Jean Zelda Horovitz Segal
SEGAL: Jean Zelda Horovitz Segal, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Nov. 1, 2022, in Mill Valley, California, at the age of 98. Jean was the eldest and last living child of five children born to Bertha Brown Horovitz, a seamstress, and Charles Horovitz, a produce shopkeeper. She grew up on the North Side, along with her four siblings and an extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins, all Pittsburgh natives, where she developed a lifelong love of music and community. Jean graduated with honors from Taylor Allderdice High School and, in 1947, married Seymour Leonard Segal. They made their home in Squirrel Hill and were active members of Beth Shalom Congregation until their move to northern Virginia in 1958. Jean and “Sy” raised five children in Virginia, who were the joys of her life. She was an excellent cook and baker, hostess and homemaker who shared her love through preparing amazing meals for friends and family. The couple lived briefly in California as well as Virginia, and retired to Florida in 1989. Jean was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 51 years, Seymour, in 1998, and more recently, sisters Lorraine Horovitz Meyers and Ruth Horovitz Rosenberg and brothers Jerome Horovitz and Jack Morton Horovitz. She is survived by her children, Elliott Segal (Linda), Barbara Segal, Sandra Segal Gottlieb, Shelley Thornton and Karen Goldman and grandchildren Daniel FitzSimmons, Lauren Gates, Samantha Gottlieb, Rebecca Goldman, Lily Goldman, Natalie Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Laura Tower and Alison Segal-Devereese, as well as three great-grandchildren. A private celebration of life is planned for the coming year. PJC
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