OBITUARIES

Stefany Gehsner

Stefany Gehsner

May 15, 2005

Stefany Gehsner of DeWitt Mills Road died Sunday, May 15, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. She was 97. She was born January 3, 1908 in Gottschee, Austria, a daughter of the late Frank and Maria Hoenigman Peteln. For over 20 years, she was employed by the advertising firm, Direct Mail in New York City. She retired in 1965. She was a...

Ruth Gold

Ruth Gold

May 13, 2005

Ruth Gold, of North Miami Beach, FL died Friday, May 13, 2005 in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. She was 80. She was born in Kingston on December 14, 1924, a daughter of the late Henry and Molly Tempkin Gold. She moved to New York City in 1949 and for many years was an office manager for Lasser Garment Co. in...

Richard I. Perzley

Richard I. Perzley

May 10, 2005

Richard I. Perzley, MD of Beth Drive, Kingston died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at home. He was 54. He was born April 8, 1951 in Camden, NJ a son of William Perzley and the late Elaine Kilberg Perzley. Dr. Perzley graduated from Pennsylvania State University five year Pre-Med/Medical Program, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction in 1971....

Rose Mary Moon

Rose Mary Moon

May 6, 2005

A Memorial Mass will be conducted on Thursday, May 26th at 12:00 PM at St. Mary's Church, Kingston. Inurnment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kingston will follow. Rose Mary Moon, 79, of Poughkeepsie died Friday, May 6, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Born in Kingston on October 19, 1925, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Rose...

Myron H. Singer

Myron H. Singer

May 5, 2005

Myron Singer of St. James St., Kingston, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. He was 87. Myron was born in the Bronx on March 15, 1918, a son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Sherman Singer. He seved in the US Army during WW II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Captain Singer was awarded the Silver Star...

Paul Eng

Paul Eng

May 4, 2005

Paul Eng, of Old Stage Road, Saugerties died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at his home. He was born in Toyshan, China on July 23, 1915, a son of the late James and Chin See Eng. Mr. Eng immigrated to this country in 1933 and settled in this area. In 1933 Mr. Eng, with his father, opened the Kingston Tea Garden...

Esther Leifer

Esther Leifer

Apr 30, 2005

Esther Leifer, formerly of Sheepshead Bay, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 88. She was born December 20, 1916 in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Hyman and Rachel Cohen. During WW II, she served in the Women’s Auxilliary in Brooklyn in support of the war effort. She was a member of the...

Linda Ruzzo

Linda Ruzzo

Apr 24, 2005

Linda Ruzzo of Maiden Lane, Kingston entered eternal life on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. She was 93. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, Linda was born on July 20, 1991, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Alessandrina Cercone Ruzzo. A parishioner of St. Joseph's Church, Kingston, she belonged to the Kingston Hospital Foundation. Linda was predeceased...

Ida R. Kalde

Ida R. Kalde

Apr 23, 2005

Ida R. Kalde, 84, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine. She was 84. She was born December 10, 1920 in Estonia, a daughter of the late Peedu and Maria Riik. Ida immigrated to this country in 1948, and settled in the Bronx. For many years she worked as a seamstress in the NYC garment industry....

Josephine D. Graham

Josephine D. Graham

Apr 23, 2005

Josephine D. Graham of Ringtop Road, Kingston entered into eternal life on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. She was born in Olive Bridge, a daughter of the late Louis J. and Amalia Tancredi Dutto. A Kingston High School graduate, class of '32, Josephine received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the College of New Rochelle, class of '36....

Helen Kletske

Helen Kletske

Apr 21, 2005

Helen Kletske of Hoyt St., Port Ewen died Thursday morning at Benedictine Hospital. She was 86. Helen was born in the Bronx on July 22, 1918, the daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah Kaufman Goldberg. Her father was in the garment industry in New York and learned of a store for sale in uptown Kingston called 'The Paris' (a...

Beatrice V. Cullum

Beatrice V. Cullum

Apr 17, 2005

Southport, NC - Beatrice V. Cullum of Trailwood Drive died Sunday, April 17, 2005 at Dosher Nursing Center. She was 93.A longtime resident of Kingston, NY, she moved to Southport in 2001.She was born March 20, 1912 in Saugerties, NY a daughter of the late Philip Elmer and Edith Maria Snyder Van Vlierden.Mrs. Cullum graduated from Kingston High School and...

Carol Teague

Carol Teague

Apr 17, 2005

Kingston- Carol Teague of Rondout Drive died Sunday, April 17, 2005 at home. She was 66. She was born May 9, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI, a daughter of the late Eugene and Alice Vis. She worked as a housekeeper at a nuring home in Michigan. She enjoyed making beaded jewelry. Surviving is her niece, Molly Van Sweden of Portage, MI....

Mary Edith Badar

Mary Edith Badar

Apr 12, 2005

Mary Edith Badar, formerly of Wiltwyck Gardens, Albany Ave., Kingston died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the Northeast Center for Special Care. She was 48. Born in Baltimore, MD, Mary was born on May 14, 1956, a daughter of the late Earl C. and Pauline S. Gross Ross, Sr. She lived in Maryland until age 27. A Kingston resident for...

Marguerite McDonough

Marguerite McDonough

Apr 11, 2005

Town of Newburgh- Marguerite McDonough of Rt. 300 died Monday, April 11, 2005 at home. She was 79. She was born January 15, 1926 in Kingston, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Marguerite Fay Castiglione. A housewife, Mrs. McDonough previously worked as a telephone operator. Survivng are her husband, Harold McDonough, two daughters, Monica and Marguerite McDonough, a son,...

John Bertone

John Bertone

Apr 10, 2005

John 'The Barber' Bertone of Glen St., Kingston died Sunday, April 10, 2005 at his home. He was 83. John was born in Castiglione, Sicily, Italy on February 6, 1922, a son of the late Carmelo and Carmela Tornatore Bertone. He immigrated to this country in 1937 and settled in New York City. A WW II veteran in the US...

Rose M. Altomari

Rose M. Altomari

Apr 8, 2005

Rose M. Altomari of East Chester Street, Kingston died Friday afternoon, April 8, 2005. She was 82. She was born in New York City on September 4, 1922. Formerly of Haverstraw, she was active at her parish, St. Peter's Church. For many years Rose worked as a seamstress in the Kingston garment industry. Rose married Roscoe 'Rocky' Altomari on May...

Curtis Van Demark

Curtis Van Demark

Apr 7, 2005

Curtis Van Demark of Hunter St. died Thursday, April 07, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. He was 73. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, Curtis was born on August 20, 1931, a son of the late Clarence and Anna Dawson Van Demark. He married Rosetta Jackson on December 11, 1955. During the Korean Conflict he served in Germany and France in...

Alfred E. Shultis

Alfred E. Shultis

Apr 4, 2005

Alfred E. Shultis of West Hurley died Monday, April 04, 2005 at TenBroeck Commons Nursing Home. He was 75. He was born in Kingston on July 11, 1929, a son of the late Elvin Shultis and Ethel Conner Shultis Smith. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On June 11, 1960 he married Martha Repp. A...

Richard Pitt Jr.

Richard Pitt Jr.

Apr 2, 2005

Richard Pitt Jr. of Lawrenceville St. died Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. He was 53. He was born in Spring Valley on June 5, 1951, a son of the late Richard Norman and Joan Kunze Pitt Sr. Mr. Pitt moved to this area as a teenager. He served in the Merchant Marines. For 19 years he has been...