Maria Kuefner of Stanfordville died on Nov. 1. She was 99.
She was born on April 12, 1927, in Boz, Romania. As a teenager during World War II, she was taken to a Russian work camp with her family and classmates. She met her husband, Peter Kuefner, there.
With the help of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, now known as Global Refuge, they immigrated with their son to the United States in 1959. They settled in Mount Vernon, N.Y., before moving first to Carmel, N.Y., and then Stanfordville. She and her son Wolfgang owned and operated Hunns Lake House Community Residence in Stanfordville.
Kuefner is survived by her daughter, Anita (Stephen) Mosso and two grandsons, Peter Mosso and Robert Mosso. Her husband and son died before her, as did her six brothers.
Interment will be on Nov. 12 at Stanford Cemetery.
The family asked that memorial donations be made by check to Regional Hospice, ATTN: Philanthropy Department, 30 Milestone Road, Danbury, Conn.