Helen E Williams
Jun 12, 2019
Helen E. Kavanagh Williams, 97, of Lake Katrine, NY, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Kingston, NY on May 15, 1922 to the late James P. Kavanagh and Eliffe (Mosher) Kavanagh. She was a Kingston High School graduate, class of 1940. She later worked at JJ Newberry's on...
Richard Olsen
Jun 12, 2019
Richard Olsen, 89, of Rhinebeck, formerly of Kingston, died June 12, 2019 at the Baptist Home in Rhinebeck. Born in Minneapolis, MN he was the son of the late Hans & Bertha Jorgensen Olsen, both of whom emigrated from Oslo, Norway in 1904. Richard completed his BA at the MacPhail College of Music in 1951. That same year, he became...
Albert Beard
Jun 11, 2019
Albert Beard, 86, of Kingston, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Born in Jamaica, NY, he was the son of the late Albert & Anna Sabalauskas Beard. Albert graduated from Newtown High School in Queens, and from the State Teachers College at New Paltz. He obtained a Masters Degree from Queens College, pursued postgraduate study at New York University, and obtained...
Shirley Rose Levine Weiner
Jun 10, 2019
Shirley Rose Levine Weiner, 93, died on June 10, 2019 in Syracuse, NY. The youngest of twelve children, she was born in Burlington, Vermont to Fannie and Louis Levine. Shirley earned her R. N. Degree at the Mary Fletcher School of Nursing in Burlington. She married Theodore (Ted) Weiner shortly thereafter and moved to Granville, NY where Ted and his...
Mario Altomare
Jun 10, 2019
Mario Altomare, 89, of Kingston, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Rogliano Cosenza, Italy, he was a son of the late Pietro & Santa Garofalo Altomare. Mario was a stone mason who immigrated from Italy in 1970. Through his hard work his family was able to join him in Kingston three years...
James "Ace" Staley
Jun 7, 2019
James D. "Ace" Staley, 67, of Gardiner, NY, formerly of Port Ewen, NY, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019. He was born on July 11, 1951 in Watertown, NY. He was one of the four sons of Frederick and Annette (Galletly) Staley. He was preceded by his parents and his brother, Douglas. A loving brother, brother-in-law, and...
Arlene Christofora
Jun 7, 2019
Arlene E. Christofora, 78, of Woodstock, died Friday, June 7, 2019 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Joseph & Esther Mayhan Zeeh who owned Zeeh’s soda factory. She graduated Kingston High School followed by Business School and then married the butcher, the man of her dreams. She was a dedicated wife...
Vincent "Jim" Legregni
Jun 6, 2019
Vincent "Jim" Legregni, 96, of Kingston, NY, co-founder with his late wife of Terri's Deli, a Kingston institution for over 50 years died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. He was born on March 18, 1923 in Jersey City, NJ, to the late Calogero and Josephine (Romano) Legregni. Jim was a decorated veteran of WWII serving...
Georgianna Brinkman
Jun 5, 2019
Georgianna Brinkman, 69, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Thompson House in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born December 20, 1949 in Kingston, the daughter of the late George and Ernestine (Scism) Brinkman. Georgianna was a Kingston High School Graduate and enjoyed time spent with her family and watching the NY Yankees. She...
Barbara DeForest
Jun 5, 2019
Barbara DeForest, 91, of Woodland Ponds, New Paltz, formerly of Kingston passed peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Barbara was a graduate of Cambridge High School and then completed two years of study at the Division of Laboratories and Research, Albany, New York and was certified as a Laboratory Technician. For many years she worked at the City...
William D. Grego
Jun 5, 2019
William D. Grego, 70, of Hurley, NY, passed away suddenly, on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at home. He was born June 4, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Augustine and Grace (DeSanto) Grego. Bill was married to his wife of 50 years, Sharon (Ropejko) Grego. He worked at Gun Parts Corporation (formerly Numrich Arms) in...
Hilda Gloria Johnson
Jun 3, 2019
Hilda Gloria Johnson, 88, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at home. She was born on February 3, 1931 in Kingston the daughter of the late Andrew and Myrtle Johnson. She was a Kingston High School Graduate and later worked for Montgomery Ward in Kingston for many years until her retirement. Hilda is survived...
Gloria P Cook
Jun 2, 2019
Gloria P. Cook, 94, of Kingston, passed peacefully Sunday afternoon, June 2, 2019 at Golden Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kingston. She was born March 23, 1925 in Kingston, the daughter of the late James and Minnie Bechtold Brice. Gloria was the wife of the late John Cook, he died January 27, 2009. They were married November...
Richard J Casey
Jun 2, 2019
Richard J. Casey went into eternal life on June 2, 2019, surrounded by family at The Pines in Catskill. He was born on February 22, in Margaretville, NY to the late Dermuid and Frances Casey. They moved to Port Ewen when he was 11 years old. He was a 1960 Kingston High School graduate. He married the love...
Charyree L Smith
Jun 1, 2019
Charyree L. Smith, 69, of Olivebridge, NY, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY, after her battle with Lung Cancer. She was born October 14, 1949 in Chatham, NY the daughter of the late Alfred and Mildred (VanDemark) Smith. She worked for many years at Rotron in Woodstock and later became...
Amy R Van Benschoten
May 26, 2019
Amy R. Van Benschoten, 95, of Mount Marion, NY, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at home. She was born on March 5, 1924 the daughter of the late Howard and Ruby (Van Kleeck) Van Keuren. She was a Kingston High School Graduate. Amy was married to Archie Van Benschoten who passed away in 2003. She had worked...
Saul Schechter
May 25, 2019
Saul Schechter, 91, passed away unexpectedly on May 25, 2019, at Woodland Pond, New Paltz, N.Y. Born in Kingston, New York, he was a son of the late Mollie and Jack Schechter. Saul served four years in the US Navy, much of it aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Leyte. He returned to run ‘Schechter’s Market’, a Kingston landmark, for over...
Phyllis Newman
May 23, 2019
Phyllis Newman, formerly of Kingston, wife of the late Dr. Harold Newman, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 23 in Potomac, Maryland. Phyllis is survived by daughters Jinne Welch (John), Karen Falk (Ken), Beth Newman Place (Larry), and Laura Jo Newman. Also by six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and -nephews. She will be laid to rest...
Maryann E Ashdown
May 23, 2019
Maryann E. Ashdown, 82, of St. Cloud, FL, formerly of Kingston, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Clarence & Caroline Hummel Bowman. Maryann retired from IBM in Kingston after 32 years. Maryann was an avid 4H member, she loved to sew, collect baseball cards,...
William T. Freer, Sr.
May 22, 2019
Friends will be received on Sunday May 26, 2019 from 1pm to 5pm at the Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Inc. corner of John & Lafayette Streets in Saugerties. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am on Monday May 27, 2019 at St. Mary's of the Snow RC Church, 36 Cedar Street, Saugerties, NY. Condolences may be...
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