Harold Hallenbeck

October 20, 1921 - June 23, 2017

Harold F. Hallenbeck, 95, passed away June 23, 2017, at Pine Haven Nursing Home. He was born October 20, 1921, in Hudson, New York, to Howard and Edna (Decker) Hallenbeck. A graduate of the Class of 1939, St. Mary’s Academy, Harold served as a radio mechanic in the Air Transport Command Division of the Army Air Corps during World War II, stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater. Harold worked for 37 years for the State of New York, Department of Mental Hygiene, in Albany, before retiring in 1983. He was an avid Yankees baseball fan, and a member of the Flying Dutchmen club and softball team. Harold is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Bertha Wallace Hallenbeck, his daughter, Barbara L. Hallenbeck, his son, James Hallenbeck (Barbara Knox), all of Colorado Springs, brother John Hallenbeck (Diane) of Stuyvesant, and stepchildren Carol French (Jeffrey), of Philmont, and Charles S. Wallace, Jr. (Sharon), of Red Hook. He is also survived by granddaughter Carey Paquette (Martin Kindl), step-grandchildren Kara French, Darrin French, and Matt Wallace (Sue), step-great-grandchildren Hunter and Tessa, and several nieces and nephews . Harold was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary (Padalaskie) Hallenbeck, their daughter Mary Paquette, his sisters Margaret Hallenbeck and Rose Kovatch, and brothers Howard, Richard, James, and Edward. Visiting hours will be Wednesday, June 28, from 3 to 5 PM, at Bates & Anderson – Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, 110 Green Street, Hudson. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM Thursday from St. Mary’s Church, Hudson. Committal prayers will follow in Cedar Park Cemetery, Hudson.