All Obituaries

Larry Vincent Joy of Kerhonkson, NY died on March 28, 2020. He was 68. Larry was born on December 30, 1951 in Kingston, the son of the late Willard E. and Colleen (Flanigan) Joy. For 27 years Larry had been a Correctional Officer at Eastern Correctional Facility retiring in 2005. Larry loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them and his friends. He also was a member of the Elks Lodge in Napanoch, an avid hunter and fisherman and he loved restoring old cars, his 1962 Chevrolet Bel...

Stuart Russell Nelson a lifelong resident of Kerhonkson, NY died in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family on March 22, 2020. He was 81. Stuart was born on August 16, 1938 in Kerhonkson, the son of the late Theodore and Helen (Lawrence) Nelson. Stuart graduated from Kerhonkson High School in 1956 and immediately joined the US Army National Guard until 1964. The following November 14 he married the love of his life, Anita Wustrau. Soon after they started raising their family...

Paul Van Leuven of Accord, NY passed away peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2020. He was 69 years old. Paul was born on March 30, 1951 in Ellenville, NY; he was the son of Grant and Esther (Davis) Van Leuven. Paul served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in 1971. Paul was very fond of his time spent in Germany and loved to talk about his memories of living there as well as the time he spent living in Houma, Louisiana. He later worked in...

Severyn J. Hasbrouck Jr. ‘Joe’ of Lomontville passed away on September 15, 2020. He was 76 years old. Joe was born in Schenectady, NY on April 24, 1944 to the late Severyn and Edna (Beatty) Hasbrouck.   Joe lived most of his life in Lomontville on the family farm. His love of agriculture began early, working on his grandparents’ dairy farm in Hurley. He studied agriculture and graduated from SUNY Cobleskill.  Shortly thereafter, Joe and his father...

Richard Schambach formerly of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020. He was 86 years old. Richard was born on September 22, 1933 in Hoboken, NJ; he was the son of Claude and Julia (Whalen) Schambach. On December 23, 1951 Richard had married the love of his life, Loretta Ann Schroder Schambach. Together they had 62 wonderful years of marriage before her passing in October of 2013. Richard served his country as a Navy medic attached to the Marine Corps, where he...

Ann Marie Dziuban of Swan Lake, NY, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 in the comfort of her home. She was 69 years old. Ann Marie was born on January 29, 1951 in Buffalo; she was the daughter of Michael and Theresa (Peter) Dziuban. Ann Marie is survived by her husband Wayne Kostoff. Private graveside services were held at Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson.

Richard Rider of Saugerties, NY passed away peacefully at home at the age of 80 on August 28, 2020 with his life Partner, Dr. Kevin Smith by his side.  Richard was the youngest son of Kenneth J. and Thelma (Depuy) Rider of Accord, where he spent his childhood years working with his parents and brothers, Donald and Leonard, on the family farm.  Richard graduated from Rondout Valley High School (Kerhonkson) in 1958 and headed off to attend school at the State University of New York...

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Raffaele Di Santo of Accord, New York. Raffaele passed away on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020. He was 91 years old. Raffaele was born on October 27th, 1928 in the village of Sambuceto in Bomba, Abruzzo, Italy. He was the beloved son of the late Berardo Di Santo and Domenica Di Santo. He is predeceased by his sister, Nicoletta Di Santo, and his brother, Nicola Di Santo. Raffaele is survived by his devoted wife of 71 years, Carmela Di Santo, and...

Jeanine Marie Moraca of Kerhonkson, age 63, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at home surrounded by her family.   Jeanine had attended Kingston High School. She was the Community Bible Church Secretary for many years. She was involved in the Awana program, and was a substitute at Wawarsing Christian Academy often filling in as the lunch lady, librarian, and school secretary. She was very much involved in the school...

Gary A. Clearwater of Kerhonkson, NY passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 20, 2020. He was 67 years old. Gary was born on August 3, 1952 in Ellenville, NY; he was the son of the late Allan and Mildred (Wood) Clearwater.   Gary being a lifelong resident of the area graduated from Ellenville High School. He worked as an Auto Body Repair Man at B & H Garage and Body Shop in Ellenville. Gary was a life member of Kimble Hose Co #2 and a member of the Ulster Heights Rod and Gun...