OBITS: Times Herald-Record 8 Sep 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 Burres, Anna Lorraine Formerly of Monroe, N.Y. Anna Lorraine Burres was born on December 19, 1918 in West Orange, N.J. to William and Anna (Straut) Brubaker. She moved to Airmont as a young child and spent most of her adult life in Tallman, N.Y. She lived in Monroe, N.Y. from 1973-1984. She died September 5, 2005 in Suffern. She worked for 35 years at Avon in Suffern, retiring in 1979. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church; a 60-year member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Tallman Fire Department; Eastern Star Chapter Hawthorne Ramapo Temple Star; and an election inspector for the Town of Ramapo. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy, in 1975. She is survived by three children: Dale (John) Trojan of Highland Mills, R. Sherman (Jeri) Burres of Monroe and Shaaron (David) Lockyer of Tallman. Lorraine was "Nana" to eight grandchildren: Donna Farr, Glenn Burres and fianc‚e, Jenn Conley, Charles (Lisa) Lockyer, Dawn (Richard) VerValin, Marrianne (Jeff) Williams, Tara (Jim) Lagarde, Carl (Tara) Trojan, and Jennifer Trojan. She was loving "Neat-Nana" to her great-grandchildren: Tommy and Billy Farr, Tyler and Cody VerValin, Dylan and Danny Lockyer, Colin and Trevor Lagarde, and Audrey Williams. Lorraine is also survived by brothers: William (Jeanette), Edward (Lucille) and Glenn (Joan) Brubaker, and sisters Connie Moyer, Martha Williams, June Waller and Ora Roux. The family will be present to receive friends and relatives on Thursday, September 8, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Rt. 59, Suffern, N.Y. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the family plot in Airmont Lutheran Cemetery. Donations may be made to United Hospice of Rockland, 11 Stokum La., New City, NY 10956. For guestbook or directions, please visit to www.wanamakercarlough.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 9/7/2005 - 9/9/2005. Costanzo, Grace Ingrassia Grace Ingrassia Costanzo, of Middletown, head typist having retired from the Orange County Department of Mental Health in Goshen and lifelong resident of the area, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Horton Campus in Middletown. She was 82. The daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dina Ingrassia, she was born on October 7, 1922 in Middletown. A family statement read, "Grace was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister, aunt and friend to all. Grace was devoted to her faith in God and its rewards. She learned a terrific work ethic from her parents on the Ingrassia Black Dirt Farm. Later, she worked with her husband Nicholas in his real estate and insurance business as they raised their sons. After the children were grown and her husband went back to work for President Nixon, Grace worked at the Orange County Department of Mental Health for 27 years. Grace was one of the most amazingly strong and successful women born and raised in an era when most women were seen but not heard. She was always gracious and respectful to all people, working for many worthwhile causes during her life. She had never ending optimism as she walked through this life. The world is a far better place for having had her in it and a much lonelier place for her passing." She was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Church in Middletown. She is also survived by her loving sons, Paul Costanzo of Virginia and Nicholas Costanzo of Middletown; her grandchildren Jason Costanzo and wife Rebecca and Nicole Costanzo; her brothers and sisters, Andy Ingrassia and wife Rose of Middletown, Tony Ingrassia and wife Billie of Virginia, Joe Ingrassia and wife Dotti of Middletown, Nancy Ahrens of Tappan and Marion Smith and husband Roger of Boulder, Colo.; special family members Cathy and Bernie Lipsky; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her loving husband Nicholas; her brother Angelo Ingrassia and wife Regina; and brother-in-law Robert Ahrens. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, September 9 at St. Joseph R.C. Church, Cottage St., Middletown. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Middletown. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements by Ralston-Lippincott- Hasbrouck-Ingrassia Funeral Home, Middletown. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Edwards, Robin Mae Robin Mae Edwards, of Wurtsboro, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. She was 41. She is survived by her two sons: Christopher Edwards of Port Jervis and Eric Bailey of Westbrookville; a daughter: Priscilla Olcott of Wurtsboro; her beloved best friend, Roger Castle, at home; two brothers: Andrew Edwards and Henry Edwards; three sisters: Joanne Vail, Jannette Munoz and Michelle Edwards; two grandchildren: George Olcott Jr. and Benjamin Edwards and one expected grandchild; many nieces, nephews and numerous friends, most of all Gladys Laura. