OBITUARIES

May 10, 2017

Craig D Hardin, 42, of Kingston, NY formerly of Catskill, passed peacefully Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston, surrounded by his loving family. Craig was born June 7, 1974 in Catskill, the son of Darcia Dickson Hardin of Kingston and the late Master Sergeant Al Stevie Hardin, USAF, retired. He was a graduate...

May 10, 2017

Robert ''Bobby'' Anthony Caseiras, 26, of Cottekill, NY, passed Wednesday evening, May 10, 2017 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 5, 1991 in Albany, and was the son of Frank and JoAnn Striga Caseiras of Cottekill. Bobby knew how to light up a room, he enjoyed Sesame street...

May 9, 2017

David James Carr, 57, of Ulster Park, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Albany Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1960 in North Tonawanda, NY to Harold and Shirley (Carrier) Carr. David was a graduate of LeRoy Central High School, Class of 1978. He worked for many years as a Production Manager for...

May 9, 2017

Geraldine "Gerry" M. Cardona, 71, of Port Ewen, NY, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 after battling cancer in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by family. She will always be remembered as a wonderful daughter, sister, and aunt. Gerry was a devoted parishioner of Presentation RC Church in Port Ewen and was involved in the...

May 7, 2017

Kingston - Mary E. Forgey of Florence Street died on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Health Alliance Hospital, Kingston, NY. She was 91. She was born on August 15, 1925, in Kingston, New York a daughter of Elizabeth Newsome and August Bodenweber. She was a proud graduate to the Academy of St. Ursula, Class of 1942 where she...

May 7, 2017

Donald J. Reis, 67, of Port Ewen, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Harold T. & Patrice McGinty Reis. Don was a veteran of the US Army. He owned and operated Reis-Turck Associates. He served on various committees in the community, including...

May 6, 2017

Earle H Foster, 91, of the Town of Ulster, NY, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017. He was the husband of the love of his life, Judith Ann Carlson Foster, loving father of, two sons, L. Kenneth Foster and Dr. Timothy E. Foster, MD, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his former wife,...

May 6, 2017

Donald Purdy, 81, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died Saturday, May 6, 2017 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Lester & Elizabeth Gorsline Purdy. Don worked for the Franklin Pharmacy, formerly of Kingston; for 30 years. He also worked in the housekeeping department at Benedictine Hospital until retirement at age 62....

May 6, 2017

Sarah Schwartz, 99, a longtime resident of Kingston, died, Saturday, May 6, 2017 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Brooklyn, she was a daughter of the late Harry & Jennie Yaroinsky Silverberg. Sarah co-owned Boston Cleaners & Driers with her brother until her retirement in 1982. She enjoyed attending socials, reading and watching television. Sarah is survived by her...

May 5, 2017

Vasiliki Kakoullis, 88, of Kingston, NY, died peacefully Friday May 5,2017 surrounded by her family in Clearwater, Florida. She was born March 16, 1929 in the village of Chirokitia, Cyprus. A graduate of the American Academy, she came to the United States with her parents, George and Pantelou Joanides, when she was 16 years old. On September...

May 2, 2017

May (Bowcock) Sheldon, 88, of Wilton, NY, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017. She was born September 14, 1928 in Garrison, NY to the late Sydney and Jenny (Pettersson) Bowcock. May was married to Wm. B. Sheldon, Jr., who passed away on January 10, 1976. May worked for IBM in Kingston. She enjoyed traveling and was ready to...

Apr 30, 2017

John "Jack" Clifford Macauley, 99, of Kingston, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Clifford Macauley and Elizabeth Bartly Macauley. Jack served proudly as a paratrooper with the 17th Airborne Division and obtained the rank of S/Sgt. Fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Belgum,...

Apr 28, 2017

Edward ''Butch'' Robert Clark, 72, of Kingston, NY, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 13, 1944 in Kingston, to the late Gordon and Catherine (Snyder) Clark. He was the husband of Janis (Helmer) Clark. Butch was a graduate Kingston High School, Class of 1963. He was self employed as...

Apr 25, 2017

David L. Madison, 80, of Kingston, NY, passed away Tuesday evening, April 25, 2017 at his home. He was born July 9, 1936 in Kingston, the son of the late James Modica and Virginia Van Dyne Modica. He was married to the late Jeannine Tierney Madison for 52 years, she passed on April 18, 2014. He was a...

Apr 21, 2017

John V. Clearwater, 93, of Hurley, NY, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017. He was born May 15, 1923 on Flatbush Road, Kingston, NY to the late John and Helen (Cullen) Clearwater. He was married to Dorothea (Mead) Clearwater for 67 years, wed in September 1949. John was extremely proud of his military service in WWII. He...

Apr 20, 2017

Thomas Schultz, 74, of Lake Katrine, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of the late Paul & Regina Kiedrowski Schultz. Tom was retired from IBM, where he worked for over 26 years. He umpired softball for the Town of Ulster and IBM. Tom was a charitable man who...

Apr 19, 2017

J. Edward Knittle, 90, of Saugerties, NY, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. He was born on April 4, 1927 to the late Joseph Knittle and Josephine Knittle Westner.

Ed served in the US Navy during World War II on the USS Spokane. He later worked...

Apr 19, 2017

Kingston NY- Rosemarie Torres was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, cousin, and friend to many. In Rosemarie's 59 years on this earth she touched so many lives and helped many in need. On Wednesday April 19 at 1:45 PM Rosemarie went on to be with our lord and savor and her father Luis Torres,...

Apr 19, 2017

Stanley Plasker, 84, passed at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 with his daughter beside him. Mr. Plasker is survived by his caring son and his wife, Matthew and Nancy Ann Plasker of Natick MA., devoted daughter Rebecca Plasker of Hurley and his dear grandchildren, Hannah Lea Plasker, Samantha Brett Plasker and Max Daniel Plasker of Natick,...

Apr 18, 2017

Robert Edison Sickler, age 87, passed away peacefully on April 18th, 2017. Robert, known to all his friends and family as "Bob", is survived by his devoted wife Pauline Sickler of Kingston, NY, his son Robert H. Sickler and daughter-in-law Barbara (Heitzman) Sickler of Stone Ridge, NY, granddaughter Alison R. Sickler of Watsonville, CA, and cousin Coralie (Sickler)...