OBITUARIES

Gardenia Diane Eubanks

Gardenia Diane Eubanks

Jul 27, 2010

Gardenia Diane Stanley Eubanks of the Governor Clinton Apartments on Albany Ave. died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 75. She was born in Washington, D.C. a daughter of the late Blanche Stanley Wigfall. A former longtime resident of New York City, Mrs. Eubanks worked at Chock Full of Nuts, NYC. Formerly of Beacon, she has lived...

Pura Ramos

Pura Ramos

Jul 27, 2010

Pura Ramos of Maple Street, Ellenville died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Kingston Hospital. She was 77. She was born in Central America and has lived in this country for many years. Formerly of Wassaic, NY, Pura entered the care of Ulster - Greene ARC 33 years ago. Pura loved to crochet and cared for her cat, Midnight. Fluent in...

Averiana McCaster

Averiana McCaster

Jul 26, 2010

Averiana Destaney Marie McCaster, of Kingston, NY, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at The Kingston Hospital. She was born June 19, 2010 in Kingston to her loving parents Abdul McCaster and Rosanne Coddington. Averiana is now in heaven after suffering a short illness. Her smile touched the hearts of all who knew her. In addition to her parents...

Laura Buckley Veith

Laura Buckley Veith

Jul 25, 2010

Laura Buckley Veith, 95, of Phoenicia, NY, died at home on Sunday July 25th 2010. She was born November 17, 1914 in Orange, NJ to the late Charles Henry and Victoria Todd Buckley. She was married to Dr. G. James Veith who passed away on October 10th, 1976. Laura managed two doctors' offices in Suffren, NY. She was...

John Thompson Copper

John Thompson Copper

Jul 25, 2010

John Thompson Copper, 72, of Woodstock, NY, died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at The Albany Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1938 in Waynesboro, Virginia to the late William Thomas and Elizabeth deVignier Copper. He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1959 until his honorable discharge in 1963. He attended St. Christophers High...

Gerda Blohm

Gerda Blohm

Jul 24, 2010

Gerda Blohm, 90, of Rhinebeck, NY, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Baptist Home of Rhinebeck. She was born November 1, 1919 in Queens, NY to the late William and Alma Paulsen. She was married to Henry Blohm who passed away in 2001. Gerda was a Technical Librarian and Translator for Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ...

John Lalli

John Lalli

Jul 24, 2010

John Lalli of Harrison St., Kingston died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Kingston Hospital. He was 93. He was born in New York City, the son of the late Vincenzo and Angelina Cianci Lalli. Mr. Lalli served in the Army during WW II in both Italy and the Phillipines. A machinist, he was employed by the City of New York....

Genevieve Secreto Cacchillo

Genevieve Secreto Cacchillo

Jul 23, 2010

Genevieve Cacchillo of The Hills, Port Ewen died Friday, July 23, 2010 at Kingston Hospital. She was 79. She was born in Glasco, a daughter of the late Charles and Rose Petramale Secreto. A graduate of Saugerties High School, she received a B.S. Degree from SUNY Oneonta in Elementary Education. She married Michael Cacchillo on June 27, 1954. Mrs. Cacchillo...

Catherine Marec

Catherine Marec

Jul 22, 2010

Catherine Marec, 94, of Hurley Ave., Kingston, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the home of her dear friends Lenore and Pablo Borau of High Falls. She was born July 24, 1916 in Corsica, France to the late Antoine and Antoinettte (Ricci) Bronzini. She was the wife of the late Gilles Marec, who died on august 18, 1959....

Ione St. Paul

Ione St. Paul

Jul 22, 2010

Violet Ione St. Paul, 89, of Kingston, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Kingston Hospital. She was born December 13, 1920 in East Kingston, to the late Frank and Jeanette (Gilbert) Rittie. She was the wife of Joseph E. St. Paul, they wed on June 29th 1940 at the Trinity Methodist Church, and they had celebrated 62...

