Obituary of Barbara S. Levine

Niskayuna-Barbara Segall Levine, 83, passed away peacefully in her home on February 23, 2014 with Howard, her husband of 59 years, at her bedside. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Troy NY. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Russell Sage College and a Masters in Social Work from SUNY Albany. Barbara was predeceased by her parents, Edward and Minna Segall and by her daughter, Ruth Levine Sussman. She leaves behind two children Neil Levine and James Levine, son-in-law David Sussman, daughters-in-law Megan Levine and Carolyn Robbins Levine, and seven grandchildren, Matthew and Emily Levine, Jane and Rebecca Sussman, and Noah, Ari and Jesse Levine. The funeral service will be held Monday, February 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Congregation Agudat Achim, 2117 Union Street, Schenectady, NY. The family will be sitting shiva Monday-Wednesday 7:00-9:00 pm at the home of Howard Levine, 2701 Rosendale Road, Niskayuna, NY. Contributions in Barbara's memory may be made to the Sussman Family Fund for breast cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, NY.