Sonja-Bay-Obituary

Sonja R Bay

Nyc, New York

May 3, 1923 – Jul 31, 2025

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BORN
May 3, 1923
DIED
July 31, 2025
LOCATION
Nyc, New York

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Sonja Bay passed away peacefully on July 31, 2025 at the age of 102. Born in the Netherlands, Sonja bravely escaped Nazi Germany, embarking on a journey that would ultimately lead her to the United States. In New York City, she met the love of her life, Stephen Bay, a recent émigré from...

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I will remember Sonja´s many kindnesses. I met her years ago - she was a lovely gracious neighbor. She loved cats and dogs, her volunteer work, and her circle. In more recent times, when I saw her with her Aide in our building lobby I would say hello and hear her delicious melodious accent. To her friends and family, I send my condolences.

I knew Sonia at the Guggenheim and later at the Neue Galerie: Museum of German and Austrian Art. She also did research for me in the Netherlands. Sonia was a very intelligent, a superb researcher and a delightful person. I wish I knew more about her last years.

Sonja and my mother were friends for decades, having first met at a book club, so Sonja has been a part of my life for a very long time, participating in family functions. She was a highly intelligent, well-read, cultured woman who always took a great deal of interest in my foreign travels, and gave me assistance and helpful advice over the years in that regard. I'll never forget one comical afternoon watching her and my mother running around my mother's apartment trying to catch my...