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Thomas Phelan III....................Born 3/30/59 Died 12/18/11 - 52 Years old
Rev.Alfred Issacson, O.Carm. ...Born 11/30/32 Died 9/6/11 - 79 Years old
Gerard McNally........................Born
08/08/16, Died 10/16/96 - 80 Years old
William Kummer......................Born
10/08/50, Died 07/28/98 - 48 Years old
Frank Kerrigan.........................Born
08/31/24, Died 09/14/98 - 74 Years old
Joseph McNally........................Born
02/01/32, Died 02/05/01 - 69 Years old
Albert E. Hochheim..................Born
02/25/49, Died 04/26/02 - 53 Years old
Patrick Cochrane............................Born
05/12/56, Died 10/12/04 - 48 Years
old
Daniel M. Finch Jr. ........................Born 08/05/41, Died 06/29/05 - 63 Years old
Patrick
Curtin..........................Born 09/07/35, Died 02/16/06 -
71 Years old
E. Arthur Gray.........................Born 02/28/25, Died 04/10/07 - 82
Years old
Thomas McCluskey..................Born 05/19/42, Died 12/23/07 - 65
Years old
James R. Cunningham..................Born 06/29/40, Died 08/22/08 - 68 Years old
Joseph J. Gilligan.....................Born 11/16/27, Died 11/17/08 - 81 Years old
Douglas C. Garnham................Born 08/21/24, Died 01/17/09 - 84 Years old
| Thomas
Phelan 4/30/1959 - 12/18/2011 |
THOMAS PHELAN III
April 30, 1959 - December 18, 2011 Middletown, NY
Thomas Phelan
III of Middletown, NY died unexpectedly Sunday, December 18, 2011 at home. Born in Queens on April 30, 1959 to Thomas and
Anna Sutkus Phelan Jr., he was 52 years old.
Tom was a devoted father, brother, son and husband. He loved spending
time with family and took great pleasure in sharing his fishing, skiing and barbeque talents with his children and their cousins.
He had a funny sense of humor that only the family could appreciate. His job, as a Captain of the State Police was, after
family, his second love. We will always remember his dedication and service to our community.
He is survived by
his wife Lisa; his son, Thomas IV of Mississippi; his daughter, Alyssa of Middletown; his mother, Anna; one brother, James
and his wife, Lisa of Putnam Valley, and one sister, Carol Grieco and her husband, Louis of Middletown; brother-in-law, Bill
and Patricia of Chester, Chris and his wife, Sherri of Tennessee, and father-in-law, Bill Wall and his wife, Toni; two nieces
and nine nephews and many colleagues and friends. Tom was predeceased by his dad on October 20, 1993.
Visitation
hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, 130 Highland Ave., Middletown,
NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, December 22, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, 149
Cottage St. Burial will follow in the family plot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Middletown.
In Loving Memory Reverend Alfred Issacson, O. Carm. 11/30/1932 - 9/6/2011
Douglas was born in Dublin, Ireland on August
21, 1924, son of the late Thomas and Mary (Coyne) Garnham and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. From 1946 to 1950
he served as a member of the Royal Air Force stationed in India and the Far East, returning to Ireland after his duty where
he met his wife Elizabeth (Caffrey) Garnham. The pair were married on September 10, 1951 and seven years later they traveled
with their children Douglas Jr., and Christine to the United States. It was in 1972 that he settled with
his family(now featuring two more children - sons Mark and Emmet) in Middletown, NY Quickly, he became involved in the local
community, chairing the first St. Patrick's Ball for the Irish American Club of Middletown. He became a founding member
of the Friendly Sons and Daughters of St. Patrick of Orange County and was the chairman of their first dance to benefit the
Mayo Foundation. Eventually, he became President of the Friendly Sons helping them to present a Festival of Irish Arts and
Culture that included 14 workshops of the Gaelic Arts involving every member of the club, they produced the first production
of "Siamsa", an exciting evening of Irish entertainment, at Middletown High School and initiated the Book Donation
Program to school libraries in Orange County which enabled students to learn more about Ireland and her struggle for human
rights.
