Obituaries

Apr 20, 2021

Kateryna Borys of Ellenville, NY, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. She was 90 years old.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, April 22nd from 5-7pm at Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. The Funeral Mass will be on Friday at 10am at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kerhonkson. Burial will be in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, South Bound Brook, NJ.

Apr 10, 2021

John Calvin Churchwell of Kerhonkson, NY died Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was 57. John was born on September 23, 1963 in Seoul, Korea the son of the late Gordon and CiCi (Park) Churchwell.

John graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1985. He worked at Gateway Industry for approximately 10 years. John also attended UCCC for some classes. He...

Apr 5, 2021

Beloved husband, brother, mentor and best friend.

Ed was a property manager, entrepreneur, an animal lover-rescuer, 

avid mountain/ice climber, farmer and cook.   He loved to cook 

his organically grown farm to table meals.

He mastered all of his interests.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Veronica; his father, Andrew;

his brothers and sisters, Richie, Ann(Terry), Michael(Deborah),

Laura(Phil), Debra(Michael), and Dave(Daniel);

his nieces and...

Apr 5, 2021

Raymond A. Rosenburg, of Stone Ridge, NY, unexpectedly passed away from a stroke on April 5, 2021. He is survived by wife Christine (Marquardt) Rosenburg, brother Ronald (and Gini) Rosenburg, and beloved nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. Born in Manhattan NYC, Raymond was the son of the late Charles and Dorothy (Winkle) Rosenburg. He graduated from Samuel...

Mar 30, 2021

Natalia Schwayka of Ellenville formerly of Kerhonkson, NY, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. She was 91 years old.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, April 8th from 5-7pm at Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. The Funeral Mass will be on Friday the 9th at 10am at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kerhonkson. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson.

Mar 26, 2021

Philip Patrick McConnell, 84, of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 surrounded by his family.

Phil was born on March 6, 1937 in the Bronx, NYC. He was the son of the late Philip McConnell (Belfast, Ireland) and Margaret Curran-McConnell (County Leitrim, Ireland). He relocated in 1952, during his younger teenage years, to live with "Very Dear Friends...

Mar 26, 2021

Anna Marciw of Kerhonkson, NY, died on Friday, March 26, 2021. She was 95 years old.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, March 30th from 5-7pm at Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. The Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday at 10am at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kerhonkson. Burial will be in Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson.

Mar 23, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

Lenny Pacht a lifelong resident of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 61 years old. Lenny was born on March 25, 1959 in Ellenville, NY; he was the son of the late Seymour and Miriam (Pomerantz) Pacht.

Before falling ill Lenny was an independent...

Mar 7, 2021

Roger Donald Galewaler, 55, of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on March 7, 2021. Roger was born on January 28, 1966 in Kingston, NY, the son of the late Stanley R. and Mary L. (Wright) Galewaler. 

Roger had graduated from Rondout Valley Central High School. For many years he worked as the Grounds Keeper and in maintenance at the Pine Grove...

Mar 1, 2021

On Monday, March 1st, 2021 Vincent, aka Vince or Dutch, left the bounds of earth and entered Heaven to join his mother and father, Floyd and Lena Barringer and his older brother, Larry (Sylvia). Vince was 88 years old.

Dutch and Christina Embree were childhood sweethearts. Married young and just celebrated 69 years of marriage. They have two amazing daughters, Cheryl...

Feb 26, 2021

Theda J. Nelson of Kerhonkson, NY passed away surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home on Friday, February 26, 2021. She was 86 years old. Theda was born on August 1, 1934 in Kingston, NY; she was the daughter of the late Tracy and Gladys M. (Simpson) Sutton.

Theda graduated from Kingston High School and shortly after...

Feb 22, 2021

Bohdan Kaczor of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 22, 2021. He was 96 years old. Bohdan was born on November 14, 1924 in Leshniw, Brody Raion, Ukraine; he was the son of Stefan Kaczor and Paulina Kleparchuk Kaczor.

Bohdan Kaczor finished high school in the city of Brody. From the first Bolshevik invasion of...

Feb 20, 2021

Joan Rine, of Napanoch, NY, passed away peacefully into the spirit of the world on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Born in Carbondale, PA; the daughter of the late Alexander and Jennie Grunski.

Joan grew up on the family farm with her two siblings. She attended Marywood College and graduated from Stanton Commercial School. In 1962 she met and married William...

Feb 19, 2021

James Ira Decker, 75, of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on February 19, 2021. James was born on August 21, 1945 in Ellenville, NY, the son of the late Harry P. and Ruth C. (Coughlin) Decker. 

Jim was a 1963 graduate of Rondout Valley High School. He worked as a Manager for WESCO Electric Supply in Poughkeepsie for many years, and previously...

Feb 9, 2021

Kathy Lynn Van Demark of Accord, NY left this world on February 9th, 2021 after a long battle with cancer that lasted well over a year. She was 61 years old. Kathy was born on March 23rd, 1959 in Ellenville, NY; she was the daughter of Evelyn (Miller) Terwilliger and the late Ronald J. Terwilliger.

Kathy was an extremely talented artist...

Feb 9, 2021

Leonard “Len” Rider of Accord, NY passed away peacefully at home at the age of 83 on February 9, 2021 with his loving family by his side.  Len was the eldest son of Kenneth J. and Thelma (Depuy) Rider of Accord.  Len spent his childhood years working with his parents and brothers, Donald and Richard, on the family farm in...

Feb 6, 2021

Jan 31, 2021

Boleslaw Filek of Kerhonkson, NY, died on Sunday, January 31, 2021. He was 86 years old. Boleslaw was born on April 9, 1934 in Poland and was the son of Heronim and Kazimiera (Gardocka) Filek.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, February 4th from 9:30-10:30am at Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. The Funeral Mass will follow at 11am at Our Lady of Lourdes...

Jan 30, 2021

Jacob Underhill Hval, 35, of Kerhonkson, passed away on January 30th after a twenty year battle with schizophrenia.

Jake was a carpenter, singer and spoken word performer, and an avid outdoorsman.

He is survived by his mother, Sarah Underhill of Kerhonkson; brothers, David and Liam Underhill-Hval; sisters, Rebekah Underhill-Hval and Mary Swan; and his extended family.

He was predeceased by...