Hyde Park - Alexander E. Wasvary (Vasvari), 85, a longtime area resident, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at home. Mr. Wasvary was an independent paper carrier for the Poughkeepsie Journal until his retirement. Alexander proudly served in the United States 12th Army Group, A Company, 305th Signal Corps Battalion during World War II. He was a recipient of the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Wasvary was a member of the American Rocket Society in New York City. His passion was holistic medicine and nutrition, and he always had an interest in the pursuit of the sciences, which he proudly and lovingly taught to his children and grandchildren. Born in Manhattan on March 20, 1922, he was the son of the late Shandor and Elsie Kovacs Wasvary. A graduate of Stuyvesant High School in the Bronx, he was one of the first male students to attend Vassar College after the college went co-ed. He also attended New York University and the New School for Social Research in New York. On August 20, 1952 in the Arlington Reformed Church in Poughkeepsie, he married Joan Avis Traver. Mrs. Wasvary survives at home. Mr. Wasvary loved his family and extended family with all his heart. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Daniel Eric Wasvary and wife, Sharon L., of Wappingers Falls; two daughters, Donna Brown of New Mexico, and Catherine Wasvary-Roberts and husband, Geoffrey, of Hyde Park; nine grandchildren, Richard Michael Wasvary, Shiloh Lyndsey Wasvary-Maes, Sierra and Amanda Wasvary, Arlene Wasvary-Muniz, Stacy Wasvary, and Erica, Matthew, and Rich Gardner and his wife, Jennifer; eleven great grandchildren, Richard, Erin, and Lydia Wasvary, Damian, Allison, and Gabrielle Maes, Louis and Alexander Muniz, Haley Asper, and Angelina and Ashleigh Gardner; former daughter-in-law and most beloved friend, Pamula Wasvary, who loved him like a father; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Wasvary, and his first wife, Margaret Hevessy Wasvary, in 1944. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 pm, Sunday, February 10th at Sweet's Funeral Home, Inc., Rte. 9, Hyde Park. A funeral service will take place at 3 pm, Sunday, during the calling hours. Pastor Richard Buccio will officiate. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Foundation, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. To send a condolence or for directions, please visit www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.