John "Bill" Minturn of Warwick, passed away unexpectedly on November 8, 2011 as a result of a car accident. He was 86 years old.

Born on April 22, 1925 in Warwick, he was a lifelong resident of Warwick. He was the son of the late John Q. Minturn and Sarah (Silsbury) Minturn.

Bill was raised on his family’s dairy farm and worked for many years as a farmer. He retired from the Warwick Post Office in 1984. He also served as a volunteer in the Warwick Ambulance Corp for over 20 years.

He was married to Doris Skinner Minturn, who preceded him in death in April, 2011.

He is survived by his son, John R. “Ray” Minturn and his wife Gwendolyn Henry Minturn of Pomfret, MD; his grandchildren: John Jason Minturn and his wife Angela and Julie Ann French and her husband Greg also all of MD; great-grandchildren Chris, Kaycee, Skylie, Trina, Lauren, Josh and Allison.

Visitation will be on Sunday November 13, 2011from 2-4 & 7-9 at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, NY. Funeral service will be at 10:00am on Monday at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Warwick Ecumenical Food Pantry, 135 Forester Ave., Warwick, NY 10990.