Jakob Oliver Schultz
Oct 2, 2025
Jakob Oliver Schultz, 12, of Highland, NY passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY.
He was born August 24, 2013 in Poughkeepsie, NY, son of David and Elizabeth (Retzlaff) Schultz.
Jakob never needed words. Even as a baby, Jakob had a special way of communicating and understanding. He spoke volumes with his bright blue eyes...
Margaret Pettey
Oct 10, 2025
Margaret Pettey, 93, of Kingston, NY, formerly of Manhattan, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Ten Broeck Commons in Lake Katrine, NY. She was born on February 24, 1932, to the late Herbert and Sarah (Boler) Hymes. She was married to her loving husband of 30 years, Charles R. Pettey. Charles predeceased her on January 26, 2014.
Margaret was...
James Lawson
Oct 6, 2025
James A. Lawson, 66, of Woodstock, NY, passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, NY. He was born on October 1, 1959, in Kingston, NY, son of the late Donald and Carolyn (Cordes) Lawson.
James served his country in the US Navy from 1979 to 1983. He later owned and operated his plumbing business, Lawson's Water Solutions,...
Thomas Fuoco
Oct 5, 2025
Thomas Fuoco, 88, of Saugerties, NY, formerly of Hurley, NY, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at his home in Saugerties, NY. He was born on April 23, 1937, in East Kingston, NY and was the son of the late Saverio Fuoco and Theresa Morello.
Thomas attended school at Immaculate Conception, Kingston, NY and Kingston High School. He worked for...
George F. Wells, Sr.
Sep 26, 2025
George F. Wells, Sr. passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 after a long illness. Born on April 12, 1943 George was born to the late Kenneth and Hilda (Schoonmaker).
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Diana Wells (Davis), son George Wells, Jr. (Dorothy), Joseph Wells (Donna), Robert Wells (Marianne), and William Wells (Tori). George is predeceased by...
Cara Higgins
Sep 20, 2025
Key West lost one of its brightest lights with the passing of Cara Higgins, who passed away peacefully in her home on September 20, 2025. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1974, she is survived by her children, Thomas Horvath and Emily Horvath; her mother, Eileen Higgins; her father, Thomas Higgins; and her sister, Amy Higgins, life partner Jim...
Carol Dunn
Sep 17, 2025
Carol Louise Dunn, 96, of West Hurley, NY, passed away on Wednesday September 17, 2025 at TenBroeck Commons in Lake Katrine, NY. She was born on May 17, 1929 in Kingston, NY and was the daughter of the late Marcus and Louise (Madden) Smith. She lived her entire life in the West Hurley area.
Carol graduated from Kingston High School in...
Harriet Murphy
Sep 11, 2025
Harriet Murphy, 90, of Durham, NH, formerly of Kingston, NY, passed away on Thursday September 11, 2025. She was born on July 11, 1935 in Rifton, NY, daughter of the late Matthew and Isabella (Boss) Rimmi. She was married to the late John A. "Jack" Murphy, Jack passed away on November 4, 2002.
Harriet was a graduate of Kingston High School,...
Ruth Weeks
Sep 11, 2025
Ruth Weeks, 92, of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at her home in Kerhonkson, NY, surrounded by her two daughters, Deb Bilyeu and Diana Gass. She was born on October 18, 1932 in Ellenville, NY and was the daughter of the late Harley Williams and Carrie Gray.
She is survived by her daughters; Deb and Diana, sisters;...
Ronald Canal
Sep 1, 2025
Ron Canal was born on November 2, 1960 and the world was forever changed. He was born in Tyler, Texas; he was the fourth — three minutes older than his twin brother Don, he would want you to know — son of Joseph and Yvonne Canal, and brother to Mike, Joe, Bob, Don, and Frannie. Ron’s characteristics would last into...
Alba Talavera
Aug 30, 2025
Promoted To Glory
Alba Luz Talavera, age 75 of Kingston, New York passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025 after battling cancer for the last two years. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 6, 1950, they moved to Brooklyn, NY just three years later. Throughout her journey, Alba lived many places ultimately spending the last couple years with family...
Donald Gilbert
Aug 27, 2025
Donald Gilbert, 85, of New Paltz, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, NY. He was born on March 19, 1940, in Albany, NY, son of the late Josiah and Gladys (Mildred) Gilbert.
He leaves behind his friends at The Rousner IRA House in New Paltz, they were like family to him. In addition to...
Ethel Armstrong-Jeffers
Aug 25, 2025
Ethel Armstrong-Jeffers, 84, of Kingston, NY, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025. She was born on August 10, 1941 in Kingston, NY, daughter of the late Hydrect "Monk" Armstrong, Sr. and Hallie (Owens) Armstrong. She worked for many years at Amdahl Corporation as a recruiter. She is survived by her sisters, Melvina Blair of Cleveland, OH, and Hydreca Watts...
Mary "Maria" Pulvirenti
Aug 21, 2025
Mary "Maria" Pulvirenti, 82, of Port Ewen, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Golden Hill Nursing & Rehab Center in Kingston, NY. She was born on October 23, 1942 in Kingston, NY and was the daughter of the late Vincenzo "Jimmy" Pulvirenti and Angelina Greco.
Mary was a graduate of Kingston High School and Richard the 1st School...
Barbara Hanley
Aug 15, 2025
Barbara “Cuma” Hanley, 84, of Kingston, NY, formerly of Ft. Myers, FL, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025 of natural causes. She was born on March 14, 1941 in Kingston, NY, the daughter of the late Walter and Pearl (McConvey) Hanley. She was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1959.
Barbara was married to Donald Schick who passed...
Gertrude "Marion" Warnecke
Aug 12, 2025
Gertrude “Marion” Loeffler Warnecke, 91, of Glenford, NY, met her Lord and Savior face to face on August 12, 2025. She was born on May 19,1934 in Kingston, NY to George Loeffler and Emma Bigler Loeffler, and was the youngest of three children. She is pre-deceased by her loving husband, Calvin Herbert Warnecke, and is survived by their three children,...
Wilner Sylvestre
Aug 8, 2025
Wilner Sylvestre, 81 of Kingston New York passed away peacefully on Friday August 8th,2025 surrounded by his loved ones. Wilner was born on August 2, 1944 in Port Au Prince, Haiti to his mother Yvonne Theodort of Jacmel, Haiti and father Charitable Sylvestre of Havana Cuba. He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Eve Sylvestre and all...
Barbara Davenport
Jul 31, 2025
Barbara Catherine Davenport, beloved mother, wife, and educator, tragically passed away due to complications from an emergency surgery on July 31st, 2025. She was 62 years old. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of more than 37 years Douglas, siblings Marybeth Rubin, Judith Isseks, and Thomas Reynolds, and children Trevor, Avery, Miranda, and Kyle.
Born in Kingston, New York in...
Roger Bonsteel
Jul 31, 2025
Roger Edward Bonsteel, 77, of Kingston, NY, passed peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025 after a brief illness. Born on July 3, 1948 in Cortland, NY, Roger was the son of the late Lawrence Bonsteel and Kathleen Putnam, and his stepfather, Philip Putnam.
Roger grew up in McGraw, NY, later attending Hamilton College and Colgate University, where he obtained his Master’s...
Laura Storch
Jul 31, 2025
Laura G. Storch, 78, of West Hurley, NY, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at home. She was born on November 29, 1946 in New York City, daughter of the late Murray and Shirley (Stern) Greenberg.
She was an Educator at the Center for Spectrum Services in Saugerties, NY for many years and was an advocate for individuals with autism...
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