Hyde Park - Edward P. Denning, 86, a lifelong area resident, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at home.Born March 17, 1932, in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of the late Edward and Christine Link Denning.
Ed was a 1950 graduate of F.D. Roosevelt High School, and a 1959 graduate of Niagara University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
He proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.Mr. Denning worked for ITT in Secaucus, NJ for many years until his retirement in 1986.
A Life-Member of the American Legion, Ed was a current member of John Livingstone Post #1466 and held many different offices over the years. Ed was also a member of Voiture 502-40/8, which is an Honor Society of the American Legion. He was also an active member of the Arlington Honor Guard for over twenty years, and Captain for five years.
Mr. Denning was a member of various local drum and bugle corps and concluded his career as a baritone horn player with the national and world champion Hawthorne Caballeros from Hawthorne, NJ.An avid sports fan, Ed was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinal baseball team since 1946.
On September 6, 1987, in the Town of Poughkeepsie, he married the former Grace Cimorelli Baxter. Mrs. Denning predeceased him on September 7, 2010.
Calling hours will be from 10 am to 12 noon on Monday, October 1st at Sweet's Funeral Home, Inc., Rte. 9, Hyde Park. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 12 noon at the Funeral Home.
Burial with military honors will be in the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, Poughkeepsie.
To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.
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171 Salt Point Turnpike
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
