Rhoda Diane "Shapiro" Zagorsky

Rhoda Diane (Shapiro) Zagorsky

(February 28, 1940 – January 7, 2026/ )

Rhoda Diane (Shapiro) Zagorsky, beloved eldest child of Pearl and Jack Shapiro, was raised in Everett, Massachusetts. She earned an associate degree from Boston University.

At the age of 16, Rhoda met the love of her life, Norman Zagorsky. Together, they were privileged to share 62 loving years of marriage. They made their home in Medford and Winthrop, Massachusetts, and Tamarac, Florida, and spent the past five years at Brooksby Village in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Rhoda was the treasured big sister of Paula Gopin and Jerry Shapiro, and the devoted mother of Jay and Kim, Debra and Frank, and Ellen and Shalom Shachne. She was the adored grandmother of Josh and Christine, Benjamin and Natalie, Rebecca and Christian, Shir, Chana, Penina and Menashe, and Ilana, and the doting great-grandmother ("GG") of Gideon, Leah, Maya and Isaac. Privileged to have found love twice in her life, Rhoda was the beloved companion of Stuart Itzkovitz.

A woman ahead of her time, Rhoda embraced healthy living and alternative healing long before it became mainstream. Beginning in the 1970s, she devoted herself to nutrition, meditation, and complementary medicine. She became a foot reflexologist and a popular speaker on the local adult-education circuit, taking great joy in sharing her knowledge of holistic health, meditation, and the power of forgiveness.

Funeral services will be held at Goldman Fisher Funeral Chapel, 174 Ferry Street, Malden, Massachusetts, on Friday, January 9th at 9 am.

Shiva will be observed Saturday evening at 6pm at her late residence, Orchard View Court 318 Brooksby Village, Peabody: with Jay Zagorsky, Debra Agliano, Ellen Goldberg, also Saturday evening from 7:00-9:00 PM at the home of Paula Gopin with Jerry Shapiro at 6 Blake Rd, Brookline. On Sunday from 10AM-12PM at the home of Paula Gopin, then continuing from 2-8PM at the home of Jay Zagorsky, 21 Winthrop Rd, Brookline. Monday-Wednesday 10AM -12PM and 2-4PM: at the home of Paula Gopin, then continuing at 5:30-8:00PM at the home of Jay Zagorsky.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Rhoda's memory to The Women's Lunch Place or the Jewish National Fund.

To watch the service webcast click the link below:

Rhoda Zagorsky Service Live Stream Link