Elsa M. Ungar passed away January 6, 2020 with her family at her side. Elsa was born on August 27, 1957 in New York, NY to the late Franz and Elsa Gass. Elsa was a well known hairstylist for over forty years in Rockland County. She was the proud business owner of Salon FX in New City, NY for over twenty years. Elsa will be remembered as a kind hearted woman with a glowing smile and vibrant personality. She was loved by all who knew her. Elsa is predeceased by her husband of twenty years, David Ungar, and her niece, Anissa Turnick. She is survived by her sister, Anna Moore of Congers, NY, brother, John (Kathryn) Gass, nephew Franz (Lori) Moore, nephew Johann (Randi) Gass, nephew Stephen Gass, all of Highland Falls, NY, niece and goddaughter, Angela (Jason) Gerbsman of Demarest, NJ, her stepdaughter Dana Ungar, of Brooklyn, NY and her great nieces and nephews, John, Justin, and Nicole Turnick, Dylan and Chase Gerbsman, and Elsa and Mikayla Gass, as well as many relatives and friends.
Services are being held at Michael J. Higgins Funeral Home, 321 South Main St., New City, NY 10956 on Monday, January 13th from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Augustine’s Church, New City, NY on Tuesday, January 14 th at 10:00 am. Burial to follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, Congers, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Elsa’s name may be made to Heaven Can Wait, https://heavencanwaitny.org, Hi Tor Animal Shelter https://www.hitor.org and Hope not Handcuffshttps://www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org.
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