Louis Montes Obituary
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August 18, 1929 – August 18, 2025
Highland Mills, NY
Louis B. Montes of Highland Mills, NY, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Garnet Health Medical Center in Wallkill, NY. He was 96 years old. Born on August 18, 1929, in New York, NY, Louis was the son of the late Ophelia (Candelara) and Louis P. Montes.
Louis worked as an artist for the Walt Disney Corporation in New York, NY. He was a proud veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Michael Montes and his wife Aixa of Blooming Grove, NY, Robert Montes of Highland Mills, NY, Laura Ross and her husband Joseph of Highland Mills, NY, and Elizabeth Watson and her husband Ronald of Bronx, NY; as well as eight grandchildren: Nicholas, LisaMarie, Andrew, Christopher, Ronald III, John James, Gianna, and Jesse; six great-grandchildren: Scarlett, Gianna, Ava, Nicholas, Penelope and Maximilian; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Louis was predeceased by his wife Mary (Gonzalez) Montes, his brother Eubert Montes, and his two sisters: Alicia Meyer, and Linda Tucker.
Cremation took place at Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope, NY. Placement of cremains will be at St. Raymond's Cemetery in Bronx, NY, at a later date.
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