William Kenneweg Jr.

William F. Kenneweg, Jr. SAUGERTIES-William F. Kenneweg, Jr., died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, after a short batttle with an aggressive cancer. The son of Dorothy Wintjen and William Kenneweg, Sr., he was born Feb. 5, 1962 in Huntington. He was a wonderful, caring man, who went out of his way for everyone and will be deeply missed. William gave the gift of his life selflessly to others. Always there to offer hands and heart, he served for years as an assistant Boy Scout leader. Many know his cheerful personality from being a lumber manager at Singer Denman and dairy manager at Boiceville Market. Working most of his life in retail management, he also worked for Myron Lumber for nine years, designing truss systems for churches and nursing homes. An avid gardener, who could grow anything, he developed an excellance for creating stone walks and paths. He is known in the Woodstock area as Jelly Bill, creating savory and sweet jams this community loved for the last sixteen years. William was a graduate of Red Hook High School and received an associate degree from Columbia-Greene Community College, and was a forestry major at Syracuse University. Surviving are his fiance, Barbara Vilela of Pine Bush, a son, William, C. Kenneweg and his mother, Dawn Waterman of Malden on Hudson, his sisters, Betty Jane Volpe and her husband Rick of Melville, Gail J. Marshik of Huntington Station and Carol Anne Tsouros and her husband Wayne of Huntington Beach, Calif., and nieces and nephews. His extended family included Jason and Terresa Bazelow and children of Asheville, N.C. and Laura and Timothy Mannix of Goshen. Friends will be received Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. at Lasher Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Tinker St., Woodstock. At 8 p.m. a memorial service will be held. William wished to be cremated, following the services.