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November 8, 2002

Lorraine E. Brodish
Homemaker, 84

Lorraine Evans Brodish of Liberty, a homemaker, died Monday, November 4, 2002, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home. She was 84 years of age.
The daughter of the late Herman and Rose Spergel, she was born September 16, 1918, in Brooklyn. She was the widow of Benjamin Evans who died in 1960 and also Hyman Brodish who died in 1980.
Mrs. Brodish is survived by a son, Michael Evans of Neversink; a brother, Myron Spergel of North Miami, Fla.; a sister, Evelyn Wagner of North Miami, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were held Wednesday at the Wellwood Cemetery in Pinelawn.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Ramsay's Funeral Home in Liberty.

Stanley VanInwegen
Ret. Tel. Specialist, 68

Stanley W. "Bucky" VanInwegen of Monticello, a retired installation and repair specialist with over 33 years of service in the telephone company and a lifelong area resident, died Sunday, November 3, 2002, at the Cape Coral Hospital in Florida. He was 68 years of age.
The son of Beatrice Evelyn VanInwegen and the late Stanley G. VanInwegen, he was born February 22, 1924, in Bloomingburg.
Mr. VanInwegen was a past assistant leader of Boy Scout Troop 181 in Forestburgh, a life member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the American Corvette Association. A veteran, he was also a member of the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Judith McKenzie VanInwegen, at home; a son, Michael A. VanInwegen of Arvilla, N.D.; and his mother of Monticello.
Services will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at the Coral Ridge Funeral Home in Cape Coral, Fla.
For those who cannot attend the service in Florida, a memorial service will be held in New York in the spring.
Local arrangements were made by the VanInwegen-Kenny Funeral Home in Monticello.

Marilyn R. Caldiero
Homemaker, 70

Marilyn Ruth Caldiero of Hortonville, a homemaker and lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home in Roscoe. She was 70 years of age.
The daughter of the late Daniel Mitchell and Ruth Collister Pelton, she was born April 24, 1932, in Perry.
In a family statement, it was said, "Marilyn was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved her husband, children and grandchildren. She was a good neighbor and friend who always had a smile and who enjoyed life. She will be sadly missed."
Mrs. Caldiero is survived by her husband of 52 years, Frank Caldiero, at home; five daughters, Sharon Caldiero Schroeder, Lisa Caldiero, Joanne Caldiero, Marilyn Caldiero Martinucci and Tricia Ann Caldiero; 10 grandchildren, Elizabeth and Michael Schroeder, Andrew Schrier, Ryan, Faye and Colin Davis, Dillon Armbrust Caldiero, and Matthew, Michael and Christopher Martinucci; two sons-in-law, John Martinucci and Joseph Schroeder; three sisters, Shirley Relyea, Doris Relyea and Carol Gilbert; two brothers, Robert Pelton and Daniel Pelton; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Gary Pelton.
Friends may call at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Jeffersonville on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery in Youngsville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Upper Delaware Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 238, Hankins, N.Y. 12741 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 2 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 203, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601.

