OBITUARIES

Philip Abdallah

Philip Abdallah

May 1, 2010

PHILIP ABDALLAH October 11, 1951 to May 1, 2010 The Gleaming light of our beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, uncle, great-uncle, nephew, and friend; has stop shinning in this world. Philip attended Kingston High School and soon after graduating enlisted in the US Army during the Vietnam War. After Nam, he spent a brief time living in Texas doing construction,...

Marlene Phyllis Lawson

Marlene Phyllis Lawson

Apr 28, 2010

Marlene Phyllis Palmer Lawson, 59, of West Greogory Street, Pensacola, FL, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, after a sudden illness. She was born June 12, 1950 in Kingston, the daugher of and Rosamund Palmer and the later Rev. Oscar Palmer. Marlene accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at an early age and loved and served...

Henriette C. Sermier

Henriette C. Sermier

Apr 27, 2010

Henriette C. Sermier, 98, of Washington Ave, Kingston, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. She was born April 14, 1912 in New York City to the late Marcelin and Jeanne Senac Carrieu. She was the wife of the late Francis Sermier. Mrs. Sermier was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. With her husband...

Theresa  M. Quarantino

Theresa M. Quarantino

Apr 21, 2010

Theresa M. "Dolly" Quarantino of Main St., East Kingston died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 88. A native and lifelong East Kingston resident, she was a daughter of the late Settino and Angeline Berardi "Ma" Fiore. Dolly first worked at several local dress factories and later for Hercules in Port Ewen. She...

Diana G. Travis

Diana G. Travis

Apr 20, 2010

Diana G. Travis, 57, of Marlboro, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 29, 1952 in Kingston, to Frances (Sgroi) Ostrander of Kingston and the late Frank N. Ostrander. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1970. Diana was a communicant...

Mary K. Bailey

Mary K. Bailey

Apr 19, 2010

Mary K. Bailey of Murphy Rd., Orchard Park, NY died Monday, April 19, 2010 at St. Francis Nursing Home in Williamsville. She was 93. She was born in Lansing, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph and Susan Seaman Kinney. A registered nurse, she served in the army from 1942-1946. She later worked for many years at Millard Fillmore Hospital...

Dr. Peter D. Corsones

Dr. Peter D. Corsones

Apr 14, 2010

Dr. Peter D. Corsones, 94, of Lounsbury Place, Kingston, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Kingston Hospital. He was born January 10, 1916 in Mechanicville, NY and was the son of the late Demosthenes and Catherine (Foundas) Corsones. He graduated from Rutland High School, Rutland Vermont 1932, graduated University of Vermont, B.S. 1936 and graduated University of Vermont...

Adele V. Ryan

Adele V. Ryan

Apr 14, 2010

Adele V. Ryan, of Elm St., Tillson and formerly of Floral Park, LI, Yonkers and Dutch Village, Kingston died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 93. She was born in the Bronx, the cherished daughter of the late Edmond J. and Martha McCormick Ewin. For 30 years, she was employed by New York Telephone, retiring as a...

Becky Svirsky

Becky Svirsky

Apr 11, 2010

Becky Svirsky of Ulster Ave., Ulster Park died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 73. She was born in Manhattan, a daughter of the late Richard and Edna Wheeler Bailey. A Kingston High School graduate, for many years she lived in Rosendale. A beautician and a hair stylist , Becky worked in this area for many years....

Ruth May Fickus

Ruth May Fickus

Apr 10, 2010

Ruth May Fickus of Longyear Road, Shokan died Saturday, April 10, 2010. She was 79. She was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, a daughter of the late Henry Joseph and Alice A. Randall Lizzotte. Her first husband George E. Perkins died February 23, 1991. Her second husband Thomas P. Fickus died May 22, 2000. Twelve brothers and sisters died...

