Rachelle Faller Obituary (2011)

Rachelle Faller, formerly of Beaver Falls, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Acher and Matilda (Covo) Sion, of Salonica, Greece. She graduated with honors from Brooklyn College and taught French, Spanish and Mathematics at Beaver Falls High School. Prior to moving to Beaver Falls from New York, she worked at the New York Times. She was a member of the United Jewish Community Center of Beaver Valley, Hadassah, the Outlook Club and American Association of University Women. She was, for many years, the editor of the United Jewish Community Center newsletter, "The Spotlight." In addition to her parents and two brothers, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Harry Faller, in 1997. Harry Faller and his brother Bernard Faller owned and operated Penn Supermarket, in Monaca, for many years. She is survived and will be remembered with love by her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Jason Faller and Karen Wagner, Scarsdale, New York; a daughter and son-in-law, Meralee and Sidney Schlusselberg, El Paso, Texas, and five grandchildren, Avery, Morley and Ellery Faller, and Asher and Blair Schlusselberg. Friends will be received Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at the HILL & KUNSELMAN FUNERAL HOME, www.hillandkunselman.com, 3801 Fourth Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, with Rabbi Israel Greenberg, of El Paso, Texas, officiating. Interment will follow in Agudath Achim Cemetery, Patterson Township. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to Hillel Academy, 5685 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217