Ethel Briskin

December 13, 2010, 2:47 pm 0 Edit

BRISKIN: On Saturday, December 11, 2010, Ethel Briskin, beloved wife of Cuddy Briskin; beloved mother of Barbara (Daniel) Shapira and Nancy (late Thomas Stephen) Terpack; sister of Eleanor “Pookie” (Ronald) Zimmer and the late Jean (late Bernard) Davidson. Sister-in-law of Shirley (late Howard B. “Buzzy”) Litman; grandma “Mye” of Joshua (Amanda) Shapira, Susie Shapira, Jesse Shapira and Sarah Kuhns; great-grandmother “Mye” of Sofia, Gabriel, Lyla and Emma; aso survived by nieces, nephews and dear old friends. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Ave., Shadyside. Interment Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Hillel Jewish University Center, 4607 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 or Western PA Conservancy – Community Garden Program, 800 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.