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Frances M. Prusack

Frances M. Prusack

Oct 12, 2003

KINGSTON- Frances M. Prusack of Flatbush Ave. died Sunday, October 12, 2003 at the home of her great-granddaughter in the Town of Ulster. She was 91. She was born June 1, 1912 in New York City, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Josephine Dazzo Coniglio. For many years, along with her husband, operated the former Rookie’s Tavern on the...

Louis Clausi

Louis Clausi

Oct 11, 2003

East Kingston – Louis “Luigi” J. Clausi, of Brigham Street, died Saturday, October 11, 2003 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 73. A native and lifelong East Kingston resident, he was born November 13, 1929, a son of the late Pietro “Peter” and Guiseppina “Josephine” Micieli Clausi. Mr. Clausi served stateside in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He...

Charles Lamphere

Charles Lamphere

Oct 7, 2003

Charles K. “Kenny” Lamphere, of Village Drive died Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 65. He was born in Brooklyn on April 16, 1938, a son of the late Charles L. and Hilda May Smith Lamphere. A longtime area resident, Mr. Lamphere was a motorcycle enthusiast. For 23 years he worked as a supervisor at Channel Master...

Rose LaRocca

Rose LaRocca

Oct 5, 2003

Town of Ulster – Rose LaRocca of Ulster Landing Road died Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Westchester Medical Center. She was 79. She was born in East Kingston on September 5, 1924, a daughter of the late Frank and Mollie Aiello Carpino. A lifelong area resident, Mrs. La Rocca was a parishioner of St. Colman’s Church, East Kingston and the...

Daniel Basch

Daniel Basch

Oct 1, 2003

Pompano Beach, FL- Daniel Basch, formerly of Kingston died Wednesday, October 01, 2003 at Northridge Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was 78. He was born August 8, 1925 in Kingston, a son of the late Louis and Lena Barnovitz Basch. He was a WW II veteran, having served in the Marine Corps. He was a retired salesman. He was...

Matthew E. Torti Sr.

Matthew E. Torti Sr.

Sep 23, 2003

Lake Katrine- Matthew E. Torti Sr., of Penstock Lane died Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. He was 87. He was born October 2, 1915 in Buffalo, a son of the late Alexander R. and Marie Vassalo Torti. He was a 1938 graduate of Cornell University. He was retired from the U.S. Army as a Lt....

Elaine Sancomb DeGasperis

Elaine Sancomb DeGasperis

Sep 23, 2003

Elaine DeGasperis, of Ft. Pierce, Florida, formerly of Kingston, NY, passed away on Sept.23, 2003 at her Wilmington DE home, surrounded by her family, after a long courageous battle against breast cancer. She was 80. Mrs. DeGasperis was born in Chateaugay, NY, on August 26, 1923, the daughter of the late Fred and Sadie Bessette Sancomb. A longtime resident of...

Max Bruns

Max Bruns

Sep 22, 2003

Max Bruns of Grant Street, Kingston died Monday, September 22, 2003 at Kingston Hospital. He was 80. He was born on July 28, 1923, a son of the late August and Olga Trimpert Bruns. A longtime area resident, Mr. Bruns served in the US Army Infantry during WW II in Co. G 23rd Infantry in Germany. A decorated veteran, he...

Harry J. Kane

Harry J. Kane

Sep 21, 2003

Lake Katrine- Harry J. Kane of Carney Rd. Ulster Park and formerly of Red Hook died Sunday September 21, 2003 at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. He was 91. He was born August 30, 1912 in Bronxville, a son of the late Joseph and Catherine Campbell Kane. A U.S. Army veteran of WW II, he served with the 10th. Mountain...

Eleanor Mc Elhearn

Eleanor Mc Elhearn

Sep 11, 2003

Hurley – Eleanor H. Mc Elhearn, of Windsor Dr., Hurley died Thursday, September 11, 2003 at Kingston Hospital. She was 88. She was born in Brooklyn on March 21, 1915, a daughter of the late James V. and Rose Faggella Fanuele. For many years Mrs. Mc Elhearn lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. A N.Y.U. graduate, she received a doctorate in music....

