Flora L. Telpner

Flora L. Telpner, age 80 years, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012, at University of Nebraska Medical Center.

She was born December 15, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Lincoln, Neb., she moved to Council Bluffs, at the time of her marriage. She graduated from the University of Nebraska. A former Omaha and Council Bluffs school teacher, she was also a longtime employee of Woodmen of the World Insurance Company. For many years she was a volunteer for Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital. She was a former President and Woman of the Year of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA), Gold Star Chapter, and currently was a board member of B'nai Israel Synagogue in Council Bluffs.

Flora was preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Ida Schrier; and husband, Zeph Telpner.

She is survived by her children: Joel Telpner, of New York, N.Y., Deborah Telpner, of Council Bluffs, David Telpner, of Denver, Colo., Michael Telpner and wife, Christina, of LaVista, Neb.; granddaughters, Rachel Telpner and Aliyah Telpner; and brother, Seymour Schrier, of Lincoln, Neb.

Graveside Service Sunday, 2 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetery in Council Bluffs. Following the Graveside Service, a reception will be held at Walnut Hill Reception Center, 1350 E. Pierce St. Memorials may be given to B'nai Israel Synagogue, 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51503.

This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.