Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
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...
Ronald Bennett
Jun 30, 2014
Ronald Leon Bennett, Sr. Formerly of New Hampton, N.Y. Ronald Leon Bennett Sr., a lifelong area resident, joined his beloved wife Stella, in eternal rest on Monday June 30, 2014. He was 96. Ronald was born March 8, 1918 in New Milford, N.Y. He was the 11th of 12 children born to Edward Benjamin Bennett and Anna Mary Utter...
Martha Tears
Jun 29, 2014
Martha Jane Tears (nee Creeden) Westbrookville, New York Martha Jane Tears, age 81, passed away at ORMC in Middletown NY. She was the widow of William Tears, Sr. to whom she was married for 50 years. She resided in Westbrookville, NY for more than 45 years, always enjoying the view of the mountains. Martha Jane retired from the Middletown...
Caroline Lesando
Jun 28, 2014
Caroline M. Lesando April 6, 1924 – June 28, 2014 Glenville, New York (formerly of Warwick, New York) Caroline M. Lesando entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2014 with her family by her side. She was 90 years old. The daughter of Frank and Bernice Cosco, she was born on April 6, 1924 in Middletown, New York....
Patricia Baggatta
Jun 23, 2014
Patricia Ann Baggatta, of Liberty and a longtime resident of Middletown, died Monday June 23, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 43. The daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy Alexander Baggatta, she was born May 14, 1971 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her 6 children: Crystal Henion & her husband William; Joseph Scott; Skyler Swanson;...
Friedoline Grill
Jun 21, 2014
Friedoline Grill of Warwick , a former cleaner and longtime resident of the area, died on June 21, 2014 in Schervier Pavilion in Warwick. She was 90. The daughter of the late Mathias and Elizabeth Kump Schwasnig, she was born on January 20, 1924 in Yugoslavia. She was the widow of Rudolf Grill. Survivors include her children John Grill...
Richard Macneil
Jun 18, 2014
Richard E. MacNeil of Pine Bush, New York a retired truck driver and construction worker and a longtime resident of the area, died on June 18, 2014 in St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital Newburgh Campus. He was 70. The son of the late Edward F. MacNeil and Grace Post MacNeil Chinn, he was born on May 13, 1944 in Providence...
John Collins
Jun 17, 2014
John J. Collins Chester, New York John J. Collins of Chester, a retired technician at Con Edison in N.Y., N.Y., died on June 17, 2014 at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh. He was 65. The son of the late John and Catherine O'Brien Collins, he was born on June 25, 1948 in the Bronx, N.Y. Survivors include his...
Laura Terbush
Jun 17, 2014
Laura Terbush Middletown, New York Laura Terbush, a homemaker and former waitress in the Middletown area,as well as former office manager in the family business TMack Trucking, and longtime resident of the area passed away Tuesday June 17, 2014 at home. She was 77. The daughter of the late Frank Brown and Mary Vealy, she was born March 24,...
Sarah Walker
Jun 14, 2014
Sarah T. Walker of Goshen, a retired nursing assistant at Valley View in Goshen, died on June 14, 2014 in Valley View Rehabilitation Center in Goshen. She was 78. The daughter of the late Salvatore and Esther Galanti Tirone, she was born on November 1, 1935 in Staten Island, New York. She was a former member of the Ladies...
Georgette Reed
Jun 14, 2014
Georgette Reed Middletown, New York Georgette Reed of Middletown, a counselor at Restorative Management in Middletown, passed away on June 14, 2014 after a long illness at Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream, N.Y. She was 57. The daughter of the late James and Irene Hunter Reed, she was born on July 10, 1956 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include...
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