Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Jacob Bronts
Oct 3, 2016
Jacob Bronts of Bullville, a retired dairy farmer and former employee of the Town of Crawford Highway Department, died on October 3, 2016 at his home. He was 96. The son of the late Peter and Margaret Bronts, he was born on August 11, 1920 in Holland. He was the widower of Grace Klein Bronts. He was predeceased by...
Nelson Moreno
Sep 30, 2016
Nelson A. Moreno of Pine Bush, a retired Chef at NYU Hospital in New York, N.Y. died on Friday September 30, 2016 at his home. He was 85. The son of the late Pedro and Magdalena Torres Moreno, he was born on March 1, 1930 in Ensenada, Puerto Rico. He was the widower of Evelyn Moreno Vazquez who preceded...
Marilyn Kempton
Sep 25, 2016
Marilyn Jean Kempton was born on June 25, 1931 in Flint, Michigan. She met and married Thomas J. Kempton in 1951 in Berrien Springs, Michigan and have been married 65 years. She attended Andrews University to initiate a career in nursing, then transitioned to a twenty year career in special education in the Clarkstown School District. She took great...
Marion Perez
Sep 20, 2016
Marion D. Perez of Middletown, a homemaker, died on September 20, 2016 in Middletown Park Manor. She was 79. The daughter of the late Gordon and Beatrice Decker, she was born on October 25, 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was an active resident of the Wallkill Living Center where she often called BINGO. The family would like to thank...
Jeanette Brennan
Sep 18, 2016
Jeanette J. Brennan of Middletown, died on Sunday September 18, 2016 in Wilkes Barre, PA. She was 78. The daughter of the late Leslie and June Wilber Teller, she was born on November 14, 1937 in Middletown, N.Y. She was the widow of Edgar "Ed" Brennan. Survivors include her children James Brennan and his wife Marlene of Sumter, South...
William Rejmaniak
Sep 14, 2016
William R. "Bill" Rejmaniak, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. He was 74. He was the son of the late Joseph Rejmaniak and Olive Briard, born on October 31, 1941 in Middletown, NY. Bill proudly served our country in the US Marine Corps, dedicating 20 years of his life to the service. He continued his career...
Diane Buurman
Sep 9, 2016
Diane E. Buurman of Greenwood Lake, a retired Storage Clerk for Fishkill Correctional Facility and formerly the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility, died on Friday September 9, 2016 at St. Anthony's Community Hospital in Warwick. She was 59. The daughter of the late Simon Gleason and Patricia O'Hanley Gleason, she was born on July 31, 1957 in Bronx, New York. Survivors...
Phillip Bertholf
Sep 8, 2016
Phillips D. Bertholf Sr. of Middletown, a retired Juvenile Counselor for the NYS Division of Youth at the Goshen Secure Center in Goshen, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on September 8, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 59. The son of the late William and Hilda Wisher Bertholf, he was born on September 19, 1956 in...
Herbert Lewis
Sep 7, 2016
Herbert "Buster" Lewis of Kissimmee, Florida a dance floor installer and formerly of Middletown, died on September 7, 2016 in Celebration, Florida. He was 44. The son of the late Herbert Ewing and Sharon Elizabeth Lewis, he was born on September 24, 1971 in New York, New York. Survivors include his children Se'quan Lewis; Aquasia Lewis and Lieu-nigel Lewis...
Ulysses Pittman
Sep 3, 2016
Ulysses Pittman of Middletown, a retired automotive preparation detailer at Fulton Cheverolet in Middletown, and a longtime resident of the area, died on September 3, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 72. The son of the late Ray and Ella Cooper Pittman, he was born on January 24, 1944 in Dawson, Georgia. He is survived...
Alberta Green
Aug 29, 2016
Alberta May Green of Middletown, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on August 29, 2016 at her home. She was 80. The daughter of the late George and Margaret Bunton Horrevoets, she was born on December 13, 1935 in Middletown, New York. The family would like to thank the staff of Hospice with a special thank...
Marcel Paradis
Aug 25, 2016
Marcel Paradis of Middletown, a retired self-employed concessioner in New York and Connecticut, died on August 25, 2016 in Schervier Pavilion in Warwick. He was 76. He was born on September 23, 1939 in Quebec, Canada. Survivors include his five children Marcel Paradis and Daniel Paradis both of Middletown; Richard Paradis of Beacon, N.Y. Robert Paradis of Bloomingburg, N.Y....
George Martin
Aug 18, 2016
George M. Martin of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 78. The son of the late G. Madison and Frances Paddock Martin, he was born on March 17, 1938. George graduated from Middletown High School in 1956 and was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church for over...
Ralph Tomlinson
Aug 17, 2016
Ralph A. Tomlinson of Middletown, a retired foreman for Delford Industries in Middletown, N.Y. and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 17, 2016 at his son's home in Fayetteville, N.C. He was 88. The son of the late Vestine Beckford, he was born on February 3, 1928 in Jamaica, West Indies. He was a longtime member...
Kathleen Kiernan
Aug 7, 2016
Kathleen Kiernan died peacefully August 7 at St Patrick's Nursing Home in the Bronx. She was born in Manhattan December 1, 1919 to Patrick and Mary (nee Murphy) Gilligan. Shortly after graduating from George Washington High School she married her husband, Frank, the love of her life. They moved to Middletown and would live happily together until his death...
Joseph Jennings
Aug 6, 2016
Joseph Jennings of Middletown, N.Y., a former self-employed painter and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 6, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 66. The son of the late James and Blanche Mann Jennings, he was born on July 25, 1950 in Hackensack, N.J. Survivors include his children, grandchildren, his brothers and...
Sharon Gehler
Aug 5, 2016
Sharon Gehler of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a driver for Greenwood Lake Taxi and a former waitress for Great Gorge Playboy Club in Vernon, N.J. and a longtime resident of the area, died on August 5, 2016 at her home. She was 69. The daughter of the late William and Martha Aichlamayr Mock, she was born on December 16, 1946...
Steven Destafeno
Aug 5, 2016
Steven Lee DeStafeno passed away suddenly on August 5, 2016. He was born in Middletown NY on September 28, 1970 to the late Janice and Vincent DeStafeno. Steve graduated from Middletown High School in 1988. Steve loved football, demolition car driving and volunteering with the fire department. He served as President of the Mechanicstown Fire Dept. and also as...
Filippa Alesci
Jul 31, 2016
Filippa Provenzano Alesci passed away Sunday July 31, 2016 at home. She was 93. The daughter of the late Giuseppe and Narda Altamore Provenzano she was born on October 22, 1922 in Giuliana, Sicily. She was a former Seamstress for Calvert Coat Co. She loved to have her family over for Sunday Dinners, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...
Timothy Doolittle
Jul 30, 2016
Timothy J. Doolittle of Middletown, a former custodian for Orange County Community College and a lifelong resident of the area, died on Saturday July 30, 2016 at home. He was 38. The son of Timothy Doolittle and Cheryl Ashley DeGroat, he was born on July 17, 1978 in Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include his father Timothy Doolittle and his wife...
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