OBITUARIES

Douglas Esselmann

Douglas Esselmann

Sep 25, 2025

Douglas G. Esselmann of Livingston Manor, NY, formerly of Kenoza Lake, NY, died Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty, NY. He was 65.

The son of the late Carl F. and Teresa Allgeier Esselmann, he was born October 9, 1959 in Liberty, NY.

Doug was a graduate of the Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School, Class of 1978....

George Baxter, Jr.

George Baxter, Jr.

Sep 24, 2025

George Baxter, Jr. of Monticello, NY, a retired construction worker and longtime area resident died Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at the Garnet Health Hospital in Middletown, NY. He was 78.

George was born January 22, 1947 in North Carolina.

After retirement, George worked as a caretaker at the apartment complex where he lived. He enjoyed visiting with his neighbors, fishing and riding...

Elmiro J. DeFalco

Elmiro J. DeFalco

Sep 24, 2025

Elmiro J. DeFalco of Harris, NY, a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at the Garnet Health Medical Center, Harris, NY. He was 77.

The son of the late Elmiro and Thelma Halley DeFalco, he was born July 4, 1948 in Port Chester, NY.

Elmiro was a computer programmer from the Sullivan County Social Services in Monticello, NY and retired...

Fuat Terpis

Fuat Terpis

Sep 24, 2025

Fuat Terpis, 82, died peacefully on September 24, 2025 in his Callicoon Center home where he and his wife Helena had retired to their paradise. He forever changed the lives of those he left behind, his wife Helena, daughter Sandy, grandson Sam. We are grateful and honored to have been yours and that you were ours.

You fill my heart with...

Reginald Meredith

Reginald Meredith

Sep 17, 2025

Reginald Owen Meredith of West Oneonta, NY passed away at home September 17, 2025 after a long battle with cancer.

Reg joined the Navy right after high school and became a journeymen; who experience lead to a long-time employment at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha NY where he was the printer. After the hotel closed he became a truck driver for...

Sandra G. Kent

Sandra G. Kent

Sep 17, 2025

Sanda G. Kent of Narrowsburg, NY a retired bus driver for Narrowsburg Central School District and a long-time area resident died Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at her home. She was 75.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Marguerite Meyers Dittrich, she was born October 5, 1949, in Staten Island, NY.

Survivors include her children, Steven Kent of Narrowsburg, NY, Heather Love...

Terrence "Terry" J. Kelly

Terrence "Terry" J. Kelly

Sep 16, 2025

Terrence J. "Terry" Kelly of White Sulphur Springs, NY, a civil engineer and lifelong area resident died Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at his home. He was 76.

The son of the late Leo and Rita Moser Kelly, he was born November 7, 1948 in Liberty, NY.

Terry was a Communicant of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Liberty, NY where he was...

Pamela Brey

Pamela Brey

Sep 14, 2025

Pamela Ann Brey of Cochecton, NY, a retired Administrative Assistant at the Villa Roma, Callicoon, NY and a long-time area resident, died Sunday, September 14, 2025 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. She was 76.

The daughter of the late Alan and Arleana Nelson Machledt, she was born December 20, 1948 in Pennington County, So. Dakota.

Pam enjoyed reading,...

Darien Edward Nietzel

Darien Edward Nietzel

Sep 13, 2025

Darien Edward Nietzel of Livingston Manor, NY, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, September 13, 2025 in Utica, NY. He was 26.

The son of Eugene E. Nietzel and the late Wendy Thomas, he was born July 7, 1999 in Harris, NY.

Darien graduated from Livingston Manor Central School. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He loved playing the guitar, writing music and...

Mary Lou Sprague-Magdelinskas

Mary Lou Sprague-Magdelinskas

Sep 11, 2025

Mary Lou Sprague-Magdelinskas, 88, a former resident of Roscoe and Warwick, New York, passed away peacefully in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday, September 11, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 7, 1937, in Middletown, NY, to Harold and Charlotte Harding Rice, and was raised in Roscoe.

A devoted daughter, sibling, spouse, parent, and grandparent, Mary Lou is survived...

