Inge B. Silverman

August 16, 1930 - July 17, 2014

Inge B. Silverman, 83, of Leawood, KS, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Menorah Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Sunday, July 20, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO, with burial to follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Beth Shalom Synagogue or the American Diabetes Association. Inge was born August 16, 1930, in Billigheim, Germany, the daughter of Rudy and Gerta (Schwarz) Baruch. In 1936, at age 6, she came to the Kansas City area with her parents to join other family members. She was a graduate of Paseo High School where she was a member of the Beta Alpha Beta “BABS” Sorority, a Jewish sorority. Her education continued at UMKC. Inge met her husband, Martin, working in community service through Beth Shalom Synagogue. They married in 1953 and enjoyed 44 years of marriage. She worked as an administrator at Beth Shalom and then as Executive Assistant at JEC/CAJE, retiring in 2004 after 30 years of service. Since her retirement, she volunteered in many capacities at Beth Shalom, where she was a former board member and member of its Sisterhood. Inge loved to play bridge, was an avid reader of daily news, knitted and enjoyed the arts. She was a good cook and hosted many family meals. Inge lived for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the Jewish community. Inge was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 44 years, Martin “Buddy” Silverman, in 1998. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Michael and Marcia Silverman and her daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Craig Both, all of Overland Park, KS; grandchildren: Rebecca Silverman, Jana Silverman and Brian and Andrea Both; great-grandsons: Ezra and Arlo Both; niece, Marsha Zimmerman; nephews, Brian Fleishman, Marc (Bonnie) Fleishman and cousins, Ron (Susie) Goldsmith and Lynn Fairbanks.