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Shayna Toba (Tobey) Lewkowsky, 89, Kansas City, Mo., passed away Monday, Aug. 23, at her home.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Louis Memorial Chapel, with burial at Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Omega Health Care, 3171 N.E. Carnegie Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064; Home Delivered Meals, Mid-America Regional Council Aging Dept., 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64105; or Jewish Family Services, c/o Help@Home, 5801 W. 115th St, Suite 103, Overland Park, KS 66211.
Mrs. Lewkowsky, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Sierpc, Poland. Tobey, at age 15, during World War II, was forced with her family out of her home by the Nazis. The Lerer family wandered many months and ended up in the town where Tobey’s future husband, Morty, was born. The young lovers were separated and forced into Soviet labor camps. However, they were able to keep in touch for nearly four years. Tobey was able to marry Morty after he escaped the labor camp and located Tobey and her family in Kazachstan. They married nine days after being reunited on March 9, 1944 — Purim.
Tobey was preceded in death by her parents, Ruven and Sarah Lerer; eight brothers; and three sisters.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Morty Lewkowsky, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Izzy and Kay Lewkowsky, Bonner Springs, Kan.; daughters and son-in-law, Riva Lewis, Kansas City, Mo., and Judy and Michael Teal, Tulsa, Okla.; brother and sister-in-law, Naftali and Regina Lehrer, Valhalla, N.Y.; grandchildren, Erik Lewis, Shelley Lewis, Adam (Lyndsey) Lewkowsky, Kerry (Nick) Hawkins, Kacey (Corinne) Oldham, Sarah (David) Glasser, Jonathan (Laura) Teal; great-grandchildren, Erika, Phoenix and Amara Lewis, Samuel and Joseph Glasser, and soon-to-arrive great-granddaughter Teal.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Dr. Alexander Davis and Karen, Susie and other staff at Omega Hospice with whom we formed a special “sisterhood.”
Online guestbook available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr. The Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211. |
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Stephen S. Navran Sr. of Scottsdale, Ariz., a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Aug. 15.
Stephen was born on Jan. 18, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Lewis and Leah Navran.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nan; his three sons, Stephen Jr., Kenneth and James; his daughters-in-law, Mary and Susan; and his four grandchildren, Alex, Peter, Elizabeth and Jill.
He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1942. He proudly served in World War II as a B-24 liberator pilot in the 5th Air Force, 380th Bomb Group. He served as a printing industry executive for 33 years in Kansas City and Baltimore.
Private services were held for the family. Memorial contributions can be made to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center (www.maprc.com) or a charity of one’s choice. |
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Adeline (Zwirn) Hellesvig, 90, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Graveside services were held Sunday, Aug. 8, at Stone Road Cemetery in Rochester, N.Y. The family suggests contributions to the United States Holocaust Museum, the American Heart Association, or a charity of choice.
Adeline was born in Rochester, the daughter of Isaak Henry Zwirn and Celia Grossman Zwirn. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband of 21 years, Morris Lester; her newborn son, Alan Henry; her second husband of 16 years, George Young; her brother, Herman Zwirn; sister, Lillian Carper; and her twin sister, Annabelle Ferguson.
A teenager and brilliant high-school student in 1934, Adeline lost her beloved father, whose family members in Nazi Germany would perish or, as she later learned, some precious few would flee and survive in Chile. She married in 1937 and encouraged husband Morris Lester to move to Ann Arbor, Mich., to attend the University of Michigan. They settled in Detroit and had six children. Adeline’s second marriage enabled her to travel throughout Europe and the United States before settling in southern California. For more than a decade, she lived in Las Vegas and enjoyed a life filled with music, books, movies, casinos and frequent family visits.
Adeline was a brilliant wit whose boundless charm, eternal youth, elegant bearing, lithe and spry energy, meticulous records, fun-loving disposition, and unyielding tolerance inspired everyone she met. She was a tireless listener and spent hours with her children and grandchildren in person and by cell phone or computer, often both at once, getting instructions to repair a computer virus herself. In the past decade, she was immensely gratified to reconnect with her large and loving extended family, including survivors of the Holocaust, and she kept in touch with family across the globe.
