Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Patricia Harrer
May 30, 2016
Patricia A. Harrer of Middletown, a former Police Dispatcher for the Town of Wallkill Police Department and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 30, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 79. The daughter of the late John X. and Sarah Newell Stewart, she was born on September 4, 1936 in Brooklyn, New...
Josephine Coleman
May 30, 2016
Josephine May Coleman of New Hampton, New York, a homemaker and a longtime resident of the area, died on Monday May 30, 2016 in Trumbull, CT. She was 91. The daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie O'Connor McGuire, she was born on October 31, 1924 in Yonkers, New York. She was the widow of Raymond F. Coleman. Survivors...
Virgenmina Dejesus
May 28, 2016
Virgenmina DeJesus of Otisville, an area resident since 2008, died on May 28, 2016 at home. She was 95. The daughter of the late Pedro and Maria Rodriguez Quinones, she was born on January 13, 1921 in Puerto Rico. She was the widow of Pedro DeJesus. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Visitation...
Dorothy Babcock-Nowack
May 27, 2016
Dorothy M. Babcock-Nowack of Greenwood Lake, a former store clerk and longtime resident of the area, died on May 27, 2016 at her home. She was 34. The daughter of Charles Babcock and Doris Harty Jennings she was born on April 27, 1982 in Paquanck, N.J. Survivors include her husband Brandon Nowack; her children Anthony Nowack; Angelica Nowack and...
Eleanor Petak
May 17, 2016
Eleanor M. Petak of Goshen, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died on May 17, 2016 in The Valley View Center in Goshen. She was 87. The daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie Kozareski Niski, she was born on February 27, 1929 in Warwick, N.Y. She was a member of St. John's R.C. Church in Goshen;...
Michael Gehler
May 14, 2016
Michael C. Gehler of Greenwood Lake, a retired teamster with Local 807 and a lifelong resident of the area, died on May 14, 2016 at his home. He was 64. The son of the late Charles and Florence Gehler, he was born on May 29, 1951 in Warwick, New York. Michael was a local bartender for many years and...
Henrietta Cooke
May 14, 2016
Henrietta Cooke of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., died on May 14, 2016. She was 100. The daughter of Herbert and Margaret Alabaster, she was born on January 30, 1916. She was a former resident of Clearwater and Loxahatchee, Florida. She is survived by her daughter Janet Anderson Rader and her husband Jack of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. and her son David...
Phillip Perricelli
May 6, 2016
Phillip L. Perricelli of Middletown, self-employed in property preservation in the Hudson Valley, and a longtime resident of the area, died on May 6, 2016 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 51. The son of John and Felicita Paonessa Perricelli, he was born on December 12, 1964 in Bronx, N.Y. Phil had a joy for racing...
Felix Ortega Jr.
May 3, 2016
Felix Ortega Jr. of Middletown, a retired employee of Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, died on May 3, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 70. The son of Felix and Louisa Mattei Ortega, he was born on April 11, 1946 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Survivors include his wife Joaquina Socorro Ortega at home. His...
Bruce Tice
May 1, 2016
Bruce Edward Tice, beloved father and grandfather, passed away on May 1, 2016 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born January 3, 1948 in Middletown, NY to Roberta Martin and William Tice. Bruce enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served during the Vietnam Era and was forever proud of his service to...
Dale Hirrel
Apr 30, 2016
Dale Patrick Hirrel, of Greenwood Lake, New York, passed away on April 30, 2016. He was 16 years old. Born on February 26, 2000, in Middletown, New York, he was the son of Jacqueline (McAteer) and Daniel Hirrel of Greenwood Lake. Dale could be spotted a mile away just from the huge smile on his face for which he...
Elvira Reda
Apr 30, 2016
Elvira Reda, of Middletown, NY passed away on April 30, 2016 surrounded by family. She was 82 years old. Elvira is predeceased by her husband, Antonio Reda; parents, Luigi Reda and Rosina Bastone, and brother-in-law, Luigi Gaudio. She is survived by her two children, Caroline Paglia and husband, Enrico Paglia, and Alfonso Reda and wife Antonietta Reda; as well...
James Donahue
Apr 29, 2016
James "Jimmy" J. Donahue, 54, formerly of Greenwood Lake, NY passed away in the early hours of April 29th, 2016. At the time of his passing, Jimmy was comforted by the presence of family, including his surviving siblings, Mary, Claire, and Paul. Despite the tragic accident that left him paralyzed at the young age of 19, those who knew...
Joe Mczorn
Apr 27, 2016
Joe Louis McZorn of Middletown, a retired Mill Operator for Mechanical Rubber in Warwick, N.Y. died on April 27, 2016 at home. He was 80. The son of Isaiah and Bessie McZorn, he was born on November 24, 1935 in North Carolina. Survivors include his wife Rebecca McZorn at home. His children Louis McZorn and his wife Colleen of...
Anna Barringer
Apr 26, 2016
Anna Barringer of Middletown, a retired advertising supervisor at the Times-Herald Record and a longtime resident of the area, died on April 26, 2016 at her home. She was 90. The daughter of the late Bernhardt and Catherine Reinsperger Sorensen, she was born on November 12, 1925 in Whitestone, New York. She worked for many years for MacFadden Publications...
Rose Leone
Apr 24, 2016
Rose M. Leone of Middletown, ret. co-proprietor of Leones Market in Middletown, died on April 24, 2016 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. She was 87. The daughter of the late Joseph and Helene Zoghby, she was born on November 25, 1928 in Jersey City, N.J. She was a member of St. Joseph Church in Middletown. She...
Eleanor Muller
Apr 23, 2016
Eleanor E. Muller of Middletown, a retired legal secretary for the Law Office of Henry W. Korade in Middletown, died on April 23, 2016 in Middletown Park Manor. She was 97. The daughter of the late Preston and Amy Abplanalp Theiss, she was born on April 14, 1919 in Fosterdale, N.Y. She was a graduate of Monticello High School...
David Vedder
Apr 23, 2016
David E. Vedder of Middletown, retired glazier with Patterson Glass in Middletown and a former parking lot attendant at Orange County Community College, died on April 23, 2016 in Montrose VA Hospital . He was 93. The son of the late Harold and Florence Jones Vedder, he was born on September 21, 1922 in Johnstown, New York. He was...
Joseph Deserto
Apr 21, 2016
Joseph P. Deserto of the Town of Wallkill, a retired chief estimator for Jaff Brothers in Queens, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on April 21, 2016. He was 83. The son of the late Antonio and Anna Dina Deserto, he was born on October 19, 1932 in the Town of Wallkill, N.Y. He was a...
Joseph Goldberg
Apr 10, 2016
Joseph R. Goldberg of Middletown, N.Y., a former employee of C&S Wholesale Warehouse in Chester, N.Y., died on April 10, 2016 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 33. The son of Charles M. Goldberg and Louise Joyce, he was born on September 25, 1982 in Nyack, N.Y. Survivors include his wife Dana Goldberg and his three...
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