Pearl Van Dett of Poughkeepsie, New York passed away at Saint Francis Hospital on MArch 11, 2010. Born February 9, 1935, in Brooklyn,  Pearl was the daughter of John and Yetta Erlich Van Dett. Pearl spent her later years under the care of Lisa Andrews of Poughkeepsie, who will miss her dearly. There will be a memorial service at the Wassaic Campus of Taconic DDSO in the near future. Arrangements have been entrusted to the French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Funeral Home, Chatham.