Arthur John Heck

MILLERTON — Arthur John Heck, 89, a lifelong area resident died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at Sharon Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Sharon, Connecticut. Mr. Heck worked in the maintenance department and drove a school bus at Webutuck Central School District in Amenia for over thirty-years, prior to his retirement on Jan. 31, 1998.

Born Sept. 3, 1936, in the Bronx, New York, he was the only son of the late Arthur K. and Dorothy (Deusenberry) Heck. Art graduated in 1954 with the last class at Millerton High School in Millerton. He served our country in the United States Naval Reserves from 1955 to 1962 when he received his honorable discharge as a “SR”/Seaman Recruit. On April 10, 1999, in Millerton, he married Donna Duncan. Mrs. Heck survives at home in Millerton.In his spare time, he was an avid train enthusiast and collector. In his younger years he was a parishioner of the North East Baptist Church. He will be dearly missed by his loving family and many friends.

In addition to his wife of nearly twenty-seven years, he is also survived by two sons,John Heck and his wife Cindy of Millerton and Wayne Heck and his wife Debbie of Hudson, New York; two step-daughters, Tammy Nadeau of Winsted, Connecticut, and Rebecca Korot of Torrington, Connecticut; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A private graveside service and burial with standard United States Naval Honors will take place on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Irondale Cemetery in Millerton. Pastor William Mayhew will officiate. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546.

To send an online condolence to the family, flowers to the service or to plant a tree in Art’s memory, please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com