Marjorie Ann Lazarus

Marjorie Ann Lazarus was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1933 to Dorothy (Sheinfeld) and Lawrence Bowers. She adored her younger brother Barry Bowers, who passed in 1977. She had an ear for music and played the piano & accordion. As a girl she performed on the accordion on local radio & in military hospitals during WWII. The family moved to Southern California in 1946 and Marjorie loved her life in the orange groves.

At the age of 17 she moved to Chicago, where she had extended family, to become an X-Ray technician. In 1951 she married Dr. David Gomberg and they were together for 13 years. They had 2 children, Lauri & Steven. She was active in her local synagogue & community groups.

In 1967 she married Maurice Lazarus; a second marriage for both & they were happily together for 52 years, until his passing at the age of 99 in 2019.

Marjorie was a master knitter & needle crafter, who gifted beautiful, intricate sweaters, bedspreads and other creations to her loved ones. She found great joy in caring for and supporting her family & friends, and made people feel like they truly mattered. Marge hosted large family gatherings on many holidays and Sundays for her extended family.

Marjorie is survived by her children Lauri Gomberg Lazarus of Scottsdale and Steven Gomberg of San Francisco; beloved nephews Fred Bowers & Larry Bowers and their families, also Madeline Lazarus and numerous step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.