Adeline is survived by her husband, Alvin Hellesvig, 93, with whom she recently celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary; daughter, Gail Brooks of Laguna Beach, Calif.; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Risa Lester of Los Angeles; son, Stuart Lester; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl Lester and Philip Barnard; son and son-in-law, Garson Lester and Curtis Hayes; grandchildren, Allen and Pat Brooks of Escondido, Calif., Ted and Dorothea Brooks of Parker, Colo., Neil Brooks and Diana Jackson of Fort Collins, Colo., Michael and David Lester of San Diego, Jessica and Jeffrey Lester of Los Angeles and Julia Lester Barnard of Lawrence, Kan.; and great-grandson, Alexander Brooks of Escondido.
The family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses and caregivers in Las Vegas and Los Angeles for their loving care.
Online guestbook available at http://www.brightonmemorialchapel.com. |
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Rose Hellman, 95, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died on Friday, Aug. 13, with her husband, Gabriel, her eldest son, Dr. Richard Hellman, and his wife, Julie, at her side. She died at her home at Sunrise of Leawood, an assisted living facility.
The funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Congregation Beth Torah, followed by burial at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Hadassah organization, of which she was a lifetime member.
Rose was born in New York City but was brought up on a farm in northern New Jersey with her parents, Louis and Minnie, and her three brothers, Joe, Hy and Al. She moved to the Bronx in New York at age 10 and entered City College of New York at age 14, graduating with a degree in accounting and a degree in elementary education. She married on June 29, 1941, to Gabriel M. Hellman and had two sons, Richard and Geoffrey.
She was a gifted teacher of mathematics in the New York City public school system for 34 years and a guidance counselor until her retirement. She subsequently lived in Westchester County, then North Stanford, Conn., and for 25 years in Boca Raton Fla. She spent the last seven years of her life in Leawood, Kan., with her husband Gabriel, near her son, Richard.
She leaves behind her husband of 69 years, Gabriel; her brother, Alex Eventoff, and his wife, Renee; her two sons, Richard (wife Julie) and Geoffrey; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be remembered, not just for her remarkable range of talents, from mathematics and her love of education to gardening and art, but for her love and devotion to her family. She was an endless source of energy and creativity, and was particularly invested in her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was generous to all in many ways. Her love of flowers was expressed not only in her gardens, but in her often unannounced trips to family and dear friends just to plant beautiful flowers around their homes and then quietly depart. She has planted flowers in countless hearts as well and will be greatly missed by all of us. Her chronic heart disease finally claimed her life, but her memory will live on forever. |
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Sylvia Manko, 90, Mission Hills, passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, at Kansas City Hospice House.
Graveside services were held Monday, Aug. 16, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to The New Reform Temple, KC Hospice House or a charity of the donors choice.
Born and raised in Clarksdale, Miss., Mrs. Manko came to Kansas City in 1938, where she was active in the community. She was a former member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and its Sisterhood, served on many committees and on the Temple’s board of directors. She later joined the New Reform Temple. She was a past president of the Marcella Rodin Club and life member of the Menorah Medical Center’s Women’s Auxiliary. She was a member of the Shalom Geriatric Center, Council of Jewish Women, Brandeis University Women, and volunteered for many years at Menorah Medical Center. She was a member of Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic Orchestra, Oakwood Country Club and The Springs Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Her interests were many, including music, reading, gardening, golf, bridge and traveling. She enjoyed entertaining and was an accomplished cook. She was a Kansas City Chiefs football fan.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 40 years, Louis H. “Bus” Manko, in 1996.
She is survived by her sons, David Goodman, Leawood, and John Goodman, Mission Hillis; sister, Helen Cerier, Prairie Village; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family wishes to thank her friend and caregiver Stephanie White, and all the doctors and nurses at K.C. Hospice House who gave her such compassionate care.
