Obituary for Estelle Kisseloff Haber Estelle Kisseloff Haber passed on to heaven on October 20, 2018 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. In her final days, she was surrounded by her loving family, as well as her caregivers, Aileen, Fara and Josette. Estelle is survived by her sister Myra, her loving children Karen, David and Susie, her sons and daughters in law Morris, Ron, Lisa and Gillian, her six grandchildren whom she adored, Heather, Michelle, Jared, Jonathan, Max and Corey, and her in laws, Sandra and Harry Edelman.
She was a caring and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, in law, cousin and aunt. Estelle was also a loyal friend to many, with lifelong friends, some of whom she had known for almost 70 years. Estelle was born in New York City, New York on October 22, 1933 to immigrant parents, Sonia and Jack Kisseloff.
She went to PS 105 elementary school, where she would later teach after graduating from the City College of New York. She married Arnold Haber in 1953, who has since pre-deceased her. The Kisseloff and Haber families were friends since Estelle was an infant, 85 years ago.
Estelle met Arnold very early in life, when they were walked through Pelham Parkway, with Estelle and Arnold’s brother Lenny being strolled by their mothers in baby carriages, while Arnold and Estelle’s sister, Myra, walked alongside them. Estelle grew up babysitting Arnold’s sister, Sandra, and the families spent summers together in a bungalow colony in the Catskills. Estelle and Arnold moved from New York to Miami Beach with their children in 1972, and Estelle immediately became immersed in the community, including with her charity work for National Council of Jewish Women, for whom she served as a local chapter President, as well as the Mailman Center at the University of Miami, and JAFCO.
Estelle’s quest for learning continued with her monthly women’s book club and her continuing education classes at FIU. Estelle was an avid reader, swimmer, golfer, boater, and she loved attending performances of the opera and the symphony. She and Arnold loved going to Ocean Reef Club to boat, play tennis and golf.
She and Arnold also enjoyed spending time in the Bahamas on their boat. They traveled the world, visiting 6 continents and over 70 countries. Estelle’s beauty was only surpassed by her loving and kind spirit, grace, poise, and intellect.
Stelle or Stellie, as she was known to those who loved her, will be dearly. Services will be held at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Ave. , Miami Beach, FL 33140 at 1:30 PM on Monday October 22, 2018, with a burial service to follow at Lakeside Memorial Park, 10301 NW 25th St, Doral, FL at 3:30 PM.
Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Florida. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Estelle Kisseloff Haber please visit our Sympathy Store.
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