Ralph Gorton

Walden

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Ralph Gorton of Walden passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh.  He was 75.

The son of Elwood and Mary Colligan Gorton, he was born on August 29, 1947 in Middletown Ralph was a prison guard at Wallkill Correctional Facility.  He was an Army Veteran.

Survivors are his son, Kenneth Gorton of Walden; daughter, Andrea Hein (Thomas) of Walden; brothers, Elwood Gorton, Jr. of Walden and Robert Gorton (Gail) of Florida; sister, Kathleen Gorton of Walden; grandchildren, Sydney, Ta’ler, Ella, and Nicholas; his fiancée, Eileen VanderEssen; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services and burial of ashes were private at the Orange County Veterans Cemetery, Goshen, NY.  Cremation was in the Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh.

Funeral arrangements were by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc.