Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Charles Smith
Aug 26, 2014
Charles E. Smith Middletown, New York Charles E. Smith, a retired shift superintendant for RSR in Middletown and longtime resident of the area, passed away peacefully at home. He was 74. The son of the late Lawrence and Ellen Collins Smith, he was born March 11, 1940 in Goshen, New York. Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years:...

Peter Sroczynski
Aug 25, 2014
Peter Sroczynski, the former owner of Syndicate 8300 Taxi, and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 25, 2014 at his home. He was 97. The son of the late Joseph and Mary Sroczynski, he was born on June 13, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War...

Cecilia Walsh
Aug 25, 2014
CECILIA EUNICE SWANN WALSH MARCH 24, 1920 - AUGUST 25, 2014 Elant at GOSHEN, NY Cecilia Eunice (Swann) Walsh left this world on Aug. 25 to go sing with the angels. The following day her oldest sister, Mary Unger, joined her. Cecilia was the seventh of the nine children of John Oliver and Anna Augusta (Carter) Swann. She was...

Daniel Sabarese
Aug 25, 2014
Daniel R. Sabarese of Greenwood Lake, New York, a retired printer with Butler Printing in Butler, N.J., died on August 25, 2014 at his home. He was 77. The son of the late Joseph and Celia McCarey Saberese, he was born on April 23, 1937 in New York, N.Y. He was a member of Holy Rosary Church in Greenwood...

Leo Vitale
Aug 21, 2014
Leo S. Vitale of Middletown, the former owner of the Trot Inn in Goshen and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 21, 2014 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 95. The son of the late Anthony and Josephine Buccula Vitale, he was born on January 6, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member...

Daniel Duhigg
Aug 20, 2014
Daniel J. Duhigg Jr. Maybrook, NewYork Daniel J. Duhigg Jr., a correctional officer at Downstate Correctional Facility and longtime resident of the area died Wednesday August 20, 2014 at home. He was 34. The son of Daniel J. and Rosemary Catalanotto Duhigg, he was born December 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland. Daniel was a veteran of the U.S. Marine...

Charlotte Steimle
Aug 14, 2014
Charlotte Valentia Steimle Goshen, New York Charlotte Valentia Steimle, a senior clerk for the Department of Social Services and a longtime resident of the area passed away peacefully on Thursday August 14, 2014 at home. She was 56. The daughter of the late Anthony and Doris Milne Valentia, she was born November 12, 1957 in Middletown, New York. Survivors...

Joseph Saccone
Aug 14, 2014
Joseph M. Saccone Pine Bush, New York Joseph M. Saccone, an auto body repairman for Sam's Towing & Recovery in Liberty and longtime resident of the area passed away Thursday August 14, 2014 at home. He was 54. The son of Dominick Abate and the late Helen Abate, he was born February 13, 1960 in Queens, New York. Survivors...

Michael Muer
Aug 12, 2014
Michael A. Muer "Butchie" Middletown, New York Michael A. Muer, a retired employee of the Town of Wallkill DPW and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Tuesday August 12, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 89. The son of the late Joseph and Jennie Scarzafava Muer, he was born April 27, 1925 in Middletown, New York....

Lawrence Predmore
Aug 7, 2014
Lawrence "Tootie" Predmore of New Hampton, owner of Tootie's IV in New Hampton and a lifelong area resident, died on August 7, 2014 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 85. The son of the late Leo and Myrtle Gould Predmore, he was born on November 9, 1928 in Middletown, New York. For 60+ years, Tootie was...

Cornelius Boykins
Aug 1, 2014
Cornelius Clyde Boykins, 79, was born April 30, 1935 in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Clyde Boykins Sr. and Sadie Boykins Ross. He was the widower of Patricia Green Boykins who passed away in 2013. Cornelius " Neil" Boykins resided in Newburgh, NY for 31 years and worked and retired from the Town...

Helen Smith
Jul 30, 2014
Helen M. Smith of Middletown, a retired employee of the Occupational Therapy Department of the Middletown Psychiatric Center after 34 years of service, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on July 30, 2014 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 86. The daughter of the late Virgil and Ethel May Lynch Perry, she was born on April...

Leslie Worden
Jul 23, 2014
Leslie Adele Worden of Middletown, a retired registered nurse from the Middletown Psychiatric Center and a longtime resident of the area, died on July 23, 2014 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 75. The daughter of the late Lester and Adelaide Bigaine Barwick, she was born on October 31, 1938 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. She...

Ida Demarzo
Jul 20, 2014
Ida DeMarzo of Middletown, a retired switchboard operator for Horton Memorial Hospital and a longtime resident of the area, died on July 20, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 87. The daughter of the late Enrico and Philomena Mariano Arciero, she was born on January 26, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. She was a member of St....

Rodney Guinup
Jul 15, 2014
Rodney was born on April 10, 1962 and passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Rodney was a resident of East Branch, New York.

Joyce Cushing
Jul 11, 2014
Joyce M. "Sam" Cushing of Middletown, a former waitress at the Colonial Diner in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Friday July 11, 2014 at the Highland Rehab in Middletown. She was 80. The daughter of the late John and Esther Cushing Purgatorio, she was born on October 22, 1933 in Middletown, New York. She...

Arthur Molner
Jul 3, 2014
Arthur Barry Molner passed away bravely on July 3, 2014, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, NY. Barry was born in Passaic, NJ on April 6, 1949 and grew up in Rutherford. He attended St. Mary's Grammar School and Rutherford High School. He became a master craftsman in the residential and commercial construction industry under the guidance of his...

Nicoletta Nickles
Jul 3, 2014
Nicoletta "Nella" Nickles, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died on Thursday July 3, 2014 at Elant in Goshen. She was 94. The daughter of the late Peter and Pamela Kanaras, she was born on July 30, 1919 in Sparta, Greece. She was the widow of Brasidas "Bill" Nickles, the original owner of the Coney Island Restaurant...

William Davis
Jul 1, 2014
William G. Davis Sr. Port Jervis, New York William G. Davis Sr. of Town of Greenville, retired employee for the County of Orange at the Orange County Landfill and a lifelong resident of the area, died on July 1, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 68. The son of the late David O.and Harriet O'Loughlin Davis Sr....

Michael Boykins
Jun 30, 2014
Michael E. Boykins Newburgh, New York Michael E. Boykins, a former employee of Continental Organics and lifelong employee of the area passed away Monday June 30, 2014 at home. He was 54. The son of Cornelius C. Boykins and the late Patricia Green Boykins, he was born August 13, 1959 in Newburgh, NY. Michael was a veteran of the...