OBITUARIES

John L. Costello

John L. Costello

Nov 8, 2003

John L. Costello, of Penstock Lane, Lake Katrine died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at Kingston Hospital. He was 84. He was born in East Kingston on December 24, 1919, a son of the late Louis and Josephine M. Amato Costello. Mr. Costello served in the US Army during WW II in the European Theater of Operations as a Master Sergeant....

Mabel Lipton

Mabel Lipton

Oct 30, 2003

Mabel Lipton, a longtime Kingston resident died Thursday, October 30, 2003 at the Golden Hill Health Care. She was 96. She was born in Brooklyn on March 28, 1907, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Gottlieb Kirschner. Mrs. Lipton moved to Kingston in 1920 and during WW II worked as an insurance agent for Prudential. From 1945 until...

Frances Costello

Frances Costello

Oct 28, 2003

Frances A. “Chickey” Costello of Brigham Street, East Kingston died Tuesday at Kingston Hospital. She was 91. A native and lifelong resident of East Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Josephine Amato Costello. For many years Mrs. Costello worked at the former R & F Dress Company, Glasco. A skilled sewer and crotchetier, she was known...

Scott A. Ogden

Scott A. Ogden

Oct 22, 2003

Scott A. Ogden, 48, of Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie died Wednesday, October 22, 2003. He was born in Sturgis, MI on June 14, 1955, a son of Barbara Teadt Ogden and the late Walter E. Ogden. A founding member of the Sturgis Toy Run in Sturgis, MI, he moved to this area seventeen years ago. Mr. Ogden was past commander and...

Louise A. Ferraro

Louise A. Ferraro

Oct 22, 2003

Louise A. Ferraro of Old Kings Highway, died Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 87. She was born in Glasco on October 23, 1915, a daughter of the late Dominic and Josephine Qualtere Greco. For 18 years Mrs. Greco co-owned and operated with her husband the Vinnie-Lu Dress Factory in Glasco. She also co-owned...

Ruth B. Nathe

Ruth B. Nathe

Oct 21, 2003

Marblehead, Ohio - Ruth B. Nathe of Stoutenburg Drive, Marblehead, Ohio died October 21, 2003 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 81. She was born in Ossining, NY on May 29, 1922, a daughter of the late Paul Thure and E. Florence Larsson Brorstrom. She was raised in Pleasantville and then married Raymond J. Nathe on June 19, 1946. During WW...

Jerome Siegel

Jerome Siegel

Oct 21, 2003

Woodstock- Jerome “Jerry” Siegel of Woodstock and Lauderhill, FL died Monday, October 20, 2003 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 82. He was born in Brooklyn on August 10, 1921, a son of the late Abraham and Dorothy Forman Siegel. Formerly of Brooklyn, Mr. Siegel served in the US Army during WW II. On November 1, 1947 he married Bernice Milgram....

Carmela R. Bonacci

Carmela R. Bonacci

Oct 20, 2003

Kingston- Carmela R. “Carrie” Amato Bonacci of East Chester St. Extension died Monday at Benedictine Hospital. She was 81. She was born February 8, 1922 in Glasco, a daughter of the late Francesco and Rosaria Greco Amato. She had worked as a seamstress for the former Kingston Dress Co. She retired after 23 years in the assembly area of IBM...

Michael C. Abdallah

Michael C. Abdallah

Oct 16, 2003

Austin, TX - Michael C. Abdallah, formerly of Kingston, died Thursday, October 16, 2003 at Sagebrook Health Center. He was 94. Michael C. Abdallah was born in Kingston, New York on December 20, 1908 to Shokry Morad Abdallah who immigrated to Kingston from Lebanon in the late 1890’s and Sophie Rohanna Salem Abdallah who was born in Kingston. “Mike”, as...

Ann Kelkuski

Ann Kelkuski

Oct 13, 2003

Ann Kelkuski, 83, of Potterhill Road, Petersburgh, NY died Monday, October 13, 2003 at the North East Center for Special Care, Lake Katrine. She was born in Lake Wood, NJ on August 23, 1920, a daughter of the late William and Mary Murphy. A longtime resident of Lake Wood, for many years she worked at Weaton Plastics in NJ. She...

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....