All Obituaries

Olivebridge- June Margaret (Clark) Winnie, 89, of Olivebridge, New York, walked into the arms of Jesus on 02/16/2021. She was born to parents Orlando and Alma (Keator) Clark, on 05/05/1931 in Chichester, New York. June was a Mom who stayed at home to provide her children with love, guidance and direction, moral values and instill in them a belief in God. She not only guided her children, but was a tremendous influence on her grandchildren and her loving legacy will carry on. June was...

Olivebridge- June Margaret (Clark) Winnie, 89, of Olivebridge, New York, walked into the arms of Jesus on 02/16/2021. She was born to parents Orlando and Alma (Keator) Clark, on 05/05/1931 in...

Giuseppe Mania Phoenicia

Phoenicia- Giuseppe "Joe" Mania, 83 of Ava Maria Drive died peacefully Monday February 15, 2021 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Italy on December 6, 1937 son of the late Orazio and Giovanna Mandara Mania. An area resident for the past three years, he had formerly made his home in Saddle Brook NJ where he had owned and operated the Rochelle Park Barber Shop for fifty years. Joe was a...

Phoenicia- Giuseppe "Joe" Mania, 83 of Ava Maria Drive died peacefully Monday February 15, 2021 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. ...

Jerry Wemple Shokan

SHOKAN – Jerry Veeder Wemple, age 85 passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 in Rhinebeck, NY at the Thompson House at the Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born on December 19, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, Jerry was the son of Elmer Veeder Wemple and Helene Stuebner Wemple. He is predeceased by his sister, Patricia Korwan. Along with receiving an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army, he graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta with a BS Degree, and continued his graduate work at SUNY Albany,...

SHOKAN – Jerry Veeder Wemple, age 85 passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 in Rhinebeck, NY at the Thompson House at the Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born on December 19, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY,...

Liliana Battaglia Willow

Willow - Liliana F. Battaglia, 89, formerly of Bailey Drive in Boiceville died Wednesday February 3, 2021 at the Kingston Hospital. She was born March 20, 1931 in Sicili, Italy daughter of the late Nicolo and Gnazia Vivona. She had been an area resident of the Catskills for twenty years., having formerly made her home in Pine Bush.. As a result of her talents and skills , Liliana was able to immigrate with her family to the United States where she worked as...

Willow - Liliana F. Battaglia, 89, formerly of Bailey Drive in Boiceville died Wednesday February 3, 2021 at the Kingston Hospital. She was born March 20, 1931 in Sicili, Italy daughter of...

Luisa Armani Phoenicia

Phoenicia- Luisa Ferrari Armani, 93 of Phoenicia died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday February 2, 2021. She was born March 31, 1927 in Pello Del'Orso, Italy daughter of the late Domenico and Fortunata Ferrari. Luisa and her husband Lodovico immigrated to Buenos Aries, Argentina for two years, shortly after their marriage in 1954 . They were committed and dedicated to one another for 59 years of a blessed marriage. Luisa was the...

Phoenicia- Luisa Ferrari Armani, 93 of Phoenicia died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday February 2, 2021. She was born March 31, 1927 in Pello Del'Orso, Italy...

Harold Boyer Phoenicia

Harold “Hal” Boyer moved on to his next fishing spot on January 31, 2021. He was born in Allentown Pennsylvania in 1930 to Harold L. and Anna Boyer of Emmaus. “Sonny” played football and was captain of the gymnastics team at Emmaus High School graduating with the class of 1948. He attended NY Art Academy in the Flat Iron Building in NYC before joining the Navy in 1952. He served 4 years as a Gunners Mate on the USS Daly DD 519 in the Pacific during the Korean War....

Harold “Hal” Boyer moved on to his next fishing spot on January 31, 2021. He was born in Allentown Pennsylvania in 1930 to Harold L. and Anna Boyer of Emmaus. “Sonny”...

Richard Hoffman Shokan

Shokan- Richard H. Hoffman, 93 of Shokan died at his residence on Saturday January 30, 2021. He was born July 23, 1927 in the Bronx, son of the late Richard and Helen Blanche Hoffman. He honorably served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II. An area resident for many years, he was a heavy equipment operator for the Town of Olive having retired in the early 1990's. He had an appreciation of nature, and was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Shokan- Richard H. Hoffman, 93 of Shokan died at his residence on Saturday January 30, 2021. He was born July 23, 1927 in the Bronx, son of the late Richard and Helen Blanche Hoffman. ...

