Shirley Friedman Greenwald

Shirley Friedman Greenwald, 93, of Scranton, died early Wednesday morning in Scranton. She and her husband, Alvin Herbert Greenwald, had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on March 24.

Born in Eynon on Sept. 5, 1922, daughter of the late Max and Helen Schweiger Friedman, Shirley was a lifelong member of Temple Israel in Scranton and its Sisterhood. She was a 1940 graduate of Scranton Central High School and a 1942 graduate of Marjorie Webster Junior College, Washington, D.C.

Shirley was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and last survivor of the five Friedman sisters. Above all, Shirley cherished her lifelong relationships with friends and family. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Also surviving are two daughters, Carol G. Mazmanian and her husband, Brian, Newton, Mass.; and Barbara Bock, New York City; four grandsons, Daniel Mazmanian and his wife, Melissa Tooley, Washington, D.C.; Erik Mazmanian and his wife, Nicole Staple, Chicago; Jonathan Bock, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Matthew Bock, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and a great-granddaughter, Kira Mazmanian.

She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Ruth Abrams, Flo Mason, Beverly Coplon and Tobe Rosner.

A graveside funeral service will be today at 10 a.m. in Temple Israel Cemetery, Dunmore, led by Rabbi Moshe Saks and Cantor Vladimir Aronzon.

Shiva will be held at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pa. after the service today from noon to 2 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Israel, 918 E. Gibson St., Scranton, PA 18510; or to the Jewish Community Center, 601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18510.

Arrangements entrusted to the Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home Inc. To send the family an online condolence, visit www.ScrantonJewishFunerals.com