OBITS: Times Herald-Record 11 Jun 2005; Middletown, Orange co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for USGenWeb Archives *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: Times Herald-Record http://www.recordonline.com Brewer, John H. John H. Brewer, a clerk at the Sullivan County Public Health Office in Monticello, died June 9, 2005 at Horton Medical Center in Middletown. He was 84. The son of Richard and Edith Baratze Brewer, he was born April 15, 1921 in Manhattan. John was a member of the Village of Jeffersonville Planning Board; the American Association of Retired Persons and he was a US Air Force Veteran of WW II and Korea. John was a graduate of Peter Stuyvesant High School and he also attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo. Survivors include his wife Lois Klemer Brewer at home; two sons, Gregory S. Brewer and his wife Roseann of Jeffersonville, Douglas S. Brewer and his wife Lynne of Bethpage, N.Y.; six grandchildren, Ryan, Gregory, Kevin, Tara, John and Diana Brewer; one brother Richard Brewer and his wife Ilma of Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia; and two nephews. Friends may call Sunday, June 12 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Jeffersonville . Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 13 at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Twin Tiers Crematory, Endicott. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 407 East Main St., Middletown, NY 10940. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/11/2005. Cantone, Joann JoAnn Cantone, a 36-year resident of Newburgh and retired Special Education teacher at BOCES, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2005 at home. She was 66. Daughter of the late Joseph Monaco and Virginia Cennamo, she was born on November 12, 1938 in Brooklyn. She married John P. Cantone on September 6, 1958 in Brooklyn, who survives at home. JoAnn earned a Bachelor's Degree from Mt. Saint Mary's College and a Master's Degree from C.W. Post College. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Newburgh. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, John J. Cantone and his wife Karen; her grandchildren, Joseph Burakowski, Ryan Weale and Isabella Cantone. She was predeceased by her sons, Joseph and Philip Cantone. Calling hours will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday June 11 and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 at Brooks-DiDonato Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Newburgh. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor. To send a personal condolence or for directions to the funeral home, please visit Brooks-DiDonato.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 6/10/2005 - 6/11/2005. Doty Sr., Larry W. Larry W. Doty Sr., of Warwick, passed away on June 10, 2005 after a long illness at St. Anthony's Hospital, Warwick. He was 80 years old. Born on December 3, 1924 in Warwick, he was the son of Walter and Ada McPeek Doty. Mr. Doty was owner of Larry Doty Bulk Milk Service, which serviced dairy farmers throughout New York and northern New Jersey. He was also a salesperson with Youngs, Inc. a division of Cargill, Inc., in Roaring Springs, Pa. He was a life-member of Middletown Elks Lodge #1907, a life-member of Raymond Hose Company of the Warwick Fire Dept, and he is the last original member of the Warwick Camp. "Of all the memories, one of the most prevailing and constant was first his love for his wife of sixty years and his nine children. He taught his children, along with many honorable lessons, the importance of friendship, not only to one another, but to those who travel their paths. His lifetime ties to the community transcend his passing. His friends called him "Floppy", his children called him "Big Lar". He was a legend to the kids who grew up on West Street, along with being the fastest driver to answer the fire call for Raymond Hose Fire Dept. His other passion was fishing, which he enjoyed through his life and he passed on to his sons and grandson." He is survived by his wife, Catherine Marie Kelly Doty; nine children: Elizabeth Doty and her life partner Kathryn Samer, Robert Doty and his wife Sally, William Doty and his wife Judy, Barbara Knapp and her husband Ray, Susan Doty-Lloyd and her life partner T. Marshall Swartwood, Cathleen Doty, Larry Doty Jr., W. Patrick Doty and his wife Theresa, and Mary Perry-Thistle and her husband Benjamin; grandson Kyle Knapp; brother W. Roger Doty and his wife Carolyn; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the discretion of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Raymond Hose Co. #2, Warwick Community Ambulance Service or St. Stephens Building Fund. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/11/2005. Hart, Genevieve Mrs. Genevieve Hart, of Port Jervis, died Thursday June 9, 2005 at Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center. She was 62. She was born July 21, 1942 in Franklin, N.J., the daughter of the late Percy and the late Emma Babcock Lazier. She was a member of Sussex Wesleyan Church, Sussex, N.J. She also was a past Sunday School Teacher at the Glenwood Baptist Church in Glenwood, N.J. A family statement reads: "Grandma loved to cook and bake. She was always lending a helping hand to everyone, treating them as her own family." She worked as a Head Supervisor of Housekeeping for Vernon Valley Great Gorge, Vernon, N.J. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth Hart at home; two daughters, Susan Travis and Margaret Hendershot, both of Port Jervis; six brothers: Percy Lazier, Jr. and wife, Mary, of Vernon, N.J., Howard Lazier and wife, Jean, of Newport News, Va., Lloyd Lazier, Philip Lazier and wife, Sue, Allan Lazier and wife, Jean, Dale Lazier and wife, Wendy, all of Vernon, N.J.; three sisters: Pearl Green and husband, Sam, Eva Keats, and Diane Crane and husband, Joe, all of Vernon, N.J.