Rela Rozenberg Obituary (1927 - 2015)

Rela Rozenberg, 87 of Overland Park, KS passed away February 5, 2015. Graveside services will be at 11:00am Sunday, February 8, 2014 at Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery, 1901 Blue Ridge Blvd, Independence, MO. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Grace Hospice or the American Diabetes Association. Rela was born March 6, 1927 in Olkusz, Poland to Avraham and Sheindl Ajbeschitz. She was a Holocaust survivor. After the war she moved from Germany to Israel then finally came to Kansas City, MO in 1958. While she was in Israel, both of her children were born. Rela was a member of Kehilath Israel Synagogue and retired from the Hy-Vee Grocery Store in 2006. Rela was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Rozenberg; her three sisters: Hinda, Liba and Mindl, who died during the Holocaust; her brother, Elijahu Ajbeschitz and brother-in-law, Sam Waldman. She is survived by her daughter, Lea Rozenberg of Olathe, KS; son, Abraham Rozenberg and wife Diane of Overland Park, KS; sister, Sophie Waldman of Overland Park, KS; grandchildren, Jessica Townsely and husband Travis of Prairie Village, KS, Lisa Benatovich and husband Todd of Dallas, TX, Erika Haas and husband Ty of Overland Park, KS; great grandchildren, Jacob, Peyton and Connor Benatovich, Noah and Dylan Hass, Graham Townsley and his brother, who will join the family in April.