OBITUARIES

Brenda H. Waldemar

Brenda H. Waldemar

May 27, 2016

Kingston - Brenda H. Waldemar of Kingston and Atlanta, GA died Friday, May 27, 2016 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Broadway Campus. She was 73. She was born in Kingston, a daughter of the late Chester Grant and Gertrude Brown Fitzgerald. She retired following 30 years of service as a dispatcher for CSX Railway in Albany. Brenda was an active...

Mark Ward Moriarty

Mark Ward Moriarty

May 26, 2016

Mark W. Moriarty, 50, of Kingston, passed on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston, NY. Mark was born on December 14, 1965 in Kingston in what was then called Benedictine Hospital. He was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1984 where he was a member of the high school band. He...

Hallie Armstrong

Hallie Armstrong

May 26, 2016

Hallie (Owens) Armstrong, 94, of Kingston, NY, passed away on May 26th after a lengthy illness. She was born May 20, 1922 in Omega, VA to the late Bismark and Osie (Comer) Owens. She was married to her loving husband, Hydrect "Monk" Armstrong in 1941. Hydrect passed away on January 15th, 1996. Hallie enjoyed gardening and often shared...

Roger Lawrence Golden

Roger Lawrence Golden

May 26, 2016

Kingston - Roger Lawrence Golden of Pine Grove Ave. passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the home of Bonnie Loeffler, his granddaughter and caregiver. He was 80. He was born in Trenton, NJ a son of the late Francis and Elsie May Housner Golden. He was a graduate of Trenton Central High School, Class of...

Janet Caro Murphy

Janet Caro Murphy

May 23, 2016

Janet Caro Murphy, 82, of Suffern, formerly of Dallas, Texas and Kingston, NY, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at Ramapo Manor, Suffern, NY. Born in Utica, NY, she was the youngest daughter of the late Samuel & Freda Frank Caro. Following graduation from Syracuse University, Janet was a reporter and feature writer for the Syracuse Herald Journal. She married first...

Maleen Beatty

Maleen Beatty

May 21, 2016

Maleen Beatty, 85, passed away on May 21, 2016. A proud mother and grandmother, Maleen has taken great joy in her family and their pursuits in the mid-Hudson Valley and beyond. She was a long-time resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, where she and her husband raised their three sons. Since 2010, she lived in New Paltz, at the Woodland...

Joseph  A. Ricci

Joseph A. Ricci

May 19, 2016

Joseph A. Ricci, 86, of Kingston, died May 19, 2016 at Wingate of Ulster. Born in the Bronx, Joe was a son of the late Angelo & Frances Ricci. He worked as an animal technician for Charles River in Stone Ridge. Joe was a good, kind and gentle man who loved cats and dogs. Joe is survived by his son,...

Damein J Kovacs

Damein J Kovacs

May 18, 2016

Damein "Kovacs" J Kovacs, 16, of Shokan, died tragically Wednesday, May 18, 2016 as the result of an auto accident on Route 28, Shokan. Damein was a sophomore at Onteora High School, an all round athlete, he started playing football in the Rondout Valley School district before moving to Shokan. He played for the area youth football leagues,...

Mindy Paley

Mindy Paley

May 17, 2016

Mindy Paley, 58, of Kerhonkson, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in the Bronx, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Marguerite Brixy Paley. Mindy loved to joke around with people. She also enjoyed shopping, making beaded jewelry, and speaking French that her mother had taught her. Mindy loved the color pink...

Herman Berg

Herman Berg

May 17, 2016

Herman Berg of West Chestnut St. and Ft. Pierce, FL died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at home. He was 75. He was born in Germany, a son of the late Karl and Adele Fischer Berg. Herman served in the Army Reserves and retired from IBM in Poughkeepsie as a safety manager. He was an avid fisherman. He served...

Theodora P. Stokes

Theodora P. Stokes

May 16, 2016

Theodora P. Stokes, 92, of High Falls, passed away on May 16, 2016, at Kingston Hospital in Kingston, NY. Born February 24, 1924, in High Falls, NY, she is the daughter of the late Hiram Stokes and the late Laura M. Fleischer Stokes. She graduated from Kingston High School in 1943. Theodora was very well liked and involved...

Mary A Vetere

Mary A Vetere

May 15, 2016

Mary A. Vetere, 97, of Kingston, passed peacefully Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2016 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born June 23, 1918 in East Kingston, the daughter of the late Thomas and Antoinette Costello. She was the wife of Michael F Vetere, Sr., Mike passed on January 3, 2004. Mary had attended...

Kevin A Brown

Kevin A Brown

May 12, 2016

Kevin A Brown, 59, of Kingston, passed Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, surrounded by his loving family. Kevin was born August 22, 1956 in Camden, NJ, he was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1974, and then attended SUNY Ulster. Kevin was a very talented and creative soul with a love...

Alexander J. Banyo

Alexander J. Banyo

May 10, 2016

Alexander J. Banyo, 95, of New Paltz, formerly of Kingston, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Julius & Rose Horvath Banyo. Alexander was an English and Latin teacher in the Kingston School system, retiring in 1984. He was a Supervisor of the Town of Ulster from 1957-1965. He was also a...

Donna  Loux-Lucas

Donna Loux-Lucas

May 10, 2016

Donna Loux-Lucas, 63, of Highland, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury. Born in Gloversville, she was a daughter of the late Donald & Lucy Van Buren Loux. Donna was a paralegal who worked for various law offices throughout the Hudson Valley. As a recovering alcoholic, she helped many women in the rooms...

Robert J. Morrison

Robert J. Morrison

May 10, 2016

Robert J. Morrison, 75 of Kingston New York and Zephyrhills, Florida passed away peacefully at his home in Kingston on Tuesday, May 10th with his family by his side following a battle with cancer. Born September 8, 1940 in Sharon, Connecticut he was raised in Clinton Hollow New York and resided for most of his adult life in...

Allen  P. Werbalowsky

Allen P. Werbalowsky

May 8, 2016

Allen P. Werbalowsky, 70, of Kingston, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Morton and Belle Ruth Black Werbalowsky. Mr. Werbalowsky graduated from Kingston High School, Class of 1964 and then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz in 1968. Allen continued his...

Lisa A.  Schatzel

Lisa A. Schatzel

May 7, 2016

Lisa A. Naccarato Schatzel, 49, of Kingston, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus with her family by her side. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of Louis and Rosemary Costa Naccarato of Port Ewen. An Assistant Vice President of Originations at Ulster Savings Bank, Lisa was an active member in our community, serving as a...

John  N.  Hoy, III

John N. Hoy, III

May 7, 2016

John N. Hoy III, of West Camp, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Moorehead City, NC, he was a son of the late John N. & Sadie R. Hoy, Jr. John enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating and going to the diner. He was volunteer fireman at the Malden West Camp Fire Department, the Connelly Fire Department...

Blanche L. Ellsworth

Blanche L. Ellsworth

May 5, 2016

Blanche L. Ellsworth, 94, of Kingston, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016. She was born May 26, 1921 in Woodstock, NY to the late Frederick and Blanche (Barnes) Baldinger. She was married to Leonard J. Ellsworth who passed away May 5, 1987. She was a graduate of Fleischmanns High School, class of 1941. Blanche worked for Kingston Coal...