Rona Karen Kantor

1945 - 2015

Rona Karen Kantor (né Levine) passed away on the morning of Saturday, 8.8.15, after a 2-year battle with interstitial lung disease. She was born in The Bronx, New York, on 12.9.45 to Mickey and Joel Levine. After graduating from New Rochelle High School in 1963, Rona attended Marietta College in Ohio for two years. In 1968, Rona married Sherwood "Skip" Kantor. Their first daughter, Adrienne, was born in 1971, followed by their second daughter, Liza, in 1975. In 1976, Rona and Skip moved to Colorado to raise their family. Rona held a number of executive office positions in her professional career and was considered one of best in her field. Rona had an immense love of cats and rescued many of them over the course of her too-brief life. She loved to eat good food, especially desserts, and enjoyed trying new cuisines. Her greatest joys in her final years were visiting her grandsons, snuggling with the kitties and walking her faithful pug. A beloved mother, sister and grandmother, Rona is survived by her two daughters, Liza of Niwot, Colorado, and Adrienne of San Jose, California, as well as her brother Leslie of Henderson, Nevada, and two grandsons by Adrienne, Bradley and Matthew.