Norma Weisfeld

Weisfeld, Norma (Nee Zeiger) 94, in Delray Beach, FL, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on December 23, 2010, after a brief illness. She was a 30-year resident of Delray Beach. Norma was born in Milwaukee, Wis., to the late Gussie Bronzweig Zeiger and the late Nathan Zeiger. She spent her childhood in Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., before settling in Milwaukee as a teenager. After graduating high school, she went to work as a clerical assistant for Checker Express Co., in Milwaukee, owned by her brother-in-law, Robert Lewensohn. She married physician Samuel G. Weisfeld in 1938, and they had two sons. She spent about 20 years as a bookkeeper for Harley's department store in Shorewood. She and her husband were longtime members of Congregation Shalom, and Norma was active with Women's American ORT, mostly as a chapter treasurer. Norma and her husband had many friends in the Milwaukee area. They were skilled ballroom dancers and bridge players and, when the couple moved to Florida, she took up golf, and joined her husband in a creditable game. After his death, she volunteered as a teacher's aide in a local elementary school. Norma is survived by sons Glenn E. Weisfeld and his wife Carol, of Detroit, Mich.; Neil E. Weisfeld and his wife Victoria, of Princeton, N.J.; granddaughters Miriam Weisfeld and Alexandra Dowling and her husband, Bryan Dowling; great-grandchildren Lincoln and Indiana Dowling; many much-loved nephews and nieces, scattered around the country, who visited her regularly in Florida; and special friends Judy Oxman of Milwaukee and Bea Barron of Delray Beach. Services will be held at 1 PM Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Northshore Funeral Services, 3601 N. Oakland Avenue, Shorewood, WI. Rabbi Ronald Shapiro will officiate. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, 166 S. Hawley Ct., Milwaukee. The family extends special appreciation to the supportive administrative personnel and wonderful caregivers at the Abbey Delray Health Center and Hospice by the Sea. In lieu of flowers, those who would like to make a contribution in Norma's memory may do so to Women's American ORT, Hospice by the Sea (Boca Raton, FL), or the charity of their choice.