VIOLET G. BARTELINI

MILFORD, PA — Violet G. Bartelini, a homemaker and 23-year area resident, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at the Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis. She was 70.

The daughter of the late Homer and Harriet Kissinger Knotts, she was born October 26, 1932 in New York City.

Survivors include her husband, James J. Bartelini of Milford, PA; three sons, James T. Bartelini of Chester, George R. Bartelini of Highland Mills and Wade J Bartelini of Middletown; a daughter, Robin Bartelini of Jeffersonville; a brother, Homer Knotts of Commack; a brother-in-law, Norman McCasland of Lake Placid; 15 grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by a son, Mark A. Bartelini and a sister, Gloria McCasland.

Services were held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Yonkers, NY with the Rev. Susanna Williams officiating.

THEODORE J. “SPEED” DOBRZYNSKI

HAWLEY, PA — Theodore J. Dobrzynski died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale. He was 84.

The son of the late Peter and Mary Macedulski Dobrzynski, he was a chemical operator for National Lead Corp. in Sayreville, NJ. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, South Amboy, NJ.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, the former Regina B. Lasiewicki; a daughter and her husband, Joan and Joseph Kudrick of Hawley, PA; a son, Peter Dobrzynski of Old Bridge, NJ; a sister, Mary Vari of South Amboy, NJ; and several nieces and nephews.

A private funeral service and cremation will be held at the convenience of the family, as per his wish.

MARILYN EDEN

DAMASCUS, PA — Marilyn Eden, a furniture restorer and homemaker and 55-year resident of the area, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. She was 66.

The daughter of George and Lillian Goetz Wall, she was born on December 22, 1936 in the Bronx. She was married to the late George Eden who passed away on March 13, 2003.

Survivors include two children, Robert Eden of Damascus, and Lillian Ferber and her husband John of Callicoon, NY; one sister, Carol Kamens of Ohio and one brother, Richard Wall of Hortonville, NY; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Damascus Volunteer Ambulance Corp., Damascus, PA 18415.

GARY CRISPELL SR.

WALLKILL, NY — Gary Paul Crispell Sr., a lifelong area resident and a food and beverage manager at the Holiday Inn in Newburgh, NY, died Friday, June 27, 2003 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was 49.

The son of Mabel “Ode” Crispell and the late Herman H Crispell, he was born December 5, 1953.

A 1971 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy and a 1973 graduate of SUNY at Delhi, he was a member of the Orange County Restaurant and Tavern Association and of Calvary Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Wendy, and a son, Gary Paul Crispell Jr. both at home; his mother of Middle Hope; a stepdaughter, Eva C. Dickinson of Maryland; two brothers, Harold S. Crispell and his wife, Patricia Collins Crispell of Worcester and Douglas B. Crispell and his wife, Wendy Hendricks Crispell of Walden; a sister, Rhoda; four nieces, Jill Marie and Megan Lynn of Worcester, and Erin Melissa and Ashley Kara of Walden; and two nephews, Dustin Pierce of Wallkill and Kieran Pierce of Glen Spey, NY. He was predeceased by his former wife, Phyllis Dickinson Crispell.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016 or to Calvary Presbyterian Church, 120 South St., Newburgh, NY 12550.

OLGA DMYTRENKO

GLEN SPEY, NY — Olga Dmytrenko, a retired employee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and a 30-year resident, died Sunday, June 29, 2003 at her home. She was 90.

The daughter of the late Nestor and Paulina Shydlovska Krasovaty, she was born July 12, 1912, in Ukraine.

Mrs. Dmytrenko was a member of St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glen Spey.

Survivors include her sister, Zina Malinoski of Trenton, NJ; a nephew, Victor Shevchenko and his wife, Larisa of Oyster Bay, NY; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

Services were held Wednesday with Liturgy Mass at St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Glen Spey with the V. Rev. Nestor Kowal officiating.

ELVIRA HOLMQUEST

HAWLEY, PA — Elvira Holmquest, housewife, died July 4, 2003 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center, Honesdale, PA. She was 86.

The daughter of the late Frank and Mattilda Kraemer, she formerly resided in Toms River, NJ and Cranford, NJ.

