, died on December 20, 2014 in Middletown Park. She was 100. She was born on February 25, 1914 in Puerto Rico. Survivors include her children Brunilda Lopez of Middletown; Daniel Rios of Albany, N.Y. and Ismael Rios of Paramus, N.J. She is also survived...
Lawrence Neeb
Dec 18, 2014
Lawrence Neeb Jr. of Chester, an invoice control clerk for Allstate Distributors in Middletown and formerly associated with American Aeromatics and a longtime resident of the area, died on December 18, 2014 in Cumberland, Maryland. He was 87. The son of the late Lawrence and Reva Deaver Neeb, he was born on August 10, 1927 in New York, N.Y....
Helen Maers
Dec 11, 2014
Helen D. Maers of Chester, a homemaker and a 25 year resident of the area, died on December 11, 2014 at home. She was 88. The daughter of the late John and Margaret McKenna Keeley, she was born on December 16, 1925 in New York City. She was a member of St. Columba R.C. Church in Chester. She was...
Diane Quackenbush
Dec 9, 2014
Diane Quackenbush, the former owner of the Willow Point Marina in Greenwood Lake, died on December 9, 2014 at her home. She was 76. The daughter of the late John and Emily O'Neill Heraty, she was born on December 7, 1938 in New York, N.Y. She was the widow of Richard Quackenbush. Mom was a supportive Mother and loving...
Werner Muller
Dec 8, 2014
Werner "Butch" Muller, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Monday, December 8, 2014. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 3, 1950, to Werner C. Muller and Betty S. Akers Muller. Butch spent his early years on Long Island and has lived in Warwick, NY since 1997. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica E....
Rolf Krohn
Dec 7, 2014
Rolf Krohn Middletown, New York Rolf Krohn of Middletown, a longtime resident of the area, died on December 7, 2014 at his home. He was 83. Rolf was born the son of Klara and Wilhelm Krohn on May 16, 1931 in Uetersen, Germany. He studied for three years at the Clearsche Music Conservatory in Hamburg, Germany. He moved to...
Catherine Everson
Dec 5, 2014
Catherine Beecher Everson October 24, 1933 - December 5, 2014 God's Garden God looked around his garden And found an empty place, He then looked down upon the earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He knew that you...
Col Schwab
Dec 4, 2014
Jack H. Schwab of Goshen, a retired Lt. Colonel for the U.S. Air Force and a longtime resident of Middletown and later Goshen, N.Y., died in Goshen on December 4, 2014. He was 93. The son of the late John H. and Blanche Morton Schwab, he was born on October 27, 1921 in Windsor, Colorado. He was a veteran...
Lorraine Murphy
Nov 29, 2014
Lorraine K. Murphy of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a retired clerical administrator at MetLife in N.Y. City and a longtime resident of the area, died on November 29, 2014 in Schervier Pavillion in Warwick. She was 87. The daughter of the late James and Margaret Daly Kearns, she was born on May 3, 1927 in Bronx, N.Y. Mrs. Murphy was...
Wesley Goodman
Nov 28, 2014
Wesley Goodman Jr. of Campbell Hall, a former Talent Agent in N.Y. City, died on November 28, 2014 at his home. He was 59. The son of Wesley and Gladys Starr Goodman Sr., he was born on March 7, 1955 in Pittsburgh, PA. Wesley attended Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. He worked in the Entertainment field with Abby Hoffer...
Judith Sommers
Nov 22, 2014
Judith A. Sommers of Bloomingburg, a retired employee of the Housekeeping Department of the Hampton Inn in Middletown, died on November 22, 2014 at her home. She was 70. The daughter of the late Martin and Mary Englemeyer Purdy, she was born on April 9, 1944 in Newton, N.J. Survivors include her sons Warren G. Sommers and his wife...
Mark Traverse
Nov 21, 2014
Mark J. "Marky" Traverse, a student at the Center for Discovery in Harris, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on November 21, 2014 in ORMC in Middletown. He was 9. The son of Mike and Terrie Stephens Traverse, he was born on October 19, 2005 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his parents Mike and Terrie...
John Clifford
Nov 20, 2014
John A. Clifford, a retired manager of Middletown Unemployment Insurance, Department of Labor office in Middletown and resident of the area passed away Thursday November 20, 2014 at home with his family by his side. He was 89. The son of the late John E. and Mary Kowalski Clifford, he was born August 3, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He...
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