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Walter R. Lange Sr.

Walter R. Lange Sr.

Mar 25, 2004

Walter R. Lange Sr. of Columbia Street, Town of Ulster died Thursday, March 25, 2004 in Purling. He was 86. He was born in Kingston on August 31, 1917, a son of the late Louis and Margaret C. Dolan Lang. Mr. Lange served in the US Navy during WW II and served in the South Pacific on a Destroyer. He...

Belle Ruth Werbalowsky

Belle Ruth Werbalowsky

Mar 24, 2004

Belle Ruth Black Werbalowsky Reflections Born on October 10, 1918 in Flushing, Queens, NY, Belle Ruth Black was the eleventh of twelve children. When Belle was three, her parents, Louis and Molly Black, moved the family to a picturesque dairy farm in Ulster Park, NY. Unfortunately, Belle’s father died while fighting a fire on the farm when she was five...

A. Thomas Traver

A. Thomas Traver

Mar 22, 2004

Kingston- A.Thomas “Tomm Balloon” Traver Jr. of Henry St. died Monday, March 22, 2004 at Benedictine Hospital. He was 50. He was born March 25, 1953 in Middletown, the son of Elsie Robinson Traver and the late Aunger T. Traver Sr. He was a self-employed children’s entertainer, creating balloon sculptures at birthday parties and many community events. Surviving in addition...

Louis Borkin

Louis Borkin

Mar 12, 2004

Louis Borkin, 75, of the Academy Green Residence died Friday, March 12, 2004 at the Northeast Center for Special Care. He was born in Brooklyn on June 7, 1928, a son of the late Isadore and Clara Rich Borkin. A longtime resident of Wassaic, Mr. Borkin moved to this area in the 1970’s. Since that time he has worked at...

Carmelo Alaimo

Carmelo Alaimo

Mar 9, 2004

Morris- Carmelo “Carmine” Alaimo of Coy Brook Road died Tuesday, March 09, 2004 at home. He was 74. He was born July 11, 1929 in New York City, a son of the late Joseph and Josephine Alaimo. He was an army veteran, serving during Korea. He retired in 1987 as a superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority. Loving...

Rose M. Roberti

Rose M. Roberti

Mar 7, 2004

Rose M. Roberti, a longtime Kingston resident, died Sunday, March 7, 2004 at the Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 95. She was born in New York City on December 20, 1908, a daughter of the late Frank and Grace Grancio Santamorena. Her husband, Louis F. Roberti died in 1972. Five brothers Nick, Tony, Joe, Jim and Tom Santamorena...

Anne Kearney Collins

Anne Kearney Collins

Mar 5, 2004

Anne Kearney Collins of Mountain Road, Eddyville, NY died Friday, March 5, 2004 at the Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. She was 73. She was born in Ireland on February 28, 1931, the eldest daughter of the late Dr. Joe and Peggy (Callanan) Kearney. She was educated at The Convent of the Sacred Heart, University College Dublin, and The University of Liverpool....

Therese Marie Karkowski

Therese Marie Karkowski

Mar 3, 2004

Therese Karkowski formerly of St. Remy died Wednesday, March 03, 2004 at the Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 90. She was born in St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada on August 13, 1913, a daughter of the late Prudent and Virginie Belanger Dionne. Mrs. Karkowski was educated as a nurse in Canada and then moved to New York City in...

Helen Rotella

Helen Rotella

Mar 1, 2004

Kingston – Helen Rotella, formerly of the Governor Clinton Apartments died Monday, March 1, 2004 at TenBroeck Commons Nursing Home. She was 76. She was born in Franklin, NY on January 20, 1928, a daughter of the late Morton and Nora German. A longtime resident of Plank Road, Phoenicia, she moved to this area in 2003. A former member of...

Catherine E. McCloskey

Catherine E. McCloskey

Mar 1, 2004

Catherine E. McCloskey, a lifelong Kingston resident died Monday, March 1, 2004 at the Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 82. She was born in Kingston on March 31, 1921, a daughter of the late William J. and Katherine Buchanan McCloskey. For many years Miss McCloskey worked at the former Kingston Trust Co., Broadway, Kingston and later the Key...

