Zoltan Pollak

Zoltan Pollak of Ellenville, NY, passed away on Sunday, August 05, 2012 at Achieve Nursing Home. He was 89 years old. Zoltan was born in Hungary on September 29, 1922. He was the son of Henry and Gisella Pollak and the widower of Teresia Pollak.

Mr. Pollak had worked as a Chef at the Fallsview Country Club as well as the Nevele Hotel. He began his cooking career in the Shawangunk Mountains in 1955. Prior to this he was a chef in Manhattan. He was a Holocaust survivor and left his native country, Hungary in 1949 for New York. In 1950 he wed Terisia.

Zoltan, beloved father is survived by his sons R. Robert Pollak and Steven Kovacs of Ellenville, his two grandchildren and his three great-grandchildren.

Family and friends are invited to gather at Loucks Funeral Home, 79 N. Main St., Ellenville on Monday, August 6th at noon. Services will begin 1pm and burial will follow at Fantinekill Cemetery.