Mrs. Elise Rosenblum Light, 63, of Carrboro, died Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Mrs. Light was born in Milwaukee, WI, and raised in Tucson, AZ. She received her BA from the University of Arizona, and her Mas- ters' in Journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
She was the first full-time director of the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, from 1994-98. Mrs. Light was the former marketing director the North Carolina Zoological Park. In 1988, the Elise Light Jewish Library was founded in her honor. She was a member of Judea Reform Syna- gogue.
Mrs. Light is survived by her hus- band, Gordon of the home; daughter, Randy Gollub of Cambridge, MA; sons, Jonathon Gellman of Charlotte, and Richard Gellman of Du- buque, LA; grandchildren, Samuel Martin Gollub, Alexi Renee and Eliza Anne Gellman; sister, Jane Kay of San Francisco, CA; brother, Mort Rosenblum of Paris, France.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Judea Reform Synagogue. Officiating will be Rabbi John Friedman. Burial will be at Judea reform Congregation Cemetery , Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation or the Elise Light Jewish Library.
Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
She was the first full-time director of the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, from 1994-98. Mrs. Light was the former marketing director the North Carolina Zoological Park. In 1988, the Elise Light Jewish Library was founded in her honor. She was a member of Judea Reform Syna- gogue.
Mrs. Light is survived by her hus- band, Gordon of the home; daughter, Randy Gollub of Cambridge, MA; sons, Jonathon Gellman of Charlotte, and Richard Gellman of Du- buque, LA; grandchildren, Samuel Martin Gollub, Alexi Renee and Eliza Anne Gellman; sister, Jane Kay of San Francisco, CA; brother, Mort Rosenblum of Paris, France.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Judea Reform Synagogue. Officiating will be Rabbi John Friedman. Burial will be at Judea reform Congregation Cemetery , Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation or the Elise Light Jewish Library.
Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Elise Rosenblum Light, 63, of Carrboro, died Sunday morning at home after a long illness. Mrs. Light was born in Milwaukee, WI, and raised in Tucson, AZ. She received her BA from the University of Arizona, and her Mas- ters' in Journalism from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
She was the first full-time director of the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, from 1994-98. Mrs. Light was the former marketing director the North Carolina Zoological Park. In 1988, the Elise Light Jewish Library was founded in her honor. She was a member of Judea Reform Syna- gogue.
Mrs. Light is survived by her hus- band, Gordon of the home; daughter, Randy Gollub of Cambridge, MA; sons, Jonathon Gellman of Charlotte, and Richard Gellman of Du- buque, LA; grandchildren, Samuel Martin Gollub, Alexi Renee and Eliza Anne Gellman; sister, Jane Kay of San Francisco, CA; brother, Mort Rosenblum of Paris, France.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Judea Reform Synagogue. Officiating will be Rabbi John Friedman. Burial will be at Judea reform Congregation Cemetery , Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation or the Elise Light Jewish Library.
Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
She was the first full-time director of the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, from 1994-98. Mrs. Light was the former marketing director the North Carolina Zoological Park. In 1988, the Elise Light Jewish Library was founded in her honor. She was a member of Judea Reform Syna- gogue.
Mrs. Light is survived by her hus- band, Gordon of the home; daughter, Randy Gollub of Cambridge, MA; sons, Jonathon Gellman of Charlotte, and Richard Gellman of Du- buque, LA; grandchildren, Samuel Martin Gollub, Alexi Renee and Eliza Anne Gellman; sister, Jane Kay of San Francisco, CA; brother, Mort Rosenblum of Paris, France.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Judea Reform Synagogue. Officiating will be Rabbi John Friedman. Burial will be at Judea reform Congregation Cemetery , Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation or the Elise Light Jewish Library.
Howerton-Bryan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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