Sonia Golad

Sonia Golad, 82, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Kansas City Hospice House. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery, 1901 Blue Ridge Blvd. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211. Sonia was born in Vilna, Poland. She was a Holocaust survivor. She immigrated to the United States in 1947, settling in Chicago. While visiting a cousin in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she met her future husband, David, on a blind date. They married on December 10, 1949. Dave, Sonia and their baby daughter moved to Kansas City in 1952. While raising her three children, she was an active volunteer, participating in numerous community and religious organizations. She was a lifetime member and past President of Kehilath Israel Sisterhood, B'nai B'rith Women and Hadassah. For the past 20 years, Sonia has been an active speaker for the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education. Her personal accounts of her experiences of survival have educated and touched thousands of students throughout the Midwest. Her message of tolerance resonates in the hearts of those who were privileged to hear her story. She loved her family, enjoying every moment with her children and grandchildren. She could not have been a more wonderful wife, mother and "Nana". Sonia was a member of Kehilath Israel Synagogue. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister and brother, her husband of 57 years, David Golad and her daughter, Esther "Kacey" Kahn. She is survived by her son and daughter-inlaw, Allan Golad and Deborah Price of Los Angeles, CA; daughter and son-inlaw, Joyce and Jim Hess of Overland Park, KS; son-in-law, Chuck Kahn of Los Angeles, CA; grandchildren, Lindsay and Emily Kahn, Kate and Alexandra Hess, Emma and Bennett Golad; sister-in-law, Reva Golad and nieces and nephews. Online guest book available at the website www.louismemorialchapel.com. (Arr.: The Louis Memorial Chapel, 816361-5211).