Doug was a founding member of the Mid-Hudson Parade Committee, a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus in the
Middletown Council and a member of both the American Legion and Division Four of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. It was with
the AOH that he served as County Historian for all divisions serving Orange County. He was honored by the Middletown Lions
Club at their St. Patrick's Day Luncheon and in 1990 he served as Grand Marshal of the Mid Hudson St. Patrick Day's
Parade. In 2002 he and his wife moved to St. Johnsville, NY where he became a member of the Oppenheim Historical Society.
He was a practicing parishioner of St. Patrick's R.C. Church in St. Johnsville.
He is survived by his wife
Elizabeth, sons Douglas and wife Micki, Mark and wife Dong Ok, Emmet and wife Jennifer and daughter Christine and her husband
Eamon Dolan. He has five grandchildren (Sean Lewis, Melissa Aurey, Douglas Garnham and Brian and Thomas Dolan) as well as
four great grandchildren (Anthony, Tess, Katie and Brian). He will be greatly missed.
The family will receive family
and friends on Friday January 23, 2009 from 6-9pm at the Enea Family Funeral Home 9 Center St. Saint Johnsville, NY. Mass
of Christian Burial will be on Saturday January 24, 2009 at 11am at St. Patrick's R.C. Church in St. Johnsville.
Private burial will take place at the convenience of the family.
In Lieu of flowers the family asks that donations
be made to the Mountain Valley Hospice, 108 Steele Avenue, Gloversville NY 12078 or call 518-725-4545
July 7, 1941 – July 29, 2010
Middletown, NY
Brian P. Cunningham, a retired Recreational Therapist for the Middletown Psychiatric Center, and a lifelong area resident, entered into rest on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at his home in Middletown, NY. He was 69 years of age.
The son of the late Edwin F. and Virginia Grace Cunningham, he was born on July 7, 1941 in Cornwall, NY.
Brian was a graduate of the Monroe-Woodbury High School, Orange County Community College and Sterling University in Sterling, KS.
He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He was a member of the Orange County Soccer Officials Association, Orange Runners Club, Middletown Elks Lodge #1097, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #544, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians Middletown Chapter.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Cunningham, at home; daughter, Ashley Roshala and her husband, Terry of Brick, NJ; son, Patrick Cunningham and his wife, Aimee of Middletown; three step-children: Alicia Erler, Melanie Bowman, and Arthur Mays, II, all of Middletown; three grandchildren: Jordan, Tyler and Madison Roshala; four step-grandchildren: Luis, Isabelle, Maddox, and Hailie "Button"; three brothers: Edwin Michael Cunningham and his wife, Barbara of Micco, FL, Sean T. Cunningham of Otisville, and Dennis Cunningham of Newburgh; one sister, Ellyn Gallantz of Jupiter, FL; nieces: Sheena Magallanes and husband, Steven, Sabrina Cunningham, Mary Bridget Bruno and husband, Charles, Barbara Kathleen Lloyd and husband, Rich, and Theresa Smith and husband, David; nephews: Edwin Cunningham, Christian Cunningham, Timothy Michael Cuningham and his wife, Hope, and Sean Paul Cunningham and his wife, Linda. Brian was predeceased by his parents; brother, Peter Cunningham.
Friends may call at the Cornelius, Dodd and Connell Funeral Home, 26 Grove St., Middletown, NY on Sunday, August 1, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 2 in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 149 Cottage St., Middletown, NY, immediately followed my military honors. Cremation will take place at the Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh, NY.
Memorial contributions in Brian's name may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.
Arrangements by Cornelius, Dodd & Connell Funeral Home; 845-343-2142. For directions or to send a condolence, please visit www. connellfuneralhome.com.
| Published in the Times Herald-Record on 7/31/2010 |