Obituary of Neal W. Needleman

Neal W. Needleman, 54 of Westtown, NY, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013, after a long battle with cancer in St. Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick. The son of Herbert Needleman & Arlene Griffin Needleman, he was born January 28, 1959 in Margaretville, NY. Neal was a 1977 graduate of Richmondville Central School, Richmondville, NY; SUNY Cobleskill graduate in 1979 and 1981 graduate of Cornell University majoring in agriculture. Neal and his wife Anne resided in Westtown for the last 30 years, where they ran a dairy farm, Peaceful Valley. Neal was also employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency as a Regional Director. Survivors include his wife, Anna Lushkevich Needleman at home, parents, Herbert & Arlene Needleman of Richmondville, NY; 3 Sisters, Debbe Squairs of Barre, Vt; Nancy Diefendorf of Cobleskill, NY & Cathy DeWitt of Middleburgh, NY. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 8th from 5-7pm at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 County Route# 1, Pine Island, NY 10969. Memorial services will be held 7PM on Tuesday, October 8th at the funeral home. A second memorial service will be held 2PM on Saturday, October 12th at the Richmondville United Methodist Church, 266 Main Street, Richmondville, NY 12149. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society Memorial Processing Center, PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057.