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

William Harrer
Apr 14, 2014
William L. Harrer III Middletown, New York William L. Harrer III, a union carpenter and longtime resident of the area passed away Monday April 14, 2014 at home. He was 54. The son of the late William L. Harrer Jr. and Patricia Stewart Harrer, he was born April 9, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of...

John O'Keefe
Apr 14, 2014
John F. O'Keefe, a former real estate investor in Bronx, NY and a longtime resident of the area passed away Monday April 14, 2014 at Bellevue Hospital. He was 69. The son of the late Thomas and Mary O'Keefe, he was born August 9, 1944 in Bronx, NY. He was the widower of Carol Ann O'Keefe. A family statement...

Frank Belle
Apr 13, 2014
Frank Belle Monroe, New York Frank Belle, a retired pattern maker in the Garment District in New York City and longtime resident of the area died Sunday April 13, 2014 at Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center. He was 89. The son of the late Joseph and Fortunata Salzone Belle, he was born December 3, 1924 in New York,...

William Cockburn
Apr 7, 2014
William G. Cockburn, a retired police officer for the City of New York passed away Monday April 7, 2014 at Schervier Pavilion in Warwick, NY. He was 77. The son of the late Andrew and Evelyn Patrick Cockburn, he was born on February 9, 1937 in Bronx, NY. He was a veteran of the US ARMY. Survivors include his...

John Guihan
Apr 2, 2014
John J. Guihan Jr. of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. a retired Bus Operator with N.Y. City Transit and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 2, 2014 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. He was 81. The son of the late John J. and Ellen Sullivan Guihan, he was born on December 27, 1932 in New York City....

Helen Baker
Mar 31, 2014
Helen Elizabeth Baker Helen E. Baker, passed away after a brief illness at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 89. The daughter of a lawyer, William P. Seddon and an artist, Elsie Seddon, she was born in 1924 in Paterson, New Jersey. Helen attended Hackensack School of Nursing in New Jersey after high school. As a young...

William Dwyer
Mar 31, 2014
William T. Dwyer, a retired broker died Monday March 31, 2014 at home. He was 75. The son of the late Thomas and Florence Gallagher Dwyer, he was born November 8, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York. Survivors include his brother: Lawrence Dwyer and his wife Bernadette of Monroe, NY; his sister: Rita Saullo of Greenwood Lake, NY; his nieces:...

John Ellison
Mar 22, 2014
Dr. John Bingham Ellison passed away on March 22, 2014 in Chester, CT. The son of the late Howard and Margaret Bingham Ellison. He was predeceased by his sister Louise Durnay. John was the beloved husband of Patricia Lamar Ellison of Chester, CT. Born in Hoboken, NJ, John grew up in New York City, spending most of his formative...

Helen Furman
Mar 20, 2014
Helen Anna Smith Furman Mount Hope, New York Helen Anna Smith Furman of Mount Hope, a retired cafeteria worker at the Minisink Valley Schools and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 20, 2014 at Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was 93. The daughter of the late Marshall and Grace Smith, she was born...

Carl Skinner
Mar 19, 2014
Carl William Skinner Dec. 10, 1935-Mar. 19, 2014 Slate Hill, New York Carl William Skinner passed away peacefully at home after a long illness at the age of 78 on March 19, 2014. He was born on December 10, 1935 to the late Frank Kenneth Skinner and Carrie (Hobart) Skinner-Bogart. He grew up on his parent's dairy farm on...

Betty Vernooy Weymer
Mar 1, 2014
Betty Jane Vernooy-Weymer, a long time resident of Middletown, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, 1 March 2014 at Valley View Nursing Home, Goshen, NY at the age of 88 after a long battle with Alzheimer Disease. Betty was born on June 8, 1925, she was the daughter of Charles and Charlotte (Irwin) Van Kleeck, she graduated from Middletown...

D'Anne Leroy
Feb 25, 2014
D'Anne C. Imbimbo LeRoy Middletown, New York D'Anne C. Imbimbo LeRoy, a physical therapist assistant for Sunshine Children's Home in Ossining, NY and longtime resident of the area, died Tuesday February 25, 2014 at home. She was 46. The daughter of John Imbimbo and the late Jorgianna Gilbert Imbimbo, she was born January 17, 1968 in Westwood, NJ. D'Anne...

Joan Deserto
Feb 19, 2014
Joan Deserto Middletown, New York Joan Deserto, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area passed away Wednesday February 19, 2014 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 83. The daughter of the late Stanley and Jeanette McLean McDowell, she was born on October 31, 1930 in Otisville, New York. She was the widow of Vito Deserto. A family...

Frank Maurizzio
Feb 19, 2014
Frank Maurizzio Middletown, New York Frank Maurizzio of Middletown, a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 19, 2014 at the Bronx VA Medical Center. He was 70. The son of the late Thomas and Maude Hart Maurizzio, he was born on April 6, 1943 in Middletown, N.Y. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the...

Arthur Lutz
Feb 19, 2014
Arthur V. Lutz III of Pine Bush, a longtime resident of the area, died on February 19, 2014 at his home. He was 61. The son of the late Arthur W. Lutz Jr. and Florence Lutz, he was born on December 21, 1952 in New York, N.Y. He was involved with the Occupations Senior Day Hab Program. He was...

William Mccarthy
Feb 18, 2014
William P. McCarthy of Middletown, the retired Postmaster of the U.S. Post Office in Spring Glen, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 18, 2014 in Middletown. He was 63. The son of the late William F. McCarthy and Geraldine Reilly McCarthy, he was born on April 10, 1950 in N.Y., N.Y. Survivors include his mother...

Robert Beck
Feb 17, 2014
Robert E. Beck Monroe, New York Robert E. Beck of Monroe, N.Y., a contractor and longtime resident of the area, died on February 17, 2014 in Westchester Medical Center. He was 55. The son of Clifford and Helga Kaiser Beck, he was born on August 11, 1958 in Queens, New York. He was a member of the Monroe-Chester Sportsmen...

Michael Morabito
Feb 16, 2014
Michael "Papa" Morabito Middletown, New York Michael "Papa" Morabito of Middletown, went to be with the Lord Jesus on February 16, 2014. He was 86. Michael was born on September 9, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Middletown in 1962, where he worked as a Foreman for Middletown Footwear. He was the widower of Concetta Morabito. A...

Donald Ziter
Feb 15, 2014
Donald Ziter Middletown, New York There are four words which sum up what Donald loved most in his life. They are God, family, teaching and traveling. A devout Catholic, Don departed Park Rehabilitation and Care Facility of Middletown on February 15, 2014 to meet his God, undoubtedly with joy in his heart. He left behind a family whom he...

Sandra Hill
Feb 14, 2014
Sandra L. Hill Newburgh, New York Sandra L. Hill, a longtime resident of the area, died Friday February 14, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was 71. The daughter of the late Walter H. and Beatrice Smith Hill, she was born April 19, 1942 in Middletown, New York. Sandra was a client of Occupations, Inc. The family would like...