OBITUARIES

Leonard Fornito

Leonard Fornito

Jan 16, 2012

Leonard A. Fornito, 90, of Fairview Ave, formerly of Saugerties, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at Kingston Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Michael & Lena Dattalo Fornito. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served for three years during WWII in the pacific theatre. He was with General McArthur's first company,...

Margaret A. Clearwater

Margaret A. Clearwater

Jan 15, 2012

Margaret A. Clearwater, 84, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Ten Broeck Commons Health Care Facility. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Anna Carl Barnes. She worked at the Hercules Powder Plant for 39 years, retiring in 1988. She is survived by her daughter, Shelley Simmons (Wayne) of Kingston,...

Julia B. Castiglione

Julia B. Castiglione

Jan 14, 2012

Julia B. Castiglione, 80, a lifelong resident of Ulster Landing Rd, died Saturday, January 14th at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Fioro & Helen Moritz Mercurio. She worked in the catering business for Lew & Amy Kirshner Catering and then for the Kingston School System. She was an active...

William C. Wolfe

William C. Wolfe

Jan 14, 2012

Obituary will be available soon.

Maureen Eide

Maureen Eide

Jan 12, 2012

Maureen Eide, 64, Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Kingston, died at her residence on January 12, 2012. She was born February 6, 1947 in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Thomas and Louise Lewis Eide. Maureen was a graduate of the Benedictine Hospital School of Nursing, she had been a nurse at the Benedictine for several years and then...

Russell C. Hastings

Russell C. Hastings

Jan 11, 2012

Russell ''Russ'' C. Hastings, 57, of Ulster Park, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, after a heroic battle against cancer for two and a half years. Russ was a graduate of Massapequa High School, class of 1972 and SUNY Oswego College, class of 1976, with a degree in broadcast and communications. After college, Russ...

Theodore F. Salvucci

Theodore F. Salvucci

Jan 11, 2012

Theodore F. Salvucci of Broad, St. died January 11, 2012 at NY Presbyterian Hospital. He was 86. He was born in West Hurley, a son of the late Dominic and Crisis Antinucci Salvucci. A Kingston High School graduate, Class of '44, Mr. Salvucci then entered the US Navy during WWII. After he returned from service he began working at the...

Filomena Buonocore

Filomena Buonocore

Jan 9, 2012

Filomena Viviani Buonocore, 86, of O'Neil St., Kingston died January 9, 2012 at Kingston Hospital. She was born in Agerola, Napoli, Italy, a daughter of the late Catello and Maria Assunta Casanova Viviani. Formerly of New York City, for many years she worked as a seamstress in the garment industry. A parishioner of St. Joseph's Church, she has lived in...

Elbert F. Mac Fadden

Elbert F. Mac Fadden

Jan 7, 2012

Elbert ''Bert'' Mac Fadden, Jr. M.D., 96, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. He was born June 10, 1915 in Kingston to the late Elbert F. and Mabel Van Wagenen Mac Fadden. He was married to his loving wife, Petra Albers Mac Fadden, they wed on December...

Thomas C. Tegeler

Thomas C. Tegeler

Jan 5, 2012

Thomas C. Tegeler of Atwood Rd., Stone Ridge died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 62. Born in Binghamton, a son of the late Cyril and Rosemary Murray Tegeler, Tom moved to High Falls as a young child. He married Mary E. Hargrove on October 25, 1969. An Ulster Community College graduate, he...

Muriel P. Martelli

Muriel P. Martelli

Jan 4, 2012

Muriel P. Martelli, 92, of Cumming, GA, formerly of Richmond Hill, Queens and Kingston, died Wednesday morning January 4, 2012 at Northside Hospital, Cumming, GA. She was born January 12, 1919 in County Tyrone, Ireland to the late Thomas and Mary Ellen O'Neill Bradley. She was the wife of the late James P. Martelli who died on November...

Sara D. Kissinger

Sara D. Kissinger

Jan 4, 2012

Sara D. Lundquist Kissinger, 38, of Hurley, NY, died Wednesday morning, January 4, 2012 at the Kingston Hospital. Sara was born in Norman, Oklahoma on December 31, 1973. With her family they lived in Norman for many years. A gifted athlete, she graduated from Norman High School, and was named to the Oklahoma All State Volleyball Team. She...

Caroline P Mills

Caroline P Mills

Jan 3, 2012

Caroline ''Kina'' Pekovitch Mills, 83, of Stone Ridge, died Tuesday morning, January 3, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 2, 1928 in Catskill, NY, the daughter of the late Matthew Pekovitch and Mary (Konopka) DiMuccio. She was the wife of the late John P. Mills, who died on September 5, 1979....

Klaus H. Ankele

Klaus H. Ankele

Jan 3, 2012

Klaus H. Ankele, 84, of Kingston, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY. He was born August 30, 1927 in Munich to the late Heinrich and Karoline (Reissinger) Ankele. He was married to Wilhelmine (Vogler) Ankele, they wed on April 8th 1955. Klaus was orphaned at 14 years old with no immediate family remaining in...

Robert J. Kearney

Robert J. Kearney

Jan 3, 2012

Robert J. Kearney, 77, of Kingston, NY, died peacefully with his family on January 3, 2012 at the Kingston Hospital. He was born in Union City, NJ on October 13, 1934, the son of the late Bernard J. and Margaret Kearney. He lived in Union City until he moved to Kingston in 1953. Bob was a 27 year...

Jessie I. Torrens

Jessie I. Torrens

Jan 1, 2012

Jessie I. Torrens, 92, of Golden Hill, formerly of Governor Clinton Apartment, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Golden Hill Health Care Center, Kingston. She was born February 26, 1919 in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Robert and Minnie Burger Torrens, Sr. She had worked at the central administration office for the Kingston City Schools for...

Mary Morello

Mary Morello

Dec 31, 2011

Kingston - Mary Josephine Qualtere - Morello beloved wife of Frank L. Morello, cherished mother of Susan Aiello and Gene Morello, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend passed away peacefully on Saturday December 31. Born October 3, 1920 to Angeline Sisco and Anthony Qualtere she grew up in the Town of Ulster in Flatbush, NY. Her greatest passion has always been...

George W. Kupec

George W. Kupec

Dec 30, 2011

George W. Kupec formerly of Lipton Street, Kingston, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Tenbroeck Commons Nursing Home. He was 87. He was born in Schenectady, a son of the late Isadore Joseph and Augustina M. Devaty Kupec. George served in the US Army/Air Corps during WW II in Burma-China-India. He married Lois A. Hall on December 1, 1956. Formerly...

Margaret Fortuso Applegate

Margaret Fortuso Applegate

Dec 29, 2011

Margaret Fortuso Applegate, formerly of Dobbs Ferry, died Friday, December 29, 2011 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation, Highland. She was 84. She was born in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Pone. Margaret lived in Port Chester and Dobbs Ferry for many years. She later lived in Cold Spring and worked as a secretary at Westchester County...

Edward J. Gratis

Edward J. Gratis

Dec 29, 2011

Edward J. Gratis, Sr., 66, of High Falls, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Kingston Hospital after a short illness. He was born April 6, 1945 in Windber, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Michael and Mildred Ohler Gratis. He was a Senior Administrative Analyst for IBM Kingston and Poughkeepsie prior to his retirement. He had been a...