CHRIS M. KIRBY (Times Herald-Record, 8 November 2001)
Chris Michael Kirby, a carpenter, has been missing since the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center. He was 21. The son of James “Mickey” Kirby and Donna Morrison Kirby, he was born on January 1, 1980, in the Bronx. Chris was a graduate of Pine Bush High School Class of 1997, where he was a member of the swim team. He was also involved with the Town of Wallkill Little League and the Wallkill Wolves Soccer Club. He was a member of Carpenters’ Union #608 and was in the process of fulfilling the requirements to begin a career in the FDNY like his dad, Mickey of FDNY, Engine 43. He is survived by his parents, Mickey and Donna at home; his brothers, Mickey and his wife, Jennifer, and Brian; his sisters, Kelly Ann and Jennifer; and niece, Mackenzie. Chris is also survived by his maternal grandparents, James and Dorothy Morrison of the Bronx; his girlfriend, Sara Navarro, many loving aunts, uncles and cousins and many very special friends. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Ellen and James Murphy. A Mass in Celebration of the Life of Chris M. Kirby will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 71 Murray Avenue in Goshen. Rev. Trevor Nicholis and Rev. Richard Adams will celebrate the Mass. Memorial contributions in Chris's name may be made to the Chris M. Kirby Scholarship Fund, Pine Bush High School, Rte. 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.

ELEANOR HARRIET CROTTY KEASEL (Times Herald-Record, 4 July 2005)
Eleanor Harriet Crotty Keasel, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday July 2, 2005 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus. She was 89 years old. The daughter of the late Archie H. and Katherine Schoeweiss Crotty, she was born April 18, 1916 in Crystal Run, Town of Wallkill, at the family home on what is now known as Crotty Road. At the time of her birth, Crystal Run was merely a collection of small businesses: a creamery, feed store, and post office, just west of Scotchtown Turnpike on the Ontario and Western Railroad (O&W), surrounded by numerous dairy farms. The Crotty children attended grades one through eight in a one-room school near their home and later attended schools in Middletown and Goshen. Eleanor and her husband, Stanley Philip Keasel, were involved in a variety of trucking ventures, including working as a United States Mail Contractor during their almost 54 years of marriage. After his death in 1991, “mother” and her daughter, Lynn Busse, continued to operate a thrift shop known as One Way Etc., on Dolson Avenue in Middletown, that they had started 16 years earlier. The business continued to operate through 2003. She also worked at Middletown Psychiatric Center for many years. Eleanor is survived by two sons, Stanley Keasel and his wife, Jill, of Eldersburg, Md., and Don Keasel and his wife, Judy, of Kettering, Ohio; one daughter, Lynn Busse and her husband, Tom, of Middletown; five grandchildren: Lori Keasel of McLean, Va., Eric Keasel of Alexandria, Va., Katherine Busse Bickerdyke and her husband, Cris, of Middletown, Thomas Busse and his wife, Laura, of Wallkill, and Scott Keasel and his wife, Jill, of Columbus, Ohio; five great-grandchildren: Carolyn Milner, Elizabeth Busse, Hannah Milner, Sarah Busse, and Erin Bickerdyke. She was predeceased by three brothers: Alton Crotty, Claude Crotty, and Norman Crotty; one sister, Helen Hunt; and one grandson, John Patrick Keasel. Family and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 from 7-9 PM at the Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc., 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, N.Y. A Funeral Service of Remembrance will take place on Wednesday, July 6 at 10:00 AM in the funeral home with the Rev. Ken Wonderland officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot at Scotchtown Cemetery. Memorial donations in Eleanor’s name may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc.

EVELYN P. COMFORT (Times Herald-Record, 20 October 2007)
Evelyn P. Comfort, of Hudson Fla., died on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at O.R.M.C. Horton Campus Middletown. She was 85. The daughter of the late G. Henry and Madeleine LaNee Purchell, she was born on March 12, 1922 in Roxbury. Evelyn received a degree in food administration from Delhi College in June of 1942. She met her husband, Milton E. Comfort at Delhi College and they were married on July 11, 1942 in Roxbury, N.Y. In 1966, after raising her children, Evelyn graduated from the nursing program at O.C.C.C. at the top of her class. She worked as a registered nurse for Orange Farms in Goshen for over 20 years and was a member of CSEA. Evelyn lived in the Middletown area most of her life and was a 65-year member of Scotchtown Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Wallkill Junior Home Demonstration. She was a very talented mom who had high standards that she imparted to her family. She was a meticulous seamstress and an award-winning baker. Evelyn treasured her grandchildren and was an advocate for education for all. In addition to her husband Milton, she is survived by her three daughters, Nancy and her husband Don Wood, Susanne Merrill, Kathleen Hamilton and her husband Bud, all of Middletown; son, Daniel and his wife RuthAnn; one brother, Richard and his wife Joyce of Roxbury, N.Y.; grandchildren, Frank, Brian, Matthew and Andrew Wood, Karen Strong, Peter Frolich, Peter Hamilton, Christine Blindell, Christine Teander, Michael Severin, Bonnie Jean Grogan, Amy Mellow, Jim Grogan; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was predeceased by one daughter, Cynthia Severin; and one granddaughter, Sharon Merrill. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 20, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc., 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown. A Funeral Service of Remembrance will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. Cremation will be private.