Donald R. “Ducky” Polverari died Dec. 4, 2013, after a fight with cancer.
Polverari was born in Brewster, N.Y., on Jan. 23, 1936.
He graduated from Brewster High School in 1954 and went on to serve in the United States Army for three years.
On Aug. 23, 1958, he married Sandra Bennett.
He worked for the Westchester County Police Department as a parkway patrolman.
He owned and operated Ducky’s Deli in Brewster.
They retired to Vero Beach in 2002.
Polverari was predeceased by his parents; sister; and four brothers.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Sandra; their six children, Andrea Borda (David), of Vero Beach; Beth Enright (Ward), of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Lynne Harvey (Larry), of Brewster, N.Y., Rita Gallagher (Tom), of Vero Beach, Christine Hannigan (Jim), of Vero Beach, his son Donald Polverari (Mary Claire), of New Fairfield, Conn.; his 13 grandchildren, Jennifer Borda, Rachel Eyman, Julie Borda, Austin and Monica Enright, Kathryn and Eric Harvey, Matthew and Drew Gallagher, Amanda and James Hannigan, Donald Albert and Michael Polverari; and many nieces and nephews.
A service will be conducted at a later time.
Donations in Ducky’s name can go to St. John of the Cross, Catholic Church, Vero Beach.
An online guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
