William Nile DePuy, Sr

William Nile DePuy, Sr., of Wawarsing, NY, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his home with his wife by his side. He was 62 years old. William was born on August 26, 1947 in Deposit, NY. He was the son of Leona (Klugh) Hadley and the late Floyd DePuy.

William was a Veteran of The United States Army having served in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Purple Heart.

He was an ASE Certified Auto Repair Technician and had owned the Wawarsing Service Station since 1985. He loved tinkering with cars and was an avid gardener who took extreme pride in his lawn, trees and plants.

On February 9, 2006 William married Denise Rinaldi in Ellenville, NY.

In addition to his wife Denise at home, and his mom Leona of Ulster Heights, William is survived by his children; Brijet (DePuy) Castner of Alpharetta GA, William Nile DePuy, Jr., and his wife Penny of Woodstock, GA and Brian Nile DePuy of Ulster Heights, NY, his step-children; Jennifer Paszkowski of the Bronx and Rebecca Paszkowski of Accord, his brothers; Floyd, Jr., George, Kevin and Randy DePuy and Douglas Pomerantz,  his sisters; Diana Niosi, Sherri McGlynn, Rowena Blauvelt and Darlene Muniz, six grandchildren; Andrew, Christopher and Matthew Castner, Britney and Shayla DePuy and Isabela (Paszkowski) Rosario. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

William was predeceased by his brother Garland DePuy.