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Sylvia Meltzer

Sylvia Meltzer[1, 2, 3]

Female 1922 - 2017  (94 years)

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  • Name Sylvia Meltzer 
    Born 25 Dec 1922  Bronx, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  3318 Perry Ave, Bronx, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  975 E 179th Street, Bronx, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Jul 2016  4920 Loring Drive, West Palm Beach, FL, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    MorseLife Independent Living 
    Died 22 May 2017  St. Louis, MO, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2078  Smithwick Family Tree | Goldman Family
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2017 

    Father Joseph Meltzer,   b. 7 Jul 1896, Glusk, Russia (now Glusk, Minsk, Belarus) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1992, Hempstead, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Bertha (Brucha) Goldman (Bąkiewicz or Bonkiewicz),   b. 6 Jun 1891, Warsaw, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1921  Brooklyn, NY, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernard L. Wallis,   b. 7 Mar 1920,   d. 8 Oct 2015, West Palm Beach, FL, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2016 
    Family ID F732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Bernie and Sylvia (Meltzer) Wallis
    Bernie and Sylvia (Meltzer) Wallis

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] United States Census, 1930, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X76L-2V5.

    2. [S28] United States Census, 1940, (National Archives and Records Administration).

    3. [S231] Sylvia Wallis Obituary.
      Sylvia M. Wallis, age 94, May 22, 2017

      Beloved wife of 67 years of the late Bernard L. Wallis. Sylvia is survived by her sons Robert Wallis (Jonnie Marks) and Jerold (Lisa) Wallis, her adored grandchildren Sarah, Rachel, Kimberly and Danielle and their families, including one great-grandchild, Maryam.

      Sylvia had a long and active life. She was born at home in the Bronx, the only child of her immigrant parents. She graduated from Brooklyn College, and later was proud to earn a masters in public health from C W Post College. She worked for the Nassau County (Long Island, New York) health department for 29 years, and eventually became Director of Management and Budget. Sylvia and Bernie traveled widely including many Elderhostel programs and annual multi-generational trips to the Caribbean for almost 50 years with oceanography friends. They moved to Florida full-time in 2001. While in Florida they enjoyed the company and assistance of their niece, Jackie Kohn. Sylvia moved to the Gatesworth in St. Louis in 2016 to be nearer her son Jerold and his family. Sylvia was an accomplished artist, painting up until the last month of her life. If you wish, paint or sketch something, and think of Sylvia while you do so. Family memorial gathering in Connecticut in mid August. Contributions to NCJW, St Louis Chapter, 295 N Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63141. Berger Memorial Service.

    4. [S208] New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944, (Ancestry.com).