OBITUARIES

John "Jack" Watzka

John "Jack" Watzka

Apr 2, 2013

John A. "Jack" Watzka, 86, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at HealthAlliance Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Jack & Alice Murray Watzka. Jack was a veteran of the US Army, having served in the European Theater, in the 10th Armor division. He was an all star pitcher with...

Gordon Miller

Gordon Miller

Apr 1, 2013

Gordon Miller, of Summer St., Kingston died Monday, April 1, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Broadway. He was 65. He was born in Peekskill, NY. His father passed away when his was young teenager; however, his mother had a long and close relationship with Gordon until the time of her death in 1992. At an early age Gordon attended several special...

Carolyn  Brady

Carolyn Brady

Mar 30, 2013

Carolyn (Carrie) Brady, 93, of Saugerties, entered into rest on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Kingston Hospital. Carrie was born in Brooklyn NY on July 30, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Thomas & Carolyn Dukeman Lynch. Carolyn was the loving wife to John Francis Brady when they married in March 1944. She dedicated her life as an...

Jerome Francis Mills

Jerome Francis Mills

Mar 30, 2013

Jerome Francis Mills, 90, of Ringtop Road, Kingston, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Broadway Campus. He was born July 13, 1922 in Carbondale, PA son of the late Palmer and Geraldine Knappen Mills. Mr. Mills was a graduate of St. Rose High School in Carbondale and the Bliss Electric Technical School. He was a tabulating...

Adam J. Rider

Adam J. Rider

Mar 29, 2013

Adam J. Rider, 28, of Lake Katrine, died unexpectedly Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Kingston Hospital. Born in Kingston, Adam was a son of Mark Rider (Michelle Fowler Rider) of AveRill Park, NY & Lauralie Peone Coddington (Clinton C Coddington Sr.) of Kingston. Adam was a Kingston High School Graduate and was a chef at Santa Fa Restaurant. A...

John J. McCloskey

John J. McCloskey

Mar 27, 2013

John J. McCloskey of Warren St., Kingston died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. He was 74. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was the son of the late William and Katherine Buchanan McCloskey. A Kingston High School graduate, Class of '57, John served at Ft. Bliss, TX in the US Army from 1960 1962. He...

Loretta Ann Scheid

Loretta Ann Scheid

Mar 27, 2013

Loretta Ann Marcella (Burns) Scheid, 78, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was born June 3, 1934 to the late Leo and Eva (Albright) Burns. She was married to Charles F. Scheid; they wed on July 8th 1956 at St. Mary's Church in Kingston. Loretta was a lifelong parishioner of...

Florence "Flo" Mary Davis

Florence "Flo" Mary Davis

Mar 26, 2013

Florence Mary "Flo" Davis of Summer St., Kingston died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at TenBroeck Commons Nursing Home. She was 83. Florence Davis was born in Brooklyn. Her parents died at an early age and she was placed within the Wassaic Developmental Center at age 17 in 1947. She was considered an ambitious worker with strong domestic skills and she...

Maria C Tornatore - Lynch

Maria C Tornatore - Lynch

Mar 25, 2013

Maria Catena Tornatore-Lynch, 45, of Glen Street in Kingston, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at home with her family by her side. For six years she battled brain cancer with quiet determination and courage. She was born January 15, 1968 in Kingston to Salvatore and Amalia (Dibella) Tornatore. Maria was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary...

Richard D Deyo

Richard D Deyo

Mar 25, 2013

Richard D. Deyo, 80, passed away quietly on March 25th 2013 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. He has joined his wife Anna who passed away in 2011 and son Ken who passed away in 2012, both of whom he missed dearly. He was born August 14, 1932 in Kingston to the late Kenneth & Anna (Glass) Deyo....

Robert G. O'Brien

Robert G. O'Brien

Mar 24, 2013

Robert "Bob" G. O'Brien, 92, of Connelly, passed peacefully Sunday morning March 24, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 2, 1920 in Kingston, the son of the late Patrick and Winifred McLain O'Brien, he was raised by his mother and his late step dad Harry Henderson He was the beloved husband...

Helen B. Haldeman

Helen B. Haldeman

Mar 23, 2013

Helen B. Haldeman, 75, of Hurley, died March 23, 2013 at the HealthAlliance Broadway Campus. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Helen was the daughter of the late Vincent & Helen Berberich of North Bergen, NJ. A graduate of Fordham University and NYU, Helen held a B.S. in chemistry and M.S. in math. After graduation, Helen spent 11 years teaching in...

Norman Chaffee Bohan

Norman Chaffee Bohan

Mar 22, 2013

Captain Norman ''Breezy'' Chaffee Bohan, USN, Retired, 91, of Ulster Park, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at Arliegh Burke Pavilion in McLean, Va.. He was born February 27, 1922 in Far Rockaway, NY the son of the late Thomas and Alice Chaffee Bohan. He was the husband of Mary "Fran" Frances Stout Bohan, they wed in November of...

H. Winifred Nadel

H. Winifred Nadel

Mar 20, 2013

H. Winifred 'Winnie' Nadel SAUGERTIES- H. Winifred "Winnie" Nadel of Band Camp Rd., died March 20, 2013 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. She was 88. She was born in Queens, a daughter of the late Joseph and Evelyn Bachrach Nadel. Winnie received a Masters in Education and went on to be a school teacher in New York City. Formerly of Jamaica,...

Martin Barry

Martin Barry

Mar 20, 2013

Martin Barry, 90, of Glasco Tpke, Woodstock died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. He was born in Brooklyn, a son of the late Isidore and Dora. A US Air Force WW II veteran, Mr. Barry served in Europe. For many years he was in management for Brown-Forman Corporation, NYC. Formerly of Bayside, Queens, he moved to...

Elaine A. Frangis

Elaine A. Frangis

Mar 20, 2013

Kingston - Elaine A. Frangis, 77, of Hillside Terrace, Kingston, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hosp. Broadway Campus, Kingston, NY. She was born November 2, 1935 in Manchester, NH to the late Charles and Paraskeve Saitas Aliapoulios. A housewife and devoted mother and grandmother, she was married to William G. Frangis. Also surviving are her children...

Ransom "Bill" Prosser

Ransom "Bill" Prosser

Mar 17, 2013

Ransom "Bill" Prosser, 70, of Kingston, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital Mary's Ave Campus. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Robert & Margaret Newberg Prosser. Bill worked for Kingston Cabs for many years before retiring. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, was a life member of the Saugerties Fish &...

Clark H. Mains

Clark H. Mains

Mar 16, 2013

Clark H. Mains, 83, of Port Ewen, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at home. He was born February 6, 1930 at home in Port Ewen, to the late Edward and Edith (Gavitt) Mains. He was married to his loving wife Dorothy (Vaughan) Mains; they wed on May 21st 1960. Clark was a Kingston High School graduate Class...

Eleanor Ruth Kurtz

Eleanor Ruth Kurtz

Mar 15, 2013

Eleanor (Loughlin) Kurtz, 98, of Esopus, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at home with her family by her side. She was born March 9, 1915 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Patrick and Mary (McArdle) Loughlin. She was married to her loving husband of seventy years, Francis J. Kurtz. Eleanor worked for Lord & Taylor in...

Mary Catherine Mondello

Mary Catherine Mondello

Mar 12, 2013

Mary Catherine Mondello, beloved wife of Carl J. Mondello, passed away into the arms of our loving Father on Tuesday, March 12th. There will be a Memorial Mass in Celebration of Mary's life on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 at St. Christopher's Church, Red Hook, NY. Everyone is welcome.