Sylvia Jacobs

Sylvia Jacobs

Sep 3, 2003

Sunrise, Florida – Sylvia Jacobs, formerly of Kingston, died Wednesday, September 03, 2003 at Sunrise Health Care Center, Sunrise, Florida. She was 89. She was born in New York City on April 7, 1914, a daughter of the late Abraham and Anna Schacter Wieselthier. Mrs. Jacobs married Louis Larry Jacobs on May 30, 1936. A Kingston resident since 1939, Mrs....

Frances N. Kolts

Frances N. Kolts

Sep 1, 2003

Frances N. Kolts, of Foxhall Avenue, Kingston died Monday, September 01, 2003 at Kingston Hospital. She was 82. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, she was born June 4, 1921, a daughter of the late Raymond and Ida DuBois Parsells. An active member of the Reformed Church of the Comforter, Mrs. Kolts belonged to the Wiltwyck Guild and the Guild...

Jessica Modeen

Jessica Modeen

Aug 28, 2003

California – Jessica Modeen of Lompac, CA died Thursday, August 28, 2003 in Los Angeles after a long struggle with cancer. She was 7.She was born in California on September 24, 1995. Jessica was an avid reader.Surviving are her father Henry Modeen of Las Vegas, Nevada; one brother Kenneth Modeen, at home, four sisters Melissa, Jennifer, Tracey and April Modeen,...

Angeline M. Schichtel

Angeline M. Schichtel

Aug 27, 2003

Margaret Schichtel, 83, of Kingston and formerly of Catskill died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at Kingston Hospital. She was born in Fairview, NJ on April 23, 1920, a daughter of the late Thomas and Tillie Buffico LaMarca. From 1957 – 1968 she lived on Summit Ave., Catskill and belonged to St. Patrick’s Rosary Society. Mrs. Schichtel then moved to Kingston.Beloved...

Donald J. Burns

Donald J. Burns

Aug 26, 2003

Donald J. Burns, of Bundy Lane and River Road, Rhinebeck died Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at home. He was 67. He was born May 29, 1936 in Kingston, a son of the late Leo and Eva Albright Burns. He was retired from IBM in Kingston where he worked in the boiler room operation and production control. He was a member...

Vincent J. Nardi

Vincent J. Nardi

Aug 21, 2003

Kingston – Vincent J. Nardi, 73, of Henry Street died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Benedictine Hospital. He was born in East Kingston on April 24, 1930, a son of the late Frank J. and Catherine Ferraro Nardi. A lifelong area resident, Mr. Nardi served in the US Marine Corps during the Korea Conflict. For over 25 years Mr. Nardi...

Ann M. Spiesman

Ann M. Spiesman

Aug 20, 2003

Ann M. Spiesman, formerly of Kingston, died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Avante of Lake Worth. She was 102. She was born in New York City on April 24, 1901. A longtime Kingston resident, Mrs. Spiesman was a member at Temple Emanuel. She was an active member of the Kingston Hospital Auxiliary and a life member of B’nai Brith and...

Jeanna Schmidt

Jeanna Schmidt

Aug 12, 2003

Jeanna Schmidt, 39, of Boices Lane, Kingston died Saturday, August 9, 2003. She was born in Kingston on December 10, 1963, a daughter of the late James D. and Jean Fay Linnartz. Surviving are her daughter Nicole Paton; two sisters Linda Batchelor of Saugerties and Ellen McNally of Kingston; one brother James P. Linnartz of Salisbury Mills; several nieces and...

Peter Lewis

Peter Lewis

Aug 10, 2003

Peter Seth Lewis, 50, of Atwood Road, Stone Ridge, NY died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at home. He was born in New York City on March 18, 1953, a son of Anne Levy Lewis and the late Arthur Lewis. A graduate of Adelphi Academy, NYC and Syracuse University, on January 22, 1978 he married Nina Sale. A professional sound engineer,...

Ann Giustino

Ann Giustino

Aug 9, 2003

Kingston- Ann Giustino, formerly of Broadway and Stuyvesant Charter died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at Golden Hill Health Care Center. She was 90. She was born March 8, 1913 in New York City, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ninfa Busardo Verdi. For many years, along with her husband George Giustino, she owned and operated the former Giustino’s Market...

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