from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Sharon Manzi, 68, the wife of John Manzi, Monticello Raceway’s Public Relations Director, died after a courageous battle with lung cancer on Nov. 3, 2012.

Mrs. Manzi was a gentle and elegant woman, with a sweet demeanor and an inner strength that shined through her final days. Her friends and family knew her as a very talented cook, who had an uncanny ability to replicate almost any dish without a recipe. She loved to host and entertain and frequently had parties at her home in Mongaup Valley, N.Y.

She enjoyed traveling and visited many National Parks, vineyards and seashores throughout the Northeast. She adored animals, loved her pets Tippy, Max and Jinx, and frequently adopted cats that found their way into her home over the years. Most of all, she cherished the time she spent with her loved ones, and selflessly demonstrated her love for friends and family through her actions, more so than she did through her words. She will be greatly missed and remembered by those whose lives she touched.

Mrs. Manzi was born in Middletown on Aug. 19, 1944, the daughter of the late Albert and Minnie Bronner. In 1963, she married John Manzi and they continued their life together for almost 50 years.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Scott) Miller and Tracey Manzi (husband Tim McNamara); granddaughters, Elizabeth Kim and Fiona McNamara; siblings, Lana Sue Stickney and Gerald Bronner; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Donald Bronner.

Visitation hours are from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Ramsay’s Funeral Home, 3534 State Rt 55, Kauneonga Lake, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Church in Monticello on Thursday (Nov. 8) at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment will follow at the Evergreen Cemetary (located off Route 17B) in Bethel N.Y.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Goshen Historic Track, 44 Park Place, Goshen, NY 10924.