Obituary of Alvin Edwin Sodell

ALVIN SODELL February 25, 1926~March 7, 2012 Alvin Sodell, a Sullivan County resident for more than 25 years and more recently resident of Coconut Creek, Florida and then Richmond, Virginia, died on March 7, 2012 in Richmond. He was 86. Alvin - known to all as "Al" was the only child of Herman and Stella Sodell and was born on February 25, 1926 in New York City. He was a World War II Veteran, serving in the Navy's Pacific theater in salvage operations. His wife of 27 years, Velda (Abel) Sodell, a Jeffersonville native, predeceased him in 1985. He was known in Liberty and the Sullivan County business community for selling automobiles, and in later years for being an avid dancer. Survivors include his daughter Deborah Grimm Saccacio (Philip) of Afton, VA and his son Lorin Sodell (Janet) of Quinton, VA; granchildren: Jennifer Liddy (John), Tracey Hammond (Andrew), Thomas Grimm (Noelle), and James Grimm (Karen), and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be on Sunday March 11th at 11:00 at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home at 388 Broadway in Monticello with interment following at the Jeffersonville Jewish Cemetery on Rt. 52 in Jeffersonville. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, a memorial donations may be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation at www.pcf.org. Funeral arrangements by Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home Inc. Monticello. For directions or to leave the family a condolence note visit our website at www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com