Obituary of Esther Goldstein

Esther (Elkin/Elkanovich) Goldstein Ellenville, NY Esther (Elkin/Elkanovich) Goldstein, homemaker, a resident of Ellenville for more than 60 years, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine, New York. She was 92. Born in Odessa, Russia on February 15, 1913, the daughter of the late Sarah and the late Abraham Elkanovich. She was the widow of Meyer Mickey Goldstein, noted hotel steward in the Ellenville areas portion of the Borscht Belt. He predeceased her on September 20, 1985. Esther is survived by three daughters: Karen Blocker and her husband, Alan, of Lake Katrine; Edith Meyers and her husband, Leslie, of Buffalo Grove, IL; Arlene Bank and her husband, Bruce, of Monticello. Further survived by six grandchildren: Wendy (Blocker) Schwalb and her husband, Richard, of Jeffersonville; Seth Blocker and his wife, Linda, of Delhi; Paul Meyers and his wife, Alison, of Chicago, IL; Stephanie Meyers and her fianc, Brett Boyer, of Milwaukee, WI; Stacy Bank and her fianc, Phillip Jackson, of Monticello; and Lisa Bank, of Monticello; and five great-grandchildren: Alex and Jessica Schwalb, of Jeffersonville, Rachel and Benjamin Blocker, of Delhi, and Lilah Meyers, of Chicago, IL; many wonderful nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews and many special friends. Esn un bentshn un zie a mentsh. Eat and pray and be a good person, were Esther Goldsteins watchwords. She always had a ready hand and ready words to help her family and all of her many adoring neighbors and friends throughout her 92 years. Having come from Russia with only her elder sister by her side during that journey, she joined other family members once she arrived in America. Esther made a happy life for her husband, her own mother and her children. She lived modestly and sincerely. Esther was deeply loved and will be terribly missed. Funeral services will be conducted by Rabbi Moshe Frank and held at Congregation Ezrath Israel, 34-1/2 Center Street, Ellenville, NY at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Burial to follow at the Anshe Tzaydik Cemetery, Route 209 North, Wawarsing, NY. Shiva will be at the home of Alan and Karen Blocker, 20 Esther Place, Lake Katrine, NY from Wednesday afternoon through Friday, with minyan at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Blockers home. All friends are invited there to call on the family. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Esthers memory to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements by Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, Inc., Ellenville, NY.