Karl Bower Mt. Tremper

Woodstock- Karl W. Bower, 63 of White Birch Lane died Thursday January 28, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Stamford, NY son of the late Karl Bower and Florence Louden Bower. Karl was a problem solver who had a great talent for maintaining and fixing things in need of repair. Surviving are his siblings: Jay Canosa, Michelle Brewer, Amie Goodrich, and Debra Jo Ryan. He was predeceased by his parents, and sister Diane...

Woodstock- Karl W. Bower, 63 of White Birch Lane died Thursday January 28, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Stamford, NY son of the late Karl Bower and...

Arlos Every Boiceville

Boiceville- ARLOS R. EVERY, 1930 - 2021 Born in West Shokan, NY on May 30, 1930, Arlos “Bucky” Every grew up on a farm in the midst of the Great Depression as one of seven children of the late Francis Every and Delta Nichols Every. He married his beloved wife of 62 years, Vivian Angevine of Bearsville, NY, just prior to entering the Army in the early 1950s. He served two years with an 18-month tour in post-WWII Germany. After his honorable discharge, he rejoined his...

Boiceville- ARLOS R. EVERY, 1930 - 2021 Born in West Shokan, NY on May 30, 1930, Arlos “Bucky” Every grew up on a farm in the midst of the Great Depression as one of seven...

Susan Rollins Boiceville

Boiceville, NY- Susan “Renee” Rollins 62, of Jamestown NC passed away unexpectedly on 1/20/21 in Boiceville NY. She was born October 10, 1958 in Thomasville NC, daughter of the late Edward and Ruby Rollins. Renee graduated Ragsdale High School 1976 and afterwards started a family and moved to Virginia. After her children were of school age she became an EMT and was a volunteer for the local rescue squad. She also worked for a private ambulance...

Boiceville, NY- Susan “Renee” Rollins 62, of Jamestown NC passed away unexpectedly on 1/20/21 in Boiceville NY. She was born October 10, 1958 in Thomasville NC, daughter of the...

Hugo Schulz Woodstock

Woodstock- Hugo A. Schulz, 93 of Woodstock died Monday January 18, 2021 at the Kingston Hospital. He was born October 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, son of the late Hugo and Cora Campbell Schulz. An area resident for over fifty years, he had been employed as a Quality Control Engineer at Rotron for thirty-six years. Hugo served in the U. S. Navy and had been awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal, the American Theatre Medal, and the Victory Medal. He was a very...

Woodstock- Hugo A. Schulz, 93 of Woodstock died Monday January 18, 2021 at the Kingston Hospital. He was born October 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, son of the late Hugo and Cora Campbell...

Susan Holzer Phoenicia

Phoenicia- Susan A. Holzer, 68 of Ava Maria Drive died Sunday January 10, 2021 in Phoenicia. She was born February 19, 1952 in St. Augustine, FL, daughter of the late Alex and Dolores Holzer. An area resident for over 40 years, She was a pioneering individual who had a keen appreciation for the wonders of nature and the beauty of the Catskills. Susan had a green thumb for tending to her flower, vegetable and herb gardens. She cared for all...

Phoenicia- Susan A. Holzer, 68 of Ava Maria Drive died Sunday January 10, 2021 in Phoenicia. She was born February 19, 1952 in St. Augustine, FL, daughter of the...

Betty Wilber Mt. Tremper

Burlington Flats- Betty H. Wilber, 94, formerly of Mt. Tremper died Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020 at the Little Falls Hospital. She was born March 21, 1926 in London, England, daughter of the late George and Eileen (Burke) Reeve. An area resident since 1948, she had been a legal secretary as well as a secretary at Rotron in Woodstock. Betty owned and operated a transportation company and then went on to drive for Tonche Transit where she lovingly cared and vigilantly watched out for scores of...

Burlington Flats- Betty H. Wilber, 94, formerly of Mt. Tremper died Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020 at the Little Falls Hospital. She was born March 21, 1926 in London, England, daughter of the late...

