Elizabeth Bonczek

Elizabeth “Betty” Bonczek of Goshen entered into rest on Monday Feb. 25, 2019. She was 89.
The daughter of John and Elizabeth Carpenter Obermeyer, she was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Mongaup Valley.
Betty was a great story teller who loved to knit, was accomplished with embroidery and was happiest when she was cooking, baking and feeding as many people as possible.
Betty was a retired nurse’s aide for Orange County Home and Infirmary in Goshen.
She was the widow of Frank Bonczek Sr.
She is survived by her daughters Kathleen Askew and husband Michael, Peggy Schaffer and husband Ed and Rose Bonczek and husband Mike Cleary; grandchildren Shannon Bonczek, Frank Bonczek III and Jill Sinski; her great grandchildren who she loved to spoil, Nate and Kairi Sinski; several nieces and nephews; and close friends and staff at Hearthstone Apartments.
She was predeceased by her son Frank Bonczek Jr., brother Billy Obermeyer and stepbrother Mickey McGrath.
Visitation was held on March 1, at T.S. Purta Funeral Home 22 Glenmere Ave., Florida.
A funeral mass will be held 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, at St. John’s Church, 71 Murray Ave., Goshen.
Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery in Goshen.
Memorial contributions may be made to National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, 374 Temple Hill Road, Route 300, New Windsor, NY 12553-5556.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the T.S. Purta Funeral Home.
To send a condolence online, please go to www.purtafuneralhome.com.