All Obituaries

     Dr. Charles S. Brown, a 42 year area resident, died Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. He was 85 years of age.     The son of the late Gilbert and Lee Rothandler Brown, he was born on February 12, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY.    Dr. Brown was a Doctor of Chiropractic with an office in Montgomery, NY.  He proudly served his country as a Medic in the U.S. Army. He was a member...

    Reginald William Mills, a 45 year area resident, entered into rest on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. He was 89 years of age.    The son of the late Reginald W. Sr. and Lillian Lunsford Mills, he was born October 13, 1928 in Cleveland, OH.  Reginald was very proud to have served his country in the United States Air Force and was later employed by American Type Founders and as a maintenance...

     Gerlinde Hedwig Sly, a longtime area resident, entered into rest on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY. She was 89 years of age.     Linda was born June 30, 1928 in Memel, Lithuania.  She attended the Lette College in Berlin, Germany studying English and Russian. In 1955 she met the love of her life Theodore Sly while teaching German to American soldiers stationed in Germany.     Linda...

    Thomas D. Mikulski, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Thursday, May 17, 2018  at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. He was 70 years of age.     The son of the late Barney V. and Agnes Dudko Mikulski, he was born April 11, 1948 in Port Jervis, NY.    Tom was employed as an electrician for Kookaburra/Amscan in Newburgh, NY. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam....

    Kevin E. Nilsen, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. He was 54 years of age.     The son of the late Kenneth and MaryEllen Nilsen, he was born March 1, 1964 in Yonkers, NY.    Kevin was the founder and broker of the Kevin Nilsen Insurance Agency in Slate Hill, NY. He was a supporter of many community events and sponsor of area sports...

   Marla G. Kandel, a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. She was 72 years of age.     The daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Laskowitz, she was born June 18, 1945 in New York City.    Marla was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and a member of Hadassah.     The family would like to thank Marla’s aides and friends Margy...

     Jen left us for her next adventure on Thursday, May 10, 2018. She was 90 years of age.    Jen was born in Walton, NY and adopted by Grover and Ethel Keener. An area resident for most of her life, she lived in Slate Hill, NY until 1971 where she was a dairy farmer and a successful breeder of Ayrshire Cattle and Morgan Horses at Wawayanda Farms. In 1971, Jen moved to Middlebury, VT where she continued as a breeder of Ayrshire Cattle, Morgan...

     Wallis Parris was born Wallis Bailey 78 years ago in Campbell Hall, the youngest of 5 children to Ora and Alma Bailey. The family moved to New Hampton when she was 3 years old and most of her life was spent there.     She graduated from O.C.C.C and became a member of the Denton Presbyterian Church where she faithfully served for over 50 years. She taught Sunday School and V.B.S., was a youth group leader, led the Sunday School Singers and...

     Irene B. Drenth, a 66 year area resident, entered into rest on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Valley View Center in Goshen, NY. She was 99 years of age.     The daughter of the late Aike and Trina Blom, she was born on February 7, 1919 in Holland.    Irene was a homemaker and a former dairy farmer working with her late husband, Peter Drenth, on their farm on McBride Road in Slate Hill. She attended Harmony Baptist Church and...

Robert R. Ferrier of Middletown, NY and formerly of Yonkers, NY, entered into rest on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Braemar Living in the Town of Wallkill. He was 84 years of age.     The son of the late Lawrence Arnold and Margaret Ruth Ferrier, he was born on June 20, 1933 in Yonkers, NY.    Robert had been employed as controller at Entron in Garden City, NY. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of...