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by grandson, Matthew Travis; two brothers, Wilbert and David Lazier; and two sisters, Joan Gould and Jean Lazier. Friends may call at Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis on Monday, June 13 from 6-9 PM. Funeral services will be Monday at 7:00 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. John Inglin of the Wesleyan Church of Sussex, N.J. officiating. Burial will be on Tuesday, June 14 at the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Jervis. Funeral arrangements by Gray-Parker Funeral Home. For additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com Published in the Times Herald-Record from 6/11/2005 - 6/12/2005. Mitchetti Jr., Marty James Detective Marty James Mitchetti, Jr., a Police Officer with the New Windsor Police Department, died in an off-duty construction accident on June 7, 2005. He was 32. Detective Mitchetti was born on September 21, 1972 in Newburgh to Marty J. Mitchetti, Sr. and Elizabeth Bishop. Marty was a 1991 graduate of Newburgh Free High School and worked as a certified welder at West Point until 1995 when he joined the Orange County Sheriff's Office. He worked at the Sheriff's office as a Police Officer until 1998 when he joined the New Windsor Police Department on January 27, 1998. He served as Patrol Officer and was assigned as a K-9 Officer on February 23, 2001. In February 1999, Detective Mitchetti received the Excellent Police Duty Award for the apprehension of three suspects involved in a robbery and unlawful imprisonment of a local resident. In November 2002 he received the Meritorious Police Duty Award for disarming a suspect with a knife. In 2004 and 2005 he received the Honorable Mention Award. Marty was a member of the New Windsor Police Softball Team, a Third Degree Blackbelt, a fine athlete and a great poker player. His greatest accomplishment was building his own home with his brother, Chris, and his friends. Survivors include his special companion, Christine Muller; loving parents, Marty J. and Elizabeth Mitchetti; loving brother, Chris Mitchetti; and his paternal grandfather, Cosmo Mitchetti. He is also survived by a host of aunts, uncles and extended family, as well as the entire New Windsor Police Department family. Interment was held Saturday June 11, 2005 in Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Coloni Funeral Home, 3001 Route 9W, New Windsor, N.Y. For guestbook, please visit www.colonifuneralhome.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 6/9/2005 - 6/12/2005. Picaro, Harriet Harriet Picaro, age 56, of West Palm Beach, Fla. and formerly of Monroe, N.Y., passed away June 7, 2005. She was a member of the Zodonos Pege, Bronx, N.Y. Harriet is survived by her loving husband, Pasquale Picaro; children, Jeanine Secunda (David) and Christopher Picaro (Amanda); mother, Helen Vasilakos; preceded in death by her father, James Vasilakos and brother, John Vasilakos. Friends may visit the funeral home 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. both Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12. Two scripture services will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Funeral Mass be held Monday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, 100 Crestwood Blvd. So., Royal Palm Beach. Entombment will follow immediately at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery. Palms West Funeral Home. www.palmswestfuneralhome.com Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/11/2005. Siegel, Arthur B. Arthur B. Siegel, noted attorney and publisher of the Pike County Courier, died suddenly at his home in Milford, Pa. June 9, 2005. He was 73. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 22, 1932 to Abraham and Sarah Siegel, Art moved to Port Jervis, N.Y. as a child with his family. He graduated from Port Jervis High School with top honors. In 1954, he received his BA Degree, Magna Cum Laude, in journalism and economics from Syracuse University, where he was managing editor of The Daily Orange and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and R.O.T.C. After college he served in the US Air Force from 1955-57, receiving an honorable discharge with the rank of captain. In 1958, he received a Master's Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. After receiving his Master's Degree, he moved to New York City where he worked for The New York Telephone Company, and later in various public relations and advertising firms before starting his own advertising agency. In 1963, he married Miriam Barck of Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Milford, Pa. For a short time he managed H & M Knitting Mill, his father's factory in Port Jervis, before returning to his independent advertising business. Then, in 1968, he decided to study law and continued to Columbia Law School in New York City for three years, receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree in 1971. He was admitted to the Bar, Pennsylvania and US District Court, District of Pennsylvania in 1972 and has been a practicing local attorney and counselor at law ever since. He was a Solicitor (pro-bono) for the Pike County Historical Society, 1989-present and Solicitor for Greene Township and Pike County Records of Deeds and Register of Wills. Formerly, he was Public Defender of Pike County; Solicitor for the Pike County Area Office of the Aging and Blooming Grove Township; and Assistant Solicitor of Pike County. He was the senior member of the Pike County and the Pennsylvania Bar Associations, and a member of the American Bar Association. In 1989, he founded the Pike Ccounty Courier, a monthly voice of the community, which he published and his wife has edited for the