Rhoda Gerard Sarnat

1915 - 2018

Rhoda Sarnat Obituary

August 23, 1915 - April 14, 2018 Rhoda Gerard Sarnat, 102, died in her home in Los Angeles with her family gathered at her bedside. Rhoda received her B.A. from UCLA in 1936 and her M.A. from The University of Chicago School for Social Work in 1939. She served as Assistant Dean and Director of Field Placement at the University of Southern California School for Social Work from 1961-1981 and volunteered afterward as a docent at the Los Angeles Zoo. Rhoda was an avid photographer and documented not only the animals at the zoo but also her world travels. Rhoda is survived by two children, Gerry Sarnat and Joan Sarnat and their spouses, Lela Sarnat and David Hoffman. She also leaves five grandchildren, Zoe Sarnat Aron, Eli Sarnat, Emma Sarnat-Bazri, Jascha Hoffman and Michael Hoffman, as well as six great-grandchildren. Rhoda was laid to rest at Hillside Cemetery in Los Angeles beside her beloved husband of 70 years, Bernard G. Sarnat, who died in 2011.

Published by Los Angeles Times from Apr. 24 to Apr. 29, 2018.
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I am so sorry for the loss of our dear Rhoda. She was one of the last of the Barnard cousins. May her memory be a blessing. Love Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin

February 16, 2019

I am so sorry for your loss. May you receive strength from God. "He will make you firm, he will make you strong, he will firmly ground you." - 1Pe 5:10

April 24, 2018

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