OBITUARIES

Henry J. "Hank" Matthies

Henry J. "Hank" Matthies

Jun 16, 2009

Henry J. "Hank" Matthies, 75, of Port Ewen, NY, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Hospital. He was born April 25, 1934 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Henry and Jean (Laune) Matthies. He was the beloved husband of Noreen Wrynn Matthies, they wed on December 15, 1973. He had worked for Magic Silk, in...

Harold M. Zinn

Harold M. Zinn

Jun 15, 2009

Harold M. "Hal" Zinn, of Palm Beach, FL died Monday, June 15, 2009 in Rhinebeck. He was 97. He was born in Brooklyn, a son of the late Meyer and Frances Fox Zinn. An attorney, Mr. Zinn practiced in Los Angeles and New York. His first wife, Marie DeMarco Zinn died April 16, 1996. One sister Sadie Cohen and one...

Elizabeth Van Kleeck

Elizabeth Van Kleeck

Jun 13, 2009

Elizabeth "Lil" Van Kleeck of Amsterdam Ave. died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 81. She was born January 5, 1928 in Chester, PA the daughter of the late Phillip and Caroline Glawalki Glessner. Her step-father, Kenneth Jazenski also died previously. A housewife, during WW II, she was employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She enjoyed crosswords,...

Tomas Henry Friedrich

Tomas Henry Friedrich

Jun 13, 2009

Tomas H. Friedrich of High Point View Road, Marbletown died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Kingston Hospital. He was 55. He was born in Venezuela on December 6, 1953 a son of Irene Friedrich and the late Paul Friedrich. Mr. Friedrich immigrated to this country in 1963 and settled in New York City. He has lived in this area for...

Elizabeth Van Kleeck

Elizabeth Van Kleeck

Jun 13, 2009

Elizabeth Glessner Van Kleeck of Amsterdam Ave., Kingston died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital. Her husband Robert A. Van Kleeck died July 28, 1998. Surviving are two daughters Sandra L. Vailati and Patricia A. Cahill; one son Robert A. Van Kleeck. Further obituary information and funeral arrangements will be announced on Sunday evening.

Helen M. Middaugh

Helen M. Middaugh

Jun 13, 2009

(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered after this line) Helen Quick-Middaugh 5/21/1931 - 6/13/2009 Helen passed away at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY. Helen was a life long resident of Rosendale and Kingston, NY. Helen married her husband Walter Middaugh July 10, 1994 and was...

Sandra Samelson

Sandra Samelson

Jun 12, 2009

Sandra Samelson of Skytop, Town of Ulster died Friday, June 12, 2009 at Lenox Hill Hospital. She was 53. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 27, 1956 a daughter of the late Sylvan N. and Vivian Tepper Samelson. Formerly of Pittsburgh, she received her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. She moved to this area in 1990. Dr....

Stephen Matthew Duffy

Stephen Matthew Duffy

Jun 12, 2009

Stephen Matthew Duffy of West Haverstraw New York passed away on June 12, 2009 surrounded by his family in Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York. Stephen was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Jean Patricia Duffy in 1994 Mr. Duffy was born in New York City on September 6, 1917 and lived a robust life as an nonagenarian....

Jane A. Fulton

Jane A. Fulton

Jun 11, 2009

Jane A. Fulton, 87, of Lake Road, Lake Katrine, died Thursday, June 11, at the home of her daughter Suzanne. She was born September 17, 1921 in Bronx, NY to the late John and Mary (Morsebach) McNenney. She was the wife of the late Martin J Fulton. Jane loved to sew, knit, crochet, and do crossword puzzles. Jane...

George V. Bunt

George V. Bunt

Jun 11, 2009

George ''Buddy'' V. Bunt, 62, of Broadway, Ulster Park, NY, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital. He was born February 19, 1947 in Kingston, to the late George and Mary (Cullen) Bunt. He was married to Linda Marie Bunt who died on May 30, 2004. Buddy had attended St. Mary's School and Kingston High School, he...

