All Obituaries

WEST HURLEY…… James J. Horan, Jr., 80, of 77 Tangelwood Rd., died at home on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 surrounded by his family and friends. Born on February 19, 1943 in Manhattan he was the only child and son of the late James and Mary Horan. A resident of West Hurley for over 50 years, he joined the State Police on June 26,1966. He worked in many Troops across the state but the majority of his career was spent in Troop F where he retired on January 17, 1993 as a...

Roger Joseph Edwards of Woodstock NY passed away on September 26, 2023. Roger was the beloved husband of Martha (forever known to Roger as “Babes”), dear older brother of Dorothy Connor, much loved father of Nanci and Donald Leiching & Susan and Mike Swinton, cherished grandfather to Ian, Brinnah, Aaron, Shannon Leiching and Zander Swinton, proud great-grandfather to Colton Leiching (who we are all so glad he had a chance to meet) along with being “the older...

WOODSTOCK….. Theodore J. “Ted” Stein, 84, died Saturday,  August 26, 2023 at the Health Alliance Hospital from complications of bilateral extremity paralysis and cervical/thoracic stenosis. Ted received his Ph.D in social work from UCBerkeley and his J.D. from Albany law School.  For 30 years he was the Professor of Social Policy in the School of Social Welfare at SUNY-Albany.  His, The Role of Law in Social Work Practice and Administration, (Columbia...

WOODSTOCK...... A. William "Bill" Heckeroth, 86, died Friday, August 25, 2023 at his home. Born in Woodstock, he was the son of Edith and Adolf Heckeroth. Adolf had a Plumbing, Heating and Electric business where Bill joined his father and ran the business until his retirement. He graduated from Kingston High School and attended the University of Alabama.  Bill enjoyed living in his hometown of Woodstock. He was involved in many community projects, especially...

LAKE HILL…. Sandra Lee Wingert, 79, of 13 Ashley Lane died Saturday, August 19, 2023, surrounded by her daughter, sister, and fur babies at her residence.   Born September 15, 1943, in Kingston,NY she was the daughter of the late Alan and Margaret Perry Styles.   Sandy graduated from Onteora Central High Class of 1960. After graduating she was employed by the Roland A. Augustine Insurance Agency in Kingston, until...

Lucille G. (Lucy) DeGraff, 85, of Lake City Florida passed away at home on July 9th , 2023. Lucille was predeceased by her husband, Vernon DeGraff (1980) and hegrandson Kevin (1995). She was born in Cementon, NY. She graduated from Kingston High School and went on to complete secretarial training through Mildred Elley in Albany. She also took courses at both Ulster County Community College and Ocean County College-NJ. She worked at IBM upon graduation until she got married. Upon returning...

WOODSTOCK…. Pamela Kathryn Twining, 72, of Hillcrest Ave. died Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the Health Alliance Hospital, Mary’s Ave. Campus. Born November 27, 1950 in Silver Spring, MD., she was the daughter of the late Perry Ford Twining and Constance Cole Twining. An area resident since 1972, she attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. Pamela was New York State beat poet laureate 2022-2024. Survivors include three daughters: Morgan (Dean) Sasser of GA., Charlotte Nelson of...

WOODSTOCK……Rudolph John Stutzmann, entered into eternal life June 25, 2023 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in Manhattan NY. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Letitia (Carney) Stutzmann.   A retired funeral director and President of R. Stutzmann and Sons Funeral Home in Queens, NY, and a member of the NYS Funeral Directors Association and the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association.  Rudy served as a trustee from...

WOODSTOCK...Fredrick J. “Fred” Duignan, 71, of Chestnut Hill Road died Saturday, June 10, 2023 at his residence surrounded by members of his family and a few friends after a long battle with cancer.  Born June 1, 1952 in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Philip and Gertrude Duignan.  He attended St. Mary’s in Rutherford, NJ, then studied at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana; the duCret Center of Art, Plainfield, NJ; and obtained a BA in...