Edward Kryscnski, 78, of Middletown, died unexpectedly June 24. He was born in Keansburg to William Richard and Wladyslawa “Lottie” Kryscnski.
Edward served in the U.S. Navy and, upon his honorable discharge, he went to work at American Can and then the U.S. Postal Service in Middletown before joining the Middletown Police Department in 1969. During his over 25 years of service to the department, Edward rose to the rank of captain.
He was an avid reader and would teach himself how to do many things and fix just about anything just by reading. Edward’s lifelong love of baseball began with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He embodied the term “fanatic” when it came to the Yankees, attending spring training every year while at their home in Florida. Another of his passions was for photography. There are over 16,000 images he captured and catalogued. He loved to hunt and fish, spending a week every year in Maine with his brother and nephews. He loved to spend time with his wife Myra and, after their retirement. they were hardly ever apart.
Surviving are his beloved wife of 56 and 1/2 years, Myra; his son Stephen Edward Kryscnski; grandchildren, Meghan Anne and Ryan Stephen; sister Irene Preston; nephews, William Kryscnski III and George Preston III; nieces, Karen May, Margaret Wall, Patricia Romero, Irene Hawarden, Susan Morgenroth and Dorothy Coughlin; many great-nieces and nephews, as well as many great-great-nieces and nephews.
Edward was preceded in death by his parents, his son Jon Kryscnski, his brother William Kryscnski Jr. and his sister Dorothy Embley.
Visitation was held June 30 at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. Funeral services were July 1 with a brief visitation followed by the service at the funeral home. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Edward’s name to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306.
For more information or to send condolences, please visit pflegerfuneralhome.com.
