Phyllis Linder Spiegel
SPIEGEL: Phyllis Linder Spiegel, a warm and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home in White Oak on April 4 at the age of 94. Phyllis was an avid walker, loved travel and the theater. She truly enjoyed being with people, had a wonderful sense of humor, a smile that would make your day and a sincere desire to live each day to the fullest. Phyllis was born on Nov. 24, 1928, and grew up in Oakland and Squirrel Hill. She went to Taylor Allderdice (class of 1946), graduated with a BA from Pennsylvania College for Women (Chatham) and received her MA in education from the University of Pittsburgh. Phyllis became a first grade teacher in the Pittsburgh Public School System. In December 1957 she married her beloved husband, the late Marvin Spiegel, moved to McKeesport and left teaching to raise their family. For nearly all of her adult life, Phyllis was very active in her synagogue, Gemilas Chesed, and the local Jewish community. She served as president of Gemilas Chesed Sisterhood, and the local chapters of Hadassah and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Women’s Branch. In the 1970s Phyllis became a realtor and worked at the Wilson Baum Real Estate Agency for over 40 years. Phyllis was very well respected in the profession, served as the president of the Mon Yough Association of Realtors, the vice president (District 6) of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors and was also very active in the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. Phyllis is survived by her son Michael (Rita), daughter Barbara, her five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The joy of her life was spending time with her grandchildren Estee (Donni) Taub, Zvi (Sori) Spiegel, Aaron Spiegel, Avigail (Dovid) Bienstock and Miri Spiegel. She also loved her eight great-grandchildren, Hudi, Dovid, Yisroel, Shloimi, Shmuli, Chaim, Moshe Chaim and Menashe. Contributions in Phyllis’s honor may be made to Gemilas Chesed Synagogue, 1400 Summitt Street White Oak, PA 15131. PJC
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