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George  Dukas

George Dukas

Nov 17, 2011

George Dukas, 72, of Kingston, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. He was born September 2, 1939 in Queens, NY. He is survived by many dear friends as Washington Manor. Friends will gather at the Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM.

Kathleen M. Smith

Kathleen M. Smith

Nov 15, 2011

Kathleen M. Smith of Dunwoodie Drive, Whittier died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. She was 66. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the late Frank J. and Joan E. McMahon Kless. Formerly of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn; Kathy married Edward Smith on February 19, 1972. They moved to Ulster County in 1974. For 15 years, she...

Madeline T. Carney

Madeline T. Carney

Nov 15, 2011

Madeline T. (Schebilski) Carney, 92, of Kingston, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was born November 10, 1919 in Kingston, to the late John and Mary (Reilly) Schebilski. She was married to Willis Carney, Sr. who passed away on Nov. 29, 1999. Madeline is survived by her children, Willis Jr. and his...

Renee D. Rosenberg

Renee D. Rosenberg

Nov 13, 2011

Renee D. Rosenberg, 70, of Kingston, NY, died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine, NY. She was born March 7, 1941 in Baltimore, MD to the late William and Harriet (Filbert) Rosenberg. Renee is survived by her sister; Judy Freedman and her husband Jerry of Baltimore, MD and her Niece, Cheryl Frazier and her...

Marie Antoinette Wojcio

Marie Antoinette Wojcio

Nov 13, 2011

Lake Katrine Marie Antoinette Wojcio of Genesee Ave., Lake Katrine died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her home. She was 92. She was born in Pietragalla, Basilicata, Italy, a daughter of the late Rocco and Lucia Pafundi Sabino. Marie immigrated to this country as a young child, settled in this area and married Stanley Kenneth Wojcio in 1943. A Kingston...

Howard  Haines

Howard Haines

Nov 13, 2011

Howard "Pat" Haines of Kingston died Sunday, November 13, 2012 at his home. He was 89. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was a son of the late Fred and Martha Washington Elting Haines. A US Army veteran of WW II, he was a Combat Medic with the 113th Medical Battalion. Pat landed on the Bartaan Peninsula, Indonesia and...

Nancy M. White

Nancy M. White

Nov 11, 2011

Nancy (Rogers) White, 71, of Kingston, NY, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 11th, 2011. She was born January 28, 1940 in Binghamton, NY to the late Ivan and Marie (Tallet) Rogers. She graduated from Broome Tech with a degree in dental hygiene and then worked as a dental hygienist most recently for The Dentist's Office in the Town...

Amos Richard Newcombe

Amos Richard Newcombe

Nov 10, 2011

Amos Richard Newcombe, 91, of Manor Lake, Kingston, died peacefully at home Thursday evening surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, Georgia, class of 1937 and the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, class of 1941. After college he returned home to run the family business, Austin R. Newcombe and...

Dolores Annette Constant

Dolores Annette Constant

Nov 10, 2011

Dolores Annette Constant, 67, of Napanoch died Thursday, November 9, 2011 at Beneditine Hospital. She was born in Cornwall, a daughter of the late Herbert and Erma Pugliese Bulson. She worked for many years for Ulster Greene ARC. Services and interment will be private.

Elizabeth Shaw

Elizabeth Shaw

Nov 10, 2011

Elizabeth Shaw, 88, of Port Ewen, NY, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at home with her family by her side. She was born January 15, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Ferdinand and the late Sophie (Shamfroff) Greenwald. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn in 1941. She had a Master's Degree in music and education....

Claire Kirschner Becker

Claire Kirschner Becker

Nov 9, 2011

Claire L. Becker of Maple La., Kingston died peacefully, surrouded by her family, Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. She was 76. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Grace C. Black Kirschner. A member of Congregation Ahavath Israel and it's Sisterhood, Claire previously assisted as a foster grandmother at Ulster...

Loraine B. Peone

Loraine B. Peone

Nov 9, 2011

Loraine B. Peone of York St., Glasco died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. She was 79. She was born in New Bedford, MA, a daughter of the late David and Germaine Bourgon DeVoll. Loraine moved to this area in 1971. For many years she worked as a nutrition teaching assistant at Cornell Cooperative Extension. Loraine also taught meal...

Isabel Gill Mizel

Isabel Gill Mizel

Nov 6, 2011

Isabel Gill Mizel, 85, long-time Hurley resident, died Sunday, November 06, 2011, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on May 8, 1926, in New York City to the late John and Helen Gill. On September 11, 1948, she married Bernard Jackson Mizel in the Hurley Reformed Church. They were married for 43 years until the time...

Antonino  Rovereto

Antonino Rovereto

Nov 6, 2011

Antonino “Tony” Rovereto of Linderman Ave. Extension, Town of Ulster died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his home. He was 78. He was born in Messina, Sicily, Italy, a son of the late Santo and Adelina Amato Rovereto. Mr. Rovereto served in the Italian Army and then worked as a professional chauffeur. In 1962 he immigrated to this country and...

Jason Aldon Jones

Jason Aldon Jones

Nov 5, 2011

Jason Aldon Jones of Lennox Ave., Glenford ended his journey on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in Stone Ridge. He was 31. He was born in Kingston, a son of Donald Jones and Margaretha Burkhardt Jones. An Onteora High School graduate, Jason played basketball, track and field and was recognized by the Freeman for football. Jason received a Bachelor of Science...

Charles C. Gaston

Charles C. Gaston

Nov 5, 2011

Charles Cushman Gaston, 85, of Ulster Park, NY, died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. He was born July 13, 1926 in Ulster Park, NY and apart from a stint in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he lived his entire life on Union Center Road. He worked for IBM for 39 years between...

Dorothy M. Lawlor

Dorothy M. Lawlor

Nov 4, 2011

Dorothy M. Lawlor, 81, of Kingston, NY, died Friday, November 4, 2011. She was born May 26, 1930 in Kingston, NY to the late Moses Carney and Hattie (Keator) Carney. She was married to her husband of 63 years, John J. Lawlor, they wed on December 12th 1948. Dorothy worked for Benedictine Hospital and Thompson's Laundry in Kingston....

Lois Beth Berlin

Lois Beth Berlin

Nov 3, 2011

Lois B. Berlin of Meadowbrook Circle, New Paltz died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at her home. She was 60. She was born in Kearny, NJ, a daughter of Phyllis Gast Berlin of Deerfield Beach, FL and the late Milton Berlin. A Registered Nurse, Lois worked in the area for many years. Sister of Bruce Berlin and Deborah Blumenfeld. Two nieces...

Samuel Parker Ballantine

Samuel Parker Ballantine

Nov 3, 2011

Samuel Parker Ballantine, 87, of Kingston, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. He was born January 11, 1924 in Brooklyn, the son of the late George A. and Elizabeth Ballantine. He was the husband of Shirley Pratt Ballantine; they wed on September 11, 1954. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having...

Henry  G. Hoferer

Henry G. Hoferer

Nov 1, 2011

Henry G. Hoferer of Chatham, NJ died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at King James Care Center. He was 85. He was born in Newark, NJ, the only child of the late Louis and Theresa Bauer Hoferer. Henry served as a signalman in the US Navy during WWII. He worked as a pressman for the Newark Printing Company until his retirement....