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 9 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday, September 10 from 9 - 11 a.m. at the VanInwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home, 111 Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro. Her funeral service will be held on Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Sullivan Co. SPCA, 25 Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill, NY 12775. Arrangements are by the VanInwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home of Wurtsboro. For additional service information please go to www.kennyfuneralhome.com. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Kaweski, Helen P. Helen P. Kaweski of White Sulphur Springs, N.Y., a homemaker and an area resident for thirty-seven years, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, N.Y. She was 81. The daughter of the late Roman I. and Brony Rhein Mikuszewski, she was born April 4, 1924 in Ramsey, N.J. Helen had owned the Country Craft Corner in White Sulphur Springs; she was a founder and the operator of the Teens Club in White Sulphur Springs; she was a member of the Town Library Parks and Rec. Board for over thirty years; and she is a former member of the Liberty P.T.A. Helen enjoyed traveling with her late husband and had visited forty-eight states; she had written children's books and had been a storyteller. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Fano and Susan Kaweski and one son James Kaweski all of Las Vegas, Nev., one brother Roman Makuszewski of New York State, one sister Laurie Haring and her husband Walter of White Sulphur Springs, N.Y., three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Edward A. Kaweski on June 29, 2005. Visitation will be Friday, September 9, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. in the Harris Funeral Home, West Street at Buckley, Liberty, N.Y. Funeral Services will be Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home, Monsignor Edward Straub will officiate. Burial will be in the Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery, Liberty, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sullivan County Adult Care Center, Family Council; Sunset Lake Road, Liberty, NY 12754. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris Funeral Home, Liberty, N.Y. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. McGarry, John H. Formerly of Barryville, N.Y. John H. McGarry of Destin, Fla., formerly of Barryville, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Seattle, Wash., on his way to Alaska. He was 66. He was born June 26, 1939 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late John J. and the late Sally Cummings McGarry. He was a member of St. Ann's R.C. Church, Shohola, Pa. A former resident of Livingston and Dover, N.J., he moved to Hillside in Barryville in 1969 where he built his home. He retired from Monticello Raceway as Building Superintendent after 30 years of service and later moved to Destin, Florida in 2002. Since his teens, he was an avid hunter. He also loved swimming, kayaking, canoeing and fishing with Friskie, his faithful dog of 17 years. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Virginia Jaegel McGarry; a son, John Bernard McGarry of Pond Eddy; two sisters, Sally Ferry of Pond Eddy and Maureen Pesce Timan of Yulan. He is further survived by eight nieces and one nephew. He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Pernitza. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2005 with a Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Ann's R.C. Church, Shohola with the Rev. Thomas J. Petro officiating. Cremation was in Seattle and his cremains will be buried at St. Ann's Cemetery, Shohola, Pa. Memorial contributions may be made to your local Humane Society or The Hurricane Fund, American Red Cross, 55 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924. Local arrangements are by the Gray-Rasmussen Funeral Home, Route 97, Barryville. For additional information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Ruhe, Dr. David S. Dr. David S. Ruhe, Medical Educator and Movie Director, Baha'i Leader, Servant of Humanity, Human Rights Activist, and Watercolor Painter, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005. He was 91. Dr. David Ruhe was a visionary who made award-winning medical films and proposed a range of innovations in medical education, including "Lifetime Learning for the Doctor," calling for career-long education for doctors in the 1950s with his colleague Dr. Bernard Dryer. Dr. Ruhe, a medical educator, was named the first professor of Medical Communications at the University of Kansas Medical School in 1954. Also in the 