Alberta Jean Summers Obituary (2008)

Alberta Jean Summers, 81, of Prairie Village, KS, died Monday, February 4, 2008. Funeral services will be 10:30am Thursday, February 7, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue. Burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The family requests no flowers and suggest contributions to Harvester’s International, Project Warmth, or the charity of one’s choice. Alberta was born in Kansas City, MO on November 7, 1926, to Ben and Minnie Solomon. She married Barney Summers October 16, 1949 and they lived in Prairie Village their entire life. Alberta was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and was active in her younger years with B’nai B’rith, PTA and the Boy and Girl Scouts. Alberta and Barney were the owners of Missouri Fish Company of Kansas City until they retired in 1993. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Barney Summers, of Prairie Village; their children Gary (Debora) Summers of Kansas City; David Summers of Overland Park; Cynthia (Robert) Feldman of Dallas and Jeffrey (Stephanie) Summers of Overland Park. Eight grandchildren, Joshua Feldman of Dallas; Matthew Feldman of Dallas; Emily Summers of Kansas City; Sarah Summers of Cedar Falls; Dara Feldman of Dallas; Evan Summers of Kansas City; Lydia Summers of Overland Park and Alexa Summers of Overland Park. A sister, Eleanor Levine of Chicago; brother Melvin (Linda) Solomon of Kansas City; sister-in-law Shiffy (Lester) Cohen of Los Angeles; sister-in-law Dorothy Blank of Boston and brother-in-law Charles Summers of Kansas City.