Obituary of Carole Faye Paffenroth

Carole Faye Paffenroth of Warwick, NY, entered into rest on Monday, February 24, 2014. She was 75. She was a dedicated mother who focused on her family and her Lord. Her love of family and church provided the strong foundation by which her family has lived by and will draw upon in this time of loss. The daughter of Lena Wilhelm Langlitz & the late George M. Langlitz, she was born on June 19, 1938 in Goshen, NY. Carole was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pine Island, NY, where she was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. She was on the Alter Guild and served as secretary of the church. She was also retired from the Village of Warwick, where she was Village Clerk for over twenty years. Carole was predeceased by her husband Harvey H. "Strawberry" Paffenroth, the love of her life, whom she married on October 6, 1957. They were married for 53 years. Survivors include three daughters; Lori Ann DeBlock & her husband James of Goshen; Kim Paffenroth of Warwick and Amy Paffenroth-Lijoi and her husband Stephen of Suffern, NY; Her mother, Lena Langlitz of Greenville, NY; Four grandchildren; James K. DeBlock Jr. and his fiancé Hanna Donnachie, Sarah DeBlock and Aaron & Rachel Faye Lijoi; Sister, Nancy Stanfield and her husband James of Eastham, MA; Brother, Melvin Langlitz and his wife Carol of Thompson Ridge, NY; Sister and Brother-in-laws; Alice Paffenroth, Katherine & Daniel Dembeck, Carol Paffenroth all of Pine Island and Roland & Catherine Paffenroth of Westtown, NY, many nieces and nephews, and dear friends, Kathy, Mary, Pat and Stella. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 26th from 2-4 & 7-9PM at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 County Route#1, Pine Island, NY 10969. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM on Thursday, February 27th at the funeral home. The Reverend Travis Yee will officiate. Burial will be in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, PO Box 147, Pine Island, NY 10969.