Frieda Lefstein

Frieda Lefstein obituary

Frieda Lefstein

Frieda Lefstein Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 29, 2010.
Lefstein, Frieda 92, a resident of Rock Island Nursing and Rehab Center, Rock Island, Ill., died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Center. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. today at the Tri City Jewish Center, Rock Island. Burial is at Hebrew Cemetery, Rock Island. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island is assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the Mental Health Association of Minnesota, 2021 E. Hennepin Ave., Suite 412, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Frieda Rackoff was born on November 23, 1917 in Chicago, a daughter of Abraham and Lily Katz Rackoff. She married Samuel Lefstein on August 31, 1946 in Rock Island. He died February 25, 1968. Survivors include her children (and spouses), Linda (Kenneth) Cutler, Edina, MN, Martin (Gita) Lefstein, Baltimore, MD, and Sheri (Scott) Bear, Rock Island, IL; grandchildren, Samuel Cutler, Baltimore, Judith Cutler, Nashville, TN, Ben (McKenzie) Lefstein, Baltimore, MD and Sara (James) Paranilam, Baltimore, MD; and great-grandchildren, Akasha and Neha Paranilam, Baltimore, MD. Online condolences may be left at www.wheelanpressly.com.

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