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Janette Priscilla Williams
Jan 15, 2020
Janette Priscilla Williams, better known to her siblings as "Reedy", was born on Marh 14, 1958 to the late Hosea Horace, Sr. and Myrtle Lee Cleveland Horace. Janette entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Janette grew up in Monticello and attended Monticello Central Schools and was a graduate of the class of 1976. Janette met and married...
Thaddeus Joseph "Ted" Kocijanski
Jan 15, 2020
Thaddeus "Ted" Kocijanski of Woodbourne, New York passed away at the age of 85 in Middletown, New York. Ted was the son of the late Mary Roman and Frances Kocijanski. He was born on November 29, 1934 in Woodbourne, New York. Ted graduated from Liberty High School in 1952 and Orange County Community College in 1960. He was an Army...
Bernice K Simpson
Jan 14, 2020
Bernice K. Simpson of Livingston Manor, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Canandaigua, NY at 77 years old. The daughter of Thomas and Delphia Henderson, she was born March 12th, 1942 in Harrison, Arkansas and was the youngest of 8 children. Bernice married Anthony (Butch) Simpson in1964 and together they had four children: Traci, Ralph (Tony),...
Peter Franzese
Jan 12, 2020
Peter Franzese, of Monticello, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. He was 61. He was the son of the late Michael Franzese and Anita Pasqualicchio, born on August 22, 1958 in Manhattan, NY. In his free time Peter enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing or gardening. He was a member of the NRA. He...
Ella Marie Salzman
Jan 11, 2020
Ella M. Salzman of Liberty, NY passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020. She was 97. She was the eldest daughter of the late George and Bertha Scudder, born on July 23, 1922 in Wethersfield, CT then moved to Lew Beach as a young child. Ella wore many hats during her working years, she worked as a secretary to the...
David G. Miller
Jan 10, 2020
David G. Miller died at home on January 9, 2020, at age 69. David was born and raised in Livingston Manor, NY, and after living in several different states over the years, he returned to the area and resided in Liberty, NY at the time of his passing. He was predeceased by his father George Miller and his mother Irene...
Timmie Ralph "Tim" Edwards
Jan 9, 2020
Tim R. Edwards, of Liberty, passed away on January 9, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. He was 56. He was the son of the late Andrew R. Edwards and Helen L. LeRoy, born on July 9, 1963 in Liberty, NY. Tim worked for the Sullivan County Correctional Facility until his retirement. In his free time he enjoyed the outdoors,...
Georgianna Churak
Jan 8, 2020
Georgianna Olga Churak of South Fallsburg passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. She was 78. Georgie, as she was affectionately called, was the daughter of the late George and Olga Semenkowich Churak, born on August 12, 1941 in Jamaica, New York. She was a graduate of Fallsburg Central High School and last worked as...
Lilia C Toledo
Jan 8, 2020
Lilia Centeno Toledo, of Woodbourne, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at home. She was 82. She was the daughter of the late Magdaleno A. Centeno and Pilar Mancilla, born on March 17, 1937 in Mambusao, Capiz, Philippines. Lilia was a long-time hairdresser in her own profession in the Philippines, and she raised her children there. She was the...
Theresa Velazquez
Jan 8, 2020
Theresa Velazquez, of Woodbourne, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. She was 66. She was the daughter of Michael DeRosa and Marie Chasmar, born on October 19, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY. Services were held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements under the care of Colonial Memorial Funeral Home, for further information call 845-434-7363 or visit www.colonialfamilyfuneralhome.com
Betty B. Starkweather
Jan 7, 2020
Betty B. Starkweather of Liberty passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center. She was 91. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Boyles and Sylvia Sutley, born on June 29, 1928 in DeBruce, NY. Betty always enjoyed helping people; she was an aide at the Fern Adult Home for many years. She was a...
Leona A Benton
Jan 6, 2020
Leona Ann Benton (Robinson) a lifelong resident of Livingston Manor passed away peacefully on Monday, January 6th, 2020 at the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility. The daughter of Herman Hiram Benton and Ruth Naomi Edwards Benton, she was born on August 1st, 1942 at home on Fox Mountain Road, in Livingston Manor. Leona was a beloved daughter,...
Ralph L. Raimond
Jan 4, 2020
Ralph L. Raimond, of White Mills, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020. He was 92. He was the son of the late Frank and Francesca Cropanese Raimond, born on September 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY. Ralph proudly served our country in both the US Navy and US Army. He used his training in the military to fuel his...
Sylvia J Beach
Jan 4, 2020
Sylvia J. Beach, of North Branch, NY, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Nyack Hospital. She was 71. She was the daughter of the late Jessie A. Coon and Edith M. Hart, born on November 14, 1948 in Monticello, NY. Sylvia loved her family more than anything, she loved spending time with her siblings and most of all...
Gerald H. "Jerry" Spector
Jan 1, 2020
Gerald H. Spector, 80, a retired film projectionist, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020. He was the son of Aaron “Harry” and Ray Spector of South Fallsburg, born on July 1, 1939 at the Monticello Hospital. Jerry was a 1958 Fallsburg Central School graduate, he attended Orange County Community College and The New York School of Photography. After he...
Rachel M Houghtaling
Jan 1, 2020
Rachel May Houghtaling, 28, of Liberty, NY, passed away on January, 1, 2020 at Orange Regional Medical Center in Wallkill, NY. Rachel was born on May 8th, 1991 in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of the late Lyle Kenneth Houghtaling and Deborah Lee Babcock Houghtaling. She was also predeceased by paternal grandparents Arnold and Beverly Houghtaling, maternal grandparents Wilbur and Dolores...
Harold Robert Cicio
Dec 31, 2019
Harold Robert Cicio, of Woodridge, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was 92. He was the son of Benjamin "Benny" and Emma (Howe) Cicio, born on August 24, 1927 in Downsville, NY. Harold attended Downsville Central School where he played baseball, basketball and football. While in high school he also worked for the Frazer Ice Company in Liberty,...
Christopher A Sorensen
Dec 30, 2019
Christopher Alan Sorensen, 27, of Kiamesha Lake, NY, lost his life in a tragic accident nearby his home on December 30, 2019. Christopher was born March 24, 1992 at St John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, NY, the first of three children born to Alan John Sorensen and Jane Cavallino-Sorensen. His early childhood was spent in Yonkers, New York until moving...
Arlene Schwartz
Dec 29, 2019
Obituary of Arlene Rosen Schwartz Chanah bat Golda v' Yitzchak Arlene Rosen Schwartz, 87, known to her family as Leeni, Mama and Gigi passed away at Pine Pointe Hospice in Macon, Georgia on December 29, 2019. Arlene was born in New York City on January 11, 1932. She lived on the Lower East Side until she married Max (Mecky) Schwartz...
Rafael Perez
Dec 27, 2019
Rafael Perez, of Monticello, passed away on December 27, 2019 in Newburgh, NY. He was 76. He was born on April 10, 1943 in Puerto Rico. Rafael enjoyed keeping his hands busy by making things out of matches; he liked being outdoors walking around town stopping to talk to friends along the way. He loved listening to music and playing...
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