Julia Frank, 95, a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Meadows at Brookmeade in Rhinebeck.

Born on October 5, 1929, in the City of Poughkeepsie. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Frank and Mary Hornyak Frank.

She graduated from Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Hyde Park.

Julia worked for many years as a secretary at the International Business Machines Corporation and retired as a Senior Secretary in 1986.

During her life she was an avid gardener, maintaining a garden that was admired by many in her neighborhood. Her travels included: Europe and the Caribbean Islands.

Julia was a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club and greatly enjoyed the monthly dinners shared with her retired IBM secretary friends.

She was a life-long member of Saint John the Baptist Church on Grand Street in Poughkeepsie until it closed in 2007.

Julia lived with her beloved sister, Mary, her entire life. Mary predeceased her in 2017.

A faithful member of St. Peter's Parish, her family is grateful to Father Daniel D'Alliessi for his spiritual assistance.

She will be dearly missed by her cousin, Michael Hornak of Poughkeepsie, who was her caregiver, and other family members including cousins, Patricia Young Doroski, Robert Young, and Joseph Lloyd.

Her close cousin, Stanley Hornak, predeceased her last year.

Her family is grateful for the outstanding compassionate care Julia received from the staff at the Meadows at Brookmeade.

There are no calling hours.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Fr. Daniel D'Alliessi at 10 AM, Saturday May 17th at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel of St. Peter's Parish, 185 Hudson View Drive, Poughkeepsie.

Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, 171 Salt Point Tpke., Poughkeepsie.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Sweet's Funeral Home, Hyde Park.

To send an online condolence or for directions, please visit Julia's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.