OBITUARIES

Apr 19, 2023

Susan G. Snow, 81, of Sleightsburg, NY passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at home. She was born on August 8, 1941 in Kingston, NY, daughter of the late George and Gladys (Boughton) Sickles.

She was a Kingston High School Graduate, class of 1960. She married George R. Snow on June 24, 1961. Susan was a member of the...

Apr 15, 2023

Emilio Oppimitti, 83, of Olivebridge passed away on Saturday April 15, 2023 at the Eleanor Nursing Care Center in Hyde Park, NY.

He was born on November 12, 1939 in Pessola, Italy where he worked on his parents farm until he moved to the United States in 1968. He got married to his wife Emily Giordani Oppimitti in 1969. He...

Apr 13, 2023

Ruth Louise Roberts Snyder passed away April 13th, 2023, surrounded by loving family and friends at her home in Saugerties, NY at the age of 88. 

She was born in Kingston, NY on March 24th, 1935 to her doting parents, the late Ruth G. & James B. Roberts.

Ruth grew up in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, graduating from Kingston High School...

Apr 7, 2023

Rachel Pollack, writer of fantasy, tarot and trailblazing comics, dies at 77  

Rachel Pollack, an award-winning writer who developed a dedicated following among fantasy and science fiction readers, was an authority on tarot cards, and created the first transgender superheroine for DC Comics, died April 7 at her home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. She was 77. The cause was non-Hodgkin’s...

Apr 7, 2023

Louise “Weezie” Rota McGinnis, 79, of Kingston, died on April 7, 2023 at home. She was born in the Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Louis & Sue (Cozza) Rota.

Louise moved to Kingston as a young girl. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1962. She later worked as a Teacher’s Assistant and Monitor within the...

Apr 5, 2023

Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace." Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place."  John Patrick Fitzgerald finally found the peace he had been searching for on April 5th 2023.   Born July 20th 1988 to Daniel Joseph Fitzgerald and MaryEllen Filippelli, Johnny-Boy wasted no time being the center of attention, nearly...

Apr 5, 2023

Adeline ‘Lee’ Berardi Finkle passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at the age of 103. The daughter of Frank and Mary Nardi Berardi, Lee was born in East Kingston on September 5, 1919. She spent her childhood in Kingston, attending St. Mary’s Elementary and Kingston High Schools.

She married Robert Finkle on September 15, 1940. They were happily married...

Mar 31, 2023

Gladys Alice (Paulus) Skura, age 90, passed away on March 31, at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, Florida. She was the wife of Vincent Peter Skura. They shared 68+ years of marriage together.

Born in Kingston, NY, on May 24, 1932, she was the daughter of William and Gladys Paulus. She attended SUNY New Paltz and began following...

Mar 30, 2023

Mar 23, 2023

Carole M (Diehl) Smith. Carole Smith passed away peacefully on March 23, 2023, following a short illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Richard (Dick) Smith. Born on September 26, 1937 in Kingston, NY, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Marie (Duffner) Diehl. She resided in Kingston, NY until June 2018 when she moved to Macungie,...

Mar 21, 2023

Edward J. Schukal, 80, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at home. He was born on November 10, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Edward and Magdalena (Tscherne) Schukal.

He retired from IBM in Kingston and then Co-Owned the English Garden Custom Picture Framing in Saugerties for 32 years. He was an incredible cook...

Mar 20, 2023

Emilie C. Keator departed this world on March 20, 2023. She was 98 years old. She was born on April 15, 1924 at Chamber´s Maple Lane Farm in the Town of Ulster, the youngest of Adelbert H. Chambers´ and Elizabeth B. Gwynne´s three children. She was a graduate of House in the Pines boarding school and later earned an associate's degree from...

Mar 19, 2023

Henry F. Rope, Jr., 82, of Big Indian, NY, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at home in Big Indian, NY. He was born on December 10, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Henry F. Rope, Sr. and Bridget (D'Elia) Rope.

He was married to his soul mate, the late Muriel E. (Broadhurst) Rope. They first met...

Mar 15, 2023

Rachel A. Miller, 86, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born December 24, 1936 in Kingston, NY. She enjoyed camping, crocheting, and soap operas.

Rachel is survived by her daughters, Diane (Joseph) Bush and MaryAnne Neubauer, her granddaughter, Rachele (Robert) Crane, and her great granddaughter, Katelyn...

Mar 13, 2023

Roy Freeman, 95 of Woodstock NY, formerly of Kingston, died peacefully at his home with Dotty, his wife of 73 years, at his side. Roy was born in Manhattan in 1928 to Walter and Jean Friedman. He was predeceased by his parents and his beloved brothers Paul and Bob. He could not have been more loved by his daughters Rona...

Mar 12, 2023

George T Nettle Jr., born January 22, 1946 in Kingston, NY was called home on March 12, 2023 at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, NY.  The son of the late George Sr. and Martha Nettle of Kingston, NY.  George was a lifelong Ulster County resident and a graduate of the General Motors Training Center in Terrytown, NY.  George spent most of...

Mar 12, 2023

NY Times article:

Warren Boroson, Who Surveyed Psychiatrists on Goldwater, Dies at 88 The defeated Republican presidential candidate sued Mr. Boroson and the magazine he worked for, saying it had libeled him for suggesting that he was mentally unfit for the presidency.

Warren Boroson, worried that the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, Barry Goldwater, might not be stable enough to...

Mar 11, 2023

After an amazing life of nearly 86 years, Elizabeth A. (McCord) Hickey was called home to her loving God on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY.

The daughter of the late Chester and Gertrude McCord, Elizabeth (or “Betty”, as she was known to friends and family) was born in Kingston on April 22, 1937. After...

Mar 9, 2023

Joan E. Coles, 93, of the Town f Ulster, NY, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at home. She was born April 22, 1929, in Kingston, NY to the late John W. and Mildred Osterhoudt. Joan was married to her predeceased husband, Allan Coles, on May 16, 1948.

She was the Deputy Director of the Real Property Tax Service Agency...

Mar 7, 2023

Carolyn Short, 84, of Kingston, NY,   passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Health Alliance Hospital - Mary's Ave Campus in Kingston, NY.  She was born on March 19, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA and was the daughter of the late Joseph Colburn and Caroline Mary Napolitano.

 

Carolyn graduated from St. Ursulas Academy and Daemen College. She...