Marilynne H. Rosenthal Obituary (1923 - 2011)

Marilynne Hinda Rosenthal, 87, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at The Atriums. Graveside services will be at 4:30pm Sunday, April 17, at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers; The family suggests contributions to the Hilary Lewis Shabbat Fund at KU Hillel (kuhillel.org), Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care (kansascityhospice.org) or Planned Parenthood (plannedparenthood.org) Marilynne was born in Kansas City, the daughter of Joseph William and Miriam (Ziman) Loeffler. She was a former member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, was a lifetime member of Jewish Women International and Hadassah was a past president of the Heart of America chapter of B’nai B’rith Women and the Greater Kansas City B’nai B’rith Women’s Council. Marilynne was a primary and 1st Grade Sunday school teacher at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah 1950-1970; Temple Beth El 1970-1975; Congregation Ohev Sholom 1975-1980 and at the Community Religious School. She was a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Adult BBYO Committee and was awarded the Gold Key, a national award recognizing exemplary service to BBYO youth. Marilynne was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Sherwin Rosenthal in 2001 and a daughter, Hilary Marcia Lewis, in 2009. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Michael and Teresa Rosenthal, Overland Park, KS; daughters and sons-in-law: Joan and Arnold Kort, Overland Park, KS; Judy and Jed Sederholm, Katy, TX; brother and sister-in-law: Frank Loeffler and Dr. Phyllis Carozza; grandchildren: Brent and Susi Kort, Randall and Jaimee Kort, Jeffrey and Kimberly Kort, Jay and Kimberly Lewis, Rabbi Craig and Jennifer Lewis, Branden Rosenthal and Maya Sederholm; great-grandchildren: McKenna Lewis, Keaton Lewis, Eden Lewis, Dylan Kort and Sydney Kort. The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the loving staff who made the Atriums mother’s home for the last 9 years and to Kansas City Hospice volunteers and staff for their excellent care.