Lynda M. Castorino

Liberty, NY

Lynda M. Castorino of Liberty, NY, a retired self-employed owner of modeling agencies in Colorado and Wyoming, and a four-year area resident, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home. She was 68.

The daughter of the late George and Velma Walker Hanson, she was born November 16, 1939 in Cleveland, OH. Lynda had attended the Liberty Free Methodist Church.

In a family statement, "First and foremost, Mom loved her children and grandchildren. She was an accomplished pianist with a passion for music that included traveling the world following the "Moody Blues." She was passionate about her love for Jesus Christ and used her gifts to help young women with low self esteem to find confidence in themselves and success in their lives. She was an avid reader. She spent most of her life at the shores of the Pacific Ocean or at the snow capped mountains of the Rockies. She was a feisty and tender hearted woman. Anyone who knew her was blessed by having been touched by her life. There is a void left in our hearts and she is deeply missed."

She is survived by her two daughters, Andrea Henry of Liberty, NY and Lisa Castorino of Colorado; a longtime companion and source of comfort, Lowell Warner of Loveland, CO; a sister, Donna Holliday of Odessa, FL; son-in-law, Kyle Henry of Liberty, NY; four grandchildren, Bobby, Tyler, Jordan, and Jolene; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a granddaughter.

Visitation will be Friday, July 18, from 6-8 p.m. in the Harris Funeral Home, West Street at Buckley, Liberty, NY.

Funeral services will be Friday evening, July 18, at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. The Rev. David McCarthy will officiate.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Harris Funeral Home, 845-292-0001 or 845-439-5200.