LAUREL E. FRIEDMAN

FRIEDMAN, Laurel E. (Leeder) Died at home on Monday, November 7, 2022. As Rabbi Bernard Mehlman remarked, "When I think about Laurel, I immediately think of a woman of immense style, a woman full of panache." She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Orrie M. Friedman and the late Elliot Chase. Loving mother of Hugh (Hank) Friedman, the late David Chase, and the late Trudy (Gertrude) Jane Friedman Bell and her surviving husband, Dr. Richard Bell; step-mother of Mark Friedman and his wife, Aracelly. Loving grandmother of Elliot Chase and his wife, Dr. Alexis Tumolo, Evan Chase and his partner, Heather Stuermer, Brooke Ganes, Lucy Friedman-Bell, Hannah Friedman-Bell, Judah Elan Friedman, and Asher Mendel Friedman. Dear great-grandmother of David John and Forest Chase. Caring sister of the late Earle Leeder and his surviving wife, Judith and their family. Mother-in-law to Ann Chase and Judith Ganes. Special thanks to Elisabeth Teixera, Whitney Teixera, Gabriela Cunha, Ana Pacheco, and Daniele Duarte for their extraordinary care, love, and devotion to Laurel. Laurel was a tremendously vital woman who loved her family deeply. Her legacy will be one of generosity, style, independence, and resilience. Azoy. Private Services have been held. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Friends of Yemin Orde, www.impact-israel.org or the Southern Poverty Law Center, www.splcenter.org Levine Chapels, Brookline www.levinechapels.com 617-277-8300