last 16 years. A man of diverse interest and talents, Art was a painter, photographer, musician, cook, writer, journalist, critic, conservationist, collector and world traveler. He was renowned for his sense of humor, justice and good taste. He is survived by his wife Miriam of 41 years; his son Hugh Siegel and his wife Sonia Aguilar of New York City; his daughter Susan Siegel of San Francisco; his sister Helen Title and her husband Mitchell of New City, N.Y.; his brother Paul Siegel and his wife Sheri of San Francisco; and cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford St., Milford, Pa. on Thursday, June 16 at 11 a.m. The legal community of Pike County will also pay tribute to Art in a ceremony at the Pike County Court House on Friday, June 17 at 1 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Donations may be made to a special scholarship fund that will be set up in his name by the pike County Bar Association, RR 2, Box 48, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/11/2005. Staples, Spurgeon James Spurgeon James Staples, a taxi driver for Bob's Taxi and All Family Taxi Service in Newburgh, N.Y., died Friday June 3, 2005 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus, Goshen, N.Y. He was 62. A 30-year resident of Newburgh, he was the son of the late Reverend Franklin D. Staples and Gladys E. Roden, born December 27, 1942 in Rockford, Ill. He was an Army Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Boone Staples of Clinton, N.C.; two sons, Roy Lee Holmes of Newburgh, and June Holmes of Poughkeepsie; one daughter, Rene Howard of Goldsboro, N.C.; six brothers: Myron Dunbar Staples and wife, Margaret, Herbert Eugene Staples and wife, Samantha, and Curtis Donnell Staples, all of Miami, Fla., Calvin Frederick Staples and wife, Wanda, and Ralph Lynn Staples and wife, Shauna, all of Newburgh, and Kenneth Irving Staples of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Debra Staples of Newburgh, and Sharon Eileen Staples of Miami, Fla.; sister-in-law, Arlivia Williams Staples of Newburgh; four grandchildren: Franklin Howie Smith Staples, Jr., Jason Staples, Quawnshanay and Tec Smith; several nieces, nephews, many relatives and other friends. He was predeceased by two brothers, Victor and Lawrence Staples; two sisters, Ruth and Virginia Elizabeth Staples Howard, and other loved ones. Visitation will be held on Monday June 13, 2005 from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, June 14 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 76 First St., Newburgh, N.Y. Services will be held Tuesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. in the church. The Reverend George H. Smith will officiate. Interment will be at Orange County Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Goshen, N.Y. Rhodes Funeral Homes, 259 Walsh Ave., New Windsor, N.Y. was entrusted with professional arrangements. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 6/9/2005 - 6/11/2005. Willard, Charity Cannon Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. After a brief illness, Charity Cannon Willard died peacefully on June 5, 2005. Charity Cannon Willard was born on August 9, 1914 in Eureka, Illinois. She studied at Eureka College and Hiram College, where both her parents taught, and then completed an M.A. at Smith College in 1936. Four years later she received a Ph.D. in Romance philology from Radcliffe College. Her dissertation, an edition of Christine de Pizan's Livre de la Paix, was published in 1958. While studying at Harvard, she met Sumner Willard, whom she married in 1944. When her husband became a professor of foreign languages at the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), she discovered that officers' wives were permitted to work outside the home only on a temporary basis. During the early years of their marriage, she therefore filled in for professors on leave of absence and spent summers in Europe, searching out the existing manuscripts of the works of France's first woman of letters, Christine de Pizan (1364-c.1429). From 1961 until 1979, she taught French and Spanish at Ladycliff College (Highland Falls, NY). With this full-time appointment, she became the first West Point colonel's wife to pursue a professional career. She was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Acad‚miques by the French government in 1983. She was honored also by Hiram College in 1988 with its Distinguished Alumni Award and by Smith College several years later as a Distinguished Alumna. After retiring from teaching in 1979, Charity Cannon Willard concentrated on publishing the scholarly monographs that she had been preparing for decades: Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works (1984); the critical edition of Christine's Livre des Trois Vertus (with Eric Hicks, 1989), which she also translated into English under the title A Medieval Woman's Mirror of Honor; The Treasury of the City of Ladies (1989); and an anthology in English of Christine's works, The Writings of Christine de Pizan (1994). Following Sumner Willard's death in 1995, she edited Christine's The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry (1999), which her late husband had translated into English; until shortly before her death, she was working on completing the French edition of that work. She is widely regarded as the world's preeminent scholar of the life and works of Christine de Pizan. She was also a pioneer among American medievalists in the study of original manuscripts. She will be remembered for her integrity, her intellectual rigor, and her spirit of collegiality. Interment will take place in Post Cemetery, West Point, New York. Funeral arrangements were made by William F. Hogan Funeral Home, Highland Falls, New York. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/11/2005.