WAPPINGER, N.Y. — Wappinger resident Norman A. Tardiff died on Wednesday, April 27. He was 101.
A Wappinger resident since 1946, Tardiff received his master's degree at Brown University in 1940 and was an instructor in zoology at the University of Connecticut.
Drafted at age 27, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge, attaining the rank of captain.
After the war, he and his wife, Anne, were the owners of Tardiff's Jewelers in Wappingers Falls for 30 years.
Tardiff was a member of the Chelsea Yacht Club since 1968 and was its historian for 12 years.
In 2001, he published a book entitled, "A Boatman’s History of the Hudson River."
Tardiff was predeceased by his first wife Anne Koller Tardiff in 1976, his second wife Glenna Milligan Tardiff in 2000 and granddaughter, Nicole Tardiff in 2006.
He is survived by his children; Peter and wife, Sandy Tardiff, Adrienne Kearney and her fiancée, Michael LaPointe, Bernadette and husband, Peter Masiello, and Mark Tardiff and wife, Terre Mercier.
He also is survived by grandchildren Maria, Nicole, Matthew, and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the First Reformed Church, 1153 Main St., in Fishkill on May 15 at 2 p.m.
Contributions may be made to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, N.Y. 10131
Arrangements are in charge of the Delehanty Funeral Home in Wappingers Falls.
To leave a condolence, visit www.delehantyfuneral.com
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