Florence (Fay) Newfield Lifland, 88.LOYALSOCK, PA Florence (Fay) Newfield Lifland, 88, died June 21 at Sycamore Manor in Loyalsock, Pennsylvania. Florence Newfield was born August 8, 1920, in Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043. The population of the Census Metropolitan Area is 122,389. , Canada, to Murdoch Newfield and Bessie Persky Newfield. After moving to Worcester, Massachusetts, as a teen with her parents and three sisters, she graduated with high honors from Classical High School and Worcester State Teachers College. She then went to work as a reporter for the Worcester Telegram. Upon marrying Philip Paul Philip "Pinchy" Paul (d. May 1914) was an early New York labor racketeer who led an alliance of independent labor sluggers in an attempt to break the monopoly long held by Joseph "Joe the Greaser" Rosenweig and Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein resulting the the first labor sluggers war. Lifland on August 18, 1946, she moved to Woodbury, New Jersey Woodbury is a City in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, 10,307 residents were counted. Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester CountyGR6. , where she raised their two daughters. When the girls were grown, she went back to reporting, serving as the editor of the education and food sections of the Gloucester County Gloucester County is the name of several counties in the United States:
There are many different roles a leader can fulfill depending on the type of unit. and holding various offices in such organizations as the PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. and the Synagogue Sisterhood sisterhood: see monasticism. . When her husband became very ill, she came with him to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where she lived for the past 26 years. In Williamsport, she was active in Temple Beth Ha Sholom, Hadassah, and the Federation of Jewish Charities; she also volunteered at various times with the James Brown Library, SCORE, the National Organization for Women, and Cochran Elementary School. She loved to travel and was fortunate to be able to visit many parts of North America, Europe, and Asia during her lifetime. She always said that her hobby was sleeping, but in fact she also was an avid reader and mahjongg player. She was the last surviving Newfield sister. She is survived by two daughters, Sally Lifland Butterfield of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and Maggie Lifland of Breckenridge, Colorado, as well as four grandchildren: Stacey Butterfield of Philadelphia, Jesse Butterfield of Providence, and Jan and Paul McSparin of Breckenridge. The funeral will take place on June 29 at 1 p.m. at Perlman Funeral Home, 1026 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Burial at the Bnai-Brith Cemetery and then a reception at Webster House will follow. A memorial service will be held on July 1 at 11 a.m. at Temple Beth Ha Sholom, 425 Center Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, followed by lunch at the Herdic her·dic n. A small horse-drawn cab with two wheels, side seats, and an entrance at the back, used in the 19th century. [After Peter Herdic (1824-1888), American inventor.] House. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Temple Beth Ha Sholom, Hadassah, or the United Way. ART: PHOTO |
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