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Margaret "Margie" Koscal

Margaret "Margie" Koscal

Sep 13, 2018

Margaret Margie Koscal, 86, of Kingston, died, Thursday, September 13, 2018 at her residence. Born in Beacon, New York, she was a daughter of the late John and Veronica Sedlak Koscal. Margie enjoyed rocking in her rocking chair, completing puzzles, and watching TV. She could often be found carrying a purse and filling it with various nick knacks. She took...

Philip Joseph Prince

Philip Joseph Prince

Sep 11, 2018

Philip Joseph Prince, 65, of Beacon, NY, a loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in his home. Philip was born May 28, 1953 in the Bronx; the youngest son of Philip and Mary Prince. Phil was a proud and loving father of three children and three grandchildren. He was an...

He Who Stands Firm (Nicholas A. Shoumatoff)

He Who Stands Firm (Nicholas A. Shoumatoff)

Sep 11, 2018

He Who Stands Firm, museum curator, lecturer, naturalist, artist, linguist and ethnographer, passed away on September 11, 2018 at his home in Mount Tremper, New York. Known for his extensive knowledge of the Delaware Lenape indian culture and lore, he established the Delaware Indian Resource Center in 1976 at the Trailside Nature Museum at the Westchester County Park,...

Franz Joseph Heigemeir

Franz Joseph Heigemeir

Sep 10, 2018

Franz Heigemeir, 88, of Rifton, NY, died suddenly on Monday, September 10, 2018 at Health Alliance Hospital of Kingston, NY. Born January 3, 1930, in Stuttgart, Germany, he was the son of the late Franz and Rosa Heigemeir. Upon coming to the United States, Franz served in the US Army from 1954 through 1956. He was a graduate...

Dorothy M. Armitage

Dorothy M. Armitage

Sep 7, 2018

Aged 92, of Talleyville, DE, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2018 at the home of her daughter Carol. Dorothy Margaret Armitage (nee Aten) was born in 1926 in Lorain, OH. She received a B.A. degree in chemistry and math from the College of Wooster and a doctorate in organic chemistry from Ohio State University. After meeting her...

Clara M. Pritchard

Clara M. Pritchard

Aug 30, 2018

Clara M. Pritchard, 91, of Kingston, NY, passed away at home on Thursday, August 30, 2018. She was born November 17, 1926 in Kingston to the late John and Maude (Adams) Ewel. She was a Kingston High School Graduate, Class of 1943. She later worked at IBM in Kingston for 33 years, where she was a member of...

Patricia Jean Lamoreaux

Patricia Jean Lamoreaux

Aug 24, 2018

Patricia Jean (Golden) Lamoreaux, passed peacefully at home with family by her side on Friday, August 24, 2018, at the age of 83. She was born in Fall River, MA on March 10, 1935 (one of 14 children) to parents, Henry and Margaret Golden. On February 11, 1956, she married her High School sweetheart, Richard Lamoreaux. She will...

Betty Lou Pirro

Betty Lou Pirro

Aug 23, 2018

Betty Lou Pirro, 80, of Sawkill, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. She was born February 8, 1938 in Johnstown, NY the daughter of the late Harold and Laura (Spraker) McGregor. Betty was married to her husband of 63 years, James J. Pirro. Before moving to Connecticut, she worked...

George E. Felton, Sr.

George E. Felton, Sr.

Aug 22, 2018

George E. "Pops" Felton, Sr., 88, of the Town of Ulster, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. He was born September 17, 1929 in Ruby, to the late Albert and Lelia (Horton) Felton. He was married to his wife of 66 years, Marilyn (Osterhoudt) Felton. Marilyn passed away on June 1, 2017. George served his country in...

