OBITUARIES

Miriam P. Rotun

Miriam P. Rotun

Apr 12, 2025

Miriam P. Rotun of South Fallsburg, NY, a retired bookkeeper and longtime area resident, died Saturday,April 12, 2025 at the Achieve Rehab and Nursing facility in Liberty, NY. She was 92. The daughter of the late Hyman and Fannie Pearl Zlotnickowitz, she was born November 3, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY.Miriam was an avid reader. She was a strong swimmer and...

Valerie A. Meyers

Valerie A. Meyers

Apr 3, 2025

Valerie A. Meyers of Liberty, NY, a long time area resident, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025 at her home. She was 61. 

The daughter of Carmen T. Mayenzet and the late Victor C. Meyers, she was born July 6, 1963 in Queens, NY. 

Valerie had a deep love for Sullivan County. Her family put down roots in Liberty when she was...

Steven P. Luty

Steven P. Luty

Mar 29, 2025

Steven Preston Luty, 74, of Callicoon, NY, passed away at home on March 29, 2025. Born on April 18, 1950, in Jackson, Michigan, Steve was the beloved son of the late Francis Jean Preston Hubbell and Mitchell Luty. He grew up in Albion, Michigan, where he graduated from Albion High School in 1968.

While in high school, Steve was on the...

Eugene H. Huebsch

Eugene H. Huebsch

Mar 29, 2025

Eugene H. Huebsch of Liberty, NY, a retired Corrections Officer for the New York State Department of Corrections - Sullivan Correctional Facility and a long-time area resident, died Saturday, March 29, 2025 at his home. He was 78.

The son of the late Clarence and Harriet Arthur Huebsch, he was born June 4, 1946 in Carbondale, PA.

Gene had served in the...

Walter G. McKeen

Walter G. McKeen

Mar 28, 2025

Walter George McKeen of Jeffersonville, New York, passed away peacefully at home while holding the hand of his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Nancy Bowen McKeen. He was eleven days shy of his 90th birthday. The son of the late Edwin and Lillian McKeen, Walter was born on April 8, 1935, in Queens, N.Y. After graduating from high school...

Georgia R. Abplanalp

Georgia R. Abplanalp

Mar 26, 2025

Georgia Ronehl Abplanalp of Lakeland, FL, a former Sullivan County resident, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the home of her daughter in Lakeland, FL.  She was 97.

The daughter of the late George and Ronehl Carlson Miller, she was born July 29, 1927 in Liberty, NY.

Georgia had been a member of the Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church and the Women's Auxiliary of...

Moses Baptiste

Moses Baptiste

Mar 17, 2025

Moses Baptiste of Roscoe, NY, a longtime area resident died March 17, 2025 in Roscoe, NY.

The son of Simon Baptiste and the late Lucila Arzu Baptiste, he was born October 4, 1981 in Manhattan, NY. He was 43.

He is survived by his father, Simon Baptiste of Bronx, NY; one sister, Lucila "Lucy" Baptiste of Brooklyn, NY; two brothers, Othaniel Baptiste...

James Bookas

James Bookas

Mar 16, 2025

James G. Bookas, 89, of Port Richey, Florida, passed away on March 16th, 2025. He is survived by his wife Joanne Bookas; daughter Maria (Dimitris) Bookas Alexopoulos; grandchildren Rebecca and Yianni Alexopoulos; sister-in-law Olga Bookas; several nieces and nephews; as well as extended family members both here and in Greece.

He came from Greece on his own at age 15 to...

Lorelei Mary Schonbachler

Lorelei Mary Schonbachler

Mar 12, 2025

“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light”

Lorelei Mary Schonbachler (Albert) of Liberty, NY passed away peacefully in her home the evening of March 12, 2025. She was 72.

The daughter of Marie and Leroy Albert, Lorelei was born on April 9th, 1952. She was born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn. After graduating...

Frances Niforatos

Frances Niforatos

Mar 9, 2025

Frances Myra Kervavas Niforatos, formerly of Roscoe, NY and Odessa, FL passed away on March 9, 2025. She was 89. The daughter of the late James and Sophie Kervavas, was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 22, 1935. Frances was the devoted wife of Angelo Niforatos, from Kefalonia, Greece, who passed away in 2013. Together, they raised four children:...