Dr. Joel M. Ginsberg

Dr. Joel M. Ginsberg

Feb 24, 2004

Joel M. Ginsberg, M.D. of Thomas Street died Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was 59. He was born in the Bronx on September 21, 1944, a son of the late Louis and Betty Riff Ginsberg. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. Dr. Ginsberg received his M.D. at Ohio State University College...

Gustave Walz

Gustave Walz

Feb 23, 2004

Town of Ulster- Gustave Walz of the Palmer Center on Flatbush Road died Monday, Feb. 23, 2004 at home. He was 86. He attended the day treatment program at Ulster-Greene ARC's Pecora Center. He enjoyed collecting and woodworking projects. Born Jan. 3, 1918 in Queens, he was a son of the late John and Mary Prinz Walz. Survivors include a...

Charles H. Beckwith

Charles H. Beckwith

Feb 22, 2004

Charles H. “Chuck” Beckwith, of Clifton Ave., Kingston, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2004 at Benedictine Hospital after a short illness. He was 70. He was born December 21, 1933 in East Hampton, Long Island to the late Cecil and Grace Talmadge Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith received his Bachelor of Arts in French and English Education & Master of Arts...

Evelyn V. Sandstrom

Evelyn V. Sandstrom

Feb 21, 2004

Evelyn V. Sandstrom died February 20, 2004 at Hyde Park Nursing Home. She was 92. She was born in Poughkeepsie on March 27, 1911. A longtime resident of Poughkeepsie, Mrs. Sandstrom’s first husband, Claude E. Grant died in 1949. She worked as a live-in housekeeper in Poughkeepsie for many years and in the dining area at Hudson River State Hospital....

Elsie Reher

Elsie Reher

Feb 11, 2004

Kingston- Elsie Reher of Broadway died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at Kingston Hospital. She was 95. For many years she worked at the family business, Reher's Bakery on Broadway. She was a member of Congregation Agudas Achim. A native and lifelong resident of Kingston, she was born Nov. 5, 1908, a daughter of the late Frank and Ada Aduchefsky Reher....

Harry Patrick Blaber

Harry Patrick Blaber

Feb 9, 2004

Harry P. Blaber, of Delaware Ave., Kingston died Monday, February 09, 2004 at his residence. He was 68. He was born in Brooklyn on January 22, 1936, a son of the late Dr. Reginald and Josephine Reed Blaber. Mr. Blaber served in the US Navy from 1955 - 1957 on the USS Intrepid. He belonged to the USS Intrepid Association....

Thelma E. Van Aken

Thelma E. Van Aken

Feb 6, 2004

Thelma E. Van Aken, a longtime Kingston resident, died Friday, February 6, 2004 at the Golden Hill Health Care Facility. She was 84. She was born in Canton, Ohio on June 28, 1919, a daughter of the late Raymond T. and Marita V. Davis Hartsough. A Kingston resident for 35 year, Ms. Van Aken worked as a secretary for Spiegel...

Ernest J. Guido

Ernest J. Guido

Jan 31, 2004

Ernest J. Guido, 82, of Rondout Dr., Kingston died January 31, 2004 at Ferncliff Nursing Home. Born in East Kingston on August 31, 1921, he was a son of the late Jerome and Theresa Sisco Guido. A lifelong area resident, he was a parishioner of St. Colman’s Church. Mr. Guido was a US Army veteran of WW II having served...

Sylvia Spiegel

Sylvia Spiegel

Jan 27, 2004

Sylvia Spiegel of Sherry Lane, Town of Ulster died Tuesday, January 27, 2003 at TenBroeck Commons Nursing Home. She was 86. She was born in Kingston on December 13, 1917 a daughter of the late Jacob and Bessie Tepper Margolis. A Kingston High School graduate, class of 1936, Mrs. Spiegel was a member of Congregation Ahavath Israel and the Sisterhood....

Frank V. Kordzikowski, Sr.

Frank V. Kordzikowski, Sr.

Jan 25, 2004

Frank V. Kordzikowski Sr., 87, of Harding Avenue, Kingston died Sunday, January 25, 2004 at his home. He was born in Yonkers on September 25, 1916. Mr. Kordzikowski served 23 years and was a retired US Air Force Master Sergeant. He married Catherine E. Heldron Bogart on September 25, 1949. He then worked in Kingston, Poughkeepsie and Newburgh for the...

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