Josephine A. Bloomer, a longtime Town of Newburgh, N.Y., resident, entered into rest on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. She was 84.
Daughter of the late Joseph and Amelia (Van Regenmortel) Alex, she was born on Aug. 29, 1935 in Newton, N.J.
After graduating from high school, Josephine worked for the New York Telephone Co. in Newburgh as an operator. She later went on to work for Hodgson’s Farm in Newburgh for many years. One of her duties was to drive the delivery truck to Union Square in New York City twice a week to the Green Market, a job she most enjoyed.
Josephine loved the beach and was regularly seen doing the “Sanibel stoop” along the beaches of Sanibel Island, Fla., St. Maarten and New Jersey. When not collecting shells she was scouring the area with her metal detector, hunting for treasures.
Survivors include a son, William Bloomer Jr. of the Town of Newburgh; daughter Nancy Bloomer, also of the Town of Newburgh; grandchildren, Brittany Baumeister and her husband, Jack, Jacquelyn Bloomer, and Danielle Bloomer; brother, Joseph Alex of California; and sister Mary Ann Jones of Goshen, N.Y.
In addition to her parents, Josephine was predeceased by her husband, William in 2012; daughter Joan Bloomer in 1982; and sister Alice DeAngelis.
Private cremation has taken place at Cedar Hill Crematory.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at St. Patrick’s Church, 55 Grand Avenue, Newburgh.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering (mskcc.org).