OBITUARIES

Eleanor I. Wilson

Eleanor I. Wilson

Sep 23, 2005

Eleanor I. Wilson of Valentine Avenue, Kingston died Friday, September 23, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 84. She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 11, 1921, a daughter of the late Archibald and Rose Brolly Darragh. Mrs. Wilson immigrated to this country in 1946 and settled in Huntington. She then lived in Southampton for 35 years and...

Norma Mae Wendell

Norma Mae Wendell

Sep 20, 2005

Norma Mae Wendell formerly of Hurley, NY died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at St. John's Home in Rochester. She was 90. She was born in Binghampton on May 31, 1915, a daughter of the late Walter Francis and Fannie Wiley Hennessey. Mrs. Wendell was raised on Euclid Ave., Binghampton. Mrs. Wendell then lived in Vestal, NY and from 1955 -...

Sherry Pinkus

Sherry Pinkus

Sep 19, 2005

Sherry Pinkus formerly of Main St., Kingston died Monday, September 19, 2005 at her residence in West Hartford. She was 92. She was born in Poland on August 15, 1913, a daughter of the late Isidor and Rachel Blut Shames. A longtime Kingston resident, for 26 years Mrs. Pinkus was a business partner at Kingston Modern Service with her husband,...

Harold E. McDonough

Harold E. McDonough

Sep 17, 2005

Harold E. McDonough of Route 300 in Newburgh, died Saturday, September 17, 2005 at home. He was 83. He was born in Kingston on February 18, 1922, a son of the late Edward P. and Kathryn Harney McDonough. Mr. McDonough served in the US Navy during WW II on the USS Hilary P. Jones in the Mediterranean and Pacific. After...

Leo R. Notari

Leo R. Notari

Sep 14, 2005

Leo R. Notari of DeWitt Mills Road, Hurley, NY died Wednesday morning at the Benedictine Hospital. He was 81. Leo was born in Old Forge, PA on August 13, 1924, a son of the late Frank and Candida Mancia Notari. A Class of '42 graduate of Old Forge High School, he then received an Electrical Engineering degree from Penn State....

Joseph G. Bailey

Joseph G. Bailey

Sep 12, 2005

Lomontville – Rev. Joseph G. Bailey, retired minister of Clinton Avenue Methodist Church, of Lapla Road died Monday, September 12, 2005. He was 81. Born in Bluefield, Virginia on March 22, 1924, he was a son of the late William Tracey and Mae Chandler Bailey. He received a B.A. degree from Emory and Henry College in Emory, VA and a...

Rose A. Modica

Rose A. Modica

Sep 2, 2005

Rose A. Modica of Sandy Road, Town of Ulster died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 94. She was born in Brown Station on May 18, 1911, a daughter of the late Nicolo and Maria Magistro Elia. An area resident for the past 72 years she previously worked at Bach's Cigar Factory and then...

Margaret Gahan Corkery

Margaret Gahan Corkery

Sep 1, 2005

Margaret “Peggy” Gahan Corkery, of Pine Street, West Hurley died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 66. Peggy was born in Brooklyn on February 27, 1939, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Bridget Kenny Gahan. She married Wayne J. Corkery on February 21, 1971. Formerly of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, she moved to this area over 50...

Shirley Kunst

Shirley Kunst

Aug 31, 2005

Shirley I. Kunst, of Ellenville, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at Glens Falls Hospital. She was 79. Born on January 10, 1926 in Ellenville, she was the daughter of Harry and Kate (Krilow) Brodsky. In 1958, she married Kenneth Kunst who passed away on March 13, 2000. For almost 30 years, she operated Brodsky’s women’s clothing store in Ellenville, and...

William J. Michaels Sr.

William J. Michaels Sr.

Aug 30, 2005

William J. Michaels Sr., of Hemlock Avenue, Kingston died Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 56. He was born in Newburgh on October 21, 1948, a son of Evelyn Holden Tappen and the late Edward D. Michaels. A professional painter, working for Soper Cabinets and Mohonk Mountain House. Mr. Michaels was a member of Painters Local 155...

