OBITUARIES

Chane Yachness

Chane Yachness

Sep 29, 2013

Chane Yachness of Saugerties, NY, daughter of Zalman Yachness and Rochele Barak. The Yiddish World regrets the passing of a strong, vibrant and passionate Soldier for Yiddishkeit. Her presence in the World gave joy and meaning to multiple generations. She requested that all support should be given to those institutions that promote Yiddish literature, language and culture. Service for Chane...

Harriet Joyce Rugg

Harriet Joyce Rugg

Sep 26, 2013

Harriet Joyce Rugg, 72, of Riverside Dr., Manhattan died September 26, 2013 at NYU Medical Center. A retired 26-year Pre-K and Kindergarten teacher from the NYC Dept. of Education, for the past 5 years Harriet's passion for photography led her to be shown at galleries in East Hampton and Rincon, PR. Beloved wife of Barry Rugg, mother of Ian Rugg...

Theresa Ziwich

Theresa Ziwich

Sep 24, 2013

Theresa (Brauchler) Ziwich, 94, of Golden Hill, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston. She was born December 15, 1918 in Kuzura, Yugoslavia, to the late Wilhelm and Kristina (Reitter) Brauchler, the youngest of nine children. In 1939 she married Michael Brandt and had two children, Martha and Annemarie. Both Michael and Martha died...

Beverly Ann Freer

Beverly Ann Freer

Sep 23, 2013

Beverly ''Bev'' Ann Freer, 81, of Main St, Saugerties, passed peacefully Monday morning, September 23, 2013 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus, Kingston. She was born March 25, 1932 in Orono, Maine the daughter of the late Walter J. and Marie Power Ouellette. She was a graduate of The Academy High School, Portland, Maine, Class of 1951, The...

Robert A. Winchell

Robert A. Winchell

Sep 20, 2013

(Do not delete this line. It does not print. Text that is to appear on web must be entered after this line)« Robert A. Winchell, 93, of Kingston, NY and the Culinarians' Home in New Paltz, died peacefully at Kingston Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Friday September 20, 2013. He was born March 2, 1920 in...

David W DuBois

David W DuBois

Sep 20, 2013

David W. "Ward" DuBois, 92, of Linderman Ave., Kingston, died Friday, September 20, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hosp. Broadway Campus. He was born September 12, 1921 in Kingston, the son of the late Raymond and Wilma Adee DuBois. He served in the army during WW II and had been employed at Electrol for many years. He and his wife...

Dorothy Levitas

Dorothy Levitas

Sep 19, 2013

Dorothy Levitas, 97, of Ellenville, died Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Glen Arden of Goshen. Born in Ellenville, she was a daughter of the late Jack & Frances Cohen Seiken. Dorothy was a graduate of the Packard Business School in Brooklyn. She was partner in two family businesses in Ellenville for many years, Corner Cigar Store and Seiken Liquor Store....

Veronica C. Timmons

Veronica C. Timmons

Sep 17, 2013

Veronica C. Timmons, 71, of Saugerties, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at her home. Born in Yonkers, she was a daughter of the late Thomas & Catherine Martine Mott. Veronica graduated from Yonkers High School and went on to be a Licensed Practical Nurse. She moved to Red Hook in 1981 and worked at Ferncliff Nursing Home until her retirement...

John C. Oswald

John C. Oswald

Sep 15, 2013

John Christian Oswald, of Clifton Ave, Kingston NY, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Health Alliance Hospital, Broadway Campus in Kingston. Fifty-four years young, he was born July 23, 1959 in Brooklyn NY, the son of Ilse Loth Oswald and the late Johann Oswald. John was employed as an information technologist for Astor Family Services. He was an...

Harold C Sturrock

Harold C Sturrock

Sep 15, 2013

Harold C. Sturrock, 52, a lifelong resident of Port Ewen, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Kingston Hospital. Born on Dec. 4, 1960, he was the son of the late Harold G. Sturrock and is survived by his mother Amy Sturrock, who was at his side when he passed, a...

