Leah Gordon Seiffer Obituary (2007)

Leah Gordon Seiffer, 96, of Leawood, KS, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Timberlake Care Center. Services will be 1:30pm Friday, November 23, in the Yukon Chapel at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Burial to follow. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Association. Mrs. Seiffer was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and she also volunteered her time and love to B’nai B’rith, Hadassah, Brandeis University Woman’s Committee and the Braille Society. She translated children’s books and all types of reading material from English to Braille. Mrs. Seiffer was born in Topeka, KS and came to the Kansas City area as a young child. She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Robert Seiffer, in 1984. Mrs. Seiffer is survived by her son: Hyman David Seiffer, Leawood, KS; daughter: Sondra Lynn Jacobs, St. Louis, MO; grandchildren: Rachel Ann and David Long, Raytown, MO; Leslie Gail and Doug Leftridge, Paola, KS; Danny Jacobs, Los Angeles, CA and Robbie Jacobs, Chicago, IL.