summers he had worked at the Mohonk Barn Museum, demonstrating chair caning and antique furniture restoration. Bill loved being on the staff at Mohonk and amassed many happy memories with his family and friends spent hiking and cross-country skiing at the Mohonk Preserve. An avid fan of local history, Bill also served as the Preservation Chairman of the D&H Canal Society and later on the D&H Canal Corridor Committee. Bill was involved in escorted group travel with his wife for many years and travelled extensively in the US and Europe. In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by two sons, Eric R. Pitcher and Mark I. Pitcher both of Flagstaff, AZ, a granddaughter Shaye Fordring, also of Flagstaff and his sister-in-law, Bernadette Langenstein and her husband William of South Salem, NY, as well as many nieces and nephews. Entrusted to the care of the Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, 326 Albany Avenue, Kingston, where family and friends may visit on Thursday, Sept. 21st from 4pm to 8pm. The funeral service will take place on Friday, September 22nd at 11am at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Rip Van Winkle Council, BSA, the Mohonk Preserve or Hospice of the Hudson Valley.
Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral & Cremation Service
Kingston, NY 12401
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