Yvonne Ehrenberg Hurwitt
Sept. 16, 1927–Nov. 7, 2013
Yvonne was the loving wife of Leonard Hurwitt for 65 years; mother of Sharon and Alan Levins, Nancy and Matt Browar, and Joan and Mitch Berger; grandmother of Emily and Jason Goldstein, Amy Levins, Casey and Josh Browar, Lauren Browar, Lindsay Berger and Alex Berger; great-grandmother of Samuel and Jacob Goldstein and Leo Browar; sister of Nadine and Bernie Monetta, the late Peggy and Louis Everett, and the late George Everett; sister in-law of Dorothy Tietze; aunt of Charles Everett, Suzy and Steven Stemerman, Laura and Richard Everett, Lisa and David Monetta, Natalie and Robert Monetta, Gail and Tim Evjenth, and Connie and Ron Tietze.
Yvonne’s husband and children loved her, her grandchildren adored her, and everyone who knew her enjoyed her presence, beauty and smile. She was an avid golfer, a member of Lake Merced Golf and Country Club, a Mah Jong player, a world traveler and an extraordinary cook and baker. We want to give special thanks to Alisi Uepi, who was Yvonne’s loving and devoted caregiver.
A memorial service was held at Lake Merced Golf and Country Club in Daly City. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to UCSF Brain Tumor Research Foundation, P.O. Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145.
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Edith Greidinger Mead
Passed away peacefully in her home in Novato surrounded by her family on Oct. 24 at the age of 79, after succumbing to cancer. She was the wife of Ralph Mead, the mother of Leila and Sarah and the grandmother of Tiara. Edith was born in Tel Aviv, grew up in New York City and lived for many years in Mill Valley.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. Gifts in Edith’s memory may be made to the Jewish National Fund or Hadassah.
Mildred Kluger
In San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2013 at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Sidney Kluger for 59 years; loving mother of Andrew Kluger, Rochelle (Haim) Schwartz and Debbie (Eitan) Zuberi; adoring grandmother of David (Meredith) Kluger, Alex Kluger, Avi (Mindy) Schwartz, Yael (Asaf) Gaon, Jonathan (Natasha) Kluger, and Adam, Noam and Talia Zuberi; aunt and friend to many.
Mildred was born on Dec. 9, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Abraham Gerber and Rose Slobovi Gerber, sister of Claire Gerber Krauss and Jack Gerber. She graduated from the Illinois Teachers College and Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education.
Mildred was an educator all of her professional life, who taught on the faculties of Yale University, Chicago Public Schools, the American School in Mexico City and the Daly City School District. She was loved and admired by her colleagues and students throughout over 40 years of teaching.
She married Sidney Kluger in 1948 in Mexico City. She and Sidney were leaders in the Jewish community in Mexico for over
16 years prior to their settling in San Francisco when Sidney assumed the position as Executive Director of Congregation Sherith Israel, where Mildred was active in sisterhood and the Rae Levy drama group for many years.
Mildred assumed leadership positions in many philanthropies. She was President of the Hadassah Northern California chapter, a national board member of Friends of Yemin Orde, Girls Town of Israel, Boys Town Jerusalem and Book Bank USA.
The family wishes to acknowledge and thank her wonderful and kind caregivers Lilia Romova, Marina Flores and Lorraina Nagogo for their compassionate care in her last years.
Gravesite services were held at Hills of Eternity Cemetery on Nov. 6 with family and friends. She loved and was loved by many. She will be greatly missed.
Donations may be made to Hadassah, Book Bank USA, Yemin Orde, the Wyman Institute, Congregation Sherith Israel or the charity of your choice.
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Leon Rosenthal
Longtime Bay Area resident Leon Rosenthal, 87, died peacefully at his home after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He spent most of his career in the retail furniture business, most notably as President of W&J Sloane. Later he had a second career as an investment manager for the Wornick Company.
But he will be most remembered for all the lives he touched and the people he helped, from his involvement in charitable organizations such as the Jewish Vocational Service and the Human Investment Project to his personal interactions with and genuine interest in virtually everyone he met. He liked to call himself a “semi-professional matchmaker,” and he did have a few successes in that area.
Leon was born and raised in Baltimore. He attended Johns Hopkins University with the intention of becoming a pharmacist. Work opportunities led him in other directions, however, and took Leon and his family across the country twice, eventually landing them in the Bay Area for good.
Leon is survived by Edith, his devoted wife of 60 years, his brother Julius and Julius’ wife Irene of Baltimore, his son Michael and Michael’s wife Marleen Roggow of Marin County, his daughter Betsy and Betsy’s husband David Rosenthal of Los Angeles and grandchildren Adam, Sara and Joel.
Service were held Nov. 12 at Skylawn Cemetery in San Mateo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Jewish Vocational Service in San Francisco, Human Investment Project Housing in San Mateo or the Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center in Sunnyvale.
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Florence Sandra Speyer
In Saratoga, CA on Oct. 29, 2013 at age 88 surrounded by her loving family. A second-generation native San Franciscan. Beloved wife of predeceased Stanley, for 46 wonderful years; devoted mother of Rochelle (Barry) Alhadeff of Saratoga, CA, Carol (Daniel) Altwarg of Walnut Creek, CA, Elaine (Peter) Lowe of Boca Raton, FLA. Cherished grandmother of Scott (Rebecca) and Garrett Alhadeff, Darcy and Brian Altwarg, Brandon and Marissa Lowe. Dear sister of predeceased Rita VanDeReit, Lenard (Hannah) Greendorfer and Gayle Miller.
She loved spending time with her many nieces and nephews. Member of Congregation Beth Israel Judea, avid card player at Lake Merced Country Club. Private funeral was held on Nov. 1 at Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma. Contributions to the charities of your choice.
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