Wayne F. Handschuh

Wayne F. Handschuh

Apr 9, 2010

Wayne F. Handschuh, 55, of Lucas Ave. Extension, Kingston, NY, died Friday, April 9, 2010 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born May 11, 1954 in Kingston to the late Wilhelm and Ann (Haller) Handschuh. He was the husband of Judith M. (Sutton) Handschuh they wed in June of 1975. They renewed their vows on...

Jerry Darnell Brown, Jr.

Jerry Darnell Brown, Jr.

Apr 9, 2010

Jerry Darnell Brown, Jr. of Vincent St., Town of Ulster died Friday, April 9, 2010 at Doctor's Hospital, Sarasota, FL. He was 38. He was born in Poughkeepsie a son of Jerry Brown Sr. and Phyllis Williams. He married Tammy Rao on February 1, 1997. For many years Jerry worked as a mechanic's assistant at Trailways, Kingston. Surviving in addition...

Anna L Whitbeck

Anna L Whitbeck

Apr 8, 2010

Anna L. Whitbeck, 96, a long time resident of Kingston N.Y. passed away on April 8th at the Sunrise Senior Living in Silver Spring, MD, of natural causes, where she lived for the past four years. She attended Kingston schools and graduated from New Paltz Normal (SUNY New Paltz) where she received both her Bachelor of Science and...

Doris Ethel Moore

Doris Ethel Moore

Apr 8, 2010

Doris Ethel Moore, 79, of Rhinebeck, NY, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Ferncliff Nursing Home, Rhinebeck, NY, formerly of Massachusetts. She was born October 26, 1930 in Cambridge, MA to the late Chester and Lucy (Horton) Young. She is survived by her children Donna Lawlor and her husband John, Brenda Secky and her husband Mirek, John and...

Lillian Lutzin

Lillian Lutzin

Apr 6, 2010

Lillian Lutzin of Virginia Beach, VA died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at The Terrace at Beth Shalom, Virginia Beach. She was 93. She was born in Burlington, VT, a daughter of the late Abraham and Sarah Mazur Fleischmann. Mrs. Lutzin was an active member of Arlington Fairfax Jewish Congregation, now Etz Hayim of Arlington, VA, where she served on numerous...

Pauline Gannon

Pauline Gannon

Apr 4, 2010

Pauline Gannon of Boise, Idaho, daughter of Elizabeth Tietjen of Woodstock, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 in Boise. She was 88. She was born in Perryopolis, PA a daughter of the late Martin and Anna Rush Kavulick. Mrs. Gannon, for many years, lived in New York City and Long Island. Her husband, John C. Gannon died October 12, 1999....

John J. Arold

John J. Arold

Apr 3, 2010

John J. Arold of Nicholas Ave. died Saturday, April 03, 2010 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 87. He was born in Kingston, a son of the late George F. and Laura Schulden Arold. Raised in Kingston, he was a Nicholas Ave. resident since the 1950's. A veteran of WW II, he served with the Marine Corps in the South Pacific....

Glenford P. Beesmer

Glenford P. Beesmer

Apr 1, 2010

Glenford "Glen" P. Beesmer Sr., 79, of West Hurley, NY, formerly of Stony Hallow, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at home. He was born May 23, 1930 in Stony Hollow, NY to the late Henry and Naomi Baker Beesmer. Glen was a Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps, and served during the Korean War from...

Dorothy E. Smith

Dorothy E. Smith

Mar 31, 2010

Dorothy E. Smith, 100, of 99 Golden Hill Drive, Kingston, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at The Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was born October 6, 1909 in Kingston, NY, to the late Abram and Bertha VanKleeck. She was married to the late Earl E. Smith. She is survived by her three children, Edward Smith and his...

Michael P. Benicase

Michael P. Benicase

Mar 31, 2010

Michael Benicase of Harwich St., Town of Ulster died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. He was 91. He was born in Kingston, a son of the late Frank and Susan Amato Benicase. Mr. Benicase married Genevieve Hutter on May 9, 1948. For over 25 years he worked at Schatz Federal Bearing in Poughkeepsie. Mike was...