OBITUARIES

Billie C. Wingard

Billie C. Wingard

Jan 20, 2015

Billie Charles Wingard passed away at home on January 20, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born August 22, 1925, in Echo, Pa., Billie was the son of the late Charles "Ward" and Ruth Wingard. Billie worked for 29 years in a variety of roles within the Peoples' Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, Pa., retiring in 1987 as a...

P K Koshy

P K Koshy

Jan 19, 2015

P. K. Koshy, 99, of Kingston, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Ten Broeck Commons. Born in Kerala, India, he was a son of the late P.I. & Sara Koshy. He was a member of Old Dutch Church. He enjoyed reading, church activities, his two pet dogs, Zoe and Mia and his cat Ash. He is survived by his son,...

Anthony D. Secreto

Anthony D. Secreto

Jan 19, 2015

Anthony D. Secreto, 84, of Glasco, died January 19, 2015 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. Born in Glasco, he was a son of the late Charles Secreto & Rose Petramale Secreto. He was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a custodian first for IBM and then for the Kingston City Schools...

Harold  F. Smith

Harold F. Smith

Jan 17, 2015

Harold F. Smith, 93, of Lake Katrine, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Ten Broeck Commons, after a short illness. Born in Queens, he was a son of the late Frank & Ida Bailey Smith. Harold was a 1939 graduate of Kingston High School. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Navy on the USS Alabama....

Vivian DeGraff Deitz

Vivian DeGraff Deitz

Jan 17, 2015

Obituary will be available soon.

Amelia L. Izzo

Amelia L. Izzo

Jan 15, 2015

Amelia L. Izzo, 90, of Kingston, NY, quietly passed at Kingston Hospital on January 14, 2015, surrounded by her immediate family. Amy was born in Lares, Puerto Rico in 1924, daughter of the late Antonio Arturo and Saturnina Arana. She relocated to Kingston in 1944. She worked for the Naval Dept during WWII, and was a financial advisor for Waddell...

Frances Shapiro

Frances Shapiro

Jan 14, 2015

Frances Shapiro, 79, of Kingston, formerly of Brooklyn, died January 14, 2015 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in London, England, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin & Ann Holman Shapiro. Frances immigrated to the United States in 1959. She taught academics as a 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Ahi Ezer Yeshiva in Brooklyn for 10 years. She...

Ellen M. Hung

Ellen M. Hung

Jan 13, 2015

Ellen M. Hung, 92, of Kingston, died January 13, 2015 at Ferncliff Nursing Home. Born in Zena, NY, she was a daughter of the late George & Annie Connaughton Hung. Ellen was sewer and floor girl for Halperns Blouse Factory, before retiring in 1984. Ellen is survived by many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased...

James J. Carpino

James J. Carpino

Jan 12, 2015

James J. Carpino, 93, of Kingston, died Monday, January 12, 2015 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Joseph & Theresa Carpino. James was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Army and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was the owner the Shamrock Tavern for over 50 years. He...

Raymond A. Wood

Raymond A. Wood

Jan 7, 2015

Captain Raymond A. Wood, Jr., 71, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, retired ,of Stone Ridge, NY, passed peacefully Wednesday morning, January 7, 2015 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston. He was born July 17, 1943 in Poughkeepsie, the son of the late Raymond and Catherine Wood. Raymond was a graduate of New York State Forest Ranger School...

Ignitia Teruna Tipton

Ignitia Teruna Tipton

Jan 4, 2015

Ignitia Teruna Tipton, 46, of Olivebridge, NY, passed away peacefully, Sunday, January 4, 2015 at her home. She was born April 27, 1968 in Rochester, NH, one of the two children of Donald and Mary (Vallée) Lemire. She was married to Dean Alan Tipton. They wed on October 9, 2005 in Woodstock, NY. Born Christine Marie Lemire, Ignitia...

Joseph D. Polito, Sr.

Joseph D. Polito, Sr.

Jan 4, 2015

Joseph D. Polito, Sr., 81, of the Town of Ulster, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at home. He was born February 24, 1933 in The Bronx to the late Nicholas Polito Sr. and Josephine (Carcione) Polito. He was married to his wife of 60 years, Janet (LaRosa) Polito. They wed on August 13, 1955. Joe was a...

William G. Frangis

William G. Frangis

Jan 3, 2015

Kingston - William George Frangis, 82, of Hillside Terrace, Kingston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at The Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains, NJ. He was born September, 5, 1932 in Manchester, NH, to the late Nicholas and Artemis (Chakas) Frangis. He was predeceased by his loving wife Elaine, and brothers Paul, Frank, and...

Hava Teague

Hava Teague

Jan 2, 2015

Hava Teague, 67, of Poughkeepsie, New York, died on January 2, 2015, after a prolonged illness. Born May 17, 1947, in Haifa, Israel, she was the daughter of Yosef and Mina Artzi. She grew up in Ramat Gan, Israel, where she graduated from high school. Afterward, she served in the Israeli Defense Forces as an army cartographer during the Six...

Ernest Hundertmark

Ernest Hundertmark

Dec 31, 2014

Ernest Hundertmark, 56, of Kingston, New York, died January 31, 2014 at his residence. Ernie was born on May 7, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey. He was an only child who was raised within the foster care system due to his parents' inability to care for him. Ernie would often talk about his upbringing, describing a harsh life within the...

John Alex Berthot

John Alex Berthot

Dec 30, 2014

John ''Jake'' Alex Berthot, 75, of Accord, NY, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his home, after a long illness on, Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was born March 30, 1939 in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Earl and Sara (Barr) Berthot. He is survived by his beloved son John Berthot, of Brooklyn, NY. Jake attended...

Janice  Samuels

Janice Samuels

Dec 30, 2014

Janice Samuels, 90, of Plymouth Avenue in Kingston, NY, died Tuesday, December 30th 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in NYC, the daughter of the late Eugene D. and Mary Goldstein Tepper. Janice was an area resident since 1949 and a member of Congregation Ahavath Israel in Kingston. She was the heartbeat of her family....

Vincent James Filomena

Vincent James Filomena

Dec 29, 2014

Kingston- Vincent "Jim" Filomena of Wilson Ave. died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. He was 76. He was born in Flushing, NY a son of the late James V. and Margaret Cunningham Filomena. An Air Force veteran, Jim taught in the New York City School System for 35 years. Surviving is his wife, Joann...

Kenneth James Richards

Kenneth James Richards

Dec 29, 2014

Kenneth J. Richards PhD., 65, of Arlington, TX, formerly of Kingston, NY and MA, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014. He was born October 5, 1949 in Beacon, NY to the late James Leonard and Toni (Beckman) Richards. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Amherst College in 1975, his Masters in Education from Harvard in 1983...

Philip F. Meagher

Philip F. Meagher

Dec 29, 2014

Philip F. Meagher, 78, of West Hurley, died peacefully, Monday December 29, 2014 at St. Peters Hospital in Albany. Phil was born in Chicago, Ill. the son of the late Doris (Isfort) and Francis Meagher. He graduated from St. Leo High School, earned his bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame and his master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the...