Raymond L. Simonetty

Raymond L. Simonetty obituary

Raymond L. Simonetty

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11

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Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc.

27 Smith Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

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Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 a.m.

Immaculate Conception Church

467 Delaware Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

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12

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Mount Calvary Cemetery

434 Flatbush Road, Kingston, NY 12401

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Raymond Simonetty Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc. - Kingston on Nov. 7, 2025.

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Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday November 11th from 4-7PM.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday 11AM at Immaculate Conception Church.

Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Raymond L. Simonetty, longtime resident of Kingston died Friday October 31, 2025. He was born December 21, 1932 in Kingston, the son of the late Herbert Anthony and Gertrude H. (Deming) Simonetty.

Ray graduated from Kingston High School and received his BS degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. He served his country in the United States Army and worked for many years as an electrical engineer for IBM.

Ray taught religious education classes at Immaculate Conception Church, was a troop leader with the Boy Scouts, and was a longtime member of the White Eagle Benevolent Society.

Surviving is his sister-in-law Christina McDonald and her husband Wayne, brother-in-law Albert Chmura and his wife Mary Anne, several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 28 years Veronica S. Chmura Simonetty.

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Upcoming Events

Nov

11

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc.

27 Smith Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Send Flowers

Nov

12

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 a.m.

Immaculate Conception Church

467 Delaware Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401

Send Flowers

Nov

12

Interment

12:15 p.m.

Mount Calvary Cemetery

434 Flatbush Road, Kingston, NY 12401

Send Flowers

Only 3 days left for delivery to next service.