John Wesley Lawson

John Wesley Lawson

Sep 12, 2013

John W. Lawson, of Hallihan's Hill passed away peacefully, September 12, 2013 at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home, Lake Katrine. He was 85. Born May 2, 1928 in Kingston, he was the son of Joseph T. Lawson and Nona Stanford Greauz. His wife Emily Lawson, died March 18, 2009. His brother Joseph S. Lawson, Sr. died June 22,...

Edward S. Pritchard

Edward S. Pritchard

Sep 12, 2013

Edward S. Pritchard, Jr., 71, of Kingston, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his home. He was born May 30, 1942 in Ossining, NY to the late Edward S. Pritchard Sr. and Alice (Carr) Pritchard. He was married to his wife of 36 years, Margaret (Mohr) Pritchard. Edward worked as a metal polisher in Kingston for M...

Donald J. DuBois

Donald J. DuBois

Sep 11, 2013

Donald J. DuBois, Sr. 87, of Lake Katrine, passed peacefully Wednesday morning, September 11, 2013 at Thompson House, Rhinebeck. He was born July 2, 1926 in Woodstock, the son of the late William and Cora France DuBois. He served in the US Navy, WWII, in the Atlantic, European, and African Theater of Operations from 1943 to 1946. Don...

Lorraine F. Berti

Lorraine F. Berti

Sep 8, 2013

Lorraine (Ferrari) Berti, 69, of Olive Bridge, NY, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born February 2, 1944 in The Bronx, to the late Alfred and Elvira (Filetti) Ferrari. She was married to her loving husband of 44 years, Bruno Berti. Lorraine attended...

Elizabeth Black Askue

Elizabeth Black Askue

Sep 6, 2013

Elizabeth Black Askue, 90, of Hurley, was born to the late Vaughan and Eleanor Black on March 8, 1923 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and raised on the Canadian prairie. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. Elizabeth married Dr. William E. Askue in 1942 and became naturalized in 1949. In 1956 they moved to...

Louise Carroll Napoleon

Louise Carroll Napoleon

Sep 4, 2013

Louise Napoleon of Roosevelt Ave., died September 4, 2013 at her home. She was 91. She was born in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Louise Reidler Carroll, Sr. A longtime Kingston resident, Louise married John Napoleon on May 1, 1940. Louise previously worked at Montgomery Ward's uptown Kingston and Town of Ulster. A parishioner of St....

Arnold S. Montalbano

Arnold S. Montalbano

Sep 3, 2013

Arnold ''Sonny'' S. Montalbano, 79, of Ulster Park, passed peacefully Tuesday evening, September 3, 2013 at Westchester Medical Center. He was born January 8, 1934 in the Bronx and was the son of late Ann Montalbano. He was the husband of Verna Greco Montalbano; they wed on October 7th, 1962. Mr. Montalbano had been involved in the produce...

Lorenz Leisz

Lorenz Leisz

Sep 1, 2013

Lorenz Leisz, 78, of Wiltwyck Gardens, Kingston, passed away at the Albany Medical Center on Sept 1, 2013. Born in Turtle Lake, WI, Lorenz was preceded in death by his father, Michael, his Mother, Ione and his brother Jerome. He is survived by his sisters Arlene, Joann and Mary Kay and his brother, Alan and his many friends. His desire...

Clifford Weeks

Clifford Weeks

Sep 1, 2013

Clifford Weeks, of Saint James St., Kingston died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at ArchCare at Ferncliff Nursing Home. He was 80. A native and lifelong Kingston resident, he was a son of the late Arthur and Bertha Van Demark Weeks. A model car enthusiast, Cliff previously worked for Kogan Paving, Kingston. His brother Walter A. Weeks died in 1947. His...

Michael S. Perry

Michael S. Perry

Aug 31, 2013

Michael S. Perry, ''Honey Brown'', 87, of Kingston, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at HealthAlliance Hospital. He was born August 7, 1926 in Kingston, to the late Francis and Rose (Garafolo) Perry. He was married to his loving wife of 66 years, Celia E. (Ciccone) Perry. They wed on October 27th 1946. Michael attended Kingston High School...