died quietly at Valley View Center in Goshen, NY on March 17, 2010, after a lengthy fight with Alzheimer’s Dementia.
Simone Marie Louise Trunzler Ryan was born on January 20, 1935 to Pierre Trunzler and Gabrielle Desperiers in Cormolain (Normandie) France. Her siblings were Pierre, Jacque, Anne Marie and Yvonne.
As a good language student, she took a job with the United States Air Defense Command in 1955 teachings GI’s and translating French, German and English.
She met her future husband, Patrick Ryan, in her French class and they married in 1962.
She came to the United States with him and worked at JFK Airport translating for Sabena Airlines while he earned a Masters and PhD degree. After his retirement, they moved to Warwick, NY in 1980. Simone became a naturalized citizen in 1997. Patrick predeceased her in 2003.
Friends are meeting at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, NY on Friday, March 19, from 7-9 pm. Interment will be at 10:00 am on Saturday morning at Warwick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Warwick Valley Humane Society, 48 Public Works Road, Warwick, NY 10990.