Silent KeysUnfortunately there are times in our lives when we have to say a final "goodbye" to fellow hams. Hopefully, as is most often the case, it is after a long, full life. Sometimes though, our friends are taken suddenly and all to soon. In any case, they leave an emptiness behind that only our fond memories can help to fill. "73" to all those hams we've known and loved...
Silent Key Index Click on a link to see obituary, comments, and picture(if any)5/4/2010 Linda Ferdinand N2YL SK 1/23/2010 Bob Paulsen W2KPZ SK 12/14/2009 Ted Klein W2QYE SK 3/15/2009 Tom Perry W2BIS SK 1/11/2009 Bob Hargrave KC2FEL SK 11/1/2008 Sylvia Stone K2SLY SK 4/2/2008 John Hockler N2WCR SK 7/17/2007 Frank Stone KB2YUR SK 11/28/2006 Bob Shisler KC2ARL SK 9/23/2005 Joe Pirrotta N2OZX SK 6/14/2005 Cathy Luty KC2BUW SK 12/8/2004 Ray Spagna W2VIP SK 7/2/2003 David Reneau AA9KT SK Back to Home Page Linda Ferdinand N2YL SK 5/4/2010 Linda S. Ferdinand N2YL CHATHAM, NY - Linda S. (McLarnon) Ferdinand, age 63 years, of North Chatham, NY, died May 4, 2010 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Mass. Born May 11, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Barbara A. (Turan) McLarnon. Funeral services will take place on Friday, May 7, 2010, at The Medway Congregational Christian Church, at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Matthew Marlow officiating. A calling hour will take place at the church from noon to 1:00. Burial will take place in The Medway Christian Cemetery, Climax, NY, following the service. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Gary J. Ferdinand of North Chatham, a son Brian J. Ferdinand of Rensselaer, NY, a daughter Lauren Michelle and husband Jay Ferdinand-Intagliata, of San Jose, CA, a brother Gary J. and wife Peggy McLarnon of Earlton, NY, two grandchildren Evan Ferdinand of Rensselaer, and Jackson Ferdinand-Intagliata of San Jose, CA, her uncle Robert M. Turan of Earlton NY and her niece Colleen McLarnon Wilkinson of Greenville, NY. Prior to her retirement she was a computer systems analyst at I.B.M. in Poughkeepsie, NY, a life member and director of The American Radio Relay League and held the Ham Radio Call Sign of N2YL, as well as being a world expert in Morse code, an avid quilter and a lover of cats. Funeral arrangements under the direction of W.C. Brady's Sons, Inc. Funeral Home, 97 Mansion Street, Coxsackie, NY. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Linda's memory to Animal Lovers, PO Box 6426, Albany, NY, 12206, telephone number 518-448-5468, or e-mail www.animalovers.empireone.net.Comment: The Poughkeepsie club (PARC) used her callsign, N2YL for many years at their Field Day.
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Bob Paulsen W2KPZ SK 1/23/2010 Robert Charles Paulsen, Sr. ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Robert Paulsen, Sr. who passed away at age 91 on January 23, 2010. He was born on January 18th, 1919 in Orange, NJ, the son of Carl and Augusta Paulsen. Bob married Alice Repsher in 1942 and together they raised five children. Bob served in the Army during World War II in the Pacific and in Europe. He brought with him skills he learned from his childhood working with homemade radios, skills that he honed while working at IBM. While in Europe Bob worked with a team of German POWs installing radio towers. He became a favorite of these men and their mothers. One of the mothers sent him a “thank you” note for his kind treatment of her son. After his Army service Bob returned to IBM to work with computers where he was the first to build a transistorized (instead of tube) computer. This was built with transistors personally fabricated by his own hand. During these years he earned many patents related to the design of computers. This work brought him to Poughkeepsie, New York in 1958. Bob had creative talent and enthusiasm for building things. He made deluxe homes for all our pets: a coop for the chicken, a hutch for the rabbits, a kennel for the dogs. Hamsters and a parakeet had hand-made cages, and two crows had a coop. For his daughter he made a doll house with electric lights and for all his children, an outdoor clubhouse. His reputation as someone who could fix almost anything spread far. One day Bruce Springsteen came to Poughkeepsie for a concert and found his guitar amp was not working. The local electronics store sent him to Bob who fixed it on the spot. He had basement full of tools and parts for almost anything, especially electronics. Bob was a life-long HAM radio enthusiast (W2KPZ) and made many friends in that community. It was through this activity that Bob met some very close friends from Germany, the Zöllers. Alice and Bob made a number of trips to Germany and the Zöllers in turn visited us in Poughkeepsie. They now seem very much like family. Several of them were able to come for a visit just this past December. Bob's ancestry is from Germany and Denmark and in the1980s while visiting the area he and Alice met many other descendants from the same extended family. Bob even went to school and learned to speak German. After 46 years in Poughkeepsie, Bob and Alice moved to Texas in 2004. Bob asked that there be no memorial service and that in lieu of flowers donations be sent to the SPCA in Dutchess County New York or an SPCA in the Austin area. Bob and Alice have often made donations to the Dutchess County SPCA at 636 Violet Avenue, Hyde Park, NY 12538. See http://www.dcspca.org/mainpages/page2.htm#Donations. Bob is survived by his wife Alice, his three natural children Robert, Richard and Kathryn, two adopted nephews, John and Steve Repsher, eight grandchildren and his brother Carl.