Thomas F. Mc Doal
Ret. Garageman, 84

Thomas F. Mc Doal of Roscoe, the retired proprietor of Tom's Texaco in Roscoe and a 54-year area resident, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at the Roscoe Community Nursing Home in Roscoe. He was 84 years of age.
The son of the late Franklin and Margaret M. Hewson Mc Doal, he was born September 24, 1918, in Brooklyn. He was the widower of Hazel Finch Mc Doal.
A communicant of the Gate of Heaven Church in Roscoe, he was also a 46-year member and a past 13-year chief of the Rockland Hose Co. #1. Mr. Mc Doal was also a member of the Sullivan County Past Chief's Association, a member of the Sullivan County Firemen's Association and a member of the Roscoe-Rockland Senior Citizens. Prior to operating Tom's Texaco, he drove a tractor-trailer truck for Milk Tank Service and Provan.
He is survived by a daughter, Teresa J. Dumeier of Orange, Va.; four sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas V. and Fran Mc Doal of Troy, Michael W. and Charlotte Mc Doal of Livingston Manor, William K. and Kathleen Mc Doal of Roscoe and Joseph P. and Esther Mc Doal of Charlottesville, Va.; 10 grandchildren, Roy and Edward Bujanovsky, Jimmy Mc Doal, Bill, Greg, Lorrie and Joseph Mc Doal, Chip and James Woody and Jolene Dumeier; eight great-grandchildren, Reymond and Analeen Bujanovsky, Rodney and Michael Mc Doal, Damien and Samantha Mc Doal, Joseph Schwartz and Anthony Morgano; and several cousins. He was predeceased by a daughter, Kathleen Mc Doal Bujanovsky, a son, Jon Martin Mc Doal, a sister, Margaret "Marge" Delmontier and a grandson, Katan Foster.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gate of Heaven Church, Highland Ave., Roscoe, with Monsignor William Collins officiating.
Burial will be made in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Livingston Manor.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gate of Heaven Church, the Rockland Hose Co. #1, or the Roscoe Community Home, all at Roscoe, N.Y. 12776.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Harris Funeral Home in Roscoe.

Robert H. Harris
Ret. Truck Driver, 94

Robert H. Harris of Bloomingburg, retiring in 1969 as a truck driver for Jacob Ruppert Knickerbocker and a former resident of New Rochelle, died Monday, November 4, 2002, at the Middletown Park Manor. He was 94 years of age.
The son of the late Alfred and Emma Harris, he was born October 11, 1908, in Pelham. He was the widower of Beatrice Harris.
Mr. Harris is survived by a son, Robert A. Harris of Bloomingburg; two daughters, Joan Ernst of Bloomingburg and Judith Gold of Ventura, Calif.; three granddaughters, Karyn Jackson and Laurin Boland, both of Ventura, Calif., and Jennifer Schneider of Montgomery; a grandson, Greg Messin of Larchmont; and six great-grandchildren, Sarah and Gaby Jackson, Bridget and Noah Boland and Jonah and Jack Schneider.
Services were held Thursday evening at the DeWitt Funeral Home in Pine Bush with the Rev. Leo Jaloszynski officiating.
Cremation was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 419 East Main St., Suite 307B, Middletown, N.Y. 10940.

Pauline Wendland
Homemaker, 68

Pauline Wendland of Middletown, a homemaker and 44-year area resident, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at her home. She was 68 years of age.
The daughter of the late Max and Sophie Tomitz Supan, she was born May 16, 1934, in Gottsche, Yugoslavia.
Mrs. Wendland had attended St. Joseph's Church in Middletown.
She is survived by two daughters, Rosemarie Wendland and Susan Wendland, both of Middletown; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Susan Wendland of Chester; two grandchildren, Tyler and Jessica Wendland; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Rosemarie Supan of Bloomingburg; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Maria Lueck.
Friends may call at the Cornelius, Dodd & Connell Funeral Home, 26 Grove St., Middletown, on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church, Cottage St., Middletown.
Interment will be made in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Middletown.

Anna Rose Moran
Ret. Bookkeeper, 88

Anna Rose Flandera Moran, a 12-year resident of the Feeding Hills section of Agawam, Mass., a former longtime resident of Monticello who was a bookkeeper at Weiss Motor Company in Monticello for 12 years and a former 2-year employee of the National Union Bank in Monticello, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. She was 88 years of age.
The daughter of the late William and Eleanor Choloupka Flandera, she was born August 10, 1914, in New York City. She was the widow of Martin J. Moran who died May 24, 1985.
Mrs. Moran was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Massachusetts and a former member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas when a resident of Monticello.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Martin W. II and Carol A. Moran of Feeding Hills, Mass.; a brother, William Flandera of West Hempstead; and a granddaughter, Valerie A. Moran of Riverside, Calif.
Friends may call from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday at the Colonial Forastiere Funeral Home, 985 Main St., Anawam, Mass. Services will be held at 9 a.m. at the funeral home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills, Mass.
Burial will be made in the Springfield Street Cemetery in Feeding Hills, Mass.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 1103 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, Mass. 01030.

