Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Susan Matowik-Petrone
Jun 3, 2018
Susan Matowik-Petrone, a Lab Receptionist for Orange Regional Medical Center and longtime resident of the area, passed away Sunday June 3, 2018 at ORMC. She was 62. The daughter of the late John and Dorothy King Matowik, she was born June 30, 1955 in Staten Island, NY. Survivors include her husband: Charles Petrone at home; her children: Crystal Putnam...
Acelia Spadola
Jun 1, 2018
Acelia Jean Spadola, 91, of Pine Bush, N.Y. passed from our sight, but not from our hearts on Friday, June 1, 2018. She died at her home, surrounded by her beloved family. She bore a long and gradual illness with the dignity and grace she showed us all her life. Acelia was pre-deceased by her husband Kenneth Joseph Spadola....
Joseph Depew
May 29, 2018
Joseph Courtland Depew, Jr., age 94 of Westtown, NY passed away peacefully on May 29, 2018. The son of the late Joseph Courtland Depew and Edna Myers Depew, Joe was born on February 17, 1924 in Middletown, NY and was a lifelong resident of the area. Joe was a retired self-employed skilled electrician and plumber with his own business...
Roberta Cockburn
May 29, 2018
Roberta Cockburn of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died on May 29, 2018 at her home. She was 75. The daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Toohey Ryan, she was born on October 17, 1942 in Bronx, N.Y. She was the widow of William Cockburn. Survivors include her children: Chris Cockburn and...
Donna Gladstone
May 26, 2018
Donna Gladstone, a longtime resident of Middletown, died on May 26, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice. She was 67. The daughter of the late Kathleen Hall and Donald and Charlotte Carr, she was born on May 21, 1951 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include her children Richard Vogt Jr. of Middletown; Nathan Vogt and his fiancé Lisa of Slate...
Violet Truchess
May 26, 2018
Violet Truchess of Middletown, a longtime resident of the area and a commercial artist and graphic designer in N.Y. City and the local area, died on Saturday May 26, 2018 in Highland Rehab in Middletown. She was 89. Violet was born in New York City on February 22, 1929. The family would like to thank the special staff of...
George Emig
May 25, 2018
George Emig of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a retired mechanic and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 25, 2018 in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 75. The son of the late Frank and Adele Petersen Emig, he was born on June 9, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Survivors include his sons Michael Emig of...
Bridget O'Neill
May 20, 2018
Bridget "Bridie" O'Neill of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died on May 20, 2018 at her home. She was 86. The daughter of the late Patrick and Catherine Mullane, she was born on November 3, 1931 in Athea, County Limerick, Ireland. She was the widow of Michael O'Neill who preceded her in death...
Donna Morales
May 18, 2018
Donna M. Morales of Greenville, died on Friday May 18, 2018 at her home. She was 57. The daughter of the late Nathan and Eleanor Teachman Doolittle, she was born on March 4, 1961 in Middletown, New York. Donna was a former member of the Auxiliary of the Otisville Fire Department. Survivors include her husband Angel Morales at home....
Jose Torres Diaz
May 6, 2018
Jose Antonio Torres Diaz of Middletown, a twenty year resident of the area, died on May 6, 2018 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. He was 40. The son of Venancio Torres Garcia and Ma Del Carmen Diaz Castillo, he was born on May 10, 1977 in Llera Tamaulipas, Mexico. Survivors include his parents. His wife Reina Gonzalez...
Helen Lusardi
May 4, 2018
Helen E. Lusardi of Middletown, N.Y., a retired employee of Calvert Coat Co. in Middletown and a lifelong resident of the area, died on May 4, 2018 at her home. She was 97. Helen was born on July 3, 1920 in South Centerville, N.Y. She was the widow of John Lusardi Jr. Survivors include her nieces Dolores Barnes and...
Nishan Abkarian
Apr 27, 2018
Nishan J. Abkarian of Middletown, a retired Teacher at the Otisville Prison and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 27, 2018 in ORMC. He was 89. The son of the late Jacob and Alice Vartanian Abkarian he was born on September 28, 1928. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and graduated from New York...
Dieter Wingen
Apr 25, 2018
Deiter H. Wingen of Westtown, N.Y., the retired owner of KW Controls in Slate Hill, New York and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 25, 2018 at his home. He was 78. The son of the late Wilhelm and Hilda Lutz Wingen, he was born on May 21, 1939 in Germany. He was a veteran of...
Patrick Smith
Apr 22, 2018
Patrick J. Smith of Wurtsboro, a retired truck driver with Yellow Freight in Maybrook, N.Y. died on April 22, 2018. He was 61. The son of the late William Smith and Alma Davis Smith, he was born on October 17, 1956 in Middletown, N.Y. Patrick is survived by his mother and his five children which was everything to hime....
Clinton Marsh
Apr 21, 2018
Clinton E. Marsh, a grounds keeper for the Orange County Fairgrounds and longtime resident of the area passed away Saturday April 21, 2018. He was 42. The son of the late Donald and Carol McDowell Marsh, he was born November 11, 1975 in Port Jervis, New York. Survivors include his two brothers: Anthony Marsh of Bronx, NY; Donnie Marsh...
Barbara Hayes
Apr 19, 2018
With her husband by her side, Barbara Friedman Hayes died peacefully after a battle with lung cancer on April 19, 2018 in Middletown, N.Y. Barbara was born December 29, 1942 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC to Muriel Singer and Harry Friedman. After her father died, her mother married Unge Cantenese who helped raise Barbara and her siblings and...
Michelle Lecastre
Apr 18, 2018
Michelle A. Lecastre, a transporter for Orange Regional Medical Center and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Wednesday April 18, 2018 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. She was 61. The daughter of the late Donald J. Lecastre and Joan Palmatier Lecastre, she was born on October 16, 1956 in Middletown, NY. Michelle was a veteran...
Frank Clark
Apr 15, 2018
Frank E. Clark Jr. of Newburgh, N.Y., died on April 15, 2018 in Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center. He was 82. The son of the late Frank and Elvira Clark he was born on June 29, 1935 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Frank was a veteran of the Korean War and was retired from IBM in Fishkill, New York. Survivors include...
Bonnie Vazquez
Apr 14, 2018
Bonnie Vazquez of Chicago, entered into eternal rest on April 15, 2018 in Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, ILL. She was 59. She was born on January 20, 1959 in Newton, N.J. She lived most of her life in Middletown and Port Jervis, before settling in Chicago. Bonnie was a special person with a heart of Gold. Those who...
Thomas Trumper
Apr 13, 2018
Thomas C. Trumper of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., retired from the Gas Department at Public Service Gas and Electric, and a lifelong resident of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., died on April 13, 2018 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, N.Y. He was 78. The son of the late John and Violet Donald Trumper, he was born on November 22, 1939 in...
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