Esther Litwin LeVine Obituary (2008)

Esther Litwin LeVine, 96, loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away Wednesday June 11, 2008 in Phoenix, AZ. Graveside services will be 2:00pm Monday, June 16 at Sheffield Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. The family suggests contributions to The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. Mrs. LeVine was born in Kansas City, MO to Phillip and Eva Litwin. She married her loving husband Morris in 1931. They lived in the Kansas City area until their move to Wichita, KS in 1972. Mrs. LeVine was a former member of Hebrew Congregation of Wichita and its Sisterhood and Beth Shalom and its Sisterhood in Kansas City. She was a life member of B’nai B’rith Women, now Jewish Women International, Hadassah and the ARC of Sedgwick County. Mrs. LeVine was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Morris, 1980; brother: Harry Litwin; sister: Katie Bennett. Mrs. LeVine is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Herbert and Bonnie Levine, Sun Lakes, AZ; daughter: Darlene Sue Lorie, Overland Park, KS; grandchildren and their spouses: Vycki Goldenberg-Minstein and Anthony Minstein; David and Danatta Levine; Benjamin Levine and Debra Cohen; Laurance Levine; all of Louisville, KY; Jacqueline and Lee Mixon, Stilwell, KS; Rochelle Beth Lorie, Wichita, KS and 12 great-grandchildren; many nephews, nieces and cousins also survive.