Gladys Perry Forsyth, of Brick Township, died Saturday July 25, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Forsyth worked as a secretary for O'Malley Construction Company, Roseland. In 1966 she and her husband, Thomas took ownership of the company and operated as general contractors until retiring in 1995. She was a dedicated member of the Montgomery Presbyterian Church in Belleville and the First Presbyterian Church of Belmar. She and her husband enjoyed many years as owners and operators of the Melrose Hotel and6 Webb Avenue in Ocean Grove. They also enjoyed traveling around the country and the world. She was born in Bellevidere and raised there and in Belleville. She was predeceased by her loving husband Thomas in 2007, by her parents, Lloyd and Alma Perry, by her sister Mary and brother in law, Donald and by her stepbrothers, George, Warren and Robert Gerber. Surviving are her niece, Donna Connelly Showalter and her husband, Ken, their children, Julia and Paul, her nephew David Connelly, her stepbrother Richard Gerber and his wife Elizabeth, her stepsisters, Helen Gerber Nadelman, Joan Gerber Sansom and her husband Howard, Janet Gerber Kain, Dorothea Gerber Westpy and her husband, Richard, five step children, Thomas Forsyth and his wife Cindy, Stephen Forsyth, Linda Forsyth Korowski, Laura Forsyth Campbell and her husband, Douglas, Barbara Forsyth Victor and her husband, Fred, many loving step grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may callon Wednesday from 3:00-7:00 PMat the Ocean Grove Memorial Home,118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove. A funeral service will be heldon Thursday at 10:00 AMat the funeral home, with interment following at the Belvidedre Cemetery, Belvidere, NJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Memorial Fund of First Presbyterian Church of Belmar,609 Ninth Avenue, Belmar, NJ 07719would be appreciated.