JEAN YANOFSKY

YANOFSKY, Jean (Hoffman) Of Dedham, formerly of Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Newton, on December 9th, 2018. Married for 53 years to the late Joseph Yanofsky. Beloved mother of Norman and Kathy, Richard and Susan, Milton and Pamela. Loving grandmother of Ben and his wife Stephanie, Daniel, Samantha, Caroline, David and his wife Kate, Lauren and her husband Sean Wirth, and Peter. Great-grandmother of Kate Wirth. Sister of Martin Hoffman and his wife Zona, the late Doris and Julius Cohen, the late Libby and Robert Seltzer, the late Gladys and Harry Kadis and the late Herbert Hoffman surviving wife Diane. Sister-in-law to Bunny Shapero and her late husband Phil, the late Robert and Marcia Yanofsky, and the late Charlotte and Barney Cohen. Survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews. Jean was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She was a longtime and dedicated volunteer to causes of great importance to her, beginning with the Goodwill League, Perkins School for the Blind, and finally many years with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Family and friends will gather at Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd, Newton Centre on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Mishkan Tefila Cemetery, West Roxbury. Memorial observance at the home of Richard and Susan Yanofsky, Tuesday 1:30-8:00 pm and Wednesday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Friends of Dana Farber, 450 Brookline Ave. SW 120, Boston, MA 02215.