Melissa Lee Elmore

Melissa Lee Elmore

Mar 7, 2025

Melissa Lee Elmore of Downsville, NY, a retired clerk for the Sunoco Country Store in Downsville, NY and a lifelong area resident died Friday, March 7, 2025 at her home. She was 48.

The daughter of Charles Elmore and the late Norma Keator Elmore, she was born April 29, 1976 in Walton, NY.

Melissa is a former member of the Downsville Fire...

Pamela W. Young Mosconi

Pamela W. Young Mosconi

Mar 7, 2025

Pamela W. Young Mosconi of Jeffersonville, NY, a retired Survey Draftsman for Eustis and Horowitz Engineering of Circleville, NY and a longtime area resident died Friday, March 7, 2025 at her home. She was 80.

The daughter of the late Leonard G. And Edna Henry Toop, she was born February 11, 1945 in Egremont, England.

Pam was a devoted Christian. She was...

Edward W. Gerwer

Edward W. Gerwer

Mar 7, 2025

Edward W. Gerwer of Liberty, NY a retired truck driver and a longtime area resident died Friday, March 7, 2025 at Montefiore Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY. He was 64.

The son of the late Edward L. and Nira Gerwer, he was born January 15, 1961 in Red Bank, NJ.  Edward enjoyed spending time with his family and will be remembered...

Rosemary Russo

Rosemary Russo

Mar 6, 2025

Rosemary Russo of Swan Lake, New York, a long time area resident died March 6, 2025.

Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, NY.

Duane R. Miller

Duane R. Miller

Mar 6, 2025

Duane R. Miller of Youngsville, NY a farmer and a lifelong area resident died Thursday, March 6, 2025 at home. He was 60.

The son of Ethel T. Tremper Miller and the late Frederick R. Miller, he was born July 24, 1964 in Liberty, NY.

Duane was a farmer for Tom Bose in Youngsville, NY. He was a member of the Catskill...

Helen G. Hanslmaier

Helen G. Hanslmaier

Mar 3, 2025

Helen Grace Olsen Hanslmaier of Jeffersonville, NY, a retired Day Care Provider and a lifelong area resident died Monday, March 3, 2025 at Kindred Hospital in Passaic, NJ with her family by her side. She was 86.

The daughter of the late George and Sarah Segar Olsen, she was born December 31, 1938, at home, in the Town of Delaware.

Helen loved...

Steven J. Chesney

Steven J. Chesney

Mar 1, 2025

Steven J. Chesney of Liberty, NY a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, March 1, 2025. He was 35.

The son of Steven Chesney and Elizabeth Groenhoff, he was born October 4, 1989 in Harris, NY.  Steven was a graduate of Liberty Central School District; he enjoyed spending time with this friends and family, especially his son Ryker.

Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth...

Eva J. Salazar

Eva J. Salazar

Feb 27, 2025

Eva J. Salazar, passed away on February 27, 2025 at her home with her family at her side. She was 75 years old. 

She was born Eva Janet Jones on December 12, 1949 to the late Walter and Dorothy Jones in Liberty, NY.

Known as "Honest Eve”, Eva was honest to a fault; until her later years that is... when she became...

George J. Dexheimer

George J. Dexheimer

Feb 26, 2025

George Dexheimer of Neversink, New York peacefully passed on to be with the Lord, in the comfort of his home, on February 26, 2025. He was 95 years old.

George was born in Goshen, NY to the late Harold and Elizabeth Werner Dexheimer formerly of Liberty, NY. He was married for 71 years to his Liberty HS sweetheart Carol Nielsen Dexheimer...

Thomas E. Puerschner

Thomas E. Puerschner

Feb 21, 2025

Thomas E. Puerschner of Jeffersonville, NY, a retired Lineman for Verizon and a lifelong area resident, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at his home. He was 83. The son of the late Edmund J. and Virginia L. Mathern Puerschner, he was born in Callicoon, NY, on April 20, 1941.

Tom graduated from Jeffersonville-Youngsville High School in 1959 and enlisted...

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