Wayne R. Peltier of Newburgh, a resident of the area for most of his life, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2006 at home with his wife by his side. He was 59. Son of Evelyn Vetter and the late Delbert A. Peltier, he was born on October 9, 1947 in Passaic, NJ. He was married to Patricia who survives at home. Wayne was a 1965 graduate of Goshen High School. he enlisted in the US Army on January 5, 1967. He served during the Vietnam Conflict as an Infantry Fire Crewman. While serving he earned the Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, national Defense Service Medal, Air Medal, and Combat Infantry Badge. He was also a sharpshooter. He received an Honorable Discharge after two years of service. He worked for G&T Auto Parts in Goshen and then at IBM, East Fishkill, retiring after 30 years of service, and becoming a member of the IBM Quater Century Club. he was an avid antipue car collector and restorer, and also enjoyed woodworking and remodeling the home he shared with his wife and beloved pets. In addition to his loving wife, Patricia, he is survived by his mother, Evelyn of W.Va.; his brother, Robert and his wife Nancy, of Md.; his father and mother-in-law Richard and Betty of Ky.; sisters-in-law Sharon and her husband Matthew of NY, and Nancy and her husband Chris, of Md.; his niece Nikki and her family of NY; nephews, Marc of W.Va. and Jason of Tn., Thomas and Justin of NY; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Vistation was held on Monday, October 23 at Brooks Funeral Home, Newburgh, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, October 24th at Our Lady of the Lake Chapel, Newburgh, NY with Msgr. John Budwick officiating. Burial with military honors followed at the Goshen Veteran's Cemetery, Goshen, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Wayne's memory be made to Furever Animals, Inc., PO Box 261, Montgomery, NY 12549; Wegener's Research Vasculitis Foundation, PO Box 28660, Kansas, MO 64188-8660, or St. Luke's Dialysis Center, 4 Corwin Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Additional Webpages: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16443674 www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080609/LIFE02/806090301/-1/LIFE0202