Obituary of Elaine Lipstein

Elaine Ruth Berger Lipstein, 80 of Schenectady, NY and Jupiter, Florida died on Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Born in Troy, Elaine resided in Schenectady for more than 60 years. She was a graduate of the Troy High School and attended Mildred Elly Secretarial School. She had been associated for 25 years with Preissman Realty in Schenectady, NY. Elaine was a member of Congregation Agudat Achim in Schenectady, a life member of Hadassah and a member of the Brandeis University National l Women's Committee.. She was an excellent cook, an accomplished decorator as well as enjoyed bridge and mahjong. Elaine will be remembered for her sense of humor, her great style and her love for socializing. She is survived by her beloved husband, Norman Lipstein, and her loving daughters, Beth Burke and her husband Murray of Potomac, Maryland and Nancy Mark and her husband Jason of Sands Point, NY.. Adored grandmother of Benjamin and Brian Burke and Jessica and Charles Mark. Elaine also leaves her sister-in-law, Miriam Metzger of Silver Spring, Maryland and nephews, Howard and Mark Berger. She will also be missed by her many lifelong loving friends. Elaine was predeceased by her brother, Irwin Berger and his wife Rita. Services at Congregation Agudat Achim, 2117 Union Street in Schenectady on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 1:00pm. Interment will follow in the Agudat Achim Cemetery in Rotterdam, NY. The period of mourning will be observed at the Lipstein residence, 2330 Knolls View Drive in Schenectady on Sunday and Monday evenings with a minyan each evening at 7:00pm. Those wishing to remember Elaine in a special way may make a memorial contribution to Hadassah.