Obituary of Howard Stanley Dickman

Howard Stanley Dickman, formerly of Ellenville, NY passed away, on July 6, 2015 surrounded by his loving family in Delray Beach, Florida. Howard, was born on January 8, 1935 in the Canarsie, section of Brooklyn, where his father, Max was a well-known butcher. In 1939, Howard's parents, his mother the former Rose Levine, Max's sister, Lee Dickman Kramer and her husband Jack purchased a bucolic piece of property overlooking Cape Pond in Ulster Heights, NY and collectively they opened and operated a boarding house, which would later become the Catskills hotel, Sunrise Manor. Howard, the youngest of the three Dickman brothers grew up in the hotel, steeped in the hospitality trade. He was a graduate of Ellenville High School class of 1952. In 1954, he met Eileen Glat of the Bronx, at a social event at Mount Cathalia Ski Center in Cragsmoor, NY. They married in 1957. In 1962, Howard and Eileen moved permanently to Ellenville with Howard joining his two brothers, Bernard and Earl at Freskeeto Foods, Inc., a family owned and operated business. For close to 30 years Howard worked as a partner in the business he built with his two older brothers and his nephews, Gary and Scott. Howard was a mechanical wizard who loved to fix all kinds of machines; a skill set that was well suited to a business that depended upon refrigeration and a fleet of trucks. For the last 22 years of his life Howard lived at Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach, FL as part of an active retirement community. Howard is survived by Eileen, his wife of 58 years, and his three children, Lisa and Eric of New York City and Tammy of Stamford, CT. Additionally he is survived by his brother Earl and his sister-in-law Renee, as well as numerous nephews, and nieces. A lifelong member of Congregation Ezrath Israel in Ellenville, funeral services will take place on Friday July 10, 2015 at 11:00AM at the Congregation, 31 Center Street, Ellenville, NY 12428 followed by interment services at the Synagogue Cemetery, Route 209 in Wawarsing. Shiva will follow at the home of Scott Dickman. Funeral arrangements under the direction of the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home Inc. Ellenville. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com.