Alice Kessler Epstein

EPSTEIN, ALICE KESSLER 86 - of Margate, a lifelong resident and of Atlantic City, died August 6, 2008 in Littleton, MA. Born in Egg Harbor, in 1922, she was the daughter of the late Celia Kessler and William B. Kessler and sister of the late Chester Kessler. founder and president respectively of William B. Kessler, Inc., makers of Hammonton Park Clothes, and formerly one of the largest employers in Atlantic County. Alice was a past president and honorary board member of Jewish Family Services, where she was instrumental in expanding the mission and transforming it into the valuable social service agency that it is today. She was deeply involved in the founding and early growth of the William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital, a facility that brought first class medical care to the greater Hammonton community and was dedicated to the revered memory of her father. Alice was an honorary trustee of the Jewish Agency of Atlantic and Cape May Counties. She graduated Atlantic City High School (class of 1940) and attended the University of Miami. Alice is survived by her two sons, Arnold Epstein of Concord, MA and Gary Epstein of Florham Park, and three grandchildren, Andrew, Racheal, and Charlotte. A private graveside service will be held at the Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 13 at Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor, at 11 AM. Memorial gifts can be made to Jewish Family Services, 607 N. Jerome Avenue, Margate, NJ.