Robert L. Burkhardt

Burkhardt, Robert L. RHINEBECK, N.Y. Robert L. Burkhardt, 76, of Rhinebeck and a lifelong area resident, died Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. Robert was a life member of Red Hook Post #7765, VFW in Red Hook, a member of the Paralyzed Veterans of America and a former member of the Rhinecliff Fire Department. He served in the Navy during the Korean War on the USS Philippine Sea. Born on November 2, 1931, in Rhinebeck, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Fanny (French) Burkhardt. Robert married Catherine Marks in 1956 at the Good Shepherd Church in Rhinebeck. Catherine survives at home in Rhinebeck. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Teresa and her husband Donald Hewett of Binghamton, N.Y. and Robin Burkhardt of Ravena, N.Y.; two granddaughters, Erin Hewett of Blacksburg, Va. and Renee Hewett of Rochester, N.Y.; a brother, Wayne Burkhardt of Millbrook, N.Y.; along with several nieces, nephews; cousins; and loving friends. He is also survived by a loving and devoted staff of nurses. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 21, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Rhinebeck, Astor Dr., Rhinebeck. The Rev. Thaddeus Dragula will officiate. Interment will be in Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck. Friends may call at the Burnett & White Funeral Homes, 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, N.Y. on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. with the Red Hook Post #7765, VFW conducting services at 7:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made in Robert's memory to the Alzheimer's Assoc. Mid-Hudson Chapter, 2 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 103, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4027 or the T.H.E. Brain Trust, 186 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139-1320. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes, 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook. For directions, or to sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com