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John Lettieri, of Port Ewen, New York, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of October 15, 2024, surrounded by family and friends during a brief hospital stay in Kingston, New York. Born in 1930 in Corona, New York, John was the fourth of seven children, and the first to be born in America, of Ottavio and Maria Antonia Cetrangolo Lettieri, who immigrated from Rofrano, Italy. His family maintained a small farm on Xenia Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. John lived a full and remarkable life. His childhood was shaped by the challenges of the great depression, instilling in him a strong sense of self reliance and determination. During the Korean War, John was stationed in...

Mary Regina Cicale died peacefully on September 13th after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). She was 62. Born in Kingston, NY to the late Roy and Mary Elizabeth Cicale, Mary graduated from John A. Coleman High School in 1978 and lived for many years in High Falls, NY. Mary loved nature and cared deeply about all of creation, training dogs with pet-owners and sharing her own home with a number of needy dogs and cats over the years. She was a self-taught songwriter and guitarist, who wrote and played music with passion. An original recording from the 1990s was re-mastered last year to share hope in suffering of all kinds; Mary wanted to leave her faith-filled music as...

Peter Ross Baker June 5, 1943-April 7, 2022. Peter died peacefully on Thursday April 7th, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Ross and Irene Baker of Manchester, New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Catherine (Purdie), and his children, Stephanie Anne Baker and her partner George Hucker of Kingston, New York, Peter Ross, Jr. (P.J.) and his wife Maura Curran Baker of Hebron, Connecticut, Pamela Lynn Baker of Albany, New York, and his beloved grandchildren, Natalie and Colin Baker. He is also survived by his brother, Charles (Pooch) Baker and his wife Dawn of Warner, New Hampshire. His sister, Carol McGrath, predeceased him. Pete graduated from...