John W. Hrouda, 92, of Stormville, NY, who served his country in the US Army Air Corps during WW II, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. John was born September 12, 1924 in Peekskill to the late John A. and Marie (Tuma) Hrouda. Prior to retirement he was an aircraft mechanic and a pilot for the Rockefeller Family flight department which later became the Wayfarer Ketch Corp. Survivors include his sister, Margery Zaccheo and her husband Dr. Herbert Zaccheo of Ulster Park, NY; nieces Elisa Zaccheo of Ulster Park, NY and Gina Probert and her husband Daniel of Port Ewen, NY and a nephew, Vincent Zaccheo of Ulster Park, NY. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Mark Zaccheo. Funeral arrangements, cremation and burial were private and under the direction of the Henry J. Bruck Funeral Home, 261 Broadway, Kingston, N.Y.