OBITUARIES

Helen J. Ellsworth

Helen J. Ellsworth

Mar 17, 2011

Helen J. (Zoda) Ellsworth, 87, of Kingston, NY, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at her home. She was born May 20, 1923 in Kingston, NY to the late Joseph and Josephine (Orefice) Zoda. She was a Seamstress for many years. Helen loved animals, especially cats. She took in and cared for many stray cats over the years. She...

Barbara A. K. Powers

Barbara A. K. Powers

Mar 17, 2011

Barbara Anne Powers, 67, of Fairview Gardens, Kingston died Thursday, March 17 at The Kingston Hospital after long and courageous battles with both Lung Disease and Lupus. Barbara was born February 23, 1944 in Brooklyn. She graduated from East Islip (NY) High School in 1962 and Long Island University Hospital School of Nursing in 1964. As a Registered...

George W. Dymond

George W. Dymond

Mar 16, 2011

George W. Dymond of Hemlock Ave., Kingston died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. He was 81. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was a son of the late William and Cora Dietz Dymond. He married Shirley J. Ballou on October 30, 1954. In younger years he worked at Mohonk Mountain House. He then was a truck driver...

Gary Michael Nauta

Gary Michael Nauta

Mar 16, 2011

Gary Michael Nauta, 49, of Kingston, formerly of Staten Island, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at The Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, NY. He was born September 8, 1961 in Rosebank, Staten Island to Leonard Nauta and the late Antoinette Nauta. He was married to his loving wife of 27 years Anne (Stewart) Nauta, they wed on February 17th 1984....

Daniel D. Loeffler

Daniel D. Loeffler

Mar 13, 2011

Daniel D. Loeffler of Garden St. died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Kingston Hospital as a result of a house fire. He was 59. He was born in Kingston a son of Robert A. Loeffler and the late Lillian Avery Loeffler. He attended Ulster County Community College and was employed as counter foreman for Orange County-Ridgewood Plumbing Supply for 23...

Gustav J. Schmidt

Gustav J. Schmidt

Mar 10, 2011

Gustav ''Gus'' J. Schmidt, 74, of Esopus, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was born February 2, 1937 in West Park, to the late Gustav and Hazel (Ackert) Schmidt. He was the husband of Shirley Day Schmidt. He had attended Sacred Heart R.C. Church, was a graduate of Highland High School. Mr....

Maggie V. Cross

Maggie V. Cross

Mar 8, 2011

Obituary will be available soon.

Madeline M. Venturelli

Madeline M. Venturelli

Mar 5, 2011

Madeline M. Venturelli died Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 98. She was born in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Pietre and Teresa Bolla Ciccone. Mrs. Venturelli worked as a sales associate for Georg Jensen and as a bookkeeper for Ted Bates Advertising. Surviving is her daughter, Rita Whiston of Asheville, NC; her...

Sofia A. Hoeller

Sofia A. Hoeller

Mar 1, 2011

Obituary will be available soon.

Annette Rivera

Annette Rivera

Feb 26, 2011

Annette Rivera of Rousner Lane, New Paltz died Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. She was 54. She was born in New York City, a daughter of Gladys and Carlos Rivera. Annette has worked at Ulster - Greene ARC's Pilot Industries. A lover of music and movies, she lived with her dear friends at Rousner House. Surviving are her...

Santa Camarda

Santa Camarda

Feb 25, 2011

Santa Camarda of Commons Drive, Lake Katrine died Friday, February 25, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. She was 79. She was born in Manhattan, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Philomena Grassi Camarda. Santa was raised and lovingly cared for by her family for many years. Santa recently lived on Route 375, Woodstock under the care of Ulster - Greene...

Joan A. Cooper-Weeks

Joan A. Cooper-Weeks

Feb 25, 2011

Joan A. Cooper-Weeks, 67, of Barkhamsted, CT, formerly of Kingston, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at Wolcott Hall Nursing Facility, Torrington, CT. She was daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Glowinski) Butler. She was the wife of Thomas Weeks. Joan loved pets and antiques, in addition to her husband she is survived by her siblings James Butler...

Michael Barry Fox

Michael Barry Fox

Feb 23, 2011

Michael Barry Fox, 66, of Warren St., Kingston, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Benedictine Hospital, after a short illness. A veteran of the US Army, he served in Viet Nam in the 587th Signal Corp, from 1966 to 1968. Prior to his retirement, he had been a manager at Saks Fifth Ave. in NYC. He took great...

Arnold P. Puetz

Arnold P. Puetz

Feb 21, 2011

Arnold ''Arnie'' P. Puetz, 65, of Kingston, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at Benedictine Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was a graduate of Kingston High School, and was employed by the Benedictine Hospital for over 45 years. He was a parishioner of St. Peter's RC Church in Kingston. He enjoyed hot rods, muscle cars and car shows....

George P. Vogel

George P. Vogel

Feb 20, 2011

George P. Vogel, 84 of High Falls, NY, died Sunday, February 20, 2011. He was born December 31, 1926 in Kingston to the late Charles and Clara (Saulpaugh) Vogel. George was married to his loving wife of 62 years, Bianca (Ertel) Vogel. He attended Columbia University prior to enlisting in the Navy during World War II. After his...

Nathaniel Karron

Nathaniel Karron

Feb 19, 2011

Nathaniel Karron of Lighthouse Dr., Saugerties died suddenly Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Kingston Hospital. He was 48. He was born in Brooklyn, a son of the late Edward and Marian Lipp Karron. He was a self-employed builder. He was an active member of Temple Emanuel in Kingston. His kids were everything to him and he enjoyed collecting primitive antiques,...

Francis J. Sessler

Francis J. Sessler

Feb 18, 2011

Frank J. Sessler, Sr., of Kingston, died at The Kingston Hospital on Friday, Feb 18th, 2011. He was born December 21, 1946 in Kingston to the late Francis J. and Catherine Brazee Sessler. He was married to Sondra Hyatt Sessler who passed away in February of 2003. Frank was a graduate of Kingston High School. He then became...

Virginia J. Hoffman

Virginia J. Hoffman

Feb 16, 2011

Virginia "Ginny" J. Hoffman, 88, of Port Ewen, died Wednesday morning, February 16, 2011 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Ginny had been employed by Hercules Powder Company for over 30 years, retiring in the mid 1980's. She was a life member of the Town of Esopus Senior Citizens, was an avid bowler, participating in many area leagues. She had...

Margaret C. Ortstein

Margaret C. Ortstein

Feb 16, 2011

Margaret C. Ortstein, 102, of Lake Katrine, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. She was born June 24, 1908, in Bad Bellingen, Germany, to the late Lorenz and Margarete Bornkessel Ortstein. She came to the United States aboard the S.S. George Washington, arriving at Ellis Island on April 15, 1912. She later became...

Frederick G. Suppies

Frederick G. Suppies

Feb 15, 2011

Frederick G. Suppies, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Fred was born in Higginsville to Emma George and Frederick Suppies. Fred graduated from Kingston High School, Class of 1940. His Maroon picture carried the inscription "Is there anyone in KHS who doesn't know and like Fred". He lived his life in fulfillment of this epitaph. Following graduation, Fred served...