Bertha "Beto" Beatrice Dworetsky Obituary (1922

Bertha "Beto" Beatrice Dworetsky, 87, Kansas City, MO, passed away April 1, 2009 at her home. Graveside services will be 1:00pm Friday, April 3, 2009 at Sheffield Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, www.mskcc.org, National Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov or Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, 9221 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114. Miss Dworetsky was born in Kansas City, MO to Israel and Mollie (Goldberg) Dworetsky. She remained a lifelong area resident. Bertha worked as a medical technician both in hospitals and doctor’s offices. She was a member of Kehilath Israel Synagogue. Miss Dworetsky was a charter member of the United States Memorial Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, a member of the World Jewish Congress, Anti Defamation League, Simon Weisenthal Center, National Cancer Research Center and Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Miss Dworetsky is survived by her sister: Mary Cohen, Kansas City, MO; nephew: Irwin Cohen and his wife Carol, Columbus, OH; nieces: Helaine Petrova and her husband Martin, Albuquerque, NM, Jacquelyn Valenti, Oklahoma City, OK; 8 great nieces and nephews; 12 great-great nieces and nephews.