William H. Haltermann

KINGSTON, N.Y. — William Henry Haltermann, 89, of Kingston, N.Y., and South Dennis, died on June 27, 2008.

Born on Nov. 17, 1918, in Waterville, Maine, Henry grew up in Tenafly, N.J., and moved to Kingston in 1954. After retirement in 1981, he spent summers on Cape Cod and winters in Rincon, Puerto Rico.

He graduated from the Englewood School for Boys and attended New York University.

During World War II, Henry worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, selling war bonds on tours with war heroes.

Henry worked for the Swedish American Line on the ship Kungsholm, the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City, and the Jakoque Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. He spent many years working for Gulf Oil, first in New York City and then in Kingston, as district manager.

For most of Henry's life, he was involved with Lake Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz. Growing up, he was a camper and junior counselor at Lake Awosting. Later, he was the sports director at Mohonk for five years. In 1969, he ran the special events for Mohonk's centennial celebration and continued to be involved in special events at the hotel for many years.

Henry was president of the Callabar Club, helped the club relocate from Stone Ridge to its current location in Kingston, and helped start a summer camp for kids there. He was on the board of the Kingston United Way and Girl Scouts. He was president of the George Washington School PTA. He was also active with Kingston's Bicentennial celebration.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Bryan Haltermann; three sons, William Henry Haltermann Jr., Frederick William Haltermann and Bryan Mellor Haltermann; a daughter, Mary Ann Daley; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A date for a memorial service has not been set yet.

Memorial donations may be made to the Kingston Hospital.