Sonja Puls Cykert, 92, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Newport, RI, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Beacon Place, Greensboro, NC.
She was married to the late Morris Cykert.
Born in Rostov, Russia, February 26, 1915, she was trained as a bookkeeper prior to WW II.
When the Germans occupied her city during the war, she was forced into labor camps and was moved from camp to camp until American soldiers freed her in Germany in 1945.
It was there where she met her future husband, Morris, a Holocaust survivor.
In 1949, Sonja and Morris immigrated to the United States and settled in Newport.
She worked as a dessert chef at the Viking Hotel and St. George's School for many years, retiring in 1975.
In 1985 she and Morris moved to Pembroke Pines, FL and lived there for 7 years until the death of her husband in 1992.
She lived the last 6 years in Greensboro, NC, with her son and daughter-in-law.
The facts of her life, hobbies, memberships, associations, do not adequately convey her traits or triumphs. Strength, tenacity, intelligence, stubbornness, humor, and tenderness characterized her extraordinary life. She was a "Prisoner of War" subjected to unimaginable horror.
She was uprooted from her life and her country. She started from scratch in a new country.
She learned a new language, raised two sons well, and worked at manual jobs to put them through college.
She triumphed over the evil that attempted to obliterate her from the face of this earth and instead, thrived in the warmth of her family.
She is survived by her sons, her grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service, to which friends and relatives are invited to attend, will be conducted at Beth Olam Cemetery, Wyatt Road in Middletown, RI on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Morris.
She was married to the late Morris Cykert.
Born in Rostov, Russia, February 26, 1915, she was trained as a bookkeeper prior to WW II.
When the Germans occupied her city during the war, she was forced into labor camps and was moved from camp to camp until American soldiers freed her in Germany in 1945.
It was there where she met her future husband, Morris, a Holocaust survivor.
In 1949, Sonja and Morris immigrated to the United States and settled in Newport.
She worked as a dessert chef at the Viking Hotel and St. George's School for many years, retiring in 1975.
In 1985 she and Morris moved to Pembroke Pines, FL and lived there for 7 years until the death of her husband in 1992.
She lived the last 6 years in Greensboro, NC, with her son and daughter-in-law.
The facts of her life, hobbies, memberships, associations, do not adequately convey her traits or triumphs. Strength, tenacity, intelligence, stubbornness, humor, and tenderness characterized her extraordinary life. She was a "Prisoner of War" subjected to unimaginable horror.
She was uprooted from her life and her country. She started from scratch in a new country.
She learned a new language, raised two sons well, and worked at manual jobs to put them through college.
She triumphed over the evil that attempted to obliterate her from the face of this earth and instead, thrived in the warmth of her family.
She is survived by her sons, her grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service, to which friends and relatives are invited to attend, will be conducted at Beth Olam Cemetery, Wyatt Road in Middletown, RI on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Morris.
Sonja Puls Cykert, 92, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Newport, RI, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Beacon Place, Greensboro, NC.
She was married to the late Morris Cykert.
Born in Rostov, Russia, February 26, 1915, she was trained as a bookkeeper prior to WW II.
When the Germans occupied her city during the war, she was forced into labor camps and was moved from camp to camp until American soldiers freed her in Germany in 1945.
It was there where she met her future husband, Morris, a Holocaust survivor.
In 1949, Sonja and Morris immigrated to the United States and settled in Newport.
She worked as a dessert chef at the Viking Hotel and St. George's School for many years, retiring in 1975.
In 1985 she and Morris moved to Pembroke Pines, FL and lived there for 7 years until the death of her husband in 1992.
She lived the last 6 years in Greensboro, NC, with her son and daughter-in-law.
The facts of her life, hobbies, memberships, associations, do not adequately convey her traits or triumphs. Strength, tenacity, intelligence, stubbornness, humor, and tenderness characterized her extraordinary life. She was a "Prisoner of War" subjected to unimaginable horror.
She was uprooted from her life and her country. She started from scratch in a new country.
She learned a new language, raised two sons well, and worked at manual jobs to put them through college.
She triumphed over the evil that attempted to obliterate her from the face of this earth and instead, thrived in the warmth of her family.
She is survived by her sons, her grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service, to which friends and relatives are invited to attend, will be conducted at Beth Olam Cemetery, Wyatt Road in Middletown, RI on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Morris.
She was married to the late Morris Cykert.
Born in Rostov, Russia, February 26, 1915, she was trained as a bookkeeper prior to WW II.
When the Germans occupied her city during the war, she was forced into labor camps and was moved from camp to camp until American soldiers freed her in Germany in 1945.
It was there where she met her future husband, Morris, a Holocaust survivor.
In 1949, Sonja and Morris immigrated to the United States and settled in Newport.
She worked as a dessert chef at the Viking Hotel and St. George's School for many years, retiring in 1975.
In 1985 she and Morris moved to Pembroke Pines, FL and lived there for 7 years until the death of her husband in 1992.
She lived the last 6 years in Greensboro, NC, with her son and daughter-in-law.
The facts of her life, hobbies, memberships, associations, do not adequately convey her traits or triumphs. Strength, tenacity, intelligence, stubbornness, humor, and tenderness characterized her extraordinary life. She was a "Prisoner of War" subjected to unimaginable horror.
She was uprooted from her life and her country. She started from scratch in a new country.
She learned a new language, raised two sons well, and worked at manual jobs to put them through college.
She triumphed over the evil that attempted to obliterate her from the face of this earth and instead, thrived in the warmth of her family.
She is survived by her sons, her grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service, to which friends and relatives are invited to attend, will be conducted at Beth Olam Cemetery, Wyatt Road in Middletown, RI on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Morris.
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