Mrs. Thorne, 76, a resident of Middletown for most of her life, died April 6, 2012, in Paterson after a long illness. She worked as a seamstress for Interials in Marlboro, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Thorne was a crossing guard for the Middletown Police Department until 1980. She was a communicant of St Catherine’s Church, Middletown, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Middletown Elks, Lodge 2179, Belford. Mrs. Thorne was preceded in death by her husband, Police Capt. William C. Thorne, in 1989. Surviving are two sons, Ronald W. Thorne of Manahawkin and Richard C. Thorne of Middletown; a sister, Shirley Reilly of Plympton, Mass.; a brother, Bud Guggino of Sandwich, Mass.; a granddaughter and a grandson. A funeral liturgy was offered at St Catherine’s Church. Burial followed at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were under the direction of John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.