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A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 12:30 PM at Immaculate Conception Church.
Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Paul Berish, 101, of Kingston died Tuesday September 20, 2022 at his home. Born April 25, 1921 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Paul and Mary (Hritz) Berish and stepson of the late Joseph Kozak.
Paul worked in the Education Department for thirty-one years at IBM in Kingston. He was a prayerful, faith-filled Catholic who served his parish in many ways, a gifted writer, fluent in several languages, especially from his beloved roots of Slovakia. He was a very generous and respected man who was a great example of discipleship.
Paul is survived by two nieces and three nephews, David (Terry), Richard (Beth), MaryKatherine (Bill), Charles (Terry), Patricia (Pete), great nieces and nephews, and their families. He is loved dearly by his family and will be greatly missed.
In addition to his parents and stepfather he was predeceased by his sister Mary Marsh and brother John Kozak.
Expressions of sympathy maybe made in the form of contributions to Immaculate Conception Church, 467 Delaware Avenue Kingston, New York 12401.
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Kristopher Cagnone
December 24, 2022
I was thinking about Paul today as I drove past his place. I hadn´t heard anything from him in quite a while and noticed there was no wreath on his door. I´m sad to hear of his passing is this way. He was so nice to me when we were neighbors. Great man and he will be missed.
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Mary Ann and Margie Ondrako & the Ondrako family
September 24, 2022
Paul was a gentleman´s gentleman who lived his faith, and whose very being was full of generosity, helpful to others, always ready to respond in a teachable moment. He was a very dear friend to our parents, especially our Mom, from their days in the Day Nursery in Binghamton, NY. My Mom and I always looked forward to his newsy letters/cards/pictures and to our mutual continuous correspondence. He loved our younger developmentally disabled sister, Margie, with an open heart. He appreciated so much the help of his kind caretaker, Richard. It is an honor to have been Paul´s friend and we will miss him-we have a Saint in heaven whom we will ask to intercede for us.
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