10/27/2026
🧡 In Loving Memory of Andrea Searles 🧡
Our New Haven school community is grieving the heartbreaking loss of Andrea Searles. It is difficult to find the right words when someone who has been part of our school family is gone.
A school is more than just a building. It is the people who walk its halls, the relationships they build, and the lives they touch every day. Andrea was part of our New Haven family, and her loss is deeply felt by the community she leaves behind.
As we navigate this difficult time, our hearts are with Andrea’s family, friends, colleagues, and all the students whose lives she touched. We hope they feel surrounded by love, compassion, and support as they face this unimaginable loss.
Our New Haven community has always been strongest when we come together, and now is a time to hold one another a little closer, offer kindness freely, and remember the importance of the connections we share.
Rest peacefully, Andrea. You will be missed, remembered, and forever part of the New Haven family. 🧡🖤
With deepest sympathy,
The New Haven PTC
In Loving Memory
Andrea Marie Searles
February 24, 1980 - October 23, 2026
New Haven, NY - Andrea Marie Searles passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026 after a brief illness. She was 46 years old. Andrea had eyes that danced when she laughed, and she loved a good joke. She could make anyone laugh even under the worst circumstances. She had a heart as big as the world, and she wasn’t afraid to share it.
Above all else, Andrea treasured her family. She was devoted to her four children: Emma, Cas, Dean, and Aries. She delighted in their energy, creativity, curiosity, and joy of life. She was excited to see all that they would become. Andrea is also survived by many others who love her and will miss her dearly. Her mother, Linda Searles Beaudoin, her brothers Tommy (Amy), Timmy (Ruthann), Terry (Krissy McIntyre), Penny Pratt (Randy), and her nieces and nephews Amber, Timmy, Tamie, Connor, Cody, Sadie, Elania, Evan, Ashlyn, Maeve, Penelope, and Ivy. She adored her godchildren Mason and Maddie, and her lifelong friend, Julie Wilcox. Andrea was predeceased by her father, Thomas W. Searles, Sr.
Andrea was so creative and passionate about many things. She kept an amazing garden, and she loved baking and sharing her homemade jams. She was a talented quilter. She blessed so many friends and family with gorgeous and expertly constructed quilts. She also sewed countless dresses for the little girls in her life. Every summer, Andrea traveled to North Carolina to spend time with friends quilting and enjoying roots music. She loved camping and made an annual trip to Fish Creek Campground every summer. She was an avid competitor when playing board games and cards. She was also involved in 4-H. Whenever needed, Andrea worked in her family business, New Haven Building Supply.
In addition to spending time with her family and friends, Andrea served countless children and their families in her profession as an educator, both at New Haven Elementary and Forsyth Academy in North Carolina. She was a fierce advocate for giving children the education they needed to become successful. To become a teacher, Andrea earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at SUNY-Oswego.
Andrea’s light and laughter will be so missed. If you would like to honor her memory, please consider donating to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, or another charity serving children, rather than sending flowers.
Funeral Services will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from Harter Funeral Home, Inc. 9 Washington Ave. Mexico, NY. Interment will be in New Haven Rural Cemetery. Relatives and Friends are invited to Calling Hours from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.at the funeral home on Wednesday October 28, 2026.
