of Salem, took her last breath on March 31, 2020 at the young age of 100. Anita is the beloved aunt of Myralee Machol, Paula K. Shiff and Gershon Saxe. And, she is the beloved great and great-great aunt of a multitude of nieces and nephews. Besides her family, Anita was cherished by everyone who met her. That includes anyone that passed through the ballet school and everyone she met outside while having some “fresh air.”
Anita was born in Salem and lived in Boston and the North Shore. She had quite a work history. She was a WWII Code Girl. For 30 years Anita was the Executive Secretary for Norman Leventhal of Beacon Companies, 15 years as Executive Secretary for Ian Moss of Brush Fibers and 18 years as Office Manager of the Marblehead School of Ballet where she retired at the age of 97. During her career as an executive secretary, she was president of the National Secretary Association.
Funeral service for Anita will be held on Friday, April 3, 2020 at 10:00am at the Lebanon Tifereth Israel Cemetery in Peabody, MA. Unfortunately, because of the current social distancing guidelines by the CDC, the funeral is closed to a very small group of family members. Shiva will be held virtually; please contact Amy at [email protected] for dates, times and meeting codes. Some time in the fall (TBA) there will be a celebration of Anita’s life at the Marblehead School of Ballet.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in Anita’s memory to the Novins family c/o the Marblehead School of Ballet, 115 Pleasant St, Marblehead, MA 01945. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Anita’s memory to the North Shore Civic Ballet [501(C)3], or the Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund, or directly to the Marblehead School of Ballet, www.marbleheadschoolofballet.com/donate/, or to the Rick Machol Memorial Fund.
For more information or to register in the online guestbook, please visit www.stanetskyhymansonsalem.com
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