Cecil Shirley (Bernat ) Perlman Obituary (2008)

Cecil Shirley (Bernat) Perlman, 86, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Menorah Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, February 13, at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers; the family suggests contributions to The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah or a charity of one’s choice. Mrs. Perlman was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, its Sisterhood, was a life member and past president of Hadassah and was a member of the Jewish Center of Forest Hills-West in Queens, NY. She was born in Kansas City, MO and lived in Queens, NY from 1943 until returning to the Kansas City area in 1978 to live near family. Mrs. Perlman was an administrative assistant to the late Councilman, Mathew Troy of Queen’s Village, NY. She loved bridge, classical music and especially opera. Mrs. Perlman was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Max Perlman, in 1987 and her brother, Jerry Bernat. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law: Jackie Perlman, Overland Park, KS; Leslie and Andy Glassberg, St. Louis, MO; sister: Fran Bernat, Kansas City, MO; granddaughter: Hope Glassberg, New York, NY; nieces: Lori and Mark Raderman, Dobbs Ferry, NY; Judy and David Benjamin, San Antonio, TX and Robin Bernat, Atlanta, GA. great-nieces, great-nephews, loving cousins and friends also survive.