Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth King, age 92, of Forestburgh, New York, passed peacefully in her sleep on May 18th, 2020. Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband of 44 years, Eugene, and is survived by her four children, 7 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren who all loved her immensely and will miss her for ... read more

Michael W. McDoal of Livingston Manor, NY, a lifelong area resident and a 50-year member of Local #17, Newburgh, NY, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Roscoe Rehab and Residential Health Care Facility in Roscoe, NY. He was 74. The son of the late Thomas F. and Hazel Finch McDoal, he was born Novembe ... read more

John L. Smith of Swan Lake, a retired Heavy Equipment Operator for New York State DOT, died Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was 89. John was born February 12, 1931 in Livingston Manor, the son of the late James and Alice Miller Smith. John was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. John is surv ... read more

John P. Bult of Liberty, NY a long time area resident, died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at home, with his family by his side. He was 83. The son of the late Peter J. and Mary A. Aplin Bult, he was born February 20, 1937 in Webster, NY. John was a graduate of Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School Di ... read more

While her work hung in the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Loft Gallery in a show that has been unseen by the public, the abstract painter Elizabeth “Betty” Craft died Sunday, May 10, 2020, of natural causes. Ms. Craft, known in the art world as Elizabeth Harms, died at her home in Jeffersonville, NY, ... read more

Margaret Minckler of Long Eddy, NY a retired clerk for the US Postal Service and a long time area resident, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her home. She was 81. The daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Walsh Foster, she was born March 30, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Margaret enjoyed crafting, gardeni ... read more

Lee Skinner of Jeffersonville, NY passed away on Monday May 11, 2020 at the Sunset Lake Nursing Home in Liberty, NY. She was born February 21, 1930 in Buckingham Township Pennsylvania to Carl and Florence Conklin Schmitz. She was the widow of Robert W. Skinner. Mr. Skinner predeceased her on Decembe ... read more

Diana (Feldberg) Levine, a resident of Monticello, NY passed away on May 11, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. She was 88. Diana was the wife of the late Norman Levine, beloved mother of Edward W. Levine and his wife Judy Konefal of Monticello, NY and Sam Levine and his wife Sandra of Brookline, ... read more

Lawrence (Larry) Joseph Fabian of Roscoe, New York, passed away on February 21, 2020 at the age of 74. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of Henry and Julia (Dulski) Fabian. Larry was the brother of the late Geraldine Pofok, and father of Mitra Fabian, Niora Fabian, and Matthew Fabian. He gradua ... read more

Raymond Charles Aiello of Roscoe, NY, a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, passed away on May 6th, 2020, surrounded by family. He was 31 years old. Born on March 19th, 1989 in Harris, NY, he is the son of Calogero “Charlie” Aiello and Carolyn Matri Kavarnos. Raymond was a graduate of Roscoe Cent ... read more

Loretta M. Reimer of Hortonville, NY a retired Accounts Manager at the former Fleet bank in Callicoon, NY died on Friday May 8, 2020 at Catskill Regional Medical Center Harris, NY. She was 92. The daughter of the late August and Loretta Menges Knack, she was born January 31, 1928 in White Sulphur Sp ... read more

Naomi Roselma Haywood, fondly known to family and friends as “Na,” passed away on May 4, 2020 at Sullivan County Adult Care Center, where she was a beloved resident since January 2012. She was 96 years old. Naomi Roselma Smith was born to Rev. Gratnie Minor Smith (1892-1976) and Mary Magdalene “Magg ... read more