Hyde Park – Margie A. Becker, 88, a longtime Hyde Park resident, passed away on February 16, 2024, at Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut. A devout Christian, Mrs. Becker is now resting in her eternal home.

Born in Albany, NY on July 20, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence G. and Myrtle Robinson Heimburge. She was raised in Coeymans Hollow, NY and graduated as Valedictorian of her class in 1953 from the Ravena – Coeymans Central School in Ravena, NY.

Margie was a longtime parishioner of the Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Rhinebeck.

In February 1991, she retired as a secretary from the Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie. She was a member of AARP including the local Hyde Park Chapter #4561, and also a member of Local CSEA Retiree Chapter #909.

On June 22, 1957, she married Gerald C. Becker at the Coeymans Hollow Methodist Church. He predeceased her on May 11, 2010.

During their retirement, Margie and her husband enjoyed traveling all over the United States in their RV, including a trip to Alaska in 1991.

Mrs. Becker loved her family and will be greatly missed by them all. Survivors include her two daughters, Bonnie A. Hazenbush, and husband, Robert, of Red Hook, and Brenda J. DeCicco and husband, Sal, of Kingston; six grandchildren, Christopher and Matthew (Rebekah) Hazenbush, Michelle Houston (John), Lauren Wyant (Andrew), Alecia Hassett (Kyle), and Charles Arnold (Alexandra); and great grandson, Ezra Wyant.

She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Lawrence H. Heimburge Sr. in 1977, and a daughter, Betsy M. Mulder on April 25, 2016.

Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, February 23rd, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park.

Funeral services will be at 10 AM, Saturday, February 24th, at the Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rte. 9, Rhinebeck. Pastor Frank Cirone will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, New Baltimore, NY.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

To send a condolence or for directions, please visit Margie's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.