Walter D. Kuhn, 78, a longtime resident of Staatsburg, died peacefully on April 10, 2023, at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia.

Born April 2, 1945, in Tallahassee, Florida, he was the son of Walter Lurman Kuhn and Eva Vasti Dennis Kuhn. He was a graduate of F.D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park.

Walt was a driver for United Parcel Service for over fourteen years before founding Stat Construction in 1981. He retired in 2015.

Walt was active with the Brookfield Garden Tractor Pullers Association, the Clinton Business Association and the Nine Partners Lions Club. Always willing to help out his community, he delivered meals for the Dutchess County Dept. of the Aging, was part of the committee that took care of the Staatsburg Veterans Memorial (especially for Memorial Day), and helped coordinate many of the Town of Clinton Recreation Dept. events, most notably the former annual Daffodil Festival where he organized vendors, ATV mud bog and tractor pulls.

Walt was proud to be a longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous and a devout member of Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church, Clinton. In both capacities, he dedicated his life to helping and healing many people along the way.

In 1982, he married the former Carolyn T. Brown, his wife and loving partner of thirty-six years who predeceased him in 2018.

Survivors include his three children, Debra N. (John) Slizewski, Lisa Keto, and David (Elizabeth) Kuhn, their mother, Beverly Lord; step-son, David (Maria) Brown; grandchildren, Ashley, Rebecca, Joshua, Cori, Raquel, and Mateo; and great-grandchildren, Caiden and Addison.

His extended family includes Lauren Lyon, Marilyn (Buzz) Wykoff, John Dale (Linda) Kuhn, Brian (Patricia) Quinn, and their families.

Calling hours will be from 3 to 7 PM, Sunday, April 16th, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park. Lions Club services will take place during the visitation.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, April 17th, at the Funeral Home. Pastor Dave Way will officiate.

Burial will follow in the family plot at Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Town of Clinton.

Walt's family respectfully requests memorial donations to Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church, 1592 Hollow Rd., Clinton Corners, NY 12514 or the Nine Partners Lions Club, PO Box 161, Clinton Corners, NY 12514.

To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit Walt's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.