All Obituaries

   Mary Teresa Messina, a 5 year Middletown, NY resident formerly of Washingtonville, NY and Melbourne, FL entered into rest on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY. She was 85 years of age.     The daughter of the late Rocco and Anna Bruno Bova, she was born on July 8, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY.     Mary was a homemaker, but formerly worked as a fashion designer after receiving a fashion scholarship to attend F.I.T....

          Richard A. Gervasi, a 47 year area resident, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at his home in Middletown, NY. He was 88 years of age.     The son of the late Mario and Margie Gervasi, he was born on August 23, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY.      Richard was the owner and operator of Sullivan Auto Supply in the Town of Mamakating. He attended the Holy Name of Jesus Church in Otisville and was a former...

Gloria F. Smith, a lifelong area resident passed away peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill, NY. She was 77 years of age.     The daughter of the late Russell and Ruth Tegler Davis, she was born on June 17, 1942 in Elmira, NY.     Gloria was a former waitress at the Colonial Diner in Middletown and later was a school bus driver for Mid-City Transit in Middletown. She was a...

   Isabelle A. Pizza, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest peacefully on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her loving husband and daughters.  She was 92 years of age.     The daughter of the late Joseph and Sophia Colletti Torelli, she was born on June 4, 1927 in Newburgh, NY.     Isabelle was a homemaker and former beautician. She enjoyed shopping with her daughters, sewing, gardening, crocheting and golfing. She was a...

     Rhoda Colen Pollock, a longtime Middletown, NY resident, died Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, NY. She was 94 years of age.    The daughter of the late David and Estelle Cohen Colen, she was born on December 25, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY.    Rhoda was the owner and operator of the former Pollock’s Fotomart in Middletown. She was a member of Temple Sinai in Middletown and longtime member of the League of Women...

     Marilyn E. Heib, a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her home in the Town of Greenville, NY. She was 82 years of age.     The daughter of the late Clyde and Madelyn Smith Butler, she was born on November 22, 1936 in Middletown, NY.     Marilyn retired from the Times Herald- Record in Middletown after working for over twenty years as a computer typist. She was a member of the First Congregational Church...

               Early on July 1st, 2019, surrounded by his family, Richard W. Sumner was released from his physical form, having completed his work here on Earth.  He lived in Middletown, NY. Born in Albany, NY he was the son of William Charles and Mary Annie Griffin Sumner. He married his wife Martha of Argyle, N.Y. on October 13, 1956. He moved with his family to Middletown in 1961 having been transferred by his...

      Donald E. Wanser, 89, of Otisville, NY, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 30, 2019.     He was born in Pilgrims Corners, Town of Wallkill, NY, on April 2, 1930, to the late William E. and Marie Zimmer Wanser. Donald graduated from Otisville High School in 1948 and went directly to work at Dayton Dental Laboratory in Middletown, where he had worked during high school. He learned quickly and opened his own successful dental laboratory,...

.   Ernest Baum, 84, of Middletown, died Sunday at Orange Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born in Marburg, Germany, he was two years old when his family left Germany for America in 1936. He spent his early years in the Bronx, and then moved with his family to Orange County, where they became dairy farmers and cattle dealers, as they had been in Germany. While working on the farm, he taught himself how to repair televisions through a home study course and then became...

     Joyce Lynn Fogelman passed away quietly in her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 13, 2019.  Joyce was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1938, the daughter of Irving and Charlotte (Perlman) Isaacs.  Joyce attended the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated with a degree in Education.    Joyce was inspired to specialize in the education of individuals with intellectual disabilities by her brother Alan Isaacs.  Along with her parents...