Gertrude Kaiser-Hosey

Gertrude Kaiser-Hosey, “Trudy” passed away on Thursday the 20th of August at the age of 82. She was born on September 16, 1943 in NY city but grew up in Middle Village Queens with her sister Katherine, and her parents Arthur and Gizella Kaiser.

She graduated from St. John's University with an Associates Degree in 1965. She worked for AT&T starting as an operator on the old cord board equipment in 1962. She quickly rose through the ranks and was selected to learn the new automated switching equipment and operational protocols necessary for the transition. She worked as a Manager, Traffic Supervisor and Compliance Officer for federal FLSA regulations at multiple locations in and around New York City.

She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Gizella Kaiser.

She was an adventurer and traveler with her mother, going to Rome and the middle east. She traveled by motorcycle and by boat, (3 years living aboard and over a total of 14 trips cruising on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway with her husband Tom and their dog Oakley then followed by Molly). She loved the beach where she met Tom and they spent 10 years living on the water in a 1,275 square foot two-story house barge on the South shore of Long Island before starting their cruising adventures. Not to stop there, she logged over 40 cruises on NCL and Holland America upon the sale of their trawler Pleiades..

Please consider making a donation in her honor to The Nature Conservancy at https://www.nature.org/en-us/