Edward Paul DeMarta

Edward Paul DeMarta

Aug 21, 2018

Edward Paul DeMarta, 71, of Stone Ridge, NY, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at home. He was born on April 22, 1947 in the Bronx, son of the late Alfred and Anna DeMarta. He is survived by his children, Micheal Zeretzki, Brigitte Paltridge and her husband Billy, Donna Fejzollari and her husband Leo, Lisa Lawkins and...

Evelyn Snow

Evelyn Snow

Aug 20, 2018

Evelyn M. Snow, 76, of Port Ewen, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at her home. Born in High Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter & Myrtis (Every) Ploss. Evelyn was employed as a maintenance specialist most of her career and had a great passion for it. She retired in 2015. Evelyn was full of life and...

Jane Lee Reicher

Jane Lee Reicher

Aug 18, 2018

Jane Lee Reicher, 70, of Highland, NY, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was born on September 18, 1947 on Long Island, the daughter of the late Norton and Lillian Reicher. Jane received her Bachelor's degree in English from Adelphi University, Long Island, NY. She enjoyed singing and music. She was an artist, a dreamer, and...

Joan Aumand

Joan Aumand

Aug 18, 2018

Joan H. Wilson Aumand, 88, of Kingston, died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at her home. Born in Troy, NY, she was the cherished daughter of the late John and Loretta Hull-Wilson. Joan was a Confidential Secretary for the Assistant Superintendent of the Kingston City School District for 17 years, before retiring in 1986. She was a long time parishioner of...

Rose A. Irvine, PhD

Rose A. Irvine, PhD

Aug 18, 2018

Rose Abernethy Irvine, PhD, 93, Professor Emeritus at SUNY New Paltz, former resident of New Paltz and resident of Kingston, passed away August 18, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late R. Tate Irvine, Jr. of Richmond VA, NYC and New Paltz, the daughter of the late William and Julia Abernethy, and sister of the...

Thomas Hunt

Thomas Hunt

Aug 16, 2018

Thomas Hunt, 58, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Westchester Medical Center, due to complications from Pancreatic Cancer. Tom was born on August 4, 1960 in Laurinburg, NC to the late Noah and Alice Hunt. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1980 to 1983, and owned his own business, Hunt Fine...

Gina Kinyon

Gina Kinyon

Aug 15, 2018

Gina Kinyon, 54 of Hurley, New York passed peacefully Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Gina was born August 22, 1963, the cherished daughter of the late Robert Knox, Sr., and Judith Knox in Kingston, New York. A native of Kingston, Gina worked over 15 years at the Ulster County Infirmary now Golden Hill Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Kingston,...

George "Pappy" Schaefer

George "Pappy" Schaefer

Aug 15, 2018

George H. (Pappy) Schaefer, 85, of Kingston, died August 15, 2018 at home. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Fred and Rose (nee Murray) Schaefer. He was a United States Air Force veteran who served in Japan during the Korean War. George was an avid bowler, hunter, and fisherman. He was a collector of model...

Bernice Finch

Bernice Finch

Aug 14, 2018

Bernice Finch, 94, of Lake Katrine, formerly of Wiltwyck Gardens, died peacefully with her family by her side Tuesday August 14, 2018 at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. Bernice was born in Kingston, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Przybylski Buboltz. Bernice was married to the late Clarence H. Finch who died in 2009 and she was employed...

Kurt K. Kessler

Kurt K. Kessler

Aug 14, 2018

Kurt K. Kessler, 59, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. He was born on May 19, 1959 in Mitchell, South Dakota the son of the late Leo and Theresa Kessler, one of thirteen children. He served his country in the US Navy, retiring as a Senior Chief. After his honorable discharge, Kurt was employed...

Anthony Woinoski

Anthony Woinoski

Aug 12, 2018

Anthony P Woinoski, 86, of Hurley, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Ten Broeck Commons. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Frank & Matilda Longtoe Woinoski. Anthony was a devout Catholic and a former usher at the Hurley Mission Church. He was the owner of Tonys Cards and Collectibles in Kingston where weekly tournaments of Yu-Gi-Oh,...