OBITUARIES

Marie Nyer

Marie Nyer

Jan 22, 2013

Marie Nyer, 51, of Kingston, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Kingston Hospital. She was born in NY, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Nyer. Marie is and always will be... The angel of chizs heart street. With her insistence that life be seen she flew in and out the doors with joy for herself and endless...

James Mathew Walz

James Mathew Walz

Jan 19, 2013

James Mathew Walz, formerly of Genesee Ave., Lake Katrine died Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT. He was 87. He was born in Aurora, IL a son of the late Joseph and Henrietta Warfel Walz. A veteran of WW II, Mr. Walz attended electronics school in the Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant...

Sylvia Farber

Sylvia Farber

Jan 17, 2013

Sylvia Farber of Flanders P, Delray Beach, FL who died peacefully at Abbey Delray South on Thursday, January 17, 2013. She was 87. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mollie Sklar. She married Herbert Farber who predeceased her in 1958. Sylvia worked as a secretary for the Ulster County Probation Department for 20...

Stella R. Longin

Stella R. Longin

Jan 16, 2013

Stella R. Longin, 89, of Hurley, passed peacefully Wednesday evening at the Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, after a short illness. She was born January 12, 1924 in the Bronx, the daughter of the late Stephen and Walentya Hwalenski Longin. Stella was a graduate of Kingston High School and for over 30 years had been employed by IBM Kingston...

Martin "Marty" J. Saban, Sr.

Martin "Marty" J. Saban, Sr.

Jan 16, 2013

Martin J. "Marty" Saban, Sr. of Edgewood Dr., Saugerties died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Golden Hill Health Care Facility. He was 89. He was born in East Kingston, a son of the late John and Anna Sefcik Saban. Marty served in the US Army during WW II. On September 11, 1949 he married Elizabeth "Betty" Curlin. For 23 years...

Paul  Breger

Paul Breger

Jan 16, 2013

Paul L. Breger, 63, of Cottekill, died January 16, 2013 at home. Born April 18, 1949 in Manhattan, he was the son of the late Jack & Etta Weiner Breger. Paul is survived by his wife of 34 years, Debra Coler Breger of Cottekill, a daughter, Sasha Coler Breger Bush, and her husband Bill Bush, of Denver, CO. Most of...

Joan Marilyn Williams

Joan Marilyn Williams

Jan 14, 2013

Joan Marilyn Williams, of Decker St.,Town of Ulster died Monday, January 14, 2013 at home. She was 80. She was born in Kingston, the daughter of the late Gilbert S. and Carrie M. Burnell Whitaker. A graduate of Kingston High Class of 1951, she worked for the telephone company before working at M. Clifford Miller Middle School in...

Robert A.  Copeland

Robert A. Copeland

Jan 13, 2013

Robert A. Copeland of Franklin St., Poughkeepsie died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his home. He was 38. He was born in Grand Forks, ND a son of Robert C. Copeland and Doraline Ennist Dixon. A Rondout Valley High School graduate, class of '92, Rob later attended Dutchess Community College and was admitted into the honor society. Rob worked as...

Flora  Greenwald

Flora Greenwald

Jan 13, 2013

You are invited to attend the unveiling of the monument in memory of Flora Greenwald Sunday, May 5thTwo O'Clock Rain or shine. On the grounds of Montrepose Cemetery (Gather at the front gate just before 2:00) Flora Greenwald, of Kingston, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Kingston Hospital. She was 94. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, on May 27,...

Crystal L. Grotticelli

Crystal L. Grotticelli

Jan 12, 2013

Crystal L. Grotticelli, 34, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at The Kingston Hospital. . She was born April 15, 1978 in the Bronx to Javier Pagan and the late Clarissa Pagan. She was married to Charles T. Grotticelli; they wed on June 5th 2000. She worked as a nurses aide for several years. Crystal was a devoted...

Lawrence H Topper

Lawrence H Topper

Jan 12, 2013

Lawrence H. Topper, 60, of West Shokan, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Kingston Hospital of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Carol Robin of West Shokan, two daughters, Melinda Topper of Modena, NY, Melissa Topper and her husband Alex Rodnick of Ann Arbor, MI, a son, John Topper of West Shokan and a grandson, Nolan Kilduff. He...

Wendy Scism

Wendy Scism

Jan 12, 2013

Wendy Cook-Scism, 45, of Lake Katrine, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Kingston Hospital. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of John & Lorraine Lawson Cook. Wendy was passionate about photography and birds. Wendy was an artist and loved writing poems. She was devoted to her grandchildren and loved spending time with them She is survived by her husband,...

Duane P. Hall

Duane P. Hall

Jan 11, 2013

Poughkeepsie - Duane P. Hall 48, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away suddenly Friday January 11, 2013. Duane (Sonny/Uncle Deek) was born in Granville NY May 29, 1964. He was the son of Mary F. Lawton of Kingston NY and the late Russell Hall. In 1979 Duane and his family relocated to New Paltz, NY where he graduated from...

Bernard Pirofsky Shaw

Bernard Pirofsky Shaw

Jan 11, 2013

Bernard Pirofsky Shaw, 88, of Port Ewen, NY, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013at home. He was born September 8, 1924 in New York City, to the late Samuel and Esther (Wolpin) Pirofsky. He was married to Elizabeth (Greenwald) Pirofsky Shaw; they wed on March 25th 1967. Bernard was recruited out of James Monroe High School in the...

Abraham Schwartz

Abraham Schwartz

Jan 10, 2013

The Schwartz and Graziano families will be sitting shiva in their home on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The schedule will be: Sunday, visitors welcome from 5pm-7pm, service at 5:30pm Monday, visitors welcome from 7pm-9pm, service at 7:30pm Tuesday, visitors welcome from 7pm-9pm, service at 7:30pm

Helen M. Olund

Helen M. Olund

Jan 10, 2013

Helen M. (Souminen) Olund, 89, of Ulster Park, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Wingate at Ulster in Highland. She was born May 18, 1923 in Rifton, NY to the late Kosti and Nenna Suominen. She was married to her loving husband of 39 years, Henry Olund. Henry passed away in 1992. Helen was a Kingston High...

Edith L. Crane

Edith L. Crane

Jan 9, 2013

Edith Lucy Crane, 92, of Kingston, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. Born in Saugerties, she was the daughter of the late Clarence & Gertrude Morgan Robinson. Edith was a 1938 graduate of Kingston High School. She worked for Barclay Knitwear and then Kingston Knitting Mills, in addition to raising her five children. She is...

David E. Christiana

David E. Christiana

Jan 9, 2013

David E. ''Bullet'' Christiana, 74, of Ulster Park, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Kingston Hospital. He was born September 22, 1938 in Amsterdam, NY to the late Rev. Harry and Florence Christiana. He was married to Kathleen Christiana. They wed on November 4th 1995. Dave was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1956. He...

Audrey M. Hutton

Audrey M. Hutton

Jan 8, 2013

Ulster Park - Audrey M. Hutton formerly of Flushing and Kingston died Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was 96. Audrey was born in Flushing NYC, one of twin daughters of the late Gerard Victor and Florence Emma Garrison Merrill. After her father died in the flu pandemic of 1918, her mother subsequently met and married Alex Ednie. Growing...

Anthony Joseph Troiano

Anthony Joseph Troiano

Jan 8, 2013

Anthony Josephy Troiano, 36, of Ravena passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. He was born September 29, 1976 in Kingston to Frank and Charlotte (Pirofsky) Troiano. Anthony attended Lehman College in the Bronx where he studied Computer Information Systems, and he went to high school in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY and received Certificates...