Sheila Holtzman's Obituary
Sheila (Krugman) Holtzman, 91, formerly of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., died Jan. 25 at her home at The Sterling Aventura, Fla. She was the wife of the late Harry Holtzman, who passed away in 1987. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a daughter of the late Morris and Fannie (Kaplan) Krugman, she grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and married Harry, her devoted husband of 38 years. They married on Memorial Day in 1949. She was a homemaker during her married life, moving from Brooklyn with her husband and two children to New Jersey where they built their home in 1960. Sheila was active doing volunteer work for several Jewish organizations, was a founder of the Order of the Eastern Star Munn Chapter and its first matron. She enthusiastically collected photos of family and friends, liked to travel, including trips to Europe and Israel, and enjoyed the opera, theater and gardening. Among different part-time jobs she worked, she had fond memories of the children and staff at a local temple. She was dutiful to all her relatives and known to be vivacious and outgoing into her golden years. She enjoyed her home and the warm outdoor life in Florida for many years and the past four years was helped greatly by the dedicated staff at The Sterling and Maria Koller, always there to aid her. She leaves two children in Rhode Island, Barbara Holtzman of Wakefield, and Michael Holtzman and his wife Charron of Barrington; three grandchildren, Benjamin Holtzman, Jessica George and Jason George, three great-grandchildren, Olivia, Wyatt and Sammy, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was pre-deceased many years ago by her sister, Elaine Keating of Norwood, N.J. A Graveside Service was observed January 29, 2017 at Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, N.Y. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. In her memory, donations to help research for cancer, pulmonary or diabetes care or to a favorite Jewish charity are appreciated. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Blasberg-Rubin-Zilbert/Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapel, Miami Beach, Florida (305) 865-2353
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