Josephine J. Kestel
Ret. Clerical Secy., 86

Josephine J. Kestel of Port Jervis, a retired clerical secretary for American Bank Note Co. in the Bronx, died Saturday, November 2, 2002, at the Milford Senior Care Facility in Milford, Pa. She was 86 years of age.
The daughter of the late Henry and Ann Hueg Jungman, she was born May 26, 1916, in the Bronx. She was the widow of Michael Kestel.
Mrs. Kestel was a member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in the Bronx.
She is survived by two daughters, Carol Mann of Westbrookville and Christine Kestel of Massapequa Park, L.I.; two grandchildren, Donna Arce and Robert Mann; three great-grandchildren, Michael, Michele and Ashlie; and several nieces and nephews.
Private memorial services will be followed by burial in the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald E. Mann Scholarship Fund, c/o Port Jervis School System, 9 Thompson St., Port Jervis, N.Y. 12771 or to Hospice St. John, 1007 Oak St., Pittston Township, Pa. 18640.

Gertrude Abplanalp

Gertrude Abplanalp of Youngsville, died Thursday, November 7, 2002, at the Seelig Division of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris.
Friends may call at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Jeffersonville on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Services will be held Sunday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time. For further information, call 482-4820.

Chauncey E. Turk
Ret. Owner Chan-Al, 86

Chauncey E. Turk of Shandelee, a former owner of Chan-Al in Shandelee and a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at the Seelig Division of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. He was 86 years of age.
The son of the late Edwin J. and Ada Kleingardner Turk, he was born April 22, 1916, in Fremont Center. He was the widower of Caroline Fioretti Turk.
A former owner of Poly Clean in Livingston Manor, he was also a retired carpenter. Mr. Turk was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received the Bronze Star, and was a member of the Lester White Post #566 of the American Legion. He was a charter member of the Shandelee Hunting Club, a member of St. Aloysius Church, a past president and honorary member of the Hoos Truck Co. of the Livingston Manor Fire Department, and a past member of the Livingston Manor Lions Club.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Adelaide C. and Stanley Wesolek of West Hempstead; a sister, Viola Tempel of Shandelee; three granddaughters, Carolyn, Christina and Julianna Wesolek; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home, 29 Pearl St., Livingston Manor, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Aloysius Church in Livingston Manor with the Rev. William Collins officiating.
Burial will be made in St. Aloysius Cemetery in Livingston Manor.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 1, or to St. Aloysius Church, Church St., both at Livingston Manor, N.Y. 12758.

Irene J. Boyer
Homemaker, 74

Irene J. Boyer of Ferndale, a homemaker and a longtime area resident, died Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. She was 74 years of age.
The daughter of the late Raymond P. and Anna I. Davis Welch, she was born January 25, 1928, in the Town of Ellicottville. She was the widow of Arthur Bowers.
Mrs. Boyer was a member of the United Methodist Church in Harris.
She is survived by her husband, Robert L. Boyer, at home; four daughters and sons-in-law, Anna Mae and Chuck Husson of Roscoe, Sandi and Alvin Grund of Ferndale, Brenda and Scott Smith of Livingston Manor, and Dawn and Jim Zweck of Durham, N.C.; seven sons and four daughters-in-law, James and Cheryl Bowers of Roscoe, Jeffrey Bowers and his fiancée Jamie Weigand, both of Livingston Manor, Kenneth and Carol Bowers, Arthur III and Colleen Bowers, all of Roscoe, Robert and Moira Bowers of New York City, David Bowers of Livingston Manor and Christopher Bowers of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Burr Bowers of Roscoe; 29 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sons, Michael and Gary Bowers.
Friends may call at the Harris Funeral Home, Railroad Avenue, Roscoe, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. James O'Rourke officiating.
Burial will be made in the Riverview Cemetery in Roscoe.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852 or to the Town of Liberty Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Mill St., Liberty, N.Y. 12754.

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