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

Barbara Alvarez
Jun 30, 2018
Barbara J. Alvarez of Middletown, retired from Verizon in Valhalla, N.Y. died on June 30, 2018 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 67. The daughter of the late Angelo and Carmen Velez, she was born on February 26, 1951 in Bronx, N.Y. Barbara was a member of St. Joseph Church in Middletown. President of the Town...

Marjorie Youngman
Jun 29, 2018
Marjorie Wilbur Youngman Dec. 1, 1919-June 29, 2018 Middletown, NY and formerly Andes, N.Y. Marjorie was born on December 1, 1919 in Andes, N.Y. to Emily Catherine Elwood and Harry Wilbur. Marjorie received her nurses training and RN license at Middletown State Hospital where she met her husband William H. Youngman. She worked at the Middletown State Hospital ,...

Jacqueline Skerrett
Jun 29, 2018
Jacqueline, a lifelong resident of Goshen entered into eternal rest Friday June 29, 2018 with her loving family by her bedside at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 70. The daughter of the late David and Margret Brown, she was born on November 3, 1947 in Lancaster, PA. She was a graduate of McCaskey High School and attended Franklin...

Josephine Mann
Jun 24, 2018
Josephine Jennings Mann of Campbell Hall, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area, died on June 24, 2018 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 80. The daughter of the late James Elwood Jennings and Blanche Mann she was born on January 5, 1938 in Hackensack, N.J. She is survived by her daughter Stephanie Moore and...

Geraldine Dorosky
Jun 21, 2018
Geraldine M. Dorosky of Greenville, a CNA at the Montgomery Nursing Home and a lifelong resident of the area, died on June 21, 2018 at ORMC in Middletown. She was 57. Geraldine was born on October 16, 1960 in Suffern, New York. Survivors include her husband Brian Dorosky at home. Her children Julie Riglioni and her husband Julius; Gwen...

John Hall
Jun 15, 2018
John Joseph Hall passed on June 15, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. Born in Manhattan on August 12, 1938 to parents John Hall and Annie Roche Hall. John attended Good Shepherd School in the Inwood section of Manhattan. He was an exceptionally bright, young man who wrote for the school newspaper and became class...

Dennis Fedorsky
Jun 12, 2018
Dennis J. Fedorsky of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., passed away on June 12, 2018. The son of the late Walter and Sonya Stanislow Fedorsky, he was born on November 27, 1951 in New York City. Dennis matriculated at La Guardia Community College and graduated from Pace University with a BBA in accounting in 1982 and was a graduate of Berean...

Rodney Batista
Jun 11, 2018
Rodney S. Batista, a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Monday June 11, 2018 at Westchester Medical Center after a ten year battle with leukemia. He was 36. The son of Obed and Lisa King Batista, he was born on May 11, 1982 in Middletown, New York. Survivors include his parents: Obed Batista Sr and Lisa King-Batista; his...

Loretta Patterson
Jun 10, 2018
Loretta A. Patterson, a retired employee for Orange County DSS and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Sunday June 10, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 80. The daughter of the late John and Esther Cushing Purgatorio, she was born November 15, 1937 in Middletown, New York. She was an avid golfer and a #1 Tiger...

Joseph Murgo
Jun 10, 2018
Joseph Murgo Jr. the son of Joseph Murgo Sr. and Ronnie Sue Palmer-Murgo was born at West Point Military Hospital. He is now reunited with his brother Christopher Ryan Murgo, his great grandmother Helen I. Doolittle, his grandfathers Elmer F. Palmer Jr., Salvatore Murgo and his grandmother Doriis Quillen Murgo. He leaves behind many memories with his fiancé and...

George Michaels
Jun 7, 2018
George T. Michaels of Chester the owner of Orange County Wheels in Chester, died on June 7, 2018 at Wingate at Beacon. He was 81. The son of the late George and Eleanore Michaels, he was born on June 20, 1936. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Japan. The family is thankful for the...

Joan Devine
Jun 6, 2018
Joan Mary Devine of Greenwood Lake, a forty-five-year resident of the area, died on June 6, 2018 in Calvary Hospice in Bronx, NY. She was 77. Joan was the widow of Vincent J. Devine. They made Greenwood Lake home in December 1973. Survivors include her three children (Joanne, Dawn and Daniel) along with four grandchildren, a brother and nieces/nephews....

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...

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...

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...

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...