OBITS: Times Herald-Record 20 Jun 2005; Middletown, Orange co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** 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 Anderson, Steven Steven Anderson, 53, died Tuesday June 14, 2005 of a heart attack at home in Newburgh, N.Y. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 22 in the Community Room at Wesley Acres, 3520 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312. Private family burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines. Steven was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and had lived the last 20 years in New York. He was a graduate of Penn State University, Master of Fine Arts in Theater Management. He is survived by daughter, Kristin Walker Anderson of Newburgh; mother, Lois Anderson of Des Moines; brothers, David "Andy" (Karen) Anderson of West Des Moines, Iowa and Richard Anderson of Houston, Texas; and former wife, Janice Walker Anderson of Newburgh. Steven was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd E. Anderson, Pittsburgh, Pa. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Theater Department at SUNY College, 75 South Manheim Blvd., New Paltz, NY 12561. Dunn's Funeral Home, 2121 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312 is handling arrangements. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Bucci, Lottie A. Lottie A. Bucci of New Windsor, entered into rest Saturday June 18, 2005 in Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was 82. Daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Witek Jaroszewski, she was born July 11, 1922 in Detroit, Mich. She married Dominick R. Bucci in April, 1945, who predeceased her on May 22, 1982. A family statement reads: "Lottie, known as "Gob-ee" to everyone, was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. An adventurist, she joined the U.S. Army during World War II, leaving behind her small hometown of Perry, N.Y. While proudly serving her country, Lottie received the Good Conduct Medal and met her husband of 37 years. They settled in the Newburgh area to raise a family. She greatly enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Gob-ee was an avid gardener and cook, and loved to share her recipes. She will be deeply missed." Lottie was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Newburgh. She is survived by her son, Richard Bucci and Sherry Deyo of New Windsor; her daughter, Kathleen Ortone of New Windsor; her brother, Emil Jaroszewski and wife, Ann, of Perry, N.Y.; her sister, Helen Chilson of Perry, N.Y.; her grandchildren: David and wife, Kathryn, Virginia and husband, Frederick, Christopher, Dominick and his wife, Sharon, Tina and TJ; her great-grandchildren: Frederick, Ashley, Dominick, Genevieve, Drew, Collin, Olivia, Nicholas, Christopher, Brendan and Jessica. In addition to her husband, Lottie was predeceased by her sister, Virginia Zarkowski. Visitation will be held from 7-9 PM on Tuesday, June 21 at Brooks-DiDonato Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 22 in Sacred Heart Church, Newburgh. Burial with military honors will follow in Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor. To send a personal condolence or for directions to the funeral home, please visit www.Brooks-DiDonato.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Crowe, John F. John F. Crowe, an Operating Engineer for Local #825 in Springfield, N.J. and lifelong area resident, died Friday June 17, 2005 at his residence. He was 56. A son of the late Bartholomew Crowe and Margretta Fitzpatrick Crowe, he was born February 26, 1949 in Suffern, N.Y. John was a veteran of the U.S. Marines serving during Vietnam; was a member of St. Patrick's Church in Highland Mills, N.Y.; and was a member of VFW Post 8858 in Harriman, N.Y. He is survived by his wife, Barbara A. Beach Crowe of Highland Mills; two sons, John F. Crowe Jr. of Highland Mills, and Jason P. Crowe of Harriman, N.Y.; daughter, Jaclyn A. Crowe of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two brothers, Bart Crowe of Stony Point, N.Y. and James Crowe of Suffern, N.Y.; three sisters: Margaret Stevens of Suffern, N.Y., Kathleen Fairclough of Monroe, and Laura Edwards of Monroe; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Friends may call on Tuesday June 21, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Ave., Monroe, N.Y. Prayer services and VFW services will be held Tuesday evening in the funeral home. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday June 22, 2005 at 10:00 AM in St. Patrick's Church, Route 32, Highland Mills, N.Y. with the Rev. Gerard P. Travers officiating. Burial will be in Seamanville Cemetery, Monroe, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Funeral arrangements were made by the Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Homes. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 6/19/2005 - 6/20/2005. DeStefano, Viola R. Viola R. DeStefano of Monsey, N.Y., died June 18, 2005. Viola was born on October 28, 1931 in Staten Island, N.Y. Viola is survived by loving children: Beverly of Middletown; Joseph of Washingtonville; Anna of Yonkers, N.Y.; Michael of Monsey, N.Y.; James of Suffern, N.Y.; Richard of Las Vegas, Nev.; Angelina of Blauvelt, N.Y.; and Teresa of Nanuet, N.Y. She is also survived by her 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many lifelong friends whose hearts she touched with her life. Viola was predeceased by her daughter, Marie. The family will be present to receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, June 22 from 7-9 PM and Thursday, June 23 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Route 59, Suffern, N.Y. