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Family: Dr. Morris William Greenspan / Edith Polansky (F686)  [1

m. 26 Jun 1947


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  • Dr. Morris William GreenspanFather | Male
    Dr. Morris William Greenspan

    Born  16 Dec 1909  Austria Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Sep 2002  Ottawa, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bethel Jewish Cemetery, Ottawa, LaSalle, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Jun 1947   
    Father  Joseph Greenspan | F685 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Genie (Gittel) Faller | F685 Group Sheet 

    Edith PolanskyMother | Female
    Edith Polansky

    Born  15 Mar 1918  Russia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Dec 2009  St. Louis, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  11 Dec 2009  Bethel Jewish Cemetery, Ottawa, LaSalle, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location
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    1. [S193] Obituary - Edith Polansky, (MyWebTimes.com), http://www.mywebtimes.com/obituaries/edith-polansky-greenspan/article_062c0ed3-2dbf-5b3f-8000-353ff4fafe10.html.
      Edith (Polansky) Greenspan 1918-2009
      Dec 10, 2009

      ST. LOUIS ? Edith Greenspan, 91, of St. Louis, formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with Rabbi Shlomo Wing officiating. Burial will be in the Ottawa Jewish Cemetery.

      Mrs. Greenspan was born March 15, 1918, in Russia, to Joseph and Rose (Levy) Polansky. She married Dr. M. William Greenspan on June 26, 1947, in New York City. He died Sept. 6, 2002.

      She was educated in New York City. She was a legal secretary in Miami, Fla., and an office manager for Dr. M. William Greenspan and Richard J. Gelbuda Optometry in Ottawa. She was involved in many charitable Jewish and civic organizations in Ottawa. She was a life-long member of Hadassah and Temple B'nai Moshe in La Salle.

      She is survived by her children, Dr. Joel R. (Allison) Greenspan of Atlanta, Ga., Beatrice G. (Dr. Bernard L.) Shore of St. Louis and Sally C. Greenspan of Pueblo, Colo.; nine grandchildren, Adam (Mechelle), Sasha, Jesse and Sara Greenspan, Molly (David) Kulinsky, Jenny (William) Butler and Liza (fiance Michael Gaertner), Julie and Daniel Shore; one great-grandson, Max Kulinsky; one brother, Randy (the late Hannah) Polansky; and one sister-in-law, Eunice Jaffe of Atlanta.

      Memorials may be directed to Temple B'nai Moshe, P.O. Box 112, Granville, IL 61326 or Community Food Basket, P.O. Box 2386, Ottawa or to the donor's choice.

      The online guestbook may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.MuellerFH.com.

      Mueller Funeral Home
      800 First Ave., Ottawa, IL 61350
      815-434-4433 www.MuellerFH.com