Marcia Hellerman

Marcia Klein

Hellerman

Poughkeepsie - Marcia Klein Hellerman, a fifty-year resident of Poughkeepsie, died on December 3, 2014, at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 88, and the cause of death was emphysema.

Mrs. Hellerman was born on December 15, 1925 to the late Elias and Bertha (Rosenman) Klein. She spent her early years in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1947. She later earned a Master's Degree in anthropology from Hunter College in New York.

Mrs. Hellerman moved to the Poughkeepsie area in 1956. She sold real estate, and then practiced as a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in partnership with the late Cindy Feldman. She was an accomplished violinist in local amateur string ensembles, award-winning painter and collagist, ranked bridge player, prodigious gardener, and avid world traveler and bird watcher. She also delivered food for Meals On Wheels. In 2007, she retired to Chapel Hill.

She is survived by two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. Her children are David (Diana) Hellerman of Edina, Minnesota; Lisa (Jeff) Kopchik of Bethesda, Maryland; and Daniel Hellerman (Sarah Stroud) of Montreal, Quebec. The grandchildren are Siri Hellerman (John Guari) of Brooklyn, New York; Aaron Kopchik; Francesca Hellerman and David Stroud. She is also survived by her brother, David (Carol) Klein of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A marriage to Leo Hellerman ended in divorce.

A memorial service is planned in North Carolina. Those wishing to do so can make a donation in her memory to a community food bank or Meals On Wheels.