Audrey W. Kessler

SCHENECTADY - Audrey Winkler Kessler, beloved wife of the late George W. Kessler, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, caregiver and friend, passed away after a long illness on Monday April 21, 2025 at the age of ninety-two at Kingsway Nursing Home. Audrey was born on January 21, 1933 and was a life-long resident of Schenectady. She was a member of Bellevue Reformed Church where she loved to sing in the choir. Her passion was gardening, and loved to travel and be with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Blanche Winkler and brothers Frederick and Paul Winkler.

Audrey is survived by her sons, James and his wife Debra, David and his wife Jane, and Daniel and his partner Glenna Ryan, her daughter Susan and her husband Rory, her nine grandchildren, Brian Kessler, Rochelle Pierce, Jennifer Kessler, Daniel Burns, Thomas Burns, Rachel Callinan, Megan Batchler, Andrew Kessler and Daniel Kessler, and six great grandchildren Alena Pierce, Dylan Pierce, Emerson Kessler, Luke Batchler, Zara Kessler and Emma Callinan. Her strong spirit and kind heart will live on forever in all of us.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday May 1st from 4 to 6pm at the DeMarco Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave., Rotterdam. A funeral service will be held on Friday May 2nd at 11am at the funeral home, followed by burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Colonie. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bellevue Reformed Church, 2000 Broadway, Schenectady, NY 12306. Condolences can be posted at demarcostonefuneralhome.com.