William J. Turner

William J. Turner

Sep 7, 2025

William J. Turner of Liberty, NY, a retired machinist for Remee Products of Florida, NY and a lifelong area resident died Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the Garnet Health Hospital in Harris, NY. He was 74. 

The son of Mary Thomas Turner, he was born June 1, 1951 in Yonkers, NY.

Billy enjoyed gardening, assembling model airplanes, playing Yahtzee and watching television.

Survivors...

Laura L. Neer

Laura L. Neer

Sep 3, 2025

Laura L. Neer of Hamden, NY, formerly of Livingston Manor, NY, died Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at the Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. She was 80.

The daughter of the late Percy and Iona Irwin Banks, she was born March 25, 1945 in Livingston Manor, NY.

Laura had worked as a dietary aide at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home before...

Thomas D. Roser

Thomas D. Roser

Sep 1, 2025

Thomas D. Roser of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired machinist for Highway Culvert Co. in Liberty, NY and a lifelong area resident, died Monday, September 1, 2025 at the Garnet Health Hospital in Harris, NY. He was 74.

The son of the late John, Sr. and Katheryn Hamilton Roser, he was born December 8, 1950 in Livingston Manor, NY.

Tom had been...

Tiffany M. Sanders

Tiffany M. Sanders

Aug 31, 2025

Tiffany May Sanders of Ellenville, NY a lifelong area resident, suddenly passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the Ellenville Regional Hospital. She was 35.

The daughter of Leonard Sanders and Lori Meyer, she was born June 14, 1990 in Harris, NY.

She leaves behind her son, Edward J. Koskey of Liberty, NY; her daughter, Cecilia M. Koskey-Barnes of Grahamsville, NY; her...

Angela Curtis

Angela Curtis

Aug 29, 2025

Angela D. Curtis of Monticello, NY, a retired teacher and lifelong area resident, died Friday, August 29, 2025 at the Eger Rehab and Nursing Facility in Staten Island, NY. She was 62.

The daughter of the late John R. and Viola Katz DiMarzio, she was born September 26, 1962 in Middletown, NY.

Angela was a Communicant of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church...

Lewis Hendrickson

Lewis Hendrickson

Aug 26, 2025

Lewis Hendrickson of Liberty, NY, formerly of Livingston Manor, NY died Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at his home. He was 75.

Lewis is the son of the late Gilbert and Lillian Hendrickson, who also had four other children, Gilbert, Bob, Ted and Violet. Born January 21, 1950 in Livingston Manor, Lewis lived most of his life in the area. He had...

Diane L. Edwards

Diane L. Edwards

Aug 26, 2025

Diane L. Edwards of Downsville, NY a retired insurance agent for Gladstone Insurance Agency in Downsville, NY and a longtime area resident died Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at her home. She was 71.

The daughter of the late Charles and Jacqueline Larson Amato, she was born August 27, 1953 in Franklin Square, NY.

Diane worked alongside her brother as an insurance agent...

Frank Edwards

Frank Edwards

Aug 25, 2025

Frank Edwards of Liberty, NY, a retired custodian for the Liberty Central School District and a lifelong area resident died Monday, August 25, 2025 at his home. He was 69.

The son of the late Fred and Ann Muthig Edwards, he was born March 20, 1956 in Liberty, NY.

Frank was a graduate of Liberty Central High School. He had worked in...

Donna J. Smith

Donna J. Smith

Aug 18, 2025

Donna J. Smith of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired Office Manager for Royal Wulff Fishing Products in Livingston Manor and a longtime area resident died Monday, August 18, 2025 at Garnet Health Hospital in Harris, NY. She was 78.

The daughter of the late Laverne and Leona Fowler Bidlack, she was born October 16, 1946 in Waverly, NY.

Donna was a graduate...

Lynda Jean Bashoor

Lynda Jean Bashoor

Aug 17, 2025

Lynda Jean Bashoor, age 65, of Kenoza Lake (Cochecton) New York, passed away on August 17, 2025. An unknown cardiac episode sabotaged her quest for being one with nature ... the land, flowers, trees, birds, the donkey down the road she named Lydia and the tight connection with her bunnies and Willow her cat.

Lynda is survived by her mother Karen...

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