Bonni Masi Oswald

| 15 Jun 2016 | 04:14

Bonni Masi Oswald of Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at St. Anthony Community Hospital. She was 71 years old.
Born on May 18, 1945, in Orange, N.J., she was the daughter of Anthony and Janet (Fragasso) Masi.
Bonni was an agent with State Farm Insurance Companies in Warwick.
She also was a fixture in the community. As a great believer in helping others, she touched so many lives through her support and work with local organizations including Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center, St. Anthony Community Hospital, the Orange County Land Trust, the local food pantry as one of the “Orchard 5” and Warwick’s Farm Aid program to name a few.
She was a member of the Warwick Country Club, the Warwick Chamber of Commerce and past Rotarian, being one of the first women accepted by that organization.
A member of Grace Community Church in Warwick, she was formerly a member of Warwick United Methodist Church and the Warwick Assembly of God. As an active member of her church, she taught Sunday school and did missionary work in several Third World countries throughout Central and South America.
She is survived by her four children: John Oswald and his wife Robin of Asheville, N.C., Tucker Oswald and his wife Shauna of Warwick, Kirsten Oswald of Warwick and Kurt Oswald and his wife Lindsay of Toms River, N.J.; her siblings: Sandy Gigliotti and her husband Joseph of Winter Park, Fla., twin sister Susan Masi of West Orange, N.J., Carol Masi of Chatham, N.J., and Tom Masi and his wife Luby of Basking Ridge, N.J.
She is also survived by her grandchildren: Carson, Harrison, Riley, Rowan, Reagan, Ashley and Austin.
She was predeceased by a sister, Roberta Masi.
Visitation will be on Sunday, June 19, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 20, at the Warwick United Methodist Church, 135 Forester Ave., Warwick.
Private interment will be on Tuesday at Holy Cross Cemetery in Basking Ridge, N.J.
For further information, directions or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.