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

Eileen Gertzkis
Mar 28, 2013
Eileen Janet "Jan" Gertzkis Goshen, New York Eileen Gertzkis, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area died Thursday March 28, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 70. The daughter of the late Harold and Frances Thompson Barker, she was born June 5, 1942 in Goshen, New York. Eileen was a member of the Hudson Valley Model...

Catherine Tenbroeck
Mar 25, 2013
Catherine M. TenBroeck "Kay" March 18,1928- March 25, 2013 Catherine M. "Kay" TenBroeck a lifelong Middletown resident passed away peacefully at Orange Regional Medical Center on Monday March 25, 2013 after a brief illness. She was 85 years old. Kay was the daughter of the late Walter H. Neuls Sr. and Emma DeGraff. She was also the step-daughter of...

Hon. J. Ingrassia
Mar 21, 2013
Hon. Angelo John Ingrassia Middletown, New York March 23, 1923-March 21, 2013 Justice Angelo John Ingrassia entered into eternal rest in the comforting presence of his loving family on Thursday March 21, 2013, after a courageous battle against melanoma. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 23, 1923 to the late Frank and Adrianna Desiderio Ingrassia. He married the...

Edward Edy Gardner
Mar 20, 2013
Edward Lee Gardner Middletown, New York It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Edward "Steady Edy" Gardner on March 20, 2013. The son of the late Eddie and Leola Gardner, he was born on April 16, 1935 in Lake Wales, Florida. Ed was a longtime resident of Middletown as well as a veteran of...

Marian Hartman
Mar 14, 2013
Marian J. Hartman, a cafeteria worker in the Greenwood Lake School District and longtime resident of the area died Thursday March 14, 2013 at St. Anthony's Community Hospital. She was 82. The daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Roessel, she was born on August 27, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA . Marian was a member of the Craigville Bible...

Robert Johnson
Mar 10, 2013
Robert A. Johnson Middletown, New York Robert A. Johnson, a maintenance worker at the Orange County Speedway and lifelong resident of the area died Sunday March 10, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 73. The son of the late Richard J. and Betty Jarvis Johnson Sr. he was born September 16, 1939 in Middletown, NY. Robert was...

Diane Mcgraw
Mar 8, 2013
Diane B. McGraw Pine Bush, New York Diane B. McGraw, a nurse's aide at Southwinds Retirement Home and lifelong resident of the area, died Friday March 8, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 66. The daughter of the late LeRoy and Carolyn Babcock Lewis, she was born January 19, 1947 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her...

Lee Ballard
Mar 1, 2013
Lee Michael Ballard a retired employee of the N.Y. State Division of Youth in Goshen and a former longtime resident of Middletown, N.Y., died on Friday March 1, 2013 in Binghamton General Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. He was 57. The son of the late Ethel Hopper Ballard, he was born on August 11, 1955 in Suffern, N.Y. He was...

Marvin Deboer
Feb 20, 2013
Marvin DeBoer of Westtown, a retired Tractor Trailer Driver and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 20, 2013 at his home due to a Glioblastoma Multiforme. He was 74. The son of the late Cornelius and Nellie Dykstra DeBoer, he was born on December 8, 1938 in Middletown, N.Y. He was a member of the Goshen...

Gladys Souter
Feb 19, 2013
Gladys E. Souter Saugerties, NY Formerly of Middletown, NY Gladys E. Souter, a homemaker and former resident of Middletown, NY, passed away on Tuesday February 19, 2013 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 93. The daughter of the late Frank and Grace Jacobs VanBenschoten, she was born on November 5, 1919 in Middletown, New York. She was the widow of...

William Mielke
Feb 14, 2013
William A. Mielke, owner of New Vernon Flower Shop in New Vernon, NY and longtime resident of the area, died Thursday February 14, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 79. The son of the late Willy and Anna Abele Mielke, he was born January 13, 1934 in Huntington, NY. Bill was a veteran of the US NAVY,...

Albert Wyble Ii
Feb 14, 2013
Albert William Wyble II of Smallwood, a former contractor and longtime resident of the area, died on February 14, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 35. The son of Albert W. Wyble and Susan Shatlaw Wyble, he was born on October 16, 1977 in Messina, N.Y. Survivors include his mother Susan Wyble and her fiancé Lloyd "Chico"...

William Mielke
Feb 14, 2013
William A. Mielke, owner of New Vernon Flower Shop in New Vernon, NY and longtime resident of the area, died Thursday February 14, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 79. The son of the late Willy and Anna Abele Mielke, he was born January 13, 1934 in Huntington, NY. Bill was a veteran of the US NAVY,...

Robin Ogden
Feb 12, 2013
Robin A. Ogden New Hampton, N.Y. Robin A. Ogden of New Hampton, a former housekeeping employee at St. Teresa's Nursing Home in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died peacefully February 12, 2013 with her family by her side. The daughter of the late Nathan and Eleanor Teachman Doolittle, she was born on June 18, 1959 in...

Betty Johnson
Feb 11, 2013
Betty Ann (German) Johnson Formerly of Middletown, NY Betty Ann Johnson, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area died Monday February 11, 2013 at Nyack Hospital. She was 69. The daughter of the late Bruce and Florence German, she was born March 30, 1943 in Middletown, NY. She was a member of the Voice of the Gospel Mission...

Joyce Applegate
Feb 8, 2013
Joyce Applegate Slate Hill, New York Joyce Applegate, of Slate Hill, a former aide at Valley View, hair dresser and lifelong resident of the area, died Friday February 8, 2013 at Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation. She was 75. The daughter of the late Harold Williams and Lois Decker Williams, she was born July 7, 1937...

Ruth Davis
Feb 5, 2013
Ruth Davis of Middletown, a retired aide at the Middletown Psychiatric Center and a longtime area resident, died on February 5, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 91. The daughter of the late John and Ella Kammerer Eickmeyer, she was born on January 3, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the widow of James Van De Mark...

Edith Dill
Feb 5, 2013
Edith E. Dill of Goshen, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area died Tuesday February 5, 2013 at Elant in Goshen. She was 93. The daughter of the late Clarence and Bessie Sturges Shaffer, she was born on April 23, 1919 in Danbury, Connecticut. She was the widow of John Dill. Edith was a member of the Goshen...

Nancy Laperna
Feb 3, 2013
Nancy LaPerna New Hampton, New York Nancy LaPerna of New Hampton, a former seamstress for the International Ladies Garment Workers in New York and longtime resident of the area, died Sunday February 3, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 99. The daughter of the late Manuel and Josephine DeStefano Mazzasalma, she was born on November 19, 1913...

Thomas Weeden
Jan 25, 2013
Thomas William Weeden of Englewood, TN., formerly of Middletown, a former tree trimmer and storm worker, died on January 25, 2013 in Tennessee. He was 62. The son of William Weeden and the late Pearl Mae Weeden, he was born on August 7, 1950 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include his sons Thomas Weeden of Maybrook, N.Y. and Matthew Weeden...