Caren Newman- Lawee

of Marblehead entered into rest on Wednesday February 26, 2020 (2 Adar 5780) at the age of 68. Beloved wife of Michael Selman Lawee. Devoted mother of Aaron Benjamin Abdullah Lawee and mother-in-law of Sara Sirota. Cherished grandmother. Loving sister of Judith Wolov and Eleanor Page and sister-in-law of Michael Wolov and Edward Lawee. Devoted aunt of Lily, Joe, and Shannon. Dear daughter of the late Ida and Sidney Newman and daughter-in-law of the late Violet and Leon Lawee.

She grew up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, and raised her family in Marblehead, MA. She practiced Nursing at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and later in Sleep Disorders. She was a member of Temple Sinai in Marblehead, MA where she volunteered for many years in Social Action causes. She loved to read, hike, bike and the outdoors but above all she cherished family and spending time with friends. Spending time with close family, her son Aaron and daughter-in-law Sara gave greatest pleasure to Caren especially when she expressed this joy with her amazing laugh and smile.

A funeral service for Caren will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 11:30 AM in Temple Sinai, 1 Community Drive, Marblehead, MA. Interment will follow in Temple Sinai Cemetery, 16 Buxton Road, Danvers, MA. Shiva will be held the family’s residence in Marblehead, MA on Saturday, February 29th after sundown and then again Sunday, March1st- Thursday, March 5th from 7-9PM. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to either Temple Sinai, Avodah, The Jewish Service Corps, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The staff at Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel has the honor of caring for Caren and her family. For more information or to register in the online guestbook, please visit www.stanetskyhymansonsalem.com.