Pearl Felson

Pearl Felson Resident of Hayward Pearl Felson of Hayward died Thursday, Aug. 6 of a short illness from pancreatic cancer. She was 87. She was married to Stan Felson of Hayward for 58 years and was a resident in the Bay Area since 1958 when they moved with their three sons from Seattle, Wash. Born Sarah Pearl to Joe and Rose Benson, she was a native of Toronto, Canada. Her parents had immigrated to Canada from eastern Europe at the turn of the last century. She met her future husband after she and her parents traveled to Portland, Ore., for the wedding of her brother, Ben Benson in December 1950. One week after that wedding, Stan Felson proposed to her and they were married less than two months later, Feb. 11, 1951. She was a longtime member of Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro and was once president of the local chapter of B'nai Brith Women, part of an international Jewish service organization. Besides her husband, Stan, she is survived by her three sons and daughters-in-law: Leonard (and Julia) Felson of West Hartford, Conn; Howard (and Efrat) Felson of Jerusalem, Israel; and Jeff (and Mimi) Felson of Piedmont. She also leaves five grandchildren, Rachel, David, Ben, Tali and Ami; and nieces and nephews: Joe (and Sherry) Felson of Piedmont; Rick (and Claudia) Felson of Castro Valley; Elliott (and Suzanne) Felson of San Francisco; Susan (and Mark) Sisisky of Richmond, Va., and Dana (and Jeff) Melnick of Portland, Ore. A graveside funeral service was held at Home of Peace Cemetery in Oakland Friday presided by Rabbi Judah Dardik of Beth Jacob Congregation, Oakland, and Rabbi Harry Manhoff of Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro. Contributions can be made to the charity of donors' choosing.