Betty Rae Schwarze, 94, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. A former longtime Staatsburg resident, she moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida for approximately twenty years before moving back to New York in 2012. Born September 15, 1927, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Raymond and Alice Quint Ulery. She was a former communicant of Regina Coeli Church in Hyde Park. A graduate of F.D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, she was a medical records file clerk at the Hudson River Psychiatric Center for approximately ten years, retiring in the early 1990's. In her spare time, she enjoyed a good book. On Sunday, June 6, 1948, in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Poughkeepsie, she married Vincent P. Schwarze. Her husband predeceased her in 2007. Survivors include her son, Vincent P. 'Rick' Schwarze, Jr., of Lakeland, FL; daughter, Jane Ann Coleman of Hyde Park; three granddaughters, Shannon Semek (Thomas) of Hyde Park, Christine Tuttle (Aaron) of Hyde Park, and Caitlin Wagner (Richard) of Staatsburg; eight great grandchildren; sister, Leona Germano, Raleigh, NC; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 4 pm to 6pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park. Vigil prayers will be offered during the visitation. Burial will be next to her husband in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, FL. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet's Funeral Home, Inc., Rte. 9, Hyde Park. To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit Betty Rae's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.