Rhoda Frankel Lown
NAPLES, Fla. - Rhoda Frankel Lown, a former Olean Resident, passed away Saturday (Nov. 5, 2016) in Naples.
Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of Gertrude and Samuel Frankel.
Rhoda graduated from Christopher Columbus High School prior to her 16th birthday. She attended Syracuse University, where she met her husband Myron "Mike" Lown. She graduated in 1952. That same year, she and Mike wed in New York and settled in Mike's home town of Olean, N.Y.
After spending the early years of her marriage focused on raising their three children, Rhoda gradually expanded her focus, assisting her husband in running his business, The Olean News Press (later, Lown Printing). In so doing, she was an early example of a woman raising children while working outside the home. By the early 1980s, Naples became Rhoda's and Mike's second home, where they developed many close friends. Although following the passing of her beloved husband, Rhoda gave up her Olean home, she continued to delight in returning each summer, socializing with her many friends.
Rhoda was a member of Temple B'nai Israel of Olean, Temple Shalom of Naples, and until recently, Quail Creek Country Club, where she thoroughly enjoyed the ladies' "niners." Rhoda's ability to enjoy life, and whenever possible to say yes to every invitation extended, will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.
Surviving are her three children, Maxwell (Lisa Krimen) Lown Lake Forest, Ill., Cara (Mark Gertler) Lown of New York, N.Y., and Andrew Lown of Naples; four grandchildren, Celia and Michael Lown, and Sarah and Sam Gertler.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Frankel.
Burial will be in B'Nai Israel Cemetery in Olean.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Nov. 11, 2016
Used with permission
NAPLES, Fla. - Rhoda Frankel Lown, a former Olean Resident, passed away Saturday (Nov. 5, 2016) in Naples.
Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of Gertrude and Samuel Frankel.
Rhoda graduated from Christopher Columbus High School prior to her 16th birthday. She attended Syracuse University, where she met her husband Myron "Mike" Lown. She graduated in 1952. That same year, she and Mike wed in New York and settled in Mike's home town of Olean, N.Y.
After spending the early years of her marriage focused on raising their three children, Rhoda gradually expanded her focus, assisting her husband in running his business, The Olean News Press (later, Lown Printing). In so doing, she was an early example of a woman raising children while working outside the home. By the early 1980s, Naples became Rhoda's and Mike's second home, where they developed many close friends. Although following the passing of her beloved husband, Rhoda gave up her Olean home, she continued to delight in returning each summer, socializing with her many friends.
Rhoda was a member of Temple B'nai Israel of Olean, Temple Shalom of Naples, and until recently, Quail Creek Country Club, where she thoroughly enjoyed the ladies' "niners." Rhoda's ability to enjoy life, and whenever possible to say yes to every invitation extended, will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.
Surviving are her three children, Maxwell (Lisa Krimen) Lown Lake Forest, Ill., Cara (Mark Gertler) Lown of New York, N.Y., and Andrew Lown of Naples; four grandchildren, Celia and Michael Lown, and Sarah and Sam Gertler.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Frankel.
Burial will be in B'Nai Israel Cemetery in Olean.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Nov. 11, 2016
Used with permission
Rhoda Frankel Lown
NAPLES, Fla. - Rhoda Frankel Lown, a former Olean Resident, passed away Saturday (Nov. 5, 2016) in Naples.
Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of Gertrude and Samuel Frankel.
Rhoda graduated from Christopher Columbus High School prior to her 16th birthday. She attended Syracuse University, where she met her husband Myron "Mike" Lown. She graduated in 1952. That same year, she and Mike wed in New York and settled in Mike's home town of Olean, N.Y.
After spending the early years of her marriage focused on raising their three children, Rhoda gradually expanded her focus, assisting her husband in running his business, The Olean News Press (later, Lown Printing). In so doing, she was an early example of a woman raising children while working outside the home. By the early 1980s, Naples became Rhoda's and Mike's second home, where they developed many close friends. Although following the passing of her beloved husband, Rhoda gave up her Olean home, she continued to delight in returning each summer, socializing with her many friends.
Rhoda was a member of Temple B'nai Israel of Olean, Temple Shalom of Naples, and until recently, Quail Creek Country Club, where she thoroughly enjoyed the ladies' "niners." Rhoda's ability to enjoy life, and whenever possible to say yes to every invitation extended, will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.
Surviving are her three children, Maxwell (Lisa Krimen) Lown Lake Forest, Ill., Cara (Mark Gertler) Lown of New York, N.Y., and Andrew Lown of Naples; four grandchildren, Celia and Michael Lown, and Sarah and Sam Gertler.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Frankel.
Burial will be in B'Nai Israel Cemetery in Olean.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Nov. 11, 2016
Used with permission
NAPLES, Fla. - Rhoda Frankel Lown, a former Olean Resident, passed away Saturday (Nov. 5, 2016) in Naples.
Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of Gertrude and Samuel Frankel.
Rhoda graduated from Christopher Columbus High School prior to her 16th birthday. She attended Syracuse University, where she met her husband Myron "Mike" Lown. She graduated in 1952. That same year, she and Mike wed in New York and settled in Mike's home town of Olean, N.Y.
After spending the early years of her marriage focused on raising their three children, Rhoda gradually expanded her focus, assisting her husband in running his business, The Olean News Press (later, Lown Printing). In so doing, she was an early example of a woman raising children while working outside the home. By the early 1980s, Naples became Rhoda's and Mike's second home, where they developed many close friends. Although following the passing of her beloved husband, Rhoda gave up her Olean home, she continued to delight in returning each summer, socializing with her many friends.
Rhoda was a member of Temple B'nai Israel of Olean, Temple Shalom of Naples, and until recently, Quail Creek Country Club, where she thoroughly enjoyed the ladies' "niners." Rhoda's ability to enjoy life, and whenever possible to say yes to every invitation extended, will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.
Surviving are her three children, Maxwell (Lisa Krimen) Lown Lake Forest, Ill., Cara (Mark Gertler) Lown of New York, N.Y., and Andrew Lown of Naples; four grandchildren, Celia and Michael Lown, and Sarah and Sam Gertler.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Frankel.
Burial will be in B'Nai Israel Cemetery in Olean.
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©Published in The Olean Times Herald on Nov. 11, 2016
Used with permission
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