Betty Kanter

Betty Kanter, 88, Scottsdale, AZ, formerly of Overland Park, KS, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 in Scottsdale. Graveside services will be 1:00pm Sunday, September 21, at Sheffield Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to Blue Valley Special Olympics, 6545 W. 151st St., Overland Park, KS 66223 or the Heritage Center at the Jewish Community Center, 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS 66211. Mrs. Kanter loved selling high quality clothing and sold clothing for Chasnoffs for 19 years and other fine clothing stores such as Woolf Brothers and Harzfeld’s. She was a former member of Beth Shalom Synagogue and Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner Synagogue. Mrs. Kanter was born in Kiev, Ukraine and came to the United States in 1931 and lived in Iola, KS for one year. She lived in the Kansas City area from 1932 – 2005, at which time she moved to Scottsdale, AZ, living there until her passing. Mrs. Kanter sang in her high school choir and the choir at Beth Shalom for 40 years. She also sang at Jewish weddings. As a young lady, she modeled millinery. Mrs. Kanter loved traveling, especially spending summers and holiday seasons at the Elm’s Hotel in Excelsior Springs, MO and the winter in Scottsdale, AZ. She was proud of her Jewish heritage. Mrs. Kanter loved to cook, especially for the Jewish holidays and loved to dress up, especially for special occasions. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Bernard Kanter, in 1995; sisters: Ita Gelphman, Gertrude Weisberg, Esther Bell and Ruth Raim. Mrs. Kanter is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Sid and Nan Kanter, Leawood, KS; David and Nancy Kanter, Scottsdale, AZ; Milton Rubin, Boca Raton, FL; grandchildren: Michael Kanter, Melech Dovid Kanter and his wife, Tzofia Chana; Max Kanter and Lukas Kanter; great-grandchildren: Bracha Devora Kanter and Esther
Miriam Kanter.