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Frank Joseph Filete, 83, of Hyde Park, died on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at home, in the care of his children.
     Born on December 13, 1934 in Strasbourg, France, he was the son of Charles Filete and Clemence Speisser-Filete.
     On June 6, 1959, he married the love of his life, Margaret Ann Galvin. Margaret died on February 29, 2008. Frank was a graduate of Power Memorial Academy Catholic High School in Manhattan, NY.
     He graduated from Iona College with a BA degree in History. He proudly served his country as a Corporal in the United States Air Force reserves.
     Frank was a bus driver for Lakeland School District for over 30 years, an insurance claims adjuster for Public Service Mutual, NY, NY, and his own business as Schuyler Investigations.
     A communicant of St. Peter’s Parish, he worshipped at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel in Poughkeepsie. Frank was a member of the Continental Village Fire Department, Peekskill, NY.
     Frank is survived by his first born child and Son Ken Filete and his wife Renee Filete of Hartford, CT and their children daughter Mandi Vanoostveen and her husband Gregory and their children Atticus and Rhys, and Ken’s son James Beach and his partner Travis Suitter-----daughter Kathleen Baldino and her husband Mark of Lake Ariel, PA, their children Katrina Benedict and her spouse Jen; Kelly Ann Abrahamsen and her husband Chris with their children and Franks Great-grandchildren Cayden and Hailee-----daughter, Susan Kannenberg and her husband Glenn of Hyde Park, NY with their children Derek, Sarah and Jacob Kannenberg-----daughter Selena Ressa and her husband Joe of Yorktown Heights, NY and their children Amanda, Kaitlyn and Julia Ressa
     Calling hours will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Inc, 4365 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY.
     A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel of St. Peter's Parish, 185 Hudson View Dr., Poughkeepsie, NY.
     Cremation will follow at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
     To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit www.sweetsfuneralhome.com

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