Sylvia P. Gordon Seide

Beloved wife of the late Morris J. Seide, MD. Devoted mother of Sharon Seide Townsend and her husband Bradlee of Williamsville, NY, Vivian Seide Sternweiler and her husband Michael of Sharon, MA, and Robert Seide and his wife Cheryl of Franklin, MA. Cherished grandmother of Lyndsey Townsend Ryan and her husband Jason of Stamford, CT, Graham Townsend and his wife Kristin of Charlotte, NC, Laura Seide of Franklin, MA, Aaron Seide of Franklin, MA, and Samuel Sternweiler of Sharon, MA.

Funeral services will be held at Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, CT on Tuesday, October 8 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield, CT.

Shiva observance will be at the home of Vivian and Michael Sternweiler following interment from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then on Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with minyan at 7:30 p.m. each evening.

Charitable contributions in Sylvia’s memory may be made to Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, CT 06117 www.emanuelsynagogue.org or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 www.alz.org or to Hadassah, 50 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019 www.hadassah.org or to Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466 www.seasons.org.

WE REMEMBER HER

At the rising of the sun and at its going down,

we remember her.

At the blowing of the wind and the chill of winter,

we remember her.

At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,

we remember her.

At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer,

we remember her.

At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn,

we remember her.

At the beginning of the year and when it ends,

we remember her.

As long as we live, she too will live; for she is now a part of us,

as we remember her.

When we are weary and in need of strength,

we remember her.

When we are lost and sick at heart,

we remember her.

When we have joy we crave to share,

we remember her.

When we have decisions that are difficult to make,

we remember her.

When we have achievements that are based on hers,

we remember her.

As long as we live, she too will live; for she is now a part of us.

~ a meditation from Rabbi Sylvan Kamens & Rabbi Jack Reimer