- Date Of Birth: July 20, 1933
- Date Of Death: April 12, 2020
- State: New York
Ilmars Upitis, 86, formerly of Beacon and Highland, recent years of Haverstaw, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2020. He was born on July 22, 1933 in Riga, Latvia, son of the late August & Alvina Upitis; he was a native of Latvia, having immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. He was a graduate of the Pine Plains Central High School, Class of 1952; Ilmars was a very intelligent man, who spoke several languages starting with his native of Latvian, English, German and Spanish. Ilmars worked as a skilled carpenter for the Northeast Local Union in Ulster County, NY for many years until retiring. He enjoyed many things in life like; skiing, cars and watching sport-car racing; and had a deep love for music, playing the piano and accordion, and singing. Ilmars is survived by his sister Zaiga Greenhalgh of New Hampshire and brother Alvis Upitis of Hawaii; and his stepchildren: Carmela Lujan and Juan (Alison) Ugarte; and 7 grandchildren: Liliana, Tatiana, Gioconda, Manuel, Johnny, Nickie and Anthony; and 12 great-grandchildren; and his nephew Andries & 2 nieces Alice and Sylvia (Wayne) also survive him. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Maria Chavez Upitis on April 26, 2017; he was also predeceased by a stepdaughter Myrta Ugarte.
