Obituary of Barbara Levine

BARBARA RHEA KETCHMAN LEVINE Barbara Rhea Ketchman Levine, 75, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona for the past 16 years, passed away on January 21, 2012. Barbara, an Albany, NY native was born on Aug. 9, 1936 to Ruth and Bernie Ketchman. A graduate of Albany High School class of 1954, she attended Russell Sage College and received her RN from Brookdale Community College. She practiced post-partum nursing and worked in the healthcare field in Edison, N.J., Dallas, TX, and most recently in Phoenix, AZ., at United Healthcare. Barbara found great joy in her family, her cats, her friends, Jewish holiday family gatherings, cruises, reading and laughter. Barbara fought a 20-year courageous battle with cancer. Barbara is survived by son Cantor Mark Levine, Houston, TX., daughter Amy Levine, Phoenix, AZ., and son Ken (Sarah) Levine, Scottsdale, AZ. She is also survived by grandchildren Sam & Ariella Levine of Scottsdale, AZ., brother Gary (Tamar) Brill and nephew Zachary, Somerset, NJ. Services at the Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:00am. Interment will follow in the Hebrew Tailor's Cemetery in Guilderland, NY. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the home of Nancy and Jud Eson, 43 Cherryvale Blvd. in Slingerlands, NY on Tuesday following the service of interment. The family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. Shiva will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona and Houston, Texas