Estelle Warsh, age 90, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2020 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. She will be missed greatly by her daughter Robin Warsh of Chestnut Hill, her son Jeffrey Warsh (wife Amy) of Westfield, NJ, nephew Joel Isler (husband David Byars) of Riverdale, NY, grandchildren Louis Krieger (wife Alyssa), Sam Krieger (wife Jessica), Elli Warsh and Leo Warsh, great grandsons Max and Charlie Krieger. Estelle was predeceased by her sister Sylvia Isler, her brother-in-law Mike Isler, her husband of 45 years Leonard Warsh, as well as Edwin Springer, her second husband of 10 years.
Estelle was born on August 5, 1930 in Far Rockaway, NY to Max and Martha Bergheiser. She graduated Flushing High School in 1948. Upon graduation, Estelle moved with her family to Bayonne, NJ, where she was employed at F&A Distributing, a wine and spirits wholesaler. There, Estelle met her future husband, Leonard Warsh. They married in February of 1952. Following the birth of their two children - Robin in 1954, and Jeffrey in 1960 - Estelle returned to the job market, eventually rising to be the Executive Assistant to the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Medigroup. After moving to the Boston area in 1994, Estelle became the administrator of Brandeis University’s Summer Odyssey Program.
Estelle’s family, her pets and animals the world over were her passion. Over the years, she was involved with a variety of animal rights groups, protesting the unnecessary use of animals in medical experiments as well as against puppy mills and worldwide habitat destruction. Estelle loved cars and driving and she drove a 5- speed BMW until she was almost 80. Estelle was an accomplished piano player who performed piano recitals in the living room. She was impressive and intrepid at needlepoint and we all have pillows to show for it. In her day, Estelle was an excellent and wily Mahjong and gin rummy player. But, most of all, Estelle Warsh, AKA “Stel,” “Mom,” “Grandma,” and “Aunt Estelle,” liked nothing more than to be surrounded by her family. Rest in Peace.
Donations in Estelle’s honor can be sent to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Estelle will be buried at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ on Sunday,
November 1, 2020. Due to COVID-19, a memorial is not planned.
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