Harris Wolpin

Harris Wolpin

Aug 29, 2005

Harris Wolpin of Red Apple Lane, Catskill died Monday, August 29, 2005 at Columbia - Greene Medical Center. He was 71. He was born in Brooklyn on June 8, 1933, a son of the late Walter and Shirley Weissberg Wolpin. For many years Mr. Wolpin lived in Wassaic. He moved to Ulster - Greene ARC's McGiffert House in 1998. Mr....

Ronald E. Jansen Sr.

Ronald E. Jansen Sr.

Aug 27, 2005

Ronald E. 'Hog / Half-breed' Jansen Sr. of Spring Lake, Lucas Ave., Town of Ulster died Saturday morning at Benedictine Hospital. He was 68. Born in Wilbur, Kingston on September 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Lester F. and Genevieve K. Hempstead Jansen Sr. As a young man he lived in Ponckockiewas and was an avid baseball...

June S. Loeffler

June S. Loeffler

Aug 25, 2005

June S. 'Peachie' Loeffler of Abruyn Street, Kingston died Thursday, August 25, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 66. She was born June 19, 1939 in Kingston a daughter of the late Francis A. and Louise M. Buley Fischer. June was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of '58. She married Robert A. Loeffler on August 31, 1968. A...

Ruth Gold

Ruth Gold

Aug 16, 2005

Ruth Gold of North Ballston Ave., Schenectady and formerly of Mountainview Avenue, Kingston died August 16, 2005 in Schenectady. She was 87. Ruth was born in Manhattan on April 10, 1918, a daughter of the late David and Fannie Frohman Zucker. She moved to this area in 1934 and was a Kingston High School graduate, Class of '35. Ruth taught...

Dorothy J. Luby

Dorothy J. Luby

Aug 15, 2005

Dorothy Luby of Brigham Lane, Lake Katrine, NY died Monday, August 15, 2005 at their camp in Schroon Lake. She was 82. She was born in Kingston on February 27, 1923 a daughter of the late John and Eva Simpson Doran. On April 22, 1944 she married Donald Luby. An alumni of the Academy of St. Ursula, Mrs. Luby was...

Ralph A. Brandt Sr.

Ralph A. Brandt Sr.

Aug 13, 2005

Ralph A. Brandt Sr., of Deyo Street died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Albany Medical Center. He was 73. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was born on November 20, 1931, a son of the late Harry R. and Cora Smith Brandt. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Korea. For 25...

Frank Carl Doyle

Frank Carl Doyle

Aug 12, 2005

Frank Carl Doyle, of Shufeldt Street died Friday, August 12, 2005 at the Golden Hill Health Care Facility. He was 87. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was born on April 22, 1918, a son of the late Frank M. and Bertha Will Doyle. For many years Frank worked as a machinest for the former Electrol, Kingston and then...

Kevin P. McDonough

Kevin P. McDonough

Aug 8, 2005

Kingston- Kevin P. McDonough of Clifton Ave., died Monday, August 8, 2005 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. He was 49. He was born August 20, 1955 in Kingston, a son of the late Vincent Ward and Rose C. Hart McDonough. A Kingston High School graduate, Kevin then worked in sales at Radio WKNY, Kingston. He was a general manager...

Mary J. Otto

Mary J. Otto

Aug 1, 2005

Mary J. Otto, of Sawkill Road died Monday, August 1, 2005 at Benedictine Hosptial. She was 88. She was born January 21, 1917 in Kingston, a daughter of the late Philip and Theresa Borelli Naccarato. For many years, she was employed as an operator and clerk for New York Telephone. She also worked for the Board of Elections and in...

Richard Tubby

Richard Tubby

Jul 22, 2005

Richard Tubby of O’Neil Street, Kingston died July 21, 2005. He was 66. He was born in Sleightsburg on November 2, 1938, a son of the late James and Myrtle Selleck Tubby. A lifelong area resident, Richard was an avid CB radio user. He married Margaret E. Barth at the Church of the Comforter on August 13, 1966. As a...