Amy Reiner

Amy Reiner
1941 - 2006
LONGMEADOW - Amy Reiner of Longmeadow, MA and Carlsbad, CA passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2006. Amy was born in Springfield, MA on December 5, 1941 to her late, beloved parents Ruth (Potter) and Irwin "Win" Young. Amy graduated from Longmeadow High School in 1959. She attended and graduated from Simmons College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Businesss Administration. Amy also received a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in School Administration from American International College. Amy taught elementary and middle school in Somers, CT for 25 years. She served for a term as President of the Somers Education Association. Following her retirement, Amy was active in many community organizations. She was a life long member of Sinai Temple, and was a life member of the Mercy Hospital Auxillary, Jewish Geriatric Services of Western MA, and Hadassah. Amy served as a Board member for Rachel's Table and for the Hatikvah Holocaust Education Center. She was a former member of the Massachusetts Medical Society Auxillary and the Hampden County Medical Society Auxillary. Amy was an active member of the Springfield Council of Jewish Women Scholarship Committee, where she served as Treasurer. She was a member of The Colony Club and Longmeadow Country Club. Amy also served as a mentor parent sponsored by Brightside for Families and Children, a case reviewer for the Department of Youth Services, and was appointed a guardian ad litem by the Springfield Juvenile Court. Amy was a devoted daughter, wife, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by husband, Carl Reiner, brother, Richard Young, daughter, Jody Helmus and grandchildren, Dylan and Talia Helmus. Amy is also survived by step-children, Alison (Mark) Petraske and David (Bolorma) Reiner, and step-grand-children, Noah, Alec and Chloe Petraske and Sarnai and Becker Reiner. She also leaves her beloved dog, Zoe. Funeral services will be held at Sinai Temple on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 9 a.m. with burial in Sinai Memorial Park. The Harold R. Ascher & Son Memorial Chapel is in charge. Shiva will be Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Reiner residence in Longmeadow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ruth and Irwin Young Endowment Fund at Sinai Temple, 1100 Dickinson St., Springfield, MA 01108.