Muriel N. TESLER

TESLER, Muriel N. In Palo Alto on October 16, 2010 at age 93 of natural causes. Beloved wife of the late Isidore Tesler, M.D. for 38 years; loving mother of Chuck (Debbie), Larry (Colleen) and Alan (Michele); adoring grandmother of Lisa, Glenn, Laura, Scott, Julie and Zach. She will be fondly remembered for her quick wit and devotion to family. Muriel was born in the Bronx in 1917, the only child of Ellis and Pauline (Friedlander) Krechmer. During high school, in the midst of the Great Depression, she traveled to Manhattan every evening to work at a department store. At age 15, she and Isie met. They married six years later upon his graduation from medical school. While raising their children, Muriel assisted Isie in his medical practice. In 1962, Muriel and Isie moved to North Hollywood, California and later to Encino. After the loss of her husband in 1976, she volunteered at the Jewish Home for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles, in Reseda, California. She became a resident of Menlo Park in 1995 and of Palo Alto in 2000.
On October 18, Muriel was laid to rest alongside Isie. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Sinai Memorial Chapel San Francisco, CA