OBITUARIES

Julia  Palmer

Julia Palmer

Mar 2, 2014

Julia Palmer, 92, of Kingston, died, March 2, 2014 at home. Born in Far Rockaway, NY, she was a daughter of the late Smith & Julia Raab Durland. Julia lived in Hewlett for many years before moving to West Hurley in 1955. For 12 years she worked at the former Hudson Valley Federal Savings & Loan in Kingston, before retiring...

Elizabeth A. Folwell

Elizabeth A. Folwell

Mar 2, 2014

Elizabeth A. Folwell, 83, of Kingston, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. She was born October 16, 1930 in Connelly, to the late Rodney and Anna (Mains) DuBois. Elizabeth was married to Frederic C. Folwell; they wed on May 21, 1965. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, and Moran's...

Mary Christine Sawyer

Mary Christine Sawyer

Mar 1, 2014

Mary Christine Sawyer, 82, of Wake Forest, NC, died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Hospice of Wake County Home. Mary C. Sawyer was born in Framingham, MA, June 30, 1931, the daughter of the late Thomas James Gallivan and Catherine Anne Gallivan. Mary was a loving mother, joyful caring grandmother, loyal wife and fun-loving friend. Her independent generous spirit...

Barbara R. Paré

Barbara R. Paré

Feb 27, 2014

(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered after this line) Barbara R. Par of Parish Lane, Lake Katrine died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Archcare At Ferncliff. She was 81. She was born in the Bronx, a daughter of the late Thomas and Marie Bennett Hynes....

Dooner (Warren) Vining

Dooner (Warren) Vining

Feb 21, 2014

Dooner (Warren) E. Vining, 67, of Stone Ridge, died February 21, 2014 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Warren G. & Theresa Ferro Vining. For 40 + years, Dooner played drums and sang in numerous bands in the area. He and his wife owned several "watering holes" throughout the years. He...

Alfred DiBella

Alfred DiBella

Feb 21, 2014

Alfredo DiBella of Washington Ave., Kingston died Friday, February 21, 2014 at Albany Medical Center. He was 83. He was born in Castiglione, Sicily, Italy, a son of the late Giuseppe and Carmella Stagnitti DiBella. As a young man, Alfredo attended religious studies in Rome and after high school, went to Architectural School. He served in the Italian Army and...

Anna T. White

Anna T. White

Feb 21, 2014

Anna T. White, 81, of Magic Drive, Kingston, died Friday, February 21, 2014 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation And Extended Care Center , Highland, NY. She was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Frank J. and Emma Beekman Weigand. She was married to Nelson L. White, Jr. Anna was a bookkeeper, most recently for Phoenix Sheetmetal, Glendale,...

Arlita M Fallon

Arlita M Fallon

Feb 19, 2014

Arlita M. Fallon, 77, of Kingston, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Mildred Freer Barringer. She enjoyed cross word puzzles and playing the piano. But most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Arlita is survived by three children, Brenda Myers of Indiana, Kathy Napierkowski and her...

Eileen Pecora

Eileen Pecora

Feb 18, 2014

Eileen Elsworth Pecora, 80, a lifelong resident of Port Ewen, passed unexpectedly Tuesday morning, February 18, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Eileen was a very dedicated person and proud of her service to those with special needs. For over 37 years she was a member of the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, Taconic Developmental...

Albert C Carpino

Albert C Carpino

Feb 18, 2014

Albert C. Carpino of Route 32, Glasco died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at HealthAlliance Broadway. He was 81. He was born in East Kingston, a son of the late Paul and Frances Saccoman Carpino. A Kingston High School graduate, Al was then drafted in the US Army and served in Germany. He then worked at Star Brick, East Kingston. On...

Carol J. Vandervliet

Carol J. Vandervliet

Feb 18, 2014

Carol Jean Vandervliet, 74, of Saugerties, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at HealthAlliance Hospital. Born in Freeburg, IL, she was the daughter of the late Ernst & Mary Morton Burgard. Carol enjoyed reading, playing cards with friends and spending time with her family. She is survived by three daughters, Donna Schulz of Las Vegas, NV, Tammy Fankhauser and her husband...

Janet T. Davis

Janet T. Davis

Feb 17, 2014

Janet T. Davis, 87, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014. She was born April 21, 1926; she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Estella Tubby. She was the widow of the late Arthur S. Jones. She was married to Edward Davis for fifty-two years; he predeceased her on April 18, 2011. She...

Eleanor Finkle

Eleanor Finkle

Feb 17, 2014

Eleanor G. Finkle, 86, of Stone Ridge, formerly of Hewlett Harbor & Woodmere, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at her home, surrounded by family. Born in Far Rockaway, NY, she was the daughter of the late Solomon & Bessie Hofkin Fine. Eleanor graduated from Hofstra University with a Masters degree in Social Work. She was a woman of powerful...

Miriam Brown

Miriam Brown

Feb 17, 2014

Miriam Brown, 98, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at The Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Abraham & Esther Rabinowitz Cohen. Miriam enjoyed cooking, crocheting and gardening, Her African violets were her prized possession. But most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family....

Irene  K. Firmbach

Irene K. Firmbach

Feb 16, 2014

Irene K. Firmbach, 85, of Cohoes, formerly a resident of Kingston for over fifty years, died February 16, 2014 at St. Peters Hospital in Albany. Born in Pine Bush, NY, she was a daughter of the late John & Mary Gusciora Konefal. Irene graduated from Pine Bush Central High School and attended Ulster Community College. She worked for IBM for...

Shirley Sara Koshi

Shirley Sara Koshi

Feb 16, 2014

Dr. Shirley Sara Koshi, 55, of New York City, died Sunday, February 16, 2014. Dr. Koshi was born in Pune, India, a daughter of Puthuparumbil Koshy and the late Thankamma Varkey Koshy. A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, for over 33 years Dr. Koshi worked in different practices in India, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Early in her career, one...

Carmine  Seneca

Carmine Seneca

Feb 15, 2014

Carmine "Sonny" Seneca of Kingston, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Newburg, he was a son of the late Salvatore & Hazel Wilson Seneca. Carmine was a veteran of the US Army, having served as a paratrooper during the Korean Conflict. He loved to cook, especially Italian and Chinese cuisines. He was very generous...

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Ellsworth

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Ellsworth

Feb 14, 2014

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Ellsworth, 81, of Kingston, died Friday, February 14, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Betty enjoyed listening to music, watching movies and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Betty is survived by her son, Edgar Brown of St. Augustine, FL, four grandchildren, Timothy J. Brown, Jr and his fiance, Patricia Pagliaroni, Tiffany Rizzo, Justine Lane...

Bernard Simon

Bernard Simon

Feb 14, 2014

Bernard Simon, 81, of Hurley, died Friday, February 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Joseph & Esther Abramowitz Simon. Bernie was a veteran of the US Army having served in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Kingston in 1955. He worked for 36 years as a staff engineer at...

Dean A. Baker

Dean A. Baker

Feb 11, 2014

Dean A. Baker, 64, a longtime resident of Kingston, died 2/11/2014 at Health Alliance Mary's Avenue Campus, after a long unsuccessful battle with lung Cancer. Born in Beacon, he was a son of the late Frank R. & Constance Dean Baker, Jr. Dean was an artist who loved fishing, hunting and working on friend's cars. Dean was a kind and...