Arlene (Hall) Iuliano

AMENIA — Arlene (Hall) Iuliano, 91, of Route 22, died Oct. 13, 2017, at Vassar Brothers Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late John Iuliano, who died in 1961.

Arlene was born April 13, 1926, in Michigan, the daughter of the late Dorothy and Clifford Hall. She moved to Amenia as a child, graduated from Amenia High School and went on to earn an advanced degree in nursing and an associate degree in business. 

She worked as a nurse at Sharon Hospital and went on to become a longtime Team Leader at the Wassaic Developmental Center until her retirement in 1991.

She was heavily involved in the town of Amenia over the years as councilwoman, supervisor, a member of many town committees and boards, the Historical Society and the Grange. She was town historian at the time of her death.  She was very dedicated to the town of Amenia and Dutchess County and was honored as Amenia’s Citizen of the Year in 2008.

She is survived by her five children and their spouses,  Joyce LaRowe and her husband, Verne, of Valatie, N.Y., Daniel Iuliano and his wife, Rebecca, of Hudson, N.Y., Joan Woodward and her husband, Alan, of Hyde Park, N.Y., Cristine Jarrett and her husband, Juan, of Athens, Ga., Joseph Iuliano and his wife, Jill,  of Waltham, Mass.;  and 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren of whom she was very proud and loved very much.

Services are private and are under the care of the Kenny Funeral Home in  Sharon.

Memorial contributions may be made in Arlene’s name to the Dutchess County Historical Society, 549 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; or The Hospice of Dutchess County, 374 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.