Rebecca Schacht

1922 - 2025

Rebecca Schacht
Rebecca Schacht, longtime resident of Stamford, CT passed away on October 20, 2025. She was 103.
Born in New York, New York, Rebecca was the daughter of Hyman and Gussie (Ackerman) Teller. In her youth, she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and later worked as a medical records librarian for the State of Connecticut. She witnessed the explosion of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, and was in Times Square when World War II ended. She moved to Washington DC during WW II and worked in the Pentagon for the war effort.
Rebecca was a member of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT. She enjoyed reading, canasta and mahjong. She will be remembered for her capacity to love, and her bigger than life presence.
Rebecca is survived by her sons Barry (Kathy), Randy (Beth), grandchildren Gregory and Brian Schacht, Stacey Higgins and Melaney Schacht. Great-grandson Michael Higgins and her adopted grandchildren, Heather and Michael Del Sole. She was predeceased by her husband Myron (Mike), son Hyman and daughter-in-law Catherine, brothers Philip, Abraham and Sigmund Teller.
Shiva will be observed on Sunday October 26 at the home of Barry and Kathy, 25 Hamden Hills Dr., Unit 65, Hamden, CT 06518.
Graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 23, 11 a.m. at Agudath Sholom Cemetery, 550 West Hill Road, Stamford, CT.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial donation to Autism Services, 101 North Plains Industrial Rd., Wallingford, CT 06492 or Temple Beth Israel, PO Box 536, Wallingford, CT 06492.