Marjorie C. Moidel
MOIDEL: Marjorie C. Moidel, age 94, passed away on March 25, 2023. She was born on May 25, 1928, in Pittsburgh, to Philip and Ruth (Silverman) Cohen. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Sherman Cohen, and her husband, Melvin Moidel. She is survived by her children, Robert and Deborah (Weiss), Alan and Gaby (Shill) and Gary and Deborah (Kaufman), six grandchildren, Ellen, Joseph, Laura, Alexis, Rachel and Lisa, and nine great-grandchildren. Marjorie grew up in Pittsburgh, graduating from Taylor Allderdice High School and attending Carnegie Mellon University. She married Melvin in 1948, and they lived in the Pittsburgh suburb of Eastmont from 1953 until they relocated to Coconut Creek, Florida, in 2005. For 70 years she was a member of Na’amat (formerly Pioneer Women), a charitable organization that supports women’s, children’s and family services in Israel. During her tenure in Na’amat, she served as president of the Pittsburgh Council, the national board of directors and the public relations director for the southeast Florida region. She also chaired international conventions in Israel for the organization and has a plaque posted on a day care center in Israel honoring her. She also found time to work as a travel agent for a Pittsburgh-area agency for many years, which afforded her the opportunity to travel to Europe and the Caribbean many times. She relocated to the Philadelphia suburb of Dresher almost four years ago to be near her family. Services at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Time to be announced. Please call funeral home for time 412-621-8282. Interment Shaare Torah Cemetery. schugar.com PJC
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