Survivors include her husband, Walter Holmquest of Hawley, PA; one son, Jeffrey Holmquest of Hawley, PA; one granddaughter, Jennifer Holmquest-Nevard of Cochranville, PA; and one grandson, Douglas Holmquest of La Crescenta, CA.

RAYMOND SEEKAMP

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Raymond Seekamp, the retired owner and operator of Seekamp Auto Body in Middletown, NY for 40 years, died Thursday, June 26, 2003 at his home. He was 85.

The son of the late John and Victoria Leipzeg Seekamp, he was born December 12, 1917, in Goshen, NY.

He was the oldest living member of the Middletown Elks Lodge. He was also a member and past master of Hoffman Masonic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, in Middletown.

Survivors include his former wife, Sharon Ayres Seekamp of Mongaup Valley, NY; four daughters, Susan McGrath of Kerhonkson, Jennifer Croce of Ithaca, Roberta Wade of Alameda, CA, and Dorothy Seekamp of SC; six sons, Daniel Seekamp of Livingston Manor, William Seekamp of SC, John Seekamp of Albany, James Seekamp of San Diego, CA, Thomas Seekamp of Wurtsboro and Gary Seekamp of Middletown; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles Seekamp; a sister, Dorothy Black and a grandson, Brandon Martin.

Cremation was private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Brandon Martin Scholarship, Rondout Valley Scholarship Fund, Accord, NY 12404 or Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.

PAUL M. WEBER

CALLICOON, NY — Paul M. Weber, a retired employee of the New York City Transit Authority, died Monday, June 30, 2003 at the Grover M. Hermann Division of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Callicoon. He was 52.

The son of Eleanor Passante Weber Cook and the late Paul Alfred Weber, he was born May 8, 1951, in Astoria.

He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Callicoon and was a volunteer boxing coach for the Police Athletic League.

Survivors include his mother of Callicoon; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Andres Guerra of Astoria, NY; a stepson, Joshua Casserta of Long Island; two sisters, Carol Ann Cook of Calliccon and Virginia Michaels and her husband, Joel, of Queens; his uncle and aunt, Marty and Marion Passante of Callicoon, several nieces and one nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, Robert Jude Weber, and his stepfather, William Allen Cook Jr.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church, Callicoon, NY 12723, SPCA of Sullivan County, Rock Hill Ave, Rock Hill NY 12775; or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital for Cancer Research, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.

GEORGE L. VELEZ

Barryville, NY — George Luis Velez of Barryville, a cook at Best Western and the Eldred Preserve, died Thursday, June 26, 2003, at home. He was 47.

The son of Baldramina Garcia and the late George Velez, he was born on February 7, 1956, in New York City.

He is survived by his wife, Robin Dyson-Velez, at home; two daughters and their husbands, Tatiana Dyson-Velez and Joseph Velez of Middletown, NY and Marlo and Kevin Schorling; a sister and brother-in-law, Grace and Daniel Hernandez of West Babylon, NY; his mother of the Bronx; and several nieces and nephews.

Cremation was made at the H. G.Smith Crematory in Stroudsburg, PA.

VITO VERDI

MIDDLETOWN, NY — Vito Verdi, a retired construction superintendent, died Sunday, June 29, 2003 at the Horton Campus of the Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown. He was 82.

The son of the late Luigi and Maria Catrinella Verdi, he was born October 21, 1920, in Brooklyn.

A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, he was one of the last survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor for which he had received the Purple Heart. He served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne with over 80 jumps and fought in both the European and Pacific theatres of the war, where he also served as a medic.

He worked in the construction industry as a superintendent and contractor throughout the Hudson Valley and lived most of his life in Sullivan County.

Survivors include his wife, Gisele Drolet Verdi, at home; three children, Jim Verdi of Cochecton, Adele Shapiro of Narrowsburg and Suzanne Doller of Carlisle, PA; two sisters, Louise Verdi Collins and Theresa Kenney; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Vincent James Verdi and Joseph Valentine Verdi, and three sisters, Sylvia Morman, Marion Sardonia and Annie Kenney.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.