Ethel Stern - Tributes

Ethel Stern (1924-2002) contributed much to the lives of the people she touched. At her memorial service on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, many of her friends and relatives spoke through tears and laughter, and shared how Ethel touched them in a personal way.

This website contains the tributes written by those people, as delivered at the memorial service. Enjoy these readings and relive some of your memories of Ethel.

The speakers were:
Rabbi Howard Laibson - close friend of the family (and the Rabbi officiating the service)
Sheba Levine (read by Carol Levine) - lifelong friend
Nancy Silverman - cousin
Betty Friedman - niece
Ruthie Friedman - niece
Mary Anne Stern - daughter-in-law
Bryan Stern - grandson
Steve Stern - son
Elliott Stern - son