Sylvia Newman
NEWMAN: Sylvia Newman, from Glassport and White Oak, passed peacefully at age 93 on Nov. 22, 2022. She was born on May 25, 1929, to her parents, the late Myer and Rose Alpern. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh receiving a degree in education. She taught at Greenfield, Roosevelt and Minadeo elementary schools in Pittsburgh for several years until taking time to raise her children. She returned to teaching at Community Day School in 1981 where she touched and influenced the lives of numerous students. Besides teaching, she enjoyed cooking and baking and hosting her family for every holiday. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Gelman Kelley (Daniel) of Baltimore; son Bruce S. Gelman (Dana) of Pittsburgh; grandchildren Benjamin Kelley, Robert Kelley, Brandt Gelman, Phillip Gelman and Tobyn Gelman, and great-grandchildren Maya, Hannah, Merrick and Marlo, and her sister, Rochelle Glanz. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Boris A. Gelman, her husband Marvin B. Newman, her stepmother Leah Alpern, and her sister Rae Kessler. Special thanks you to all her caregivers that took such good care of her. Services at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., 5509 Centre Avenue, Shadyside on Friday, Nov. 25 at 12 noon. Visitation one hour prior to services (11 a.m. – 12 noon). Interment will be at Elrod Cemetery, Temple B’nai Israel section in Versailles, PA. Contributions can be made to Gemilas Chesed Synagogue in White Oak, PA. schugar.com PJC
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