Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Iluminada Marrero
Jan 18, 2013
Iluminada Marrero, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, passed away Friday January 18, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 82. The daughter of the late Domingo and Maria Cuevas Martinez, she was born on April 12, 1930 in Mayaquez, Puerto Rico. She was a member of the Rock of Refuge Church. Iluminada is survived by...
Linda Vanhouten-Mortensen
Jan 18, 2013
Linda Van Houten-Mortensen Middletown, New York Linda Van Houten-Mortensen, born August 12, 1942 in Cornwall, New York, lived most of her life in New Hampton and Middletown, NY, quietly passed on at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh on January 18, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Homer Van Houten and Alice Van-Houten- Galletly. A family statement...
Helen Kelly
Jan 15, 2013
Helen Kelly of Greenwood Lake, a longtime resident of the area, died on January 15, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 95. The daughter of the late Morris and Florence Cohen Oken she was born in Manhattan, N.Y. on October 17, 1917. Helen was the widow of William D. Kelly. She was very active in...
Della Franklin
Jan 14, 2013
Della "Jean" Franklin Greenwood Lake, N.Y. Della "Jean" Franklin of Greenwood Lake, an executive secretary for the Director of Avionics at ITT in Nutley, N.J., died on January 14, 2013 in Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 91. The daughter of the late William and Della Ryerson Larlham, she was born on June 8, 1921 in Greenwood Lake,...
Rose Benton
Jan 13, 2013
Rose Cortese Benton of Middletown, a retired employee of Calvert Coat in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on January 13, 2013 in Middletown Park Manor. She was 82. The daughter of the late Anthony Cortese and the late Mary Catizone Elia, she was born on July 27, 1930 in Girardville, PA. She was the widow...
Rosemarie Kassel
Jan 11, 2013
Rosemarie B. Kassel Greenville, New York Rosemarie B. Kassel,a former resident of Long Island and Rockland County, NY, and a resident of Greenville, NY passed away Friday January 11, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was a retired bookkeeper/controller in the Garment District in New York City, where she had worked for many years. The daughter of the...
William Wildeman
Jan 11, 2013
Rev. William W. Wildeman "Loving Pastor", "Good Neighbor", retired Presbyterian Minister at the Ridgebury Presbyterian Church and the Denton Presbyterian Church and a longtime resident of the area, died on January 11, 2013 in Bon Secours Hospital in Port Jervis. He was 94. The son of the late Robert Karl and Ann Fleig Wildeman, he was born on November...
Thomas Smith
Jan 6, 2013
Thomas A. Smith, a former roofer and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Sunday January 6, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 54. The son of the late Joseph Smith and Jeanette Lewis Freeman, he was born on May 5, 1958 in Middletown, NY. Thomas was a former member of the Waalkill Engine Co. #6. He...
Eleanor Prystowski
Jan 4, 2013
Eleanor Prystowski of Middletown, a former sales clerk at J.J. Newberry and Woolworth's in Middletown, died on Friday January 4, 2013 at her home. She was 85. The daughter of the late Chester and Alice Gibbs Lindsay, she was born on April 24, 1927 in Wurtsboro, N.Y. She was the widow of Harry Prystowski. Survivors include her sister Ruth...
Kim Kehlenbeck
Jan 4, 2013
Kim T. Morris Kehlenbeck of Middletown, died on January 4, 2013 at her home. She was 52. The daughter of Clyde and Sally Raynor Morris, she was born on October 23, 1959 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include her mother Sally Morris of Middletown, N.Y. Her son David Adam Kehlenbeck of Texas. Her fiancé Richard VanDeBerkt of Cuddebackville. Her sisters...
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...
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