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Ted Klein W2QYE SK 12/14/2009 Theodore R. "Ted" Klein POUGHKEEPSIE - Theodore R."Ted" Klein, age 87, of Poughkeepsie died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Ted was born April 21, 1922 in Rochester, NY. He was the son of the late Samuel J. and Charlotte (Stein) Klein. He married Pearl Finkelstein on December 19, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Klein died December 13, 2004. Ted served his country both before and during World War II, first in the U.S. Merchant Marine, from 1940 to 1942, and then in the U.S. Army, from 1942 to 1945. Ted was a member of Congregation Schomre Israel, IBM Quarter Century Club, Masonic Lodge #671 Wappingers Falls, The Harding Club, Past President of the Dutchess County Shriners Club and an Amateur Radio Operator. He was a graduate of RCA Institute in New York City. He is survived by two sons: Lee Klein and his wife Michelle of Poughkeepsie, NY and Howard Klein and his wife Janet of Irvine, CA; four grandchildren: Dana, Benjamin, Jenessa and Hillary Klein. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 16, at Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY with Rabbi David Kaplan presiding. Burial will be in the family plot in Schomre Israel Cemetery, Lagrange Ave., Poughkeepsie. The family will sit Shiva starting at 6:15PM on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the residence of Lee and Michelle Klein, 32 Seaman Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Memorial contributions can be made in Ted's memory to the NATIONAL PARKINSON FOUNDATION, INC., 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue / Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida 33136-1494 or The Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607. Arrangements are under the direction of Schoonmaker Funeral Home, 110 Fulton Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY.
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Tom Perry, W2BIS SK 3/15/2009 WAPPINGERS FALLS - Thomas R. Perry, 66, a Town of Wappinger resident for 30 years, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 15, 2009, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born Sept. 16, 1942 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Mr. Perry graduated from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens in 1961 and with Honors from New York Technical College in Brooklyn in 1963. Upon graduation, Mr. Perry was hired by IBM, beginning his career as a Technician at the IBM Research Center in Yorktown and retiring as an Advisory Engineer in 1992. During retirement, Mr. Perry (a licensed small engine aircraft pilot since 1989) enjoyed flying "7605 Golf" (his own Cessna 172) as well as several Cessna airplanes owned by the Grasshoppers flying club, of which he was a member for many years. Also an avid motorcycle enthusiast, Mr. Perry spent many hours riding his beloved 1989 Honda Goldwing, whom he affectionately nicknamed "Leroy." Perhaps Mr. Perry's greatest passion, however, was Ham Radio. Initially licensed in 1958 as WA2BIS, Mr. Perry held an Extra Class license for the past 23 years under the call sign W2BIS. Known by many as "Tommy Tech," there was not a transceiver, receiver, transmitter, microphone, speaker, antenna or amplifier that he could not repair or refurbish. He will sorely be missed by the