OBITUARIES

Oct 24, 2016

Joseph P. Bazzicalupo, Sr., 91, of Saugerties, died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Golden Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Born in the Bronx, NY, Joseph was a son of the late Frank and Mary Bazzicalupo. He worked for the New York City water department for many years. Joseph served our country in the Navy as a Seaman, Second Class...

Oct 21, 2016

Stephanie Brandt, 58, of Kingston, died Friday, October 21, 2016 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Robert & Jane Ferraro Brandt. Stephanie was kind hearted and loved helping others. She loved animals and enjoyed Bingo. She attended Grace Community Church with her friend Rita. Stephanie is survived by her sister, Roseanne...

Oct 21, 2016

Evangeline (Spears) Smith, 86, formerly of Ulster Park, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. She was born July 27, 1930 in New York City to the late Jacobus and Birgitte (Pedersen) Spears.

Evangeline worked for many years at NBR Diamond Tool in LaGrange, NY. She enjoyed sewing,...

Oct 19, 2016

Sylvia C. Heaton, 80, of Kingston, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Sharon, CT, she was a daughter of the late Erwin & Lillian Shove Couse. Sylvia worked at IBM for over 30 years where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club. She later worked for Darmstadt Overhead Doors and was a member...

Oct 16, 2016

Gary W. Rubino, Sr., 68, of Highland passed peacefully Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was born September 27, 1948 in Poughkeepsie, the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Litts) Rubino. Gary was the husband of the late Amy Rose Rubino, she passed January 17, 2005. For many years, he drove trucks...

Oct 16, 2016

Wilhelmina Millie Hoppe, 82, of Glenford, passed peacefully Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her residence after a brief illness. She was born April 9, 1934 in Queens, the daughter of the late Eric and Kate Hefkin Hoppe. Millie was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1951 and SUNY Ulster, earning her associates degree as a registered...

Oct 15, 2016

New Paltz - Rashaud S. Brooks died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. He was 22. He was born Houma, LA the son of Marlow T. Smith and Shelly Brooks. Rashaud was a salesman for Lumber Liquidator's in Albany. Also surviving is his step-mother, Bethany Smith. Entrusted to the care of Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service,...

Oct 14, 2016

Theresa M. Costello, 92, of Kingston, died Friday, October 14, 2016 at ArchCare at Ferncliff Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Born in East Kingston, she was a daughter of the late John & Laura LaRocca Ferguell. Theresa was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Church, a member of AARP and the Town of Ulster Seniors & Leisure Club. Theresa is survived...

Oct 14, 2016

Charles E. Werner, 94, of Port Ewen, passed peacefully at the home of his dear companion, Mickey R Cooper on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Tillson. He was born February 4, 1922 in Kingston, the son of the late Charles and Maria Ahrens Werner. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Frances Gualtieri Werner. Charles was...

Oct 12, 2016

Harold G. Miller, Jr., 81, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016. He was born March 20, 1935 in Middletown, NY to the late Harold G. Miller, Sr., and June (Corkey) Miller. He was married to Dorothy "Faye" (Edwards) Miller; they wed on March 4th 1958. Faye passed away on August 31st 2005. Harold was a Kingston...

Oct 9, 2016

Marion L Koeppen, 88, of West Hurley, NY, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Ferncliff Nursing Home, Rhinebeck. She was born on October 12, 1927 in Saugerties, NY, to the late Eustace and Augusta (Becker) Pothemont. She was the wife of the late Charles W. Koeppen, he passed November 29, 2015. Mrs. Koeppen was a graduate of...

Oct 9, 2016

Ethel M. Fergusson, 81, of Kingston, NY, passed peacefully Sunday morning, October 9th, 2016 at her residence, with her family by her side. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, and for many years worked as a Nurse's Aide at Hutton Nursing Home. She then worked for Kingston City Schools Consolidated as a bus monitor prior to...

Oct 8, 2016

Jacob Neusner, 84, of Rhinebeck, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Hartford, CT, he was a son of the late Samuel & Lee Green Neusner. Professor, rabbi, author and public servant, Neusner led a prolific and energetic professional life. His scholarly work created the modern field of Judaic Studies so that anyone,...

Oct 6, 2016

Reini Norman (Rei) of Kingston, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at his home. He died from complications of Neurolyme Disease. Born in Helsinki, Finland on April 11, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Ina Norman. He arrived in America in 1939 and was raised in the Bronx, NY. Rei graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New...

Oct 1, 2016

Anthony T. Pagliaro, 92, of Kingston, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his home. Born in Capaldo, KS, he was a son of the late Rosario & Josephine Merenda Pagliaro. Tony served in the US Army during WWII, having been stationed Okinawa. He was the owner and operator of Crown Street Shoe Repair from 1948-1988. He was a life member...

Oct 1, 2016

Johney Brooks, 83, of Athens, NY, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Northeast Center for Special Care. Born in Clarksdale, MS, she was a daughter of Thomas & Beulah Johnson. Her father, a sharecropper, moved the family westward to start a new life, stopping first in Texas, where her mother succumbed to tuberculosis, and then onto California. Upon graduating from...

Oct 1, 2016

Kingston - Virginia Meier passed away quietly at home on Oct 1, 2016 after a long illness. "All our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle." - Macbeth Born Feb 8, 1929 to Joseph and Margaret Meier, Virginia was a New Yorker who attended Flushing High School and Queens College before getting...

Sep 30, 2016

Marjorie "Marge" Robinson, 87, of Golden Hill, formerly of Port Ewen, passed unexpectedly Friday morning September 30, 2016 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston. She was born December 21, 1928 in New Jersey and was the daughter of the late Clark E and Beatrice Polhemus Bonesteel. She was the wife of the late Allen Robinson, Sr., he...

Sep 30, 2016

Jill Beth Sleed, age 56, a resident of Kingston, NY, formerly of Baldwin, NY passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Kingston Hospital. Jill is survived by her Mother, Judith Sleed; Sister, Jodie Sleed; Brother Jeff Sleed; Niece and Nephews, Nate Parrenti, Mathew Parrenti, Jordan Sleed and McCartney Sleed. She is predeceased by her Father, Joel Sleed;...

Sep 27, 2016

Robert A. Bondar, 80, of the Hudson Valley, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at his home. Born in New York, he was a son of the late William & Anna Bondar. Robert was a teacher at the Robert R. Graves Elementary School in Port Ewen, New York. In addition, he worked as a Recreation Director for the towns of Kingston...