Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.

Marilyn Higgins

Marilyn Higgins

Nov 10, 2012

Marilyn A. Higgins, a former bookkeeper and tax preparer in Elmhurst , NY and Greenwood Lake area resident, died Saturday November 10, 2012 at home. She was 75. The daughter of the late James and Dorothy Reinhardt Rone, she was born on April 10, 1937 in Elmhurst , NY . Marilyn was the widow of James L. Higgins Jr....

Joyce Musumeci

Joyce Musumeci

Nov 8, 2012

Joyce Angela Musumeci, 63, of Chester, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at ORMC, surrounded by her family. Joyce was born in Tuxedo, NY to Marion Masker Musumeci and the late Joseph R. Musumeci Sr. She was the owner of The Triangle Deli in Harriman NY and was most recently a Bakery clerk at ShopRite in Chester....

John Frey

John Frey

Nov 4, 2012

John "Jack" Thomas Frey, a retired foreman for Chester cable and longtime Greenwood Lake resident died Sunday November 4, 2012 at Schervier Pavilion in Warwick. He was 70. The son of the late John and Evelyn Welch Frey, he was born on June 23, 1942 in New York, NY. He was a member of the Greenwood Lake Elks; he...

Helen Cole

Helen Cole

Nov 3, 2012

Helen E. Cole of Goshen, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on November 3, 2012 in ORMC in Middletown. She was 67. The daughter of the late Laura Vance, she was born on July 5, 1945 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include her husband William Cole at home. Her sons William Cole and his wife Carmen...

Antje Visser

Antje Visser

Oct 25, 2012

Antje "Anna" Visser passed away peacefully at the Valley View Nursing Home on Thursday October 25, 2012. She was 95. The daughter of the late Eelke and Antje Bokkinga she was born on June 6, 1917 in Sneek, Netherlands. She came to America in 1953 and resided in Goshen. She was retired from the Orange County DPW in Goshen....

Frank Degroat

Frank Degroat

Oct 25, 2012

Frank "Butch" DeGroat Jr. of Middletown and formerly of Chester, a carpet installer with Carpet Jammers, entered into rest on October 25, 2012 at ORMC in Middletown after a long battle with Kidney disease and cancer. He was 63. The son of Mabel Ross and the late Frank DeGroat Sr., Frank was born on December 20, 1948 in Goshen,...

Marukanchirayil Ipe

Marukanchirayil Ipe

Oct 19, 2012

Marukanchirayil P. Ipe of New Hampton, N.Y, died on Friday October 19, 2012 at his home. He was 75. He was born October 26, 1936 in India. Survivors include his wife Sosamma Ipe at home. His children Philipose Ipe of India; Raju Ipe of London; Ipe Chirayil of Brooklyn and Philipose Mathew of New Hampton. He is also survived...

John Decker

John Decker

Oct 18, 2012

John D. Decker of Middletown, New York a former taxi driver with Robbins Taxi in Middletown, died on October 18, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 57. The son of the late June Kanoff, he was born on August 13, 1955 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include his sons Joseph Gust and Jay Decker both of...

William St. George

William St. George

Oct 17, 2012

William Joseph St. George of Middletown, a contractor and longtime area resident died on October 17, 2012 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 51. The son of the late Herbert and Margaret Doyle St. George he was born on February 22, 1961 in Nyack, New York. He was active with the Antrim Playhouse in Suffern, participating...

Marjorie Sherman

Marjorie Sherman

Oct 14, 2012

Marjorie Ellen Truex Sherman of Middletown, retired from Sears where she worked in the North Street store in Middletown and the Orange Plaza, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Sunday October 14, 2012 at her home. She was 82. The daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Carmen Truex, she was born on July 23, 1930...

Patrick Hogan

Patrick Hogan

Oct 7, 2012

Patrick J. Hogan of Greenwood Lake a retired carpenter with Local 608 in N.Y., N.Y. died on Sunday October 7, 2012 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. He was 70. The son of the late Michael and Mary Kenneally Hogan, he was born on February 18, 1942 in Ireland. Survivors include his wife Margaret Hogan at home. His children...

Clarence Thorpe

Clarence Thorpe

Oct 3, 2012

Clarence "Chub" Thorpe of Middletown a retired auto detailer at Middletown Honda and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Wednesday October 3, 2012 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 82. The son of the late Arthur and Florence Fuller Thorpe, he was born on March 6, 1930 in Middletown, N.Y. He was the widower...

Paul Fiedler

Paul Fiedler

Sep 26, 2012

Paul William Fiedler Middletown, New York Paul W. Fiedler, a retired programmer for IBM in Sterling Forest, NY and longtime resident of the area died Wednesday September 26, 2012 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 71. The son of the late Harry and Evelyn Warren Fiedler, he was born on April 10, 1941 in New York, NY. Paul...

Dorothy Giampietro

Dorothy Giampietro

Sep 25, 2012

Dorothy "Sissy/Dotty" Giampietro, a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, entered into final rest peacefully on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Saint Anthony's Community Hospital during a courageous fight against COPD with her family at her bedside. The daughter of the late Corneilus and Dorothy Slater, she was born on July 6, 1934 in Brooklyn,...

Alfonso Sozio

Alfonso Sozio

Sep 25, 2012

Alfonso M. Sozio, a retired bus driver for New York City Transit Authority and longtime resident of the area, died on Tuesday September 25, 2012 at home. He was 97. The son of the late Michael and Antoinetta Sozio, he was born on February 27, 1915 in New York City. He was the widower of Margaret Sozio. He was...

Karlton Franck

Karlton Franck

Sep 22, 2012

Karlton C. Franck Wurtsboro, New York Karlton C. Franck, a retired plant utility engineer at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility and longtime resident of the area died after a long battle with cancer Saturday September 22, 2012 surrounded by his family at home. He was 63. The son of the late Karl H. and Sarah Louise Budd Franck, he was...

William Mills

William Mills

Sep 20, 2012

William A. Mills Jr. of Greenwood Lake, a Union Plumber and longtime resident of the area, died on September 20, 2012 in the Joe Rafo Hospice in New City, N.Y. He was 64. The son of the late William and Edna Harris Mills, he was born on September 27, 1947 in Nyack, New York. He was a veteran of...

Marion Eurich

Marion Eurich

Sep 18, 2012

Marion Eurich of Middletown, went to be with the Lord on September 18, 2012 at her home. She was 88. The daughter of the late Mortimer and Stella Morris Fisher, she was born on June 24, 1924 in Middletown, N.Y. During World War II, Marion was a welder on the Battleships in California. She later worked as a Nurses...

Fran Weir

Fran Weir

Sep 13, 2012

Fran Weir passed away at home surrounded in love on September 13, 2012. She spent many years working at Shoprite on Dolson Ave. and Route 211 in Middletown. In more recent years she became a home health care assistant, giving freely of herself to the care of others. Fran was also known as Fran Briggs and Fran Kokinchak. She...

Gerald Caffery

Gerald Caffery

Sep 8, 2012

Gerald V. Caffery of Montgomery, a retired Industrial Training Supervisor for the Greenhaven Correctional Facility and a lifelong resident of the area, died surrounded by his loved ones at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 64. The son of the late Wesley J. and Barbara Estile Caffery, he was born on October 24, 1947 in Middletown, New York. He...