Joseph R. Mills

Joseph R. Mills, of Port Jervis, N.Y. passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center. He was 68 years old.

He was born on July 20, 1953 in Port Jervis, N.Y., the son of the late George and Florence Turner Mills. Joe worked as a corrections officer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. in Goshen, N.Y. He was a member of the Delaware Engine Co. #2 and a 50 year member of the Port Jervis Fire Dept.

Joe married Deanna Beardsley who pre-deceased him on March 17, 2016. He is survived by his sisters, Linda Murphy and her husband Michael of Sumerduck, Va., and Cheryl Fuller of Milford, Pa.; his two brothers James Mills and his wife June of Matamoras, Pa. and Timothy Mills and his wife Diane of Port Jervis, N.Y.; his sister-in-law Cheryl Galanakis of Port Jervis, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews, including Dennis Hughes. He was pre-deceased by his two brothers, George Mills, Jr., Thomas Galanakis, and his niece Gigi Hughes.

Visitation was held on Thursday, March 24 at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, followed by funeral services officiated by Rev. Amy Garret and interment at Rural Valley Cemetery in Cuddebackville, N.Y.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Port Jervis-Deerpark Humane Society, Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771.