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

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...

Marion Traverse
Apr 8, 2018
Marion H. Traverse of New Hampton, a retired school teacher with the Minisink Valley School District and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Sunday April 8, 2018 in Middletown Park Manor. She was 83. The daughter of the late John and Helen McGuire Lippert, she was born on June 3, 1934 in Warwick, New York. Marion was...

Brett Brown
Apr 5, 2018
Brett Michael Brown of Middletown, a Registered Nurse and an MRI Technician, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on April 5, 2018 in Middletown. He was 50. The son of Stuart and Katherine Smith Brown, he was born on February 5, 1968 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include his father Stuart Brown of Middletown. His three sons Darren...

Lorraine Schaefer
Mar 27, 2018
Lorraine M. Schaefer, a former resident of Greenwood Lake, NY, passed away Tuesday March 27, 2018 at home. She was 77. The daughter of the late Anthony J. and Marie Healion Butera, she was born January 20, 1941 in Passaic, N.J. Survivors include her loving husband of 57 years: Theodore Schaefer at home; her beloved children: Valerie Williams (Richard...

William Macmullin
Mar 24, 2018
William Henry MacMullin, a retired Farrier at Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill, N.Y. and a longtime resident of Ulster County, died on March 24, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 87. The son of the late Daniel and Margaret Campbell MacMullin, he was born in Cape Briton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada on November 25, 1930....

Nestor Perez
Mar 23, 2018
Nestor Perez of Thompson Ridge ,N.Y. has gone to be with the Lord, on Friday, March 23rd, surrounded by his loving family. The son of Cruz and Primitiva Ortega. He was born on August 24, 1940 in Puerto Rico. He was the loving husband and father of Phyllis and his children, Dawn Marie and Nestor Troy. He was a...

Beverly Skinner
Mar 23, 2018
Beverly Estelle Skinner a lifelong resident of Middletown, NY passed away on Friday March 23, 2018. She was 86 years old. The daughter of the late Reginald Reakes and Estelle Rogers Reakes was born on March 5, 1932 in Middletown, N.Y. Beverly was the beloved wife of Harry Newell Skinner Jr. who predeceased her. Beverly was a retired customer...

Joan Stiller
Mar 20, 2018
Joan A. Stiller of Middletown a retired office manager and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 20, 2018 at her home. She was 81. The daughter of the late Erford and Alice Cox Steenrod, she was born on July 18, 1936 in Carmel, New York. Joan graduated from Middletown High School and was a member of...

Emma Zumpano
Mar 19, 2018
Emma Zumpano Middletown, New York Emma Zumpano of Middletown, retired employee of the Banker's Trust Company in New York City, died on March 19, 2018. She was 100. Ms. Zumpano was a resident of Middletown since 1995. She reached the milestone of 100 years of life under the care of her great nieces and nephews, Kathy and Brian Mortimore...