Online guestbook available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211. |
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Jack Tepper, M.D., of Overland Park, was born on May 10, 1915, in New York City and died Thursday, Aug. 12, at his home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Rene B. Tepper, who died on May 22, 2010; his parents, Anna and William Tepper; his brothers, Bernard Tepper, M.D., and Louis Tepper; his sister, Sarah Zitcer; his son, David Tepper, M.D.; and two grandchildren, Brian and David Kusnetzky.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy (Phil) Kusnetzky of Kansas City; his grandchildren, Carol (Bruce) Jerwick of Overland Park, Lisa Kusnetzky of Kansas City, Michael (Julie) Tepper of Atlanta, Jacqueline (Ruth) Tepper of Charleston, S.C., William (Mary) Tepper of Columbia, S.C., and Anna Tepper of Philadelphia; and great-grandchildren, Michael and Lindsay Jerwick, Ben, Carter and Madison Kusnetzky, Jake, Neil and Lillian Tepper, and Ann Carter Tepper; his sisters, Martell Weil of Virginia and Margaret (David) Winkler of Louisiana; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jack was raised in the small town of Cordele, Ga. He spent two years of college at Emory Junior College in Valdosta, Ga., and then completed his undergraduate education and received his medical degree at Emory University in Atlanta. He then completed a two-year rotating internship at New York City Hospital, followed by a two-year pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital and Research Foundation in Cincinnati, which was extended to four years because of research he was doing in the area of vaccines for children and also for the Armed Forces of the United States, whch was engaged in combat in World War II.
“Dr Jack,” as he was referred to by his uncountable patients, then spent many glorious years practicing pediatric medicine in Chattanooga, Tenn. Jack built his own hospital, Tepper Hospital and Clinic, because he believed that the standard of care in the local City-County Hospital’s Pediatric Department was wanting. His hospital grew to become a 67-bed pediatric hospital accredited by the American Hospital Association as the only privately-owned pediatric hospital meeting its standards. Ultimately, it was sold to a hospital chain prior to his retirement, after which Jack and Rene moved to Boca Raton, Fla., and ultimately to Kansas City approximately 12 years ago to be near his daughter and her family.
Jack was very involved in his community, serving over the years as president of his Temple’s Brotherhood, chairman of the building committee for reconstruction of an outdated Jewish Community Center, of which he also served as president, and also served as chairman of the community’s annual United Jewish Appeal fundraising campaign.
Jack was also a great cook and the author of a cookbook, and tended his vegetable crops and fruit trees while living in Florida. He was an excellent husband, a proud and gentle father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and loved and respected by all of his family. He was an extremely generous person who loved to give funds and encouragement to all, especially members of his family. Dr. Jack Tepper will be missed by all.
Contributions to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City will be appreciated. Graveside funeral services at Mount Moriah Cemetery were held Sunday, Aug. 15.
Online guestbook available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211. |
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Florence Joy (Zale) Gale, 85, of Overland Park, passed away gently Saturday, Aug. 7, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 10, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Brandeis University Women or The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
A longtime resident of Kansas City, Florence had been very active in Scouting and the Johnson County League of Women Voters. She generously volunteered at Menorah Medical Center. She taught Montessori preschool until her retirement. She was a life member of the Council of Jewish Women and was also a life member and past president of the Kansas chapter of Brandeis University Women and on its regional board. She was a member of the Main Stream Coalition and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon and Zella Levitan; her son, David A. Zale; and great-grandson, Samuel J. Holsapple.
She will be dearly missed by her children, Rochelle (Zale) Rhodes and her husband, William, and Steven Zale and his wife, Cynthia; grandchildren, Jeffrey Holsapple, Kate Miles, Adrianna Zale, Hollace Zale, Lilly Zale, Sarah Horsley and Laura Wynn; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Online guestbook available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211. |
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Julie C. Baker Richardson, 54, died Sunday, Aug. 8, in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Graveside services were held on Aug. 10 at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Port Charlotte, followed by burial. Memorial contributions are suggested to Temple Shalom General Fund, 23190 Utica Avenue, Port Charlotte, FL 33980.
Mrs. Richardson was born on Oct. 6, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo. She grew up in Kansas City, attending Southwest High School and Longview Community College. She was a homemaker. She was on the board of directors at Temple Shalom.
Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Nettie Baker. Survivors include her husband, Roger, and son, Matthew, both of Port Charlotte; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Steven and Pam Baker, Port Charlotte; sister, Diane Camac, Westchester, N.Y.; nieces and nephews; her aunt and uncle, Muriel and Jack Blackman; cousins, Sydney, Michael, Robert and Julia Katz of Leawood, Kan.; and many other cousins.
Her quick smile and infectious laugh will be missed. |
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