Riva Chase

Riva Chase, of Livingston NJ passed away peacefully the morning of November 21, at age 73. She was predeceased by her husband of 39 years Sam Chase. She is the daughter of holocaust survivors and was born after the war in Munich. She is survived by her sister Shirley Birenz and husband Jerry, and her 2 children Gary Chase and wife Sharon, and daughter Beverly Chase and husband Adrian Davis. She has one grandchild Remi Davis. She is also survived by her beloved, if a bit zoftig, cat Bradley.
Riva will be remembered for cheering for Gary and Beverly louder than anyone has ever cheered for anything, her amazing carrot cake (which was sometimes confused with a souffle), controversial banana meatloaf, skill in turning a napkin into a rabbit puppet, her unconditional love, many sweet and endearing traditions, and fierce determination. She worked for 10 years at the Metrowest Jewish Education Association, where she loved both its mission and the people she worked with.
Services will be held at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel in Paramus NJ at noon on November 22, 2022. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Riva at Caringkindnyc.org.