Mollie (Ortinberg) Levenson Obituary (1920

Mollie (Ortinberg) Levenson, 95, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015. Born May 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Rae (Wiseman) Ortinberg. She was a 1937 graduate of Beaver Falls High School and a 1941 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Business Administration. Mollie always believed in the importance of service to one's community and spent the majority of her life actively participating in various civic, religious and political organizations, including: Beaver Valley United Jewish Community Center, National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, and Israel Bonds. She served for many years on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women and was a member of the Beaver Falls Planning Commission. In addition to being a director for the Red Cross, she devoted her time to many other various organizations: Beaver Valley Community Concert Association, Quota Club, Outlook Club, Business and Professional Women, Medical Auxiliary of Heritage Valley Hospital, Beaver and was a life member of AAUW. During her lifetime, she received many honors and awards, her most recent was in 2009 when she was awarded the Beaver County Legendary Woman of the Year by the Beaver Valley Business and Professional Women USA. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lewis Levenson in 1984, whom she missed dearly. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Mark Goldman of Franklin Park; two granddaughters, Gail Hillary (Goldman) Sestito and her husband Peter and Amy Laura Goldman; two great grandchildren, Joshua and Rachael; a brother and sister-in-law, Nathan and Myrna Ortinberg; nephews, Larry and Steven Ortinberg and Michael Edelstein and a niece, Arlyn Edelstein. A graveside service will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in Agudath Achim Cemetery, Patterson Twp. Memorial contributions may be made to your charity of choice.