Esther Hochberg

HOCHBERG Esther Hochberg of Fairfield, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at St. Vincent s Medical Center. Mrs. Hochberg was born in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Minnie (Freedman) Bleier and was a lifelong member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom and the Sisterhood of Rodeph Sholom. Mrs. Hochberg was a life member of The Women s Auxiliary of the Jewish Home for the Elderly, a life member of Hadassah and a past vice president of B nai Brith Harmony Chapter. Mrs. Hochberg was predeceased by her husband, Harold Hochberg of Hochberg Jewelers, where she worked by his side for many years. Mrs. Hochberg is survived by her sons, David Hochberg and his wife, Carol, of Fairfield and Marshall and Sharon Hochberg of Monroe; her grandchildren, Jennifer Hochberg of Fairfield and Amy Hochberg of Hadley, Mass.; and by many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hochberg was also predeceased by her sisters, Rose Greenwald, Fay Pollock, Helen Lieff, Shirley Adelson; and by her brothers, Louis Bleier, Bert Bleier and Stanley Bleier. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 11 a.m. from The Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home, 88 Beach Road in Fairfield, with interment following in Loyalty Cemetery on Burroughs Road in Fairfield. Memorial contributions may be made to The Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Operation Hope, St. Vincent s Medical Center Cardiac Unit or to Probus Club. Shiva will be observed on Monday, October 16 at the home of David and Carol Hochberg in Fairfield.