Esther Rebecca Singmon Obituary (2005)

ESTHER REBECCA SINGMON Esther Rebecca Singmon, 85, passed away November 25, 2005 at Menorah Medical Center. Funeral services, 10:30 am Sunday, The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue; burial Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers; the family suggests contributions to Congregation Beth Shalom or Village Shalom. Mrs. Singmon, a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area, graduated Paseo High School. She was very active in the family grocery, Valentine Thiftway, while raising two daughters. She was certified in the operation of the comptometer, the predecessor of today’s computer. Mrs. Singmon was a member of Beth Shalom Synagogue and its Sisterhood; as well as Hadassah and the National Council of Jewish Women. She was also a life-long member of the Amicians, an organization for Jewish high school girls. She is survived by her husband of 64 years Joseph, of the home; daughters and their husbands: Susan and Ernie Rosenthal, Leawood, KS, Lynette and Kent Larson, Vienna, VA; grandsons and their wives: Dr. David Rosenthal and Rabbi Cara Weinstein Rosenthal, Roslyn Heights, NY; Daniel and Janna Rosenthal, Germantown, MD; brother: Samuel Rosen; brother-in-law: Sam Gottlieb, both of Overland Park, KS.; sister and brother-in-law Miriam and Harry Friedberg, Tulsa, OK. She was preceded in death by her sister: Pearl Gottlieb. Her marriage and family were the focus of Esther’s life.