Obituary of Shirley Rudolph

SHIRLEY RUDOLPH DECEMBER 21, 1935 - JANUARY 22, 2012 DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA FORMLY OR WOODRIDGE, NY Shirley Rudolph, a long time resident of Woodridge, New York and currently of Delray Beach, Florida, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 22, 2012 after a brief illness. She was a long time member of the Woodridge Kiwanis until her move to Florida, where she became a member and then board member of the Huntington Lakes Boomers and Cancer Care. She was an ardent animal lover and loyal advocate of various rescue organizations. She never met a cause she didn't make a contribution to. Shirley was born in New York City on December 21, 1935 the daughter of Philip and Lillian Pilez Feldman. She was a retired secretary for the Fallsburg School District for over 25 years, where she forged many friendships that continue to this day. She is survived by her daughter Sharon Gardell and her husband Stephen of Brooklyn, New York, her beloved grandson Blake KIlcoin of Woodridge, New York; grandchildren Heather Kilcullen and her husband Tommy of Marlboro, New Jersey and Stephen Gardell Jr. and his wife Josephine of Staten Island New York, her great grandchildren Cassandra, Griffin, Mara and Derek, and her Brother Leo Feldman and his wife Sylvia of Silver Spring, Md. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Gerald "Bull" Rudolph and her daughter Melanie Rudolph. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 11:30am in the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home Inc. 388 Broadway Monticello, NY. Rabbi Irving Goodman will officiate. Burial will be in the Workman Circle #281 Cemetery Marsh Rd in Glen Wild, NY. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of Sullivan and Orange County, Inc., 800 Stonybrook Ct., Newburgh, NY, 12550, or your local chapter of the A.S.P.C.A. The family will be receiving visitors at the home of Daniel and Mona Ingber in South Fallsburg, New York, from after the funeral on Thursday till one hour before sundown on Friday. Funeral arrangements by Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home Inc. Monticello. For further information or directions or to send the family a condolence note please visit our website at www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com.