Joan Patricia Reitman Rosenfeld

PATTI ROSENFELD, 73, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in Bethesda, Maryland. She was born on January 3, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were the late Milton and Helen Reitman. She is survived by her beloved husband, Ronald A. Rosenfeld, and her sister and brother in law, Barbara and Steve Avner. She was a loving mother to her and Ronnie’s children and their respective spouses, Kim and Dr. Rob Finkel, Philip and Tomoko Rosenfeld, Jeff Grossman, Laura Barnes and Niall O’Donnchu, Matt and Betty Grossman, and David and Laurie Rosenfeld. She was a dedicated grandmother to Max, Sam, Hannah, Kenny, Jacob, Connor, Rory, Nick, and Julia. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School and received her Bachelor of Arts from John Carroll University, from whom she later received an Alumni Medal. A real estate agent earlier in her career, she was an active philanthropist in Cleveland and her subsequent residences in the Washington, DC area and Oklahoma City. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday December 3, 2015, at Park Synagogue East, 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124. Following the Burial, a reception will be held at the Point East Community Room, 27500 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 that friends and family are encouraged to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the following: In Memory of Patti Rosenfeld, National Archives Foundation, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20408, Attn: Patrick Madden.