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Esther J. Williams

Esther J. Williams

Jun 15, 2008

Esther J. Williams, 80, of Union Center Road, Ulster Park, NY, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY. She was born December 17, 1927 in Kingston, NY to the late Walter and Jennie (Britton) Rathgeber. She was married to Robert Williams He died on December 29, 1980. She had worked at the Box Factory, the...

Juanita Lane

Juanita Lane

Jun 15, 2008

She was married to Myron F. Lane He died on December 25, 1983. Juanita was a Clerk for Smitty's Deli, Port Ewen, NY, in the 1960s Juanita was a member of the Port Ewen Reformed Church, she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a Life Member of the Ladies Auxillary of the Port Ewen Fire Department....

Timothy J. Murphy

Timothy J. Murphy

Jun 14, 2008

Timothy J. Murphy, of Phoenix, formerly of Saugerties, died June 24 at the Benedictine Hospital. He was born November 20, 1965 in Kingston, NY to Sylvia Severson Murphy and the late Stephen J. Murphy. He was married to Timaree Vlasak Murphy, they wed on October 1, 2004 in Phoenix AZ. He was a graduate of Kingston High School...

Louise A. Iannone

Louise A. Iannone

Jun 12, 2008

Louise A. Iannone of Albany Ave., died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at home. She was 85. She was born May 10, 1923 in Kingston, the daughter of the late Michelino and Rose Verdile Iannone. For many years, she worked in the banking industry in New York City. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Church. Surviving is her brother, Michael...

Charles R. Stugard

Charles R. Stugard

Jun 11, 2008

Charles R. Stugard of Rt. 212, Saugerties died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 75. He was born August 25, 1932 in Williamsport, PA, a son of the late Lulu Stugard. He served in the army from 1953 1955. For many years, he was a self-employed sawyer in Pennsylvania and New York and also worked for Roth...

Stephen James Murphy

Stephen James Murphy

Jun 11, 2008

Stephen ''Spanky'' James Murphy, 74, of Sackett Street, Port Ewen, NY, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born September 26, 1933 in Connelly, NY to the late James S. and Lucy Maurer Murphy. He was married to Sylvia Marie (Severson) Murphy. They were married at Presentation RC Church on May 19, 1957. He was...

Brother Michael George Stonebraker

Brother Michael George Stonebraker

Jun 10, 2008

. Brother Michael George Stonebraker, OHC, 78, of Ferncliffe Nursing Home, Rhinebeck, NY, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, NY. He was born December 16, 1929 in Washington, DC to the late George and Lillian (Price) Stonebraker. Brother Michael entered the Novitiate of the Order of the Hoy Cross in 1949. While under annual Vow...

Nan M. Owitz

Nan M. Owitz

Jun 6, 2008

Nan M. (Bernstein) Owitz, 66, of Shokan, NY, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, NY, after a long battle with many health ills. A resident of Shokan for five years, she previously lived in Atlanta Georgia, Kingston New York, and Olmsted Falls Ohio. An animal enthusiast, she was a dog groomer by trade and also...

Shelly Lea Murdock

Shelly Lea Murdock

May 31, 2008

Shelly Lea Murdock died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Ten Broeck Commons Nursing Home. She was 30. She was born December 27, 1977 in Edgewater, FL the daughter of Jean Myrtle Murdock and the late William W. Murdock Jr. Shelly was a graduate of the Brookside School and attended programs at Ulster-Greene ARC. She had a big smile, loved music...

Brenda L. Werkheiser

Brenda L. Werkheiser

May 31, 2008

Brenda L. Werkheiser of Glenerie Lane, Saugerties died Saturday, May 31, 2008. She was 45. She was born April 21, 1963 a daughter of the late William Foster. She worked in administration at the Hudson Correctional Facility in Hudson. Surviving are her son, Jerome Werkheiser, her daughter, Jessica Werkheiser, both of Elmira and her companion, James Rick Polacco of Saugerties....

Katrina R. Bunce

Katrina R. Bunce

May 31, 2008

Katrina R. (Dudek) Bunce, 42, of Kingston, NY, died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. She was born October 25, 1965 in Kingston, NY to Susan M. (Haber) and John "Jack" P. Dudek. She was married to John Mark Bunce. They were married at...

Warren Scott Bruce

Warren Scott Bruce

May 30, 2008

Warren Scott Bruce, Sr., 66, of Whittier, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at his residence after a short illness. He was born January 19, 1942 in NYC, to the late Warren E. Sr. and Mary Markos Bruce. For 40 years he had worked at the Waldorf - Astoria Hotel in NYC, he moved to the Catskill region and...

Gay Sammons

Gay Sammons

May 30, 2008

Gay Sammons, 66, of Port Ewen, NY, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Kingston Hospital, Kingston, NY. She was born January 21, 1942 in Kingston, NY. She was the daughter of the late Howard Galbreth and was raised by her step father the late William A. McCabe and her mother the late Harriet Gavit McCabe She was married...

Frank R. White

Frank R. White

May 29, 2008

Frank "Whitey'' R. White, Sr., 68, of Salem St., Port Ewen, NY, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. He was born December 24, 1939 in Kingston, NY to the late Leonard D. and Mildred Haley White. He was married to Joan M. ORielly White, they wed at Presentation RC Church, Port Ewen on...

Anna K. Clark

Anna K. Clark

May 28, 2008

Anna K. (Irwin) Clark, 68, of Hyde Park, NY, formerly of Port Ewen, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Victory Lake Nursing Home, Hyde Park, NY. She was born July 18, 1939 in Albany, NY to the late William H. and Bernice M. Baker Irwin. Anna had been a communicant of Presentation RC Church, a member of the...

Marcello Della Ruffa

Marcello Della Ruffa

May 22, 2008

Marcello Della Ruffa of Sherman Road, Zena died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 82. He was born in Tempagnano di Valdottavo, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy on February 3, 1926, a son of the late Italo and Genevra Bachini Della Ruffa. Mr. Della Ruffa moved to the United States in 1949 and settled in the Bronx. He married...

Andrew F. Delaney

Andrew F. Delaney

May 22, 2008

He was married to Nancy (Anderson) Delaney on September 13, 1969. Graduate of John Marshall High School, Rochester, MN, he was a National Merit Scholarship winner and was a graduate of University of Connecticut. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during Vietnam, he was stationed in Fort Meade, MD. Andy had been employed by IBM...

Joseph L. DeCicco

Joseph L. DeCicco

May 21, 2008

Joseph L. DeCicco of Brewster St., Kingston died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 84. He was born in Kingston on March 15, 1924 a son of the late James and Josephine Tucci DeCicco. Mr. DeCicco was raised in East Kingston. He married Angelina Pagliaro on January 26, 1947. A US Army veteran of WW II, he...

Rosalie Ridzi Viafore

Rosalie Ridzi Viafore

May 20, 2008

Rosalie Ridzi Viafore of Lawrenceville St. died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Benedictine Hospital. She was 82. She was born November 13, 1925 in Shalgovce, Slovakia the youngest of four children to the late John B. and Veronica Bezek Ridzi. She moved with her family to the United States when she was 4 years old, landing at Ellis Island on...

Sarah E. Closi

Sarah E. Closi

May 19, 2008

Sarah E. Closi, of Leggs Mills Road, Lake Katrine died Monday, May 19, 2008 at Kingston Hospital. She was 73. She was born in Ellenville on May 21, 1934, a daughter of the late Chauncey Walker and Eva Caswell Walker Wilber. Mrs. Closi was raised in Lake Hill and moved to Lake Katrine in 1951. For many years she co-owned,...

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