Lorraine A. LaRocca

Lorraine A. LaRocca

Jul 22, 2010

LAKE KATRINE Lorraine A. LaRocca (nee Gardeski) died at Ten Broeck Commons on Thursday, July 22, 2010. She was 78. A native and lifelong East Kingston resident, Mrs. LaRocca was born on October 23, 1931, one of 4 children born to the late Joseph and Hazel Palen Gardeski. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent(Junie) LaRocca on March 7, 2005....

Letitia Van Horne

Letitia Van Horne

Jul 21, 2010

Letitia Van Horne of Pearl St., Kingston died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. She was 75. She was born in Jersey City, NJ, a daughter of the late Maurice and Lena Hirsch Schulman. Ms. Van Horne has lived in this area for over 30 years. Surviving are one daughter Lauren June Jacobs of Brookline, MA, a dear friend Kevin Hynes of...

Lucie M. Walker

Lucie M. Walker

Jul 21, 2010

Lucie M. Walker of Old Route 209, Hurley died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Memorial Sloane-Kettering Hospital. She was 53. Lucie was born in Quebec, Canada, a daughter of Louise Deschenes Merette and the late Andre Merette. She moved to this country in 1961 and settled in Kingston. On April 23, 1983 she married Charles "Bud" Walker. She graduated Cum...

Betty Cooperman

Betty Cooperman

Jul 20, 2010

Betty Cooperman, formerly of Lake Katrine died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 86. She was born in Poland a daughter of the late Louis and Anna Wildman. A Holocaust survivor, she was one of the first American war brides. Her husband William Cooperman died January 19, 2004. She is survived by two daughters,...

Josephine Chmura Morris

Josephine Chmura Morris

Jul 20, 2010

Eulogy by Brian J. Morris at St. Joseph's Church: Thanks for being here today to celebrate the life of Josephine, Aunt Jo, Mom, Grandma and, to me, Nanny Morris. For those who do not know me, I am her grandson, Brian. I want to say a few words about Nanny and I also want to thank my cousin Mary for...

Robert George Short

Robert George Short

Jul 19, 2010

Robert George Short, 52, of Kingston, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at his residence. He was born November 12, 1957 in Kingston, to the late Robert F. and the late Dorothy (Schick) Short. Mr. Short was a graduate of Onteora Central High School, Union College in Schenectady, and Albany Law School. Bob had many interests that included cooking,...

Gary Stanger

Gary Stanger

Jul 18, 2010

Gary Stanger of Brooklyn died Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Brookdale University Hospital. He was 52. He was born in Brooklyn, a son of Sylvia Isaacson Stanger and the late Louis Stanger. His brother Joel Stanger died in 1982. Surviving, in addition to his mother Sylvia, of Brooklyn; are two sisters Nancy Tierstein and Anita Miller. Funeral services will be...

Robert J. Yonta

Robert J. Yonta

Jul 17, 2010

Robert J."Bob" Yonta formerly of Wilbur Ave. died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. He was 70. He was born in Kingston, a son of the late Dominick and Rose Weider Yonta. For many years, he was a self-employed contractor and a metal finishing expert, he was a supervisor for Verifab. He was also associated with...

Gilbert K. Richter

Gilbert K. Richter

Jul 16, 2010

Gilbert K. (Kellerman) Richter formerly of Hurley died on July 16, 2010 at The Meadows at Edgewood in North Andover, MA. Gil was born in Kingston, New York on May 22, 1919 to the late Burton and Esther (Kellerman) Richter. He graduated from Kingston High School in 1937. Following graduation he attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New...

Anne J. Reynaud

Anne J. Reynaud

Jul 14, 2010

Anne J. Reynaud, 78, of Ulster Park, NY, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at home. She was born June 17, 1932 in New York City to the late John and Helen McCarphy Kirby. She was married to Valdo Reynaud who passed away in 1998. Anne worked for IBM in Kingston and Poughkeepsie for many years until her retirement....