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Madeline C. Teachman age 81, of Matamoras, Penna. passed away Monday February 21, 2011 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY. She was born on November 4, 1929 in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Dominick and Clara Daniels Caliciotti. Madeline was a retired Bookkeeper for the Tri-State Gazette in Port Jervis. She was an active member and Sunday School Teacher of the Deerpark Reformed Church, Port Jervis. Madeline was Past President and Secretary of the Business and Professional Woman of Port Jervis, and was named Woman of the Year in 1992. She was a member, Past President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Westfall Fire Dept.; a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Roosa-Fleming V.F.W. Post #161, and the Marsh-Kellogg American Legion, Milford, Pa.; Past President of the Matamoras Senior Citizens, member of the A.A.R.P. and past member of the Delaware Valley School Board. Madeline married Robert L. Teachman, who pre-deceased her. She is survived by her daughter, Dawn L. Brue and her fiancé Robin Laird of Matamoras, Pa., her brother Victor Caliciotti and his wife Judy of Sparrowbush, 3 sisters, Diana DeGraw and her husband Richard of Port Jervis, Catherine Presto of Matamoras, Pa., and Delores Prisco and her husband Salvatore of Matamoras, Pa. and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her brother-in-law Charles Presto .

Friends may call Thursday February 24 from 4:30-8:30 pm at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY Funeral services will be held Friday February 25, at 11am at the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 E. Main St., Port Jervis. Interment will take place at Pine Grove Cemetery, Matamoras, Penna. Memorial contributions may be made to the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. for information,directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com