POUGHKEEPSIE —Theodore J. Zulkowski, 104, a longtime resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at The Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Mr. Zulkowski was an Associate Mechanical Engineer at IBM in Poughkeepsie for 26 years retiring in 1978.
Born on June 26, 1919 in Newark, NJ he was the son of the late John and Bertha (Krauze) Zulkowski. Mr. Zulkowski proudly served in the US Army Medical Corps. during World War II. On June 20, 1943 in Linden, NJ, he married Theresa Yeno who predeceased him on February 10, 2003.
Mr. Zulkowski was a member of the Radio Amateur Club for 67 years and the Hudson Valley Contesters & DX Club in Kingston, NY. He was also a member of the QSY Club in Wappingers Falls.
Mr. Zulkowski is survived by two daughters, Carol Kurto and her husband, Peter, of Saratoga Springs, NY and Teresa Sullivan of Amenia. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Anne Patrice Sullivan, Elizabeth Rowen, Peter M. (Molly) Kurto II, Jeffrey (Heather) Kurto and Kathryn (April) Kurto. He is also survived by ten great-grandchildren, Dusty Rowen, Synclaire Rowen, Max Kurto, Ella Kurto, Georgia Kurto, Peter. T. Kurto II, James Kurto, Tadeusz, Beatrice and Paxton Ruedakurto.
Calling hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Hufcut Funeral Home, 3159 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 62 Mill St., Dover Plains, NY. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Charles Cemetery in Dover Plains. Memorial contributions may be made to: Hudson Valley Honor Flight, P.O. Box 375, Walden, NY 12584 or www.hvhonor-flight.com or the LaGrange Fire District Rescue Squad, 504 Freedom Plains Rd. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. For directions or to send a condolence, please visit www.hufcutfuneralhome.com
