OBITUARIES

Ordonio De La Pena

Ordonio De La Pena

Oct 16, 2005

ORDONIO DE LA PENA, of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, Philippines died October 16, 2005 at 1:15am Philippine time in Riverside Medical Center, Bacolod City, due to congestive heart failure and stroke after struggle of long illnes of the enlargement of the heart. It was on the birthday of his brother, Fr. Rick De La Pena of St. Joseph’s Church, Kingston,...

Ida Kaplan

Ida Kaplan

Oct 15, 2005

Ida Kaplan of the Town of Ulster died Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Kingston Hospital. She was 84. Ida was born in the Bronx on January 8, 1921, a daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie Yutkowitz Frankel. She moved to this area in 1949. For many years Ida delighted in being involved in the 'Foster Grandparent' program. She also...

Hermine Pleshette

Hermine Pleshette

Oct 10, 2005

Hermine Pleshette, of Commons Drive, Lake Katrine died Monday, October 10, 2005 at TenBroeck Commons Nursing Home. She was 66. She was born on April 3, 1939, a daughter of the late Norman and Ruth Wallach Mindlin. A former resident of White Plains and Rye Brook, Mrs. Pleshette worked as an office manager at her husband's medical practice in Jackson...

Teresa Mary Schlanger

Teresa Mary Schlanger

Oct 9, 2005

Teresa M. Schlanger of Yosman Towers, Broadway, Kingston died Sunday, October 10, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 69. She was born in East Kingston on July 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Catherine Natale Gallo. Teresa was raised in East Kingston and for many years worked in area garment factories. Formerly of Rifton and Ponchockie,...

Thomas G. Kavanagh

Thomas G. Kavanagh

Oct 9, 2005

New Hartford, NY – Thomas G. Kavanagh, 77, died after a long illess on Sunday, October 16, 2005 at the NorthEast Center for Special Care, Lake Katrine. Born on November 20, 1927 in Gloversville, he was a son of the late Harold and Mary Kavanagh. He attended Gloversville schools and Rome State School. He was a Roman Catholic. For several...

Sandra E. Wood

Sandra E. Wood

Sep 27, 2005

Sandra Ellen “Sandy” Wood, a lifelong Rosendale area resident, entered into rest September 27, 2005 ath the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, NY. She was 53. She was born to Louis F. and Eunice L. Wiegert on September 5, 1952, both of whom predeceased her, Louis on August 11, 2000 and her mother in May 1999. An avid reader who counted...

Alain L. Petit

Alain L. Petit

Sep 25, 2005

Alain L. 'Frenchie' Petit of New Salem Road, Port Ewen died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 51. Alain was born in Longuil, Quebec on January 29, 1954, a son of Monique Belleveau and the late Renee Petit. A longtime area resident, he worked as a floor installer for Local #2287. Alain was a parishioner of Presentation...

Ernest M. Guido

Ernest M. Guido

Sep 25, 2005

Ernest M. Guido of Route 213, Rosendale died Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Benedicitine Hospital. He was 43. Ernie was born in Kingston on May 4, 1962, a son of Anna Mae Betley Guido and the late Ernest J. Guido. A lifelong area resident, Ernie previously owned 'Uncle Ernie's Restaruant' on Broadway, Kingston. His partner Kenneth C. Charter died in...

Kenneth C. Handschin

Kenneth C. Handschin

Sep 23, 2005

Kenneth C. Handschin of Neighborhood Rd., Lake Katrine, died September 23, 2005 at his home. He was 57. Ken was born in Jackson Heights, Queens on September 28, 1948, a son of Charles G. and Elizabeth J. Quinn Handschin. He was a Poughkeepsie High School graduate and then received a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering at Clarkson College in Pottsdam....

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....