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday June 24, 2005 at 10:00 AM in the Sacred Heart Church in Suffern, N.Y. Burial will follow in the family plot at Ascension Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Dishner, Julius Julius Dishner, a retired plumber for Gold Mechanical in South Fallsburg, and longtime area resident, passed away on Father's Day June 19, 2005, at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, N.Y. He was 86. Julius was born June 3, 1919 in New York City, the son of Ruben and Rose Milchman Dishner. He worked the Navy shipyards during World War II, and later became the owner of Dishner's Bungalows. Julius was a member of South Fallsburg Hebrew Association; the Fallsburg Fire Department; the South Fallsburg Senior Citizens Club; and the Harmony Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Annette Rosenthal Dishner, at home in South Fallsburg; three sons: Stephen Dishner and wife, Brenda, Sheldon Dishner and Linda Fox, and Albert Dishner and wife, Linda; his sister, Anita Lipschitz of South Fallsburg; seven grandchildren: Robert Dishner and wife, Karen, Scott, Chad, Rebecca, and Jack Dishner, Shira Aaron and husband, Scott, and Tanya Ofer and husband, Adam; and four great-grandchildren: Drew Aron, Samantha and Emma Ofer and Nathaniel Dishner. Julius was predeceased by his brother, William Dishner. Funeral Services will be held today, Monday, June 20, 2005 at 1:00 PM at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, Inc., 388 Broadway, Monticello. Rabbi Yakov Barros will officiate. Burial will be in the South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Cemetery, Marsh Road, Glen Wild, N.Y. Funeral arrangements were made by the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, Inc., Monticello. Please visit our website at www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Giglio, Frank A. Frank A. Giglio, a retired employee for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the NYS DOT in Maybrook, and lifelong resident of the area, died Saturday June 18, 2005 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was 82. The son of Joseph and Adeline Capparella Giglio, he was born July 6, 1922 in Maybrook, N.Y. He was a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans #144 in Beacon, N.Y.; American Legion 103, Wallkill Chapter; VFW in Maybrook; Battle of the Bulge Veterans, Mid-Hudson Chapter; and the Maybrook Railroad Historical Society. He is survived by his wife, Elvera Micieli Giglio, at home; one daughter, JoAnn A. Giglio of Walden; one brother, John Giglio of Maybrook; one sister-in-law, Edith Micieli of Walden; and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers: James, Patsy and Dominick Giglio; and two sisters, Florence Curto and Agatha Ficara. There will be no visitation. Private funeral services will be held at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home at 39 Orchard St., Walden, N.Y. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday June 25, 2005 at 10:00 AM at the Church of the Assumption in Maybrook, N.Y. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Montgomery, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements were made by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Hull, Edward C. Formerly of Port Jervis, N.Y. Mr. Edward C. Hull of Salem, N.Y., retired from Future Home Technology in Port Jervis, died Saturday June 11, 2005 at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was 73. He was born February 23, 1932 in Port Jervis, N.Y., the son of the late Bertrum and the late Elmira "Mida" McKane Hull. Ed was the widower of Helen M. Hughes Hull. She died February 12, 1995. He was a lifetime resident of this area until moving to the Corinth and Salem, N.Y. area in August of 2000. He is survived by four sons: B. Allen Hull and wife, Drusilla, of Salem, N.Y., Edward C. Hull of Seattle, Wash., Robert Hull of California, and Walter Hull of New York State; five daughters: Dolores Sickles of Scranton, Pa., Helen Hack and husband, Daniel, of Scranton, Pa., LouMarie McDermitt of Bogulosa, La., Lilli Hull of Carbondale, Pa., and Josephine Hull of New York State; one brother, Eugene Hull of Salem, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He is further survived by his companion, Rita Marcotte and her two sons, Frank and Joseph Marcotte, and her two daughters, Margaret Ovitt and Anette Marcotte. Funeral services and burial will be held on Saturday June 25, 2005 at 1:00 PM at the Rural Valley Cemetery in Cuddebackville, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Edward C. Hull to the American Diabetes Association, NYS - Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 31160, Hartford, CT 06150-1160. Funeral arrangements were made by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, N.Y. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Spotards, Sheldon Sheldon Spotards, a resident of the Town of Newburgh and telephone operator for Insul-Sash of New Windsor, N.Y., died Tuesday June 14, 2005 in Colonie, N.Y. He was 22. The son of Greg Rose and Ada Spotards, he was born December 19, 1982 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is survived by his father, Greg Rose of San Diego, Calif.; his mother, Ada Spotards of Newburgh; three brothers: Edward Spotards and Thadias Kelly, both of Newburgh, and Tercel Spotards of Albany, N.Y.; one sister, Shaniqua McDonald of Newburgh; maternal grandmother, Myrtle Spotards of Newburgh; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held on Tuesday June 21, 2005 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at New Hope Baptist Church, 20 Briggs Way, Newburgh, N.Y. Service will begin at 11:00 AM with The Pastor Reverend Dr. Coleman Briggs officiating. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y. Rhodes Funeral Home, 259 Walsh Ave, New Windsor, N.Y. has been entrusted with professional arrangements. Please view our website at www.rhodesfuneralhomes.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005. Van Wagner, Floyd Floyd Van Wagner of Sundown, a lifelong resident and a retired laborer for Local 17 in Newburgh, died June 18, 2005 at the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y. He was 74. The son of William and Flossie Coddington Van Wagner, he was born July 27, 1930 in Sundown, N.Y. He was a member of the Sundown United Methodist Church and was a life member of the National Rifle Association. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Tillson Van Wagner, at home; three children: Fred Van Wagner and his wife, Sue, of Woodbourne, Ray Van Wagner and his wife, Barbara, of Massachusetts, and Floyd E. Van Wagner and his wife, Diane, of Sundown; six grandchildren: James, Adam, Christopher, Kelly, Chelsea, and Alex Van Wagner; three sisters: Joyce Murry of Samsonville, N.Y., Patricia Stubblebine of Samsonville, N.Y., and Lois Barnum of Sundown; his brother, Lawrence Van Wagner of Ulster Heights; two half-brothers, William and Floyd Van Wagner; one half-sister, Jodi Van Wagner, and his aunt, Hazel Hopps of Paupack, Pa. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday June 25, 2005 at the Sundown United Methodist Church. Donations in his memory may be sent to the Sundown United Methodist Church, Sundown, NY 12782. Arrangements were made by Loucks Funeral Home, Inc., 79 N. Main St., Ellenville, N.Y. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 6/20/2005.