All Obituaries

Robert H. Meltzer, of Middletown NY and formerly of New York City passed away peacefully at Sapphire Nursing Home in Goshen, NY on October 14, 2021.  He was 74 years old.  Robert was born on July 22, 1947 in Bronx, NY to the late Henley G. and Nathalie E. Rockower Meltzer.  Robert was in the sales side of the fashion industry for many years. He was also a distinctive runner. An early member of the NYC Road Runners club,  Robert  ran the NYC marathon ten times. He...

      Lucy A. Delesparo, a longtime area resident, entered into rest on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in the Town of Wallkill. She was 97 years of age.    The daughter of the late Enrico and Philomena Arciero, she was born on January 4, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY.    Lucy was retired from the Mirror Lakes Elementary School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in...

       Rollin L. Lybolt, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. He was 81 years of age.      The son of the late Richard Kenneth Lybolt and Isabel Youngs Lybolt, he was born on October 24, 1939 in Middletown, NY.     Rollin retired as the working foreman of the City of Middletown Parks & Recreation...

       Joseph G. Lawlor Jr., a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. He was 90 years of age.      The son of the late Joseph G. Lawlor Sr. and Hazel Hulse Lawlor, he was born on August 6, 1931 in Middletown, NY.      Joseph was a former employee of GTE Phone Company in Middletown and most recently was a bus driver for the Goshen...

     Marvin F. Preiser died peacefully at the age of 96, with family members by his side and Édith Piaf playing in the background, at the Roscoe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Roscoe, New York.   Marvin was born in The Bronx, NY, the son of Morris and Ida Jacobs Preiser, and was the oldest of four children. Marvin was an inquisitive young boy who spent much of his free time in the New York Public Library and the Museum of Natural History. He had a quest...

  Rosa Marie Boone was born on January 3, 1928 to Alice Allen and Benjamin Jackson in Washington, D.C.  Surrounded by her extended family of several aunts, Skeeter, as she was lovingly called, was raised by her grandfather, Eddie Allen, on the family farm in Warrenton, NC.  In this little town, she attended Coley Springs Baptist Church, grew in her faith, was baptized and graduated from Edward R. Hawkins High School in 1946   Rosa moved to the Bronx, NY and lived with...

      Charles (Charlie) J. Newkirk, Jr., of Middletown, New York, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2021.  He was the son of the late Charles J., Sr. and Myrtle (Masker) Newkirk.  He was born on September 28, 1931, in Unionville, New York.  Charlie graduated from Middletown High School in 1951, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football.  Shortly after graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served during the Korean War...

    Barbara Wood passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Middletown, New York at the age of 92. She was born in Central Square, NY on July 23, 1929 to Reverend Otto R. Loverude and Edna (Taylor) Loverude.  She will be laid to rest at the Sarasota National Cemetery, Florida with her predeceased husband of 62 years, Donald N. Wood.     Barb grew up in Willows, California and at 10 years old, moved to Lowell, Massachusetts where she graduated from Lowell...

       Flora M. Cherry, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. She was 86 years of age.      The daughter of the late Frank and Ruth Weeden Fairweather, she was born on June 25, 1935 in Middletown, NY.    Flora retired as a packer for the former Mack Brothers and Jet Chef of Goshen, NY. Flora attended St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in...

       On August 15, 2021, Gerta Seligman passed away peacefully in her sleep.     Born on September 6, 1920, she was 100 years old; 3 weeks shy of her next birthday. A 70+ year resident of Middletown, she was well-loved and respected in the community. Gerta was the mother of 3 children who were all raised in Middletown---Joann Hargabus, of Middletown, Nanette Greene of Newtown CT, and Stephen Seligman of San Francisco, CA., as well as 2 beloved...