boys on "535," and by the many, many individuals for whom he generously donated his time and knowhow to help resuscitate their ailing rigs and components through the years. Mr. Perry's survivors include his loving wife and soul mate of nearly 45 years, Marilyn Perry, daughter, Dr. Donna Perry and her husband, Dr. Jonathon Amith of Gettysburg, PA, son, Thomas Perry of Highland and son, Michael Perry of Wappingers Falls. Other survivors include his two beautiful granddaughters, Kathleen Rose Perry and Alana Kiri Amith, both of whom will dearly miss their Grandpa, sisters, Eunice Chelosky of Plainview, NY, Patricia McMahon of East Northport, NY and Geraldine Holt and her husband, Ronald Holt of West Islip, NY, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Calling hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Thursday, March 19, at the Delehanty Funeral Home, 64 E. Main St., Wappingers Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m., Friday, March 20 at St. Mary's Church, Wappingers Falls. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Published on March 17, 2009 in the Poughkeepsie Journal
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Bob Hargrave KC2FEL SK 1/11/2009 Notice corrected donation information 4/27/2009 From my knowing Bob, he was a Pumpkin Patrol volunteer for 8 years, first starting in 1999. He was always enthusiastic with the Patrol, and more often than not brought one or more of his kids and some of their friends on his watch as well. He'll be missed by many of us. Brenda N2TTOFrom Poughkeepsie Journal Obituary : "Robert C. Hargrave (KC2FEL) TOWN OF LAGRANGE - Robert C. Hargrave, 53, of the Town of LaGrange, passed away at home on January 11, 2009. A lifelong area resident, he was employed as a Machine Tool Operator for L.J. Gonzer & Associates in Beacon. He retired in 2001. He was a member of the Boy Scouts, QSY Society of Ham Radio Operators, his call sign was KC2FEL; a member of the National Association of Amateur Radio the NRA and the Hudson Valley Sportsmen Assoc. He was a devoted and loving father to his children. Born on September 29, 1955 in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Russell W. Hargrave, Jr. and Edna Harris-Maunder. He graduated from Dutchess Community College and attended Mount St. Mary College. He is survive by his mother, Edna Hargrave of LaGrange; his father and his wife, Russell and Sally Hargrave of LaGrange; his sons, Robert C. and Rigel W. Hargrave, both of LaGrange; his daughter, Elizabeth M. Hargrave of LaGrange; his brother and sisterin-law, Russell W. and Stephanie Hargrave of Mosier, Oregon; a brother, Randy Hargrave of Newburgh; a niece, India Hunter Hargrave and a nephew, Russell W. Hargrave IV. Calling hours will be held on Friday, Jan. 16, 2008 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the William G. Miller & Son Funeral Home, Inc., 371 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie. A Eulogy and sharing of Personal Reflection will follow visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Corrected donation information 4/27/2009 A Robert Hargrave Donation Acccount has been established for the benefit of Robert's three children, Elizabeth, Robert and Rigel:Wellsfargo Bank, Account #7064444073. Checks can be mailed to : Russell or Stephanie Hargrave at PO Box 453, Mosier, Oregon 97040. Published on January 14, 2009."
