Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Orange County & throughout New York.
Frank Biasi
Mar 14, 2015
Frank P. Biasi, of Middletown, a self-employed mason and longtime resident of the area, died peacefully on March 14, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was 80. The son of the late Giovanni and Rosa Pascale Biasi, he was born on April 11, 1934 in Monopoli Bari, Italy. He was a member of St. Joseph Church in Middletown,...
Barry Smith
Mar 12, 2015
Barry E. Smith passed away suddenly on Thursday March 12, 2015 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick. He was 62. The son of the late Edwin and Eleanor Smith, he was born on April 9, 1952 and grew up in Cornwall, N.Y. and later moved to Greenwood Lake, New York. He is survived by his soul mate and the...
Herbert Freer
Mar 11, 2015
Herbert A. Freer July 11, 1931-March 11, 2015 Town of Wallkill Herbert Freer, 83 a lifetime resident of the Town of Wallkill was called to heaven on Wednesday, March 11th. Herb was the son of the late, Leroy Eager Freer and Edith Decker Freer, and the brother of the late, Stanley Freer and Louise Freer Gavlick. Herbert Freer was...
Frank Sorice
Mar 2, 2015
Frank Sorice of Middletown, the retired owner of Taylor Tile in Middletown, and a longtime resident of the area, died on March 2, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 86. The son of the late Anthony and Filomena Sorice, he was born on November 18, 1928 in Naples, Italy. He was a member and Head...
Anna Walker
Mar 1, 2015
Anna L. Walker Middletown, New York Anna L. Walker, a homemaker and longtime resident of the area passed away Sunday March 1, 2015 at Middletown Park Manor. She was 98. The daughter of the late Albert and Florence Van Clief Varcoe, she was born December 22, 1916 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. She was the widow of Kenneth Walker...
Ruthann Petrick
Mar 1, 2015
Ruthann Petrick of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., a former grinder for Schrade Knife Co. in Ellenville, died on March 1, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 53. She was born on June 6, 1961 in New York City. Survivors include her companion Thomas M. Mazanec of Greenwood Lake, N.Y. She is also survived by several brothers...
William Grant
Feb 25, 2015
William J. Grant of Goshen, NY passed away peacefully in his sleep in his 89th year, joining his beloved wife, Patricia (McCaffrey) Grant, on February 25, 2015. A long time area resident, Bill was a proud graduate of St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia and at the age of 16, began his studies in Chemical Engineering at MIT, graduating in...
Lucian Krawczyk
Feb 24, 2015
Lucian Krawczyk of Middletown, retired from Brinks Company and Wells Fargo and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 24, 2015 at his home. He was 79. The son of the late Jan and Michalina Krawczyk, he was born on August 11, 1935 in Tuczepy, Poland. He was the widower of Bridget Donaghey Krawczyk. The family wishes...
Kenneth Francois
Feb 21, 2015
Kenneth Francois Jr. of Middletown, a former machine operator at Konica Minolta in Goshen, N.Y. and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 21, 2015 in the Bay Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Bronx, N.Y. He was 38. The son of the late Kenneth Francois Sr. and Claudette Weed Francois, he was born on June 10,...
Alan Carr
Feb 10, 2015
Alan L. Carr Sr., a long time and dedicated employee of Central Water Systems in Warwick, NY and longtime resident of the area, passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2015 at home. He was 80. The son of the late Wesley and Julia Cortright Carr, he was born June 9, 1934 in Johnson, NY. He served his country in...
Carol Mcnamara
Feb 7, 2015
Carol A. McNamara of Middletown, former owner of Esquire Typing and Word Processing Services in Flushing, New York, died on February 7, 2015 at her home. She was 71. The daughter of the late Raymond and Lucille Lebel, she was born on December 14, 1943 in Queens, N.Y. She was the widow of William J. McNamara Sr. She was...
Janet Rose
Feb 6, 2015
Janet E. Rose , a retired R.N. at the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center and a longtime resident of the area, died on February 6, 2015 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. She was 69. The daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor Underwood Rose, she was born on September 15, 1945 in Elmira, New York. Survivors include her daughter...
Rose Palmer
Feb 2, 2015
Rose B. Palmer of Middletown, a former domestic housekeeper and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 2, 2015 in Valley View Rehab Center in Goshen. She was 91. The daughter of the late Albert and Katherine Hall Cushion, she was born on August 10, 1923 in Pine Bush, N.Y. She was the widow of Elmer F....
Ignatius Kukelka
Feb 2, 2015
Ignatius J. Kukelka of Goshen, a retired butcher for Chester Packing and a lifelong resident of the area, died on February 2, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 92. The son of the late Carl and Anna Snerch Kukelka, he was born on June 27, 1922 in Pine Island, N.Y. He was a member of St. John's...
Jefrey Furman
Jan 27, 2015
Jefrey Burleigh Furman Bloomingburg, New York Jefrey Burleigh Furman, a former chemist for PFW in Middletown and Texaco in Beacon, former employee of Met Life and owner of Berkshire Financial Strategies and longtime resident of the area, died Tuesday January 27, 2015 at home. He was 52. The son of Maxine Furman Krohn and the late Rolf Krohn, he...
Marcus Potter
Jan 26, 2015
Marcus S. Potter Jr. of Westtown, a retired mechanic with American Silk Label in Unionville, and a lifelong resident of the area, died on January 26, 2015 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 86. The son of the late Marcus S. and Mary Alice Cortwright Potter Sr., he was born on April 9, 1928 in Johnson,...
Jeanette Freeman
Jan 25, 2015
Jeanette Freeman Middletown, New York Jeanette Freeman, of Middletown, a retired employee of Middletown Psychiatric Center, died on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Middletown Park Manor Nursing Home. She was 87. The daughter of the late Stanley and Martha Scott Lewis, she was born on October 16, 1927 in Middletown, NY. She was the widow of Floyd H. Freeman...
Jan Greenfield
Jan 24, 2015
On Saturday January, 24th 2015, Jan Greenfield passed from our sight. Jan was a loving, dedicated and active husband to Gunnel Greenfield and father of 3, Sahar, Daniel and Hanna. He also leaves behind 2 grandsons, 1 older brother Alan and older sister Barbara, who loved him dearly as he did them. Jan lived life with passion and commitment...
Winifred Hoye
Jan 23, 2015
Winifred "Winnie" A. Hoye, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 23, 2015. She was 89. Winnie was born in Goshen and lived the majority of her life in Middletown, N.Y. She was a homemaker who devoted her life to her family. Winifred was predeceased in death by her husband, George C. Hoye, her parents,...
Angela Gareri
Jan 17, 2015
Angela Gareri, of Silver Spring, Maryland and formerly of Hastings on Hudson and Middletown, N.Y., a homemaker, died on January 17, 2015 in Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was 97. The daughter of the late Eugenio and Maria Generoso, she was born on August 19, 1917 in Catanzaro, Italy. She was the widow of Domenico Gareri Survivors...
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