OBITUARIES

Ora G.  Freer

Ora G. Freer

Jul 29, 2018

Visitation and Funeral Service will be taking place at Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, 326 Albany Avenue, Kingston, NY. Ora G. Freer, 84, of Kingston passed peacefully at the Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born February 25, 1934 in Kingston and was the daughter of the late Charles and Edna Thorne. Ora was a...

Ora G. Freer

Ora G. Freer

Jul 29, 2018

Ora G. Freer, 84, of Kingston passed peacefully at the Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born February 25, 1934 in Kingston and was the daughter of the late Charles and Edna Thorne. Ora was a graduate of Kingston High School. For many years she had worked as a crossing guard for the Kingston Police...

Thelma L VanDemark

Thelma L VanDemark

Jul 25, 2018

Thelma L. VanDemark, 94, of Kingston, passed peacefully on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 5, 1924 in Kingston, New York and was the daughter of the late Albert and Irene Jones. Thelma was the wife of the late James Van Demark, Sr. he died in 1976 Thelma...

Julie Evans

Julie Evans

Jul 22, 2018

Julie L. Evans of High Falls, NY, died at home, on Sunday, July 22, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late George Verigan and Evelyn Sior. Julie was known to have a great sense of humor and a loving heart towards all who knew her. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed...

Thomas J. Bradley

Thomas J. Bradley

Jul 21, 2018

Thomas J. Bradley was born in New York City to Rose (Brannigan) and Joseph Bradley. He attended Holy Name Elementary School where he earned a four year scholarship to Power Memorial Academy administered by the Irish Christian Brothers. In 1950 he married Margaret Jean Moran. They lived in New York City and maintained a second home in Sullivan...

Vincent H. Washington

Vincent H. Washington

Jul 20, 2018

Vincent H. Washington, 70, of Kingston, NY passed away on July 20, 2018, peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends. Vincent was born in Kingston on April 25, 1948 to Joseph W. and Catherine M. Washington. He attended school in the Kingston City School District and Ulster County Community College. He was employed for many years at...

Theodor Martino

Theodor Martino

Jul 19, 2018

Theodor G. Martino of Kingston, passed tragically Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at home. Born February 8th, 1980, Ted was the middle son to parents Anthony F. and Gerit Bracklow-Martino of Kingston. He was a graduate of Saugerties High School class of 1998. Ted Flourished in the food industry and worked at various places throughout his life. He held...

Sidney E. VanDemark

Sidney E. VanDemark

Jul 16, 2018

Sidney E. VanDemark, age 60, passed away on July 16, 2018. He was born in Kingston, NY to the late Clarence VanDemark and Lillian Coleman. Sidney was known for his "life of the party", one of a kind personality and enjoyed spending his time volunteering throughout the City of Kingston. In addition to volunteering, he did maintenance at...

Theresa Bock

Theresa Bock

Jul 15, 2018

Theresa Bock, 95, of Cary, North Carolina, former long time resident of Kingston, New York, died on July 15, 2018. Her husband, the late Edwin T. Bock died in 1979. Born July 30, 1922 in Glasco, NY, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Sarah Mauro. Survivors include her daughter and son-in law, Mary Lynn and...

Wilma J. Lemister

Wilma J. Lemister

Jul 15, 2018

Wilma J. Lemister, 97, of Port Ewen, NY, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 surrounded by family at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine. She was born on January 31, 1921 in Kingston, New York the daughter of the late Otto Lavsa and Edith Garrison Lavsa. Wilma was married to Walter Lemister on August 15, 1948. Walter...

Waltraud Trudy Brown

Waltraud Trudy Brown

Jul 13, 2018

Waltraud H. (Trudy) Brown of West Hurley died on July 13, 2018 at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Born in Gardelegen, Germany on January 22, 1941, she is the daughter of the late George and Hedwig (Hedy) Werner Haemmerle. Trudy was a 25 year member of the Kingston Mannerchor and Damenchor and a volunteer for over 20 years as an...

Thomas  V. Farrell

Thomas V. Farrell

Jul 10, 2018

Thomas V. Farrell died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Kingston on July 10, 2018. He was born to the late Vincent and Frances Crough Farrell on January 27, 1925. Tom enjoyed a blessed childhood surrounded by loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. He moved to Kingston with his parents in 1930 and was educated at Saint Marys Elementary...

Kaylee Elizabeth Brady

Kaylee Elizabeth Brady

Jul 10, 2018

Kaylee Elizabeth Brady, 15, of the Town of Ulster, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City after a courageous battle with Burkitt's Leukemia. She was born on December 5, 2002 in Kingston. Kaylee attended Miller Middle School and then most recently was a Freshman at Kingston High School. Kaylee...

Ellen Kirkpatrick

Ellen Kirkpatrick

Jul 9, 2018

Ellen Kirkpatrick, 67, of West Shokan, NY, died Monday, July 9, 2018 at HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Selma Rabinowitz Glickman. Ellen enjoyed swimming in the ocean, walking on the beach and visiting lighthouses as well as line dancing and reading. She lived in Kingston until August of...

Mike

Mike

Jul 7, 2018

Michael "Mike" Andrew Baxter, 55, of Lake Katrine, NY, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 7th, 2018 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. He was born on February 7th, 1963 in Newburgh, New York and was the son of the late Albert Baxter and Marie Monforte (Baxter). Mike had worked for Nagle Oil on the New York State...

Marie Reis

Marie Reis

Jul 7, 2018

Marie A. Reis, 76, of Winnabow, NC, formerly of Kingston, died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Born in Queens, NY, she was a daughter of the late Felix & Lucille Conforti Ulatowski. Marie enjoyed spending time with her many friends, knitting, doing crafts and her favorite, going out to eat. She volunteered for Meals onWheels, Linus blankets for newborns and was...

John Franklin Miller

John Franklin Miller

Jul 6, 2018

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that John F. Miller passed away on Friday July 6, 2018 after a long illness, peacefully surrounded by his Palmer family. John Franklin Miller was born November 15, 1952 in Kansas City Missouri to his mother Dorothy M Kron and father John A. Miller. John relocated to Queens NY in...

John Tuma

John Tuma

Jul 4, 2018

John C. Tuma, 93, died on July 4, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Hospital after a short battle with bone cancer. Born in Vienna, Austria, he was the only son of the late Dominick and Theresa (Merkel) Tuma. John graduated as a civil engineer from the Technical University of Vienna in 1949 and entered the U.S. in 1953. He worked for...

William "Bill" Handschuh, Sr.

William "Bill" Handschuh, Sr.

Jul 3, 2018

William Edward Handschuh, Sr., 73, passed away on July 3, 2018. William was born in Oceanside, NY to William Handschuh and Anne Haller. William married Susan Handschuh of New Paltz, New York on February 14, 2013. William is survived by his wife, Susan Handschuh, his children, Jason Handschuh, Billy Handschuh, Bobby Handschuh, Joseph Handschuh, Ryan Handschuh, Matthew Handschuh,...

Barbara Zimet

Barbara Zimet

Jul 3, 2018

Barbara Zimet, 93, of Ithaca, formerly of Woodstock, died Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. Born in Culver, Indiana she was the daughter of the late Ernest & Alma McBride Benedict. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Music, she started her career as a band director in Tippecanoe, Indiana. She graduated with a degree...