Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Dennis Dempsey
Oct 25, 2013
Dennis T. Dempsey Middletown, New York Dennis T. Dempsey, a retired furniture maker in Middletown and longtime resident of the area passed away Friday October 25, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was 69. The son of the late Mathias and Helen Weimer Dempsey, he was born on November 25, 1943 in New York,...
Shirley Collins
Oct 20, 2013
Shirley K. Collins of Middletown, retired Paint manager at Lowe's in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on October 20, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 64. The daughter of the late Grant and Marguerite Redmond, she was born on May 23, 1949. Survivors include her children Michelle Berlin and her husband Leo of...
Richard Hefner
Oct 18, 2013
Richard F. Hefner of Greenwood Lake, a retired detective with the N.Y. City Police Department, died on Friday October 18, 2013 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. He was 71. The son of the late Richard Hefner and Joan Perillo Hefner, he was born on December 14, 1941 in Queens, N.Y. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine...
Ryan Lazier
Oct 11, 2013
Ryan Peter Lazier 07/21/1990 – 10/11/2013 Ryan Peter Lazier, beloved son of Renee Sledzianowski and Peter H. Lazier passed on unexpectedly October 11, 2013 in Delray Beach Florida. He was 23 years old. Ryan attended both Middletown and Minisink Valley High School. Ryan loved to play soccer, snow board, was a big Pittsburgh Steeler fan, enjoyed hunting and is...
Joseph Gannon
Oct 11, 2013
Joseph J. Gannon, a retired Detective for the New York City Police Department and long time resident of the area died on Friday October 11, 2013 at home. He was 77. The son of the late Joseph P. and Agnes Gannon, he was born on October 18, 1935 in Yonkers, NY. Joseph was a special investigator for Medicaid fraud...
Sophia Villalobos
Oct 8, 2013
Sophia A. Villalobos, infant daughter of David J. and Danielle Decker Villalobos, passed away Tuesday October 8, 2013 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, where she was born. Survivors include her parents; her brothers: Armani; Alex; Kristan; Giovanni; Jaden; her sisters: Crystal; Chasity; Dayna; her paternal grandmother: Ramonita Villalobos; her maternal grandparents: Michelle and Michael Ernst; her maternal grandfather: Robert...
Judy Marino
Oct 5, 2013
Judy M. Marino a retired teachers assistant for the Middletown School District, having served over thirty years at the Mechanicstown School in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on October 5, 2013 in ORMC in Middletown. She was 70. The daughter of the late James and Mae LaBolt Baggatta, she was born on June 2, 1943...
Joseph Hunter
Sep 30, 2013
Joseph Hunter, a former roofer in Middletown and lifelong resident of the area passed away Monday September 30, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 60. The son of the late Harry brown and Helen Hunter, he was born on July 14, 1953 in Middletown, NY. Survivors include his 3 children: Joseph St. Hilaire ; Kyle Phelps of...
Harold Lostraglio
Sep 30, 2013
Harold Lostraglio Sr., 72, of Middletown/Old Bethpage went home to be with the Lord on September 30, 2013, surrounded by his family. He was born in Queens Village, NY on December 22, 1940 to Joseph Lostraglio and Emma Bamberger. He was a taxi cab driver in Middletown, for several years driving for Syndicate 1181. Then moved to LI and...
Irene Carosy
Sep 7, 2013
Irene Carosy of Chester, a homemaker, died on Saturday September 7, 2013 in Elant at Goshen. She was 97. The daughter of the late Steve and Mary Tomposh Arvay, she was born on December 17, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York. A family statement read: "The family would like to thank the staff of Elant at Goshen and Dr. Ramaswamy...
Matilda Doucette
Sep 5, 2013
Matilda "Mitzi" Doucette of Lake Worth Florida, a former chanber maid in the State of Florida and in New York, died on Thursday September 5, 2013 in Atlantis, Florida. She was 97. She was born on July 17, 1916 in New York City. She and her two brothers were orphaned in New York. Her youngest brother was injured during...
Iris Clarke
Aug 29, 2013
Iris D. Clarke Middletown, N.Y. Iris D. Clarke of Middletown, a life- long resident of the area, died on August 29, 2013 at St. Joseph's Place in Port Jervis. She was a retired Office Manager for Princeton Upholstery in Middletown. The daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Hunter, she was born on October 29, 1928 in Cadosia, New...
James Norvell
Aug 28, 2013
James D. Norvell Goshen, New York James D. Norvell of Goshen, the owner operator of Arctic Air Fuel Oil Co. in Goshen, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on August 28, 2013 at home. He was 54. The son of the late Donald J. Norvell and Dorothy McQuiston Norvell, he was born on May 14, 1959...
Herbert Penaluna
Aug 27, 2013
Herbert "Herbie" Penaluna of Greenwood Lake, a retired mason and lifelong resident of the area, died on Tuesday August 27, 2013 in Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y. He was 83. The son of the late Joseph and Mildred Penaluna, he was born on June 18, 1930 in Sterling Forest, N.Y. He was a member of the American...
Gary Roorda
Aug 25, 2013
Gary Samuel Roorda Washingtonville, New York Gary Samuel Roorda, a lifetime resident of Washingtonville, passed away Sunday August 25, 2013 at home. He was 70. Gary was born on August 9, 1943 and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked in various construction jobs throughout his life. Gary is survived by his beloved sisters: Florence...
Florence Bunton
Aug 23, 2013
Florence Lysyczyn Bunton of Godeffroy, N.Y., a former longtime resident of the Middletown area, and a retired LPN at the Middletown Psychiatric Center in Middletown, died on August 23, 2013 in ORMC in Middletown. She was 85. The daughter of the late William and Ruth Vint Teller , she was born on June 22, 1928 in South Fallsburg, N.Y....
Arthur Church
Aug 23, 2013
Arthur Brooks Church, age 64, a Goshen resident for more than 30 years, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Boston, MA on February 27, 1949, Brooks was the son of Richard Ashcroft Church (deceased) and Dorothy Brooks Church of Walpole, ME. Brooks married his wife Diane Stewart Church in 1972...
John Mcentyre
Aug 22, 2013
John J. McEntyre Greenwood Lake, New York John J. McEntyre, a retired steamfitter for the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 638 and longtime resident of the area, died Thursday August 22, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 77. The son of the late Luke and Helen Crane McEntyre, he was born on February 2, 1936 in Brooklyn,...
Eugenia Acevedo
Aug 5, 2013
Eugenia Acevedo of Bronx, N.Y. a retired seamstress in New York City, died on August 5, 2013 in Ramapo Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Suffern, New York. She was 88. She was born on November 15, 1924 in Puerto Rico. She was the widow of Casto Alvarez . Survivors include her 3 children: Casto Alvarez Jr.; Manuel...
Dorothy Hess
Aug 4, 2013
Dorothy Hess of Lake Placid, Florida, retired Tax Collector for the Township of River Vale, N.J., died on August 4, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. She was 72. The daughter of the late Walter and Helen Grimes, she was born on July 31, 1941 in Queens, N.Y. She was the widow of Joseph O'Connell and...
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