Obituary of Wen-Tsung Tseng

Wen-Tsung Tseng, 71, entered into rest November 7, 2020, with his wife by his side at home in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Wen-Tsung was born December 17, 1948 in Tainan, Taiwan to Yuan Ling Tseng and Tsya Zhi Feng. He graduated from National Cheng Kung University in the city of Tainan, and emigrated to the United States to complete his Master's degree in software engineering at University of Memphis. Wen-Tsung retired in 2018 from a 36-year career at IBM as a computer programmer, and called Poughkeepsie his home for the majority of his time in America. His family will remember him as a hard working and devoted husband and father, and will be missed by all who knew him. In his spare time, his interests included downhill skiing, ice and roller skating, gardening, hiking the Walkway on the Hudson, and appreciating the natural beauty of the Mid-Hudson Valley. He also devoted much of his time and energy to caring for his many unique saltwater tropical fish. Wen-Tsung's survivors include his wife, Tsing-Jing Tseng of Poughkeepsie, NY; his daughter, Anita of Redwood City, CA with her spouse Maksim, and their children, Amelia and Jonas. A memorial service is planned for 11:00AM, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Straub, Catalano and Halvey Funeral Home in Wappingers Falls, NY, 55 E. Main Street, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. Interment will follow at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, 342 South Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Masks must be worn and social distancing practiced during all services, and a limited amount of guests will be allowed inside for the duration of indoor services.