Paul Cutrone Phoenicia

Phoenicia- Paul James Cutrone, 92 of island Road died Saturday December 26, 2020 at the Kingston Hospital. He was born October 19, 1928 in the Bronx son of the late Bernard and Eileen Callahan Cutrone. Paul proudly served in the US Navy in both the South Pacific and Guam. He continued his service with active memberships in the VFW, where he was Past Commander of Shandaken Post # 2837, Past Ulster County Commander, Adjutant, and Honor Guard Member. He was also a...

Phoenicia- Paul James Cutrone, 92 of island Road died Saturday December 26, 2020 at the Kingston Hospital. He was born October 19, 1928 in the Bronx son of the late Bernard and Eileen...

Joan Klaessig Bearsville

Bearsville- Joan L. Klaessig, 90, of Bearsville passed peacefully at Mountainside Residential Care in Margaretville, NY on December 14, 2020. She was born in Kingston on Aug. 16, 1930 daughter of the late Allen (Butch) and Beatrice (Fitzsimmons) Yager. She graduated Kingston High School Class of 1948. As matriarch, her family was paramount, and the focus of her love and attention. She valued the sense of community, and was a loyal friend. Joan enjoyed...

Bearsville- Joan L. Klaessig, 90, of Bearsville passed peacefully at Mountainside Residential Care in Margaretville, NY on December 14, 2020. She was born in Kingston on Aug. 16, 1930...

John Muller West Shokan

West Shokan- John Muller, 74, of West Shokan died Wednesday December 2, 2020 at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. He was born in 1946 in Manhattan, the son of Anna and Karl Muller. He and his family moved to West Shokan in 1955. After graduating from Onteora High School John served in the U.S.Navy for 4 years aboard a mine sweeper. He has been a 47 year member of the Shokan American Legion Post #1627 , and was also a member of the Olive Fire...

West Shokan- John Muller, 74, of West Shokan died Wednesday December 2, 2020 at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. He was born in 1946 in Manhattan, the son of Anna and Karl...

John Petersen Bearsville

John “Jay” Howard Petersen, 83, passed away at Specialty Hospital in Rochelle Park, NJ on November 30,2020 after complications from heart surgery. Born on January 1, 1937, Jay was the third son of the late Carl and Eugenia Petersen. His childhood consisted of a dual life as a city/country boy, going from Forest Hills, NY to Bearsville NY. He attended the One Room School House in Bearsville, NY and then finished high school in Forest Hills, NY where he played Coronet in the...

John “Jay” Howard Petersen, 83, passed away at Specialty Hospital in Rochelle Park, NJ on November 30,2020 after complications from heart surgery. Born on January 1, 1937, Jay was the...

Edward Stevens Wst Shokan

West Shokan- Edward Stevens, 77 of West Shokan died Sunday November 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born August 9, 1943 in Suffern, NY son of the late Edward and Barbara Nelson Stevens. An area resident since 1973, Ed was employed as an oil burner service technician with Heritage Energy Co. for over twenty years. He rescued many a customer with a no-heat complication. Ed was a life member of the Olive Fire Department having served as past chief, and currently...

West Shokan- Edward Stevens, 77 of West Shokan died Sunday November 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born August 9, 1943 in Suffern, NY son of the late Edward and Barbara Nelson...

Shirley Perpetua Woodland Valley

Phoenicia- Shirley L. Perpetua, 74 of Woodland Valley died Thursday November 19, 2020 at the Kingston Hospital after a recent hip surgery. She was a lifelong area resident who was born February 28, 1946 the daughter of the late August and Verna Grey May. Shirley was deeply connected to a "sense-of-community". She led by example, and could be counted on to provide a meal of home baked ziti for every local need that would arise. Helping others brought her...

Phoenicia- Shirley L. Perpetua, 74 of Woodland Valley died Thursday November 19, 2020 at the Kingston Hospital after a recent hip surgery. She was a lifelong area resident who was born...

Jean Gaede Woodstock

Jean Lasher Gaede February 9, 1925 – November 14, 2020 SHE WALKED… * In the 20’s and 30’s as a girl she walked the hills of Bearsville bringing home the cows or visiting her friends and neighbors. * In the 40’s, the only time she lived away from her beloved Woodstock, she never drove, kept walking and even did some marching in the Army. * In the early 50’s she thought she would try flying but got discouraged on her solo flight when...

Jean Lasher Gaede February 9, 1925 – November 14, 2020 SHE WALKED… * In the 20’s and 30’s as a girl she walked the hills of Bearsville bringing home the cows or...

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