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

John Nakon
Jan 4, 2013
John Nakon of Greenwood Lake, a retired Carpenter and longtime resident of the area, died on January 4, 2013 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. He was 91. He was born on January 11, 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was a survivor of the attack on Pearl...

Rose Fiorina
Jan 2, 2013
Rose M. Fiorina of Greenwood Lake, a retired legal secretary and a longtime resident of the area died on January 2, 2013. She was 84. The daughter of the late Charles and Mary McKnight Olcott, she was born on March 6, 1928 in New York, N.Y. She was a member of Holy Rosary Church; the Altar Rosary Society and...

William Mcnamara
Dec 31, 2012
William J. McNamara Sr. of Middletown, a retired Iron Worker with Local 197 in New York City, and a longtime resident of the area, died on December 31, 2012. He was 72. The son of the late John and Rosemary Madden McNamara, he was born on February 17, 1940 in Queens, N.Y. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Antonio Mansueto
Dec 21, 2012
Antonio Mansueto, a real estate broker with Real Estate Solutions and longtime resident of the area passed away Friday December 21, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 49. The son of the late Filippo Mansueto and Carmela D'Imperio Mansueto, he was born on April 5, 1963 in Italy. Antonio was a member of the BPOE Lodge 1097...

Eli Rivera
Dec 19, 2012
Eli Reyes Rivera Middletown, New York Eli Reyes Rivera, a retired handyman and longtime resident of the area passed away Wednesday December 19, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 60. The son of Jose Reyes and Dolores Rivera, he was born on September 27, 1952 in Puerto Rico. Eli was a member of the Congregation of Yahweh,...

Joseph Heffner
Dec 14, 2012
Joseph J. Heffner Jr. a retired employee of Chester Cable for over 40 years where he was known as Hawkeye, died Friday December 14, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 81. The son of the late Joseph and Stella Buchalski Heffner, he was born September 30, 1931 in Great Meadows, New Jersey. Joseph often patronized the Monroe...

Eileen Gallagher
Dec 14, 2012
Eileen E. Gallagher of Greenwood Lake, a retired restaurant owner in Maine, died on December 14, 2012 at her home. She was 73. The daughter of the late Herbert and Elizabeth Galloway Sprague, she was born on October 2, 1939 in Amityville, New York. She was the widow of Robert A. Gallagher. Survivors include her children Deborah Brennan and...

Frank Demarzo
Dec 10, 2012
Frank P. DeMarzo of Middletown, a retired printer and longtime resident of the area, died on Monday December 10, 2012 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 85. The son of the late Francesco and Angelina Squiciarini DeMarzo, he was born on May 11, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of St. Joseph Church;....

Charles Rehnberg
Dec 9, 2012
Charles E. Rehnberg, a former plumber with MAK III Plumbing and longtime resident of the area died Sunday December 9, 2012 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. He was 44. The son of Clarence A. and Beverly A. Ford Rehnberg, he was born on June 20, 1968 in Middletown, NY. He was a past member of the Civil...

Elizabeth Leahy
Dec 9, 2012
Elizabeth Leahy, a wife and mother, died on Sunday December 9, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. She was 77. Mrs. Leahy was born on August 19, 1935 in Langhorne, PA. Survivors include her husband Stephen F. Leahy at home. Her children Joan Kolesar and her husband Barry and William F. Leahy all of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. and...

Francine Scott
Dec 6, 2012
Francine M. Scott, a former Teacher's Aide in the Middletown School District and longtime resident of the area died Thursday December 6, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 65. The daughter of the late Howard and Marie Blair Scott, she was born on January 9, 1947 in Warwick, New York. Francine was a member of the Grace...

Charles Houck
Nov 26, 2012
Charles H. Houck of Mt. Hope, a retired truck driver for LP Transportation in Chester and a lifelong resident of the area, died on November 26, 2012 in ORMC in Middletown. He was 78. The son of the late Herbert and Esther Houck, he was born on July 9, 1934 in Matamoras, PA. He was a veteran of the...

Frances Crawford
Nov 25, 2012
Frances Ayers Korman Crawford, 92, of Galveston Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 25, at Ocean View Health Care, in Texas City, Texas. Frances was the daughter of the late Mabel Harlor Ayers Hayes and Cooper Ayers. She was born on September 25,1920 in the Township of Greenville, NY, and resided in Westtown, NY for many years. She also...

Luis Trujillo
Nov 25, 2012
Luis Trujillo Jr. a lifelong resident of the area passed away Sunday November 25, 2012. He was 23. The son of the Rev. Luis and Carmen Rodriguez Trujillo, he was born August 6, 1989 in Middletown, New York. Luis was a member of the Rock of Refuge Church in Middletown and a graduate of Minisink Valley High School. Survivors...

Wayne Kanoff
Nov 25, 2012
Wayne E. Kanoff, a plumber and lifelong resident of the area died Sunday November 25, 2012 at Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh. He was 61. The son of the late Richard E. Kanoff and Gladys Romer Kanoff Shelley, he was born on September 14, 1951 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his mother: Gladys Kanoff -Shelley and her husband...

Henry Graham
Nov 23, 2012
Henry H. Graham, a former chef at Marist College and longtime resident of the area passed away Friday November 23, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 73. Henry was the youngest child born to Hayes and Rebecca Graham in Kingstree, South Carolina on January 6, 1938. He attended Tomlinson High School in his home town. Survivors include...

Petra Mendoza
Nov 20, 2012
Petra Mendoza Middletown, New York Petra Mendoza, a former laborer at the brush factory in Middletown, passed away on Tuesday November 20, 2012 at home. She was 73. The daughter of the late Manuel and Paula Sanchez Ortega, she was born on August 1, 1939 in Cidra, Puerto Rico. She was the widow of Francisco Mendoza and was a...

Antoinette Montelione
Nov 14, 2012
Antoinette N. Montelione Middletown, New York Antoinette N. Montelione, a longtime resident of Middletown passed away Wednesday November 14, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 88. The daughter of the late Michael and Angelina D'Agastino Ferrantino, she was born on February 19, 1924 in Manhattan, New York. A family statement reads: "She was a loving, caring wife,...

Isabel Estrella
Nov 14, 2012
Isabel Estrella Middletown, New York Isabel Estrella, a former factory worker in New York City and longtime resident of the area died on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at Middletown Park Manor. She was 100. The daughter of the late John and Concepcion Santa Rodriguez, she was born on November 5, 1912 in Puerto Rico. She was the widow of...

Anthony Tony Smith
Nov 12, 2012
Anthony Perry "Tony" "Pokey" Smith Sr. Middletown, New York Anthony Perry Smith Sr, resident of Middletown and longtime driver for Mid City Transit and 555 Taxi died on Monday November 12, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 55. The son of the late Robert P. Smith and Janette Smith, he was born on February 22, 1957 in...