Sylvia Goldstein

Sylvia Goldstein, 94, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Monday, December 14, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1:30pm Wednesday, December 15, in the Yukon Chapel at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Burial to follow. Kindly omit flowers; The family suggests contributions to the Goldstein Youth Fund at Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner Synagogue, 9900 Antioch Rd., Overland Park, KS 66212. Mrs. Goldstein was born in St. Louis, MO and came to Kansas City after her marriage to Herman upon his return from service during WWII. They settled in the Waldo area, living in the same family home throughout her life in Kansas City. She was actively involved at Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner Synagogue and Hadassah. The Goldstein Youth Fund was established upon their son Mark’s death in 1978. She loved to entertain and cook for family and her many friends.
Mrs. Goldstein was preceded in deathby her husband of almost 40 years, Herman Goldstein, in 1985; her son, Mark, in 1978; her daughter, Beth Goldstein Oliver in 2003 and her sister, Edith Greenfield in 2006. She is survived by her granddaughter Risa Brown and her husband Craig, of St. Louis, MO; grandson Morgan Oliver and his wife Leyla, of Austin, TX; great-grandchildren, Oliver Brown, Jacob Brown and Jadon Oliver; niece,
Beryl Cohen and her husband Terry; nephew, Ray Greenfield, all of St. Louis, MO and many close family and friends. Sylvia will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends.