Mary Nickels of Middletown, NY, formerly of Warwick, NY, entered into rest on Friday, November 21, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.  She was 85.

The daughter of the late John Zisa and Mary Conti Zisa, she was born on June 12, 1940 in Paterson, NJ.

She was married to William Nickels for 53 years who passed away in 2013.

She is survived by daughter Bonnie Calak and husband Richard of Westtown, NY; son John Nickels and his wife Deirdre of Bloomingburg, NY; son Gary Nickels and wife Elizabeth of Clay, NY; 6 grandchildren Katherine Calak Matera and her husband Rich Matera, Richard Casey Calak and wife Nichole Calak, Geoffrey Nickels, Lauren Johnson and husband Greg, Hannah Lavonas and husband Tyler, and David Nickels; 5 great grandchildren, Colton, Caleb, Olivia, Hallie and Mia; sister, Dolores Travia of Fairlawn, NJ; sister, Nellie Savino of Henderson, NV; sister-in-law, Clara Brown of Santa Barbara, CA.

Mary had been a longtime resident of Warwick, NY and then moved to Middletown in more recent years. She was a retired school bus driver having worked for Warwick Valley Central School District for many years. She enjoyed knitting and doing crochet work and taking trips with friends. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 26th from 10am-12noon at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 County Route# 1, Pine Island, NY 10969.

Graveside services will be held 1:15PM Wednesday, November 26th at Orange County Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 111 Craigville Road, Goshen, NY 10924.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Autism Awareness, Breast Cancer Research Foundation or a Food Pantry of one’s choice.