Obituary of Ethel Wittenberg

Ethel (Green) Wittenberg Highland, NY Ethel Wittenberg (nee Green), 87, of Highland, NY and formerly of Pine Bush, NY, passed away on October 6, 2008 after a short illness. Born in the Bushwick Section of Brooklyn on December 7, 1920, to Joseph and Celia Green, Ethel was among the first graduates of newly opened Queens College in 1941 and earned her Masters degree from Teachers College at Columbia University and an additional Masters degree at SUNY New Paltz. Ethel taught for over 20 years in the Pine Bush Central School District; she was also the co-owner of Green Farms, Inc., which she and her husband founded in 1943. She was a finalist in the National Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest in 1956. Ethel is survived by a brother, Alex of Florida and a sister, Evelyn of New Jersey; her daughter, Marilyn DeAngelo of Highland; son, Jeffrey Wittenberg and his wife, Sue of Pine Bush; grandchildren, Philip DeAngelo and his wife, Tina of Newburgh, Steven DeAngelo of Brooklyn, Daniel Wittenberg and his wife, Julie of Thompson Ridge, Kathryn Wittenberg of Pine Bush and great grandchildren, Ryan and Averie. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 63 years, Isidore "Stitch" Wittenberg. Services will be held on October 7, at 3 p.m. at the William Gagan Funeral Home, 1525 Burlingham Rd., Pine Bush, NY. Interment will follow at the Beth Hillel Cemetery on Route 52, Walden, NY. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Hospice of Ulster County, or to the Isidore and Ethel Wittenberg Memorial Fund which provides scholarships to students of the Pine Bush Central School District. Contributions to this fund may be made care of Community Foundation of Orange County, 30 Scott's Corners Drive, Suite 102, Montgomery, NY 12549. Ethel's family wishes to acknowledge and thank Hospice of Ulster County whose love, care, and understanding will never be forgotten. Arrangements by the William M. Gagan Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Bush; 845-744-6008.