Adele (Yanuck) Berman

Adele Berman, age 87, of Portersville, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 while under hospice care at New Haven Court, Butler.

Born May 2, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Rebecca Lemo Yanuck.

She was Jewish by faith.

Adele retired as a phlebotomist and executive secretary after 30 years of working at the Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, NY.  She moved to this area to be near her daughter, where she will be remembered for volunteering at the Prospect Community Library in all aspects and also teaching kids to knit.

She was a member of Keenagers, the senior citizen group of Portersville, where she enjoyed bus travel trips.  She loved making many different needle crafts and she had a long history of winning 1^st place blue ribbons for these crafts at local fairs.  She enjoyed dancing, reading, and going to movies. 

While living at New Haven Court, she served as head of council and advocate for her follow residents in the “peer” group, and she enjoyed teaching knitting to other residents and employees.    She also was a member of the Red Hat Society. 

She is survived by her children:  Dr. Barry (Karen) Berman of Sewell, NJ, and Dr. Mindyanne Berman of Portersville; her grandchildren:  Katie, Becky, Zach, Rachel, Mark, and Stephanie; one brother Bernie (Joy) Yanuck of Tamarack, FL, and her nieces and nephews:  Kenny, Donna, Michael, and Suzanne.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her one true love husband Irwin Berman, who passed away March 5, 1999.

Visitation will be on Sunday, March 5, 2017 from 3pm to 6pm at the Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home, 387 Main Street, Prospect.

The funeral service will be Sunday, 6pm, at the Funeral Home with Rev. Dana Opp, pastor of The Presbyterian Church of Portersville.

Interment will be in the family plot at New Montefiore Cemetery in Long Island, NY, 1pm on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

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