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

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...

Geraldine Mccarthy
Jun 13, 2014
Geraldine A. McCarthy a former longtime resident of Middletown and a former School Lunch Aide at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Middletown, died on June 13, 2014 in Mass. She was 88. The daughter of the late Peter and Mary Kelly Reilly, she was born on February 13, 1926 in Bronx, New York. She was the widow...

Frederick Jones
Jun 11, 2014
Frederick W. Jones, a retired Housing Inspector from the Omaha Housing Authority in Omaha, NE., died on June 11, 2014 at his home. He was 80. The son of the late Booker T. Taylor and Ailene Jones, he was born on January 12, 1934 in Lake City, Florida. He was a veteran and a former staff sargeant in the...

Donald Schiemann
Jun 8, 2014
Donald O.R. Schiemann of Greenwood Lake, a retired Photo Engraver with Sterling Regal in New York City and a lifelong resident of the area, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 8, 2014 in Warwick. He was 81. The son of the late Otto and Anna Jetter Schiemann, he was born on June 24, 1932 in Warwick,...

Theodore Bound
Jun 5, 2014
Theodore I. Bound of Middletown, a retired mechanic from Middletown Honda and a longtime resident of the area, died on June 5, 2014 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 70. He was born on January 9, 1944 in Roxbury, New York. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Middletown. Survivors include his wife Brenda Bound at...

Robert Adamik
May 30, 2014
Robert C. Adamik of Greenwood Lake, died on May 30, 2014 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. He was 61. The son of the late Steven and Dorothy Feeney Adamik, he was born on October 17, 1952 in Yonkers, New York. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Greenwood Lake. Survivors include his wife Maureen Adamik at...

Beverly Hanes
May 29, 2014
Beverly Gerow Hanes Middletown, New York Beverly Gerow Hanes of Middletown, a retired clerk at Shoprite in Middletown and a former bookkeeper for Gilman's Cleaners in Middletown, entered into eternal rest on May 29, 2014 surrounded by her loving family at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 75. The daughter of the late Harry and Mary Conklin...

Vicenta Colon
May 25, 2014
Vicenta " Grandma" Colon Goshen, New York Vicenta Colon, a retitred assembler at Bogen Communications in New Jersey, died Sunday May 25, 2014 at home. She was 94. The daughter of the late Joaquin and Vicenta Catalan Navarro, she was born October 10, 1919 in Puerto Rico. Survivors include her children: Fred Colon of Middletown; Edward Colon (Carmen) of...

Edwin Hadley
May 24, 2014
Edwin D. "Ed" Hadley of Walker Valley, a retired Independent Truck Driver and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 24, 2014 in ORMC in Middletown. He was 78. The son of the late Carl E. and Doris Decker Hadley, he was born on June 14, 1935 in Hancock, New York. He was a U.S. Army veteran...

Matthew Mikulski
May 19, 2014
Matthew John Mikulski, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Monday May 19, 2014. He was 27. The son of Steven and Debra Jewis Mikulski, he was born May 26, 1986 in Middletown, New York. He attended Minisink Valley School Distict. Matthew is survived by his parent: Steven and Debra Mikulski at home; his sister: Sally Schwarze and...

Thomas Russo
May 17, 2014
Thomas M. Russo of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a retired pressman with the N.Y. Times and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 17, 2014 at his home. He was 86. The son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Russo, he was born on June 29, 1927 in Arlington, N.J. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...