OBITUARIES

Mar 22, 2022

Willard C. (Bill) Hornbeck, 95, of Woodstock, NY passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at home. He was born July 20, 1926 in Ohioville, NY, the son of Joseph J. and Bessie (Palmatier) Hornbeck. A sister, Violet and a brother, Earl, predeceased him.

He is survived by his 30 year partner, Betsy Burns, her children Tania and Mike and...

Mar 20, 2022

Andrew “Mike” Balash, 72, a lifelong resident of Kingston, died, Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Daniel & Ella Eigo Garrity. Mike enjoyed sitting on his porch with his dog Murph and taking trips to East Kingston to visit his family. He was also an avid New York...

Mar 18, 2022

Anthony “Tony” Benezra, 64, of Kerhonkson, died Friday, March 18, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center Tony resided at the Cedar Ridge IRA since 2018, prior to that he lived at the Market Street IRA. Tony worked at various locations in his younger years including Imperial Schrade where he assisted in packing and shipping of cutlery and Pilot Industries on...

Mar 18, 2022

Ronald J. Dixon, 79, a longtime resident of Kingston, died Friday, March 18, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late John (Jack)& Beatrice Dixon. Ron grew up in the Bronx Where he met his wife Aglae, married on June 22, 1963, and had three children (Mark, Rhonda,...

Mar 17, 2022

Joel B. Brink, 87, a lifelong resident of the Town of Ulster, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Glens Falls Hospital. He was born December 20, 1934 in Kingston, NY to the late Hubert and Eva (Rifenburgh) Brink, Sr. He was married to his best friend Gisela (Forst) Brink, they wed on December 12, 1954 in Kingston.

Joel...

Mar 17, 2022

 

Born on October 26, 1954, in Newark, New Jersey, Colin Chase, 67, of Saugerties, NY, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

 

An artist living and working in NYC and Ulster County, Chase earned an AAS in Textile Design from Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, in 1979, a BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art, NY, in...

Mar 16, 2022

Merle J. (Scrudato) Meola, 82, of Ulster Park, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.

A resident of Ulster Park for 30 years, Merle was born on January 23, 1940, in West Orange, NJ, daughter of the late Anthony Scrudato and Elsie (Patson) Scrudato and spent her childhood in Nutley and...

Mar 16, 2022

Michael G. Kight, 74, of West Hurley, NY, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1947 in Kingston, NY, son of the late William and Betty Lee (VanKleeck) Kight.

Mike was a graduate of Onteora High School and then went on to serve in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1988,...

Mar 12, 2022

Robert & Frances Gallagher, both 77, longtime residents of Hurley, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at home, both of natural causes. Robert was born in the Bronx to John & Florence Walden Gallagher and Frances was born in Floral Park, NY to Milton & Helen O’Donnell Genninger. Throughout their 56 years of marriage, Fran and Bob were avid world travelers,...

Mar 11, 2022

Mar 11, 2022

Debra June VanEtten, 66, of Kingston died peacefully Friday, March 11, 2022, at Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus, Kingston. Born in Ellenville, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Elmond VanEtten and June Dell Nesbitt. Debra was a creative and mercurial woman, who enjoyed events, and outings. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and needlepoint when she was young. She loved...

Mar 9, 2022

 

Gail E. Cardinale, 75, passed away March 9, 2022 at Kingston Hospital. She was a resident at Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Kingston, NY, and a former resident of Hudson, Saugerties, and Lake Katrine, NY.Gail Elizabeth Cardinale was born to Charles and Margaret “Leona” Cardinale in Hudson, NY, on March 7, 1947.  She was a graduate of...

Mar 8, 2022

Virginia Rosenkranse O'Donnell, age 92, passed away on March 8, 2022 at home. She was born April 26, 1929 to the late Peter and Hyla (Countryman) Rosenkranse, in Clintondale, NY. She was married to the late Francis J. O'Donnell, they wed on September 26, 1949 and celebrated 71 years of marriage. Virginia earned her RN Degree at the...

Mar 7, 2022

Diane Lacasse, 83, of Hurley passed away at her home on March 7, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Suffern, NY, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth & Helen Mitch Post. Diane was retired from the Ulster County Social Services where she had worked for several years. She was very active in the Ulster County Republican...

Mar 6, 2022

Zachary “Zac” Santiago, 65, of Kingston, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home. Born in the South Bronx, he was the son of Helena Severin of Brooklyn and the late Willie Grant Pannell. Zac graduated from Bard College in 1978. During his senior year he met his wife Nancy Santiago (née Lehmann) whom he married on June 9, 1979....

Mar 4, 2022

Richard Berke of Kingston, New York passed away on Mar 4, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Mar 3, 2022

Mar 2, 2022

Arthur R. DeGasperis, 61, of Lake Katrine, NY, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at home. He was born August 16, 1960 in Kingston, NY, son of the late John and Anita (Lohmaier) DeGasperis. Artie was married to Nancy (Venditti) DeGasperis, they wed on September 11, 1982. He was a Kingston High School Graduate, Class of 1979, and...

Mar 1, 2022

Baby Kieran Burke, born March 1, 2022, 18 weeks, of Lake Katrine, NY, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. He is survived by his parents, Lenaya Gordon and David Burke, Maternal Grandparents B. Carmen London and Ronald J. Gordon, Paternal Grandparents Mary Pat and Tim Burke. Great Grandmother Nancy Marin-London,...

Feb 28, 2022

Gloria Johnson, of Port Ewen, NY, daughter of the late Maude and Charles Cole, passed away peacefully with her daughter, Candace, by her side on Monday, February 28, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Johnson, and sisters Ruth, Vera, and Janice. Survivors include twin daughters, Candace (Joseph) Erena of Port Ewen, NY and Pamela (Dennis)...