Mary-Ellen Castiglione

Mary-Ellen Castiglione

Jun 11, 2009

Mary-Ellen Castiglione of Plochman Lane, Woodstock died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital. She was born in New Rochelle and moved to Ellenville as a teenager. Mary-Ellen graduated Ellenville High School and, for several years, worked at the former Channel Master. She married Harry M. Castiglione on October 5, 1962 and moved to Woodstock. For many years Mary-Ellen was...

David C. Greenberg

David C. Greenberg

Jun 8, 2009

David C. Greenberg of Zandhoek Road, Hurley died Monday, June 8, 2009 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow. He was 61. Dave was born in Kingston on June 22, 1947, a son of the late Joseph and Ann Plonski Greenberg. He was a Rondout Valley High School graduate, class of '66. From 1966 - 1970 he served in the US...

Frederick Gilbert

Frederick Gilbert

Jun 7, 2009

Frederick Gilbert, 88, of Ferncliff, Rhinebeck, formerly of Kingston, NY, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Benedictine Hospital. He was born March 10, 1921 in Kingston, NY to the late Everett P and Anna (Steinmiller) Gilbert. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army, served during World War II in European Theater of operations. He had worked...

Victor B. Marcotte

Victor B. Marcotte

Jun 6, 2009

Victor ''Burt'' B. Marcotte, Jr., 76, of East Chester Street, Kingston, NY, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. He was born December 3, 1932 in Manchester, NH to the late Victor B. and Lura C. (Blanchard) Marcotte. He was the husband of Polly (Woodard) Marcotte, they wed on October 3rd, 1953. Burt was...

Barry Andrew DeForest

Barry Andrew DeForest

Jun 5, 2009

Barry Andrew DeForest, 52, of Highland Ave., Kingston, NY, died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Kingston Hospital. He was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1974 and Norwich University, class of 1978. He loved running and ran in the New York City Millennium Marathon in 2000 and the 2006 New York City Marathon. He also ran...

Blaise J. Schweitzer

Blaise J. Schweitzer

Jun 5, 2009

Blaise J. Schweitzer of Smith Ave., Kingston died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Benedictine Hosptial. He was 44. He was born Aug. 18, 1964, in Waterloo, Iowa., and was raised in St. Paul, Minn., the son of Phillip and Audrey Hansen Schweitzer. He graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall High School and from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism....

Robin D. Hull

Robin D. Hull

Jun 5, 2009

Robin D. Hull of Esopus Ave., Town of Ulster died Friday, June 5, 2009 at her sister's home surrounded by her family, after a battle with breast cancer. She was 51. Robin was born in Bennington, VT on August 14, 1957 a daughter of Robert Hull and the late Victoria Amidon Hull. She received an Associates degree in Business Management...

Peter R. Woodworth

Peter R. Woodworth

Jun 2, 2009

Peter R. Woodworth of Lori Lane, Rome passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Siegenthaler Center in New Hartford, NY after a lengthy illness. He was 55. Peter was born in Kingston on June 3, 1953 and resided there until his move to Rome in 2003. He was the son of Anneliese Woodworth and the late George L....

Leona A. Norton

Leona A. Norton

Jun 1, 2009

Leona A. Norton, 79, of Emmerick Street, Kingston, NY, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at Kingston Hospital. She was born October 28, 1929 in Kingston, NY to the late Lester and Agnes (Ellis) Norton. Leona was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1947. She had worked at Hercules Powder Mill, and then went to work for...

Nigel P. Burton

Nigel P. Burton

May 28, 2009

Nigel P. Burton, 28, of Kingston, NY, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Kingston, NY. He was born February 15, 1981 in Bronx, NY to Robert and Viann (Johnson)Burton. Nigel was a Maintenance worker for Gateway Inc., Kingston, NY.In addition to his parents he is survived by his: Sisters; Deidra Steplight, Fairfax , VA, Keisha Farrrow, Brandon, FL,...