1950s, Dr. Ruhe pioneered the use of optical fibers for endoscopic cinematography, projected high-definition images in surgical theatres, and videotaped psychiatric sessions for peer review. He made more than a hundred medical films and for "Dynamics of the Tubercle" won the Golden Reel and the Venice Film Festival awards, and for "Emergency Airway" the Royal Photographic Society of GB award. Dr. Ruhe also served as the Producer of "All my Babies" a midwife training documentary directed by George Stoney. After graduating from Temple Medical School, Dr. Ruhe began his career in medicine during World War II as a malaria researcher in the Public Health Service and was eventually appointed Director of the Medical Film Institute for the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Ruhe was a member of the Baha'i Faith. Baha'i communities have no clergy but are governed by elected spiritual assemblies. In 1963 he was elected Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, the highest administrative position. In 1968 he was elected by representatives of the global Baha'i community to serve as one of the nine members of the Universal House of Justice of the Baha'i Faith seated in Haifa Israel, where he served five terms for a total of twenty-five years. Dr. Ruhe said that his best accomplishment was the effort he made over many years to assist, encourage, and support Baha'i individuals and communities around the world who are engaged in direct service to humanity through educational, medical, and other direct service activities. Dr. Ruhe wrote and published two historical books about Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, "Door of Hope," and "Robe of Light." Since his 1993 retirement from the Universal House of Justice, Dr. Ruhe produced a series of documentary TV programs about the Baha'i Faith. Dr. Ruhe was an activist in the Human Rights movement in the 1940s in Atlanta, Ga. where he was a member of a small group that successfully pressed for the hiring of African American police officers and in the 1960s in Kansas where, consistent with his beliefs as a Baha'i, he peacefully protested against the segregation of the African Americans. Dr. Ruhe was also an accomplished watercolor painter of scenes in nature, who was trained by Walter Baum in the Lehigh Valley school of impressionism. He was productive over his whole life and in his final years painted local scenes near his home in upstate New York. He was a creative, enthusiastic family patriarch who loved organizing songfests, hikes, and outdoor adventures. Dr. Ruhe was born in Allentown, Pa. on January 3, 1914 to Percy Bott Ruhe, Editor of the Morning Call Newspaper and Amy Sieger Ruhe. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Kunz Ruhe, to whom he was married for 65 years, and sons Christopher Ruhe, and Douglas Ruhe. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister, Judith Diehl, and a brother, Benjamin Ruhe. A Memorial Service for family and friends will be celebrated at the Meadowbrook Lodge, Route 94, New Windsor, N.Y. on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Route 9W, Newburgh. Funeral arrangements are being directed by Engel Funeral Home, Inc., Route 9W, Newburgh. To send a note of condolence, visit us at www.engelfuneralhome.com Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Sattler, Nicholas Kane Nicholas Kane Sattler, a student at Sullivan West Central School and lifetime resident of the area, died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 in Callicoon. He was 17. The son of Jack and Kathy Borowski Sattler, he was born October 9, 1987 in Harris. Survivors include his parents, Jack and Kathy Borowski Sattler at home; one sister Stacey Sattler at home; one brother Jack Ryan Sattler and wife Amy of Wisconsin; maternal grandfather Joseph Borowski of Hortonville; paternal grandparents Jack and Ellie Sattler of the state of Florida; many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his maternal grandmother Jean Borowski. Friends may call Thursday, September 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Callicoon. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 9 at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon. Father Ignatius Smith OFM will officiate. Burial will be in Callicoon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sullivan County SPCA Rock Hill, NY 12775 or to the Upper Delaware Ambulance Corps, PO Box 238, Hankins, NY 12741. Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Tester, Dorothy M. Dorothy M. Tester, a housekeeper at Southwinds Retirement Home for over 25 years, private senior aid care worker in the area, and lifelong area resident, died Monday, September 5, 2005 at O.R.M.C., Horton Campus, Middletown. She was 68. The daughter of Arthur Bowman and Elizabeth Cleary Bowman, she was born October 17, 1936 in Walden. She was a former member of St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Newburgh. She was active in various senior functions around the area. Survivors include her daughter, Darlene M. Franco of Youngsville; son, Arthur E. Tester and wife Candi of Brooksville, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Rebecca Tester of Benton, Pa.; brothers, Donald Bowman of Norwich, N.Y. and Joseph Bowman of Newburgh; sisters Dolores Smith of Kingston, Rosemarie Wisniewski of Middletown; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; dear friend Florence Bunton of Burlingham. She was predeceased by husband Edward C. Tester on January 5, 1998. Also predeceased by son Charles O. Tester and five siblings. Friends may call at the Cornelius, Dodd and Connell Funeral Home, 26 Grove St., Middletown on Thursday, September 15 from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to services. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The Rev. Raymond Bagdonis will officiate. A memorial service will also be scheduled in the Church of Christ in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Interment will be in Orange County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 407 E. Main St., Middletown, NY 10940. For directions or to send a condolence, please visit www.connellfuneralhome.com Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005. Vreeland, Dorothy M. "Dot" Formerly of Highland Mills, N.Y. Dorothy M. Vreeland, "Dot," journeyed to Heaven, into the loving arms of the Lord Jesus, and many dear ones who had gone ahead of her on September 5, 2005. Dorothy was a long-time area resident and former Deputy Town Clerk for the Town of Woodbury. Born February 6, 1932 in New York City, she was the daughter of Walter and Gertrude Walsh. She grew up in Yonkers, N.Y., and attended St. Barnabus High School in the Bronx. Upon her marriage to John Q. Vreeland (predeceased) they moved to Highland Mills, N.Y. and raised their four children: Mary Vreeland Cruz of Simpsonville, S.C., Linda Ropiecki of Highland Mills, John W. Vreeland of Central Valley, and Stephen J. Vreeland of Chester. She was blessed with many grandchildren, Kellie Nakatsu-Buckner, Emmi, Meagan and Midori Nakatsu, Jovan Cruz, Melissa, Mark, John, and Jackie Ropiecki, Jake, Brianna and Brenda Lee Vreeland, and youngest Justin Vreeland. Very dear to her heart are Evelyn Doherty of Yonkers and George Vreeland, formerly of Yonkers, now residing in Stuart, Fla. She considered them not in-laws, but sister and brother. Dorothy is also survived by many nieces and nephews, all dear to her. A Family Statement reads: "It is not an understatement to say her life was a constant flow of God's love to all she met. She set an incredible example of kindness and giving. She was an encourager to those in need, and an ear for those who needed love and words of wisdom. Her heart's greatest desire was for all to have a deep and abiding sense of God's love. She was keenly aware of the Heavenly Kingdom and God's desire to set all free in His love, spiritually, emotionally, and finally physically." Visitation will be held at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Avenue, Monroe on Friday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. and Friday evening from 7-9 p.m., with a Service Celebrating her Life. Burial will be attended by family members on Saturday. The family kindly requests no flowers in lieu of a more needed gesture of their love and sympathy, donations to be made to Kellie Nakatsu-Buckner, on behalf of "Tetsuo Nakatsu Kidney Transplant Fund," 300 New Forte Place, Greenville, SC 29607. Published in the Times Herald-Record from 9/8/2005 - 9/9/2005. Yohn, Kathryn A. Kathryn A. Yohn, a retired physical education teacher, Boundbrook, N.J. School System, and a life-long area resident, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at St. Joseph's Place, Port Jervis. She was 99. The daughter of the late Augustus P. Altemeier and Edna Nicholls Altemeier, Kathryn was born on February 17, 1906 in Port Jervis. She was a member of the Deerpark Reformed Church, Port Jervis. Kathryn was a 1928 graduate of Cornell University earning her BA in Education. She was a member of the State of New Jersey Retired Teacher's Association. Survivors include many close friends. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 9 at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis. The Rev. Ann Rost will officiate. Burial will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis. Contributions may be made to the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 East Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771. Arrangements by Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family, visit Knight-Auchmoody.com Published in the Times Herald-Record on 9/8/2005.