Anthony J. Gordon passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 14, 2018. He was 39 years old. He was born March 11, 1979 in Harris, NY.  Anthony was predeceased by his father Ronald Gordon. Survived by his loving mother Elizabeth Gordon, his beautiful children; Christian Cherry, Melonie, Annalese, Audreyanna Gordon, his brother Michael and sister-in-law Rose Gordon, his nieces; Michaella, Maddison and Mikey Gordon, His sister Kelly Gordon and her husband Thomas Sheremetta and...

Nelida Fuentes “Nelly” of Ellenville, NY passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at the age of 72. Nelly was born on May 17, 1945 in Puerto Rico; she was the daughter of Herminia Fuentes and the late Juan Fuentes.   Nelly had retired after working for 15 years as a security guard at Brooklyn College. One of her favorite past times was going to the casino and playing the slot machines. Although Nelly did not have children of her own, she was a...

Peggy Sue Carlson LeBarron of Ellenville, NY passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center. She was 57 years old. Peggy was born on December 26, 1960 in Kingston, NY; she was the daughter of Alvin and Virginia (VanEtten) Carlson.   Peggy graduated from Ellenville High School in 1979. She continued her education at Ulster Community College where she was accepted into the nursing program. Peggy worked as a Registered Nurse at Benedictine...

Irma Ruth Nesbitt, 94 of Ellenville, NY died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Golden Hill Health Care Center in Kingston. Irma was born November 5, 1923 in Newburgh, NY; she was the daughter of the late William and Tillie Scott.   In her early years, Irma worked as a teletype operator for Western Union in Newburgh and during WWII for the Army Air Corps in Arizona. Later she worked in Ellenville as a switchboard operator for the local phone company at that time. She...

Norma Triglianos of Ellenville, NY passed away on Good Friday, March 30, 2018 at the age of 92. She was born on December 3, 1925 in New York City; the daughter of Maria and Thomas Costanzo and the widow of George  Triglianos. Norma had worked as an executive secretary for the US Navy. She was a fashionista and was always dressed to impress whether she was at work or at home tending to her family. She enjoyed movies, food and music and her younger years was the singer in a...

Bruce E. Benishake of Ellenville, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center surrounded by his beloved family. He was 68 years old. Bruce was born on September 16, 1949 in Albany, NY; he was the son of the late Alex and Evelyn (Hedinger) Benishake.   Bruce worked for many years as a pharmacist for both Matthews Pharmacy and the NYS Dept. of Corrections. In his spare time he enjoyed building model airplanes, shopping, reading,...

William “Bill” Lewis August 2, 1937 – March 16, 2018 William “Bill” Lewis of Ellenville, NY, a retired tool and die maker for VAW of America, entered into rest on Friday, March 16, 2018. He was 80 years old. The son of the late Clarence and Stasia (Vinchofsky) Lewis, he was born August 2, 1937 in Mahanoy City, PA. Bill was predeceased by his beloved wife Cathy in 2009. Survivors include his daughter Donna Orquiz and her...

Raymond D. Connor of Cragsmoor, NY, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 73 years old. Raymond was born on September 5, 1944 in Ellenville, NY; he was the son of Pauline (Caruso) Connor and the late Edison Connor.   Raymond enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He devoutly loved his family members and their needs always came first. Raymond was a loving husband, father and grandfather; he will be deeply...

Donna M. Avery, of Woodridge, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018. She was 59. She was the daughter of Gertrude E. Brown and the late Richard J. Yerkes, born on April 14, 1958 in Ellenville, NY. Donna truly enjoyed her work in the nursing home as an Assistant Supervisor for Windgate at Ulster. In her free time she enjoyed being creative through arts and crafts; going to the movies with her grandchildren and shopping. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister,...

Linda L. Clayton of Greenfield Park, NY, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Roscoe Rehabilitation. She was 74 years old. Linda was born on March 20, 1943 at her family home in Dairyland; she was the daughter of the late Richard and Nettie (Everett) Sheley.   Linda married Frederick L. Clayton on June 4, 1961 in Ellenville. Together they enjoyed traveling to Maine, Thousand Islands and Nashville to name a few places. Linda had worked various jobs including...