He was born on Aug.4, 1933, in Astoria, N.Y. to the late Frederick and Frieda Gartner.
He received a BA in Economics from Bucknell University in 1955. For over years, he had lived in Pleasant Valley with his wife before relocating to Poughkeepsie. He worked as a Manager of Informational Systems at IBM from 1956-1987, and then as an Administrative Computer Service Manager at Vassar College from 1988 until he retired in 1992.
He is survived by his wife Bette Gartner; and his four daughters, Elizabeth Gartner and her husband Robert Michel, Susan Gartner Michel, Leigh Gartner Jones and ALison Gartner and her husband Greg VanKirk; along with grandchildren, Maximilian and Sydney Beauchene, Alexander, Gabriella and Lucas Michel, Emma Jones, and EvaLuna Smith Gartner and Hudson VanKirk.
Visiting hours will be 3-4:45 p.m., Friday, April 1, at the Wm. G. Miller and Son Funeral Home, 371 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie, New York. Services will be at 4:45 p.m. in the Funeral Home. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, New York 12601.
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