Belle E. Gunzelman

Middletown, RI - Belle E. Lindblom Gunzelman, 98, of Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Bloomfield, New Jersey, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Centre.She was the wife of the late John G. Gunzelman. Born in Kearney, NJ on January 14, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Nana Wiman Lindblom. Mrs. Gunzelman was a graduate of Kearney High School and Pace College in New York City. She worked as an executive secretary for Otis Elevator in Harrison, New Jersey. She was an active member of the Brookdale Reform Church. Mrs. Gunzelman was president of the Womens Group, a Girl Scout Leader and sang in the choir for many years. She moved to Middletown in 1996 at the age of 90. While living at Blenheim she continued her love of gardening and won their ?Green Thumb? award in 2003. She is survived by her son J. Thomas Gunzelman of Portsmouth, RI, her daughter Janet E. Gunzelman of Providence, RI, a sister Eleanor Lynch of Red Bank, NJ, five granddaughters and four great grandchildren.She was the sister of the late Robert Lindblom and Andrew Lindblom.A service will be held at Van Tassel Funeral Home, Bloomfield, NJ, on Thursday, November 18, 2004, at 10:00AM.Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair, NY.A Memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 26, 2004, at 3:00PM at the United Congregational Church, 524 Valley Road, Middletown, RI.Donations in her memory may be made to the United Congregational Church, 524 Valley Road, Middletown, RI 02842.