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Sylvia Stone K2SLY SK 11/1/2008 It is with incredible sadness that I have to announce the passing of one of our dearest members. On Saturday November 1, 2008 Sylvia Stone K2SLY passed away after difficulties from surgery. Sylvia now joins Frank Stone KB2YUR SK, her husband, in Heaven. Sylvia was a member of the Eastern New York Section Staff by serving as Affiliated Club Coordinator and Co-Chairperson for the Empire State Games. Frank and Sylvia took a commanding role the last time the games were in Eastern New York and have been commended by the games organizers, government agencies and the Amateur Community for their leadership performance in helping Amateur Radio serve the games. For the 2009 games we originally decided that the games would be in honor of Frank. With a heavy heart, but with pride, the 2009 games will be in honor of both Frank and Sylvia. I will announce further details as I receive them for members who wish to pay their respects. In Sorrow, Pete Cecere N2YJZ Section Manager Eastern New York Obituary in the Poughkeepsie Journal : (correct call sign is K2SLY) Sylvia Mary Stone MODENA - Sylvia Mary Stone, loving daughter, wife and friend passed away at Mt. Sinai Hospital Saturday, November 1, 2008 surrounded by those who will never forget her compassionate heart or remarkably sharp mind. Sylvia was born in the Bronx on April 26, 1953 the daughter of Vito and Mary Bank Fierro. Mrs. Fierro survives at home in Beacon. Sylvia graduated from Aquinas HS in the Bronx in 1971 and went on to earn her BS in English Literature from Fordham University in 1975. Sylvia has been working as a Controller for H.O. Penn Machinery Co., Inc. since she graduated from Fordham. She will be greatly missed. Sylvia moved to Dutchess County in 1980 and later met her soul mate, Frank Stone, who only predeceased her in death 17 months ago. The two were married on April 13, 1991 in Newburgh, NY. Frank died on July 17, 2007. Frank's mother, Mrs. Betty Stone of Chatham, NY also survives. Sylvia was a Ham Radio operator call letters KB2SLY, and an active member of A.R.E.S. and R.A.C.E.S. In addition to her mother, Mary and mother in law Betty, Sylvia is survived by countless people whom she has touched in her all too brief 55 years; her best friends, Marina and her husband Jeff and daughter Angel DeLong of Salt Point, Patricia and her husband Michael Keane of Pleasant Valley, Lisa Katz of Ardsley, Sue and her husband Willie and daughters, Niki and Kayla Rosado of Modena, Ro Milano of Poughkeepsie, John and his wife Paula Marino of Hopewell Junction. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Hudson Valley Chapter Make-A-Wish Foundation, 832 South Broadway, The Wish House, Tarrytown, NY 10591, E-Mail: hudson@hudson.wish.org or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Calling hours will be two days, Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 on both days. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary Mother of the Church on Jackson Street in Fishkill on Thursday at 10:00 AM. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newburgh
Sylvia Stone K2SLY
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John Hockler N2WCR SK 4/2/2008
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Frank Stone KB2YUR SK 7/17/2007
Frank Stone KB2YUR
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Bob Shisler KC2ARL - SK 11/28/2006 For those members who didn't know Bob he became a ham and a member of QSY at Brenda/N2TTO
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Joe Pirrotta N2OZX - SK 9/23/2005 With great sorrow I pass along this email I received today from Joe's wife Dee. Joe loved QSY and our Field Days, he will truly be missed. - Brenda/N2TTO 'Dear Brenda, My beloved husband Joe Pirrotta N2OZX passed away this afternoon after a valiant fight against cancer.
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Cathy Luty KC2BUW - SK 6/14/05 "It is with deep regret that I report the passing of Cathy Luty, KC2BUW. Cathy had been a licensed ham since 1997, holding a Technician-class license. To all of us who knew her she was always friendly and always willing to participate in our activities." "May she rest in peace." Adam Nowik KC2DAA EC/RO Dutchess County
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Ray Spagna W2VIP - SK 12/8/04 "It saddens me deeply to let you all know that Ray Spagna W2VIP became a silent key this morning at 5:00 am. Ray was responsible for getting both Charlie and I interested in the hobby in the early 90's and was a member of both QSY and PEARL. The family will be granting Ray's final wish to not have a service and to have his ashes spread in his favorite hunting spot next week. If you would like to send a card to his Mom please feel free to mail it to me and I will make sure that she gets it." 73,
Brenda Lee Spagna N2TTO
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David Reneau AA9KT - SK 7/2/2003 "It is with great sadness that I let everyone know that Dave Reneau, AA9KT, became a silent key on July 2nd, 2003. He was involved in an accident with his motorcycle while traveling in New Windsor. Many of you were able to enjoy some time with Dave during Field Day weekend. Dave came up to the QSY FD site on Saturday, and he and I, along with Adam and several others cooked breakfast for everyone. It was Dave's favorite Field Day meal, Biscuits and Sausage gravy. It was, as always, delicious. All of Dave's family is back in
Indiana. We, as a collective ham community, were
Dave's second family. He was always there to lend a helping hand. I know
personally that Dave appreciated the relationships that he had with all of his
family here. I hope as many of you as
possible could send a card to Dave's family, so they too know how much we loved
Dave, and how much we're going to miss him. He will always have a special
place in our hearts."
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