Kurt M. Beger
Kurt M. Beger, a lifelong resident of Mahopac, died November 10. He was 79.
He was born in Baldwin Place on July 26, 1941, to Kurt and Anna (Kleshka) Beger. He graduated from Mahopac High School in 1959 where he was a star athlete who lettered each year in baseball, basketball, football and track. He was inducted into the Mahopac High School Hall of Fame. Following high school, he played minor league baseball with the Washington Senators farm team in the catcher’s position. Although he didn’t go on to the majors, he continued to play locally in men’s baseball leagues for many years.
He retired as a supervisor from NYSEG after many years of service, working out of the Brewster and Mahopac yards. He was a life member of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department which he joined in 1960. He served the department as Chief from 1967-1969 and then again from 1972-1974. He also served on the Board of Fire Commissioners from 1975-1985 and then again from 1996-2000. He was the department’s Parade Marshall for many years and led the department to many Best Overall trophies and Hudson Valley Volunteer Fireman’s Association championships against competing fire departments. He served on many other committees in the department through the years and often officiated as the emcee at many functions.
Mr. Beger was a member of the Westchester County Parade Judges Association, the Hudson Valley Volunteer Fireman’s Association, the Putnam County Volunteer Fireman’s Association and a member and Past President of the Lake Mahopac Rotary Club
On August 27, 1960 he married Carole Ann Seeman at Sacred Heart Church in Putnam Lake. Carole died on February 8, 2018. He is survived by his daughters, Cindy Keefe of Mahopac, Janet Livingstone of Avon, CT and Diane Oldfield and her husband, Michael of Benton, AR; his grandchildren, Brian (Cassie), Kyle, Andrew, Christopher and Lindsay and his great-grandsons, Bodhi and Kai. He was predeceased by his sister, Joan Trombetta in 2012.
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