Obituaries

Dec 1, 2017

Frances O. Cross, age 80 of Stone Ridge, died peacefully at home on December 1, 2017.  Frances Marie Osterhoudt was born to the late George Osterhoudt and Mary Kochek Osterhoudt on December 1, 1937.  She was united in marriage to Wessel V. Cross on December 27, 1958 in Ellenville, New York.  He preceded her in death September 23, 2003. 

 

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Nov 27, 2017

Patricia Mary Fisher, of Accord, NY, passed away on November 27, 2017 at the age of 76. Patricia was born on September 18, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY; she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Groark) Lally.

 

Pat entered into the convent in Hawthorne, NY after high school where she became a nurse doing hospice work for terminally ill...

Nov 18, 2017

Antoinette "Toni" Forney of Glens Falls went into the arms of the Lord on November 18th 2017. She was 65 years young, born on January 8th 1952. She was the daughter of Dominic Columbetti and Esther Reynolds. She had married the love of her life Peter Forney in 1990 and sadly became a widow in 1995. My Mother had worked hard...

Oct 22, 2017

Gloria Zelinsky, loving mother, grandmother and friend, has left this Earth. She has moved on to eternity's life ever after. She is at peace now.

 

Gloria lived in Wawarsing, NY, she passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017. She was 86 years old. Gloria was born on June 2, 1931 in Shenandoah, PA; she was the daughter of Stanley...

Oct 22, 2017

Richard Lee Koral 93, of New York City, died on October 22, 2017.

 

Born May 15, 1924 to Alexander and Helen Koral, he married Frances Goldberg in 1947. They had two children, Harriet (Niels Vestergaard) and Josh (Marilyn Zoller), and four grandchildren, Alex, Eli, Jacob and Hannah. 

 

Richard was a courageous activist for human rights and a pioneer...

Oct 14, 2017

John Frend Bush, 54, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was a native of Kingston, New York, born on September 28, 1963; the son of Dora Quick Bush and the late Frank Bush.

 

John was a member of Cane Valley Christian Church and formerly employed by Lindsey Wilson College...

Oct 5, 2017

Virginia L. Cairo, 99, of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away on October 5, 2017, after a long and happy life.

 Born in Bronx, NY on February 11, 1918, to the late Carlo and Luise Augustoni, Virginia was one of six children and a wonderful extended family.

Virginia was married to the late Warren L. Cairo and they raised their two sons, Warren R. and Robert, in the Kerhonkson of...

Oct 4, 2017

Norma Jean Haener of Accord, NY, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. She was 86 years old. Norma was born on April 12, 1931 in Ellenville; she was the daughter of Virgil and Evelyn (Dunn) Wood.

  

On April 9, 1950 she had married Robert Haener and together raised their family. Robert had died in 1991. Norma had worked...

Sep 22, 2017

Dawn M. Slinsky Brown of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017. She was 51 years old. Dawn was born on March 5, 1966 in Ellenville; she was the daughter of Charles P. Slinsky and the late Rachel Ruth (Burggraf) Slinsky.

  

Dawn was an area resident for most of her life. On September 12, 1987 she married...

Sep 21, 2017

Gladys Swartz

September 14, 1916 – September 21, 2017

 

Gladys Swartz, daughter to Ricca and Benjamin Herman sister to David Herman

 

In 1933 at the young age of 17, Gladys Herman was introduced to Nathaniel Swartz at a club dance in Bronx New York. On that very same night this bold and handsome young man, Nat as he...

Sep 11, 2017

Loretta's funeral services are private and at the discretion of her family.

Sep 8, 2017

Lucy Kump of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Kingston Hospital. She was 83 years old. Lucy was born on March 23, 1934 in Hettstadt, Germany; she was the daughter of Joseph and Rosalia Loeser.

 

Lucy immigrated to the United States at a young age. She worked as a nanny for several families in Hillside,...

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Sep 1, 2017

Theresa Dziuban of Swan Lake, NY, passed away after a long illness on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center. She was 89 years old. Theresa was born on October 8, 1927 in Yugoslavia; she was the daughter of Frank and Thereisa (Helmberger) Peter.

 

Theresa had worked for Mueller’s Company in Jersey City, NJ where she...

Aug 25, 2017

Joan Mary Gahn of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017. She was 84 years old. Joan was born on May 3, 1933 in Locust Valley, NY; she was the daughter of William and Sarah (Fraser) Dewar.

 

Joan had received a Bachelor’s Degree in social work and remained in this field for a short time. She was...

Aug 19, 2017

Olha Pasymok of Kerhonkson, NY, died on Saturday, August 19, 2017. She was 71 years old. Olha was born on April 22, 1946 in Terebovlya, Ukraine and was the daughter of Ivan and Teklya (Ponyatyshyn) Kuz.

 

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, August 22nd from 5-7pm at HB Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson.The Panakhyda will begin at 6:00pm that...

Aug 15, 2017

Visiting will be held on Thursday, August 17th from 11-1 PM with a celebration of her life immediately following at Humiston Funeral Home, 30 42nd St., Kerhonkson. Burial at Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville.

Aug 11, 2017

Walter Joseph Warren of Kingston, NY passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2017. He was 32 years old. Walter was born on October 11, 1984 in Harris, NY to Laureen (Goodroe) Depuy and the late John Ellsworth Warren Jr.

 

Walter grew up in Kerhonkson and was raised by his Aunt Shirley DeGrote and his late Uncle Edwin DeGrote. He...

Jul 23, 2017

Florence Rae “Flo” Steinberg died July 23, 2017, in New York City. Born March 17, 1939, she was an American publisher of one of the first independent comic books, the underground/alternative comics hybrid Big Apple Comix, in 1975. Additionally, as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee and the fledgling company's receptionist and fan liaison during the 1960s Silver...