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Edith Polansky

Edith Polansky

Female 1918 - 2009  (91 years)

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  • Name Edith Polansky 
    Born 15 Mar 1918  Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Parents: Joseph and Rose (Levy) Polansky
    Gender Female 
    Residence 2001  231 W Madison St., Ottawa, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 2007  1 McKnight Place, St. Louis, MO, US 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 
    Person ID I1991  Smithwick Family Tree | Goldman Family
    Last Modified 10 May 2022 

    Family Dr. Morris William Greenspan,   b. 16 Dec 1909, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2002, Ottawa, IL, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [1] 
    Married 26 Jun 1947 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Greenspan wedding - 1947    		Greenspan wedding - 1947
    (front l-r) Henry Goldman, Edward Hoberman, Richard Hoberman
    (seated) Edith Polansky, Bill Greenspan, Sam Goldman
    (back) ?, Joseph Polansky, Mollie Goldman, Rose Polansky, Genya Greenspan, Moe Goldman, Mollie Goldman, Nat Hoberman, Tess Hoberman, Randy Polansky

  • Sources 
    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