Gertrude E. Leinert, 95, a longtime resident of Dover Plains, NY died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT.

Born on July 2, 1918 in Stamford, CT she was the daughter of the late Ira Curtis and Lillian (June) Leinert. On July 19, 1938 in Elkton, MD, she married Robert R. Leinert who predeceased her on January 21, 1990. In 1943, Mrs. Leinert moved from Stamford, CT to Dover Plains, NY.

Mrs. Leinert was responsible for starting a banking program for the children of the Dover High School; a program that continues today. She was also an avid reader, volunteer and a member of the South Amenia Presbyterian Church in Wassaic, NY.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda Brady and her husband, Everett, of Dover Plains, NY; two sons, Bruce Leinert and his wife, Carol, of Dover Plains, NY and William Leinert of Newtown,CT, and six grandchildren, Michael, Christopher and Beth Brady, Jamie Leinert, Kristi Soucie and Jennifer Lounsbury. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Leinert was predeceased by her first child, Bobby, at the age of 4 in 1942.

Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the South Amenia Presbyterian Church, 229 South Amenia Road, Wassaic, NY with Rev. Zora Ficarra-Cheatham officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Dover Plains, NY. For directions, sending an online condolence or to light a memorial candle, please visit www.hufcutfuneralhome.com

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