STAMFORD, Conn. Eleanor W. Leferman of Stamford died Aug. 8 at Stamford Hospital after a brief illness. She was 93.
Leferman was born Sept. 18, 1918 in New York City to Henry and Marion C. Weil. Raised in Bridgeport, she graduated from Bassick High School and attended the University of Connecticut at Storrs. She was married for more than 40 years to Irving H. Leferman, a lifelong Stamford resident, until his death in 1986.
A bookkeeper, Leferman worked for the Hartford Provision Company in Stamford and then for Leferman Associates for 15 years. She was an officer of the Stamford chapter of the National Council for Jewish Women and a member of Temple Beth-El. She loved to travel, play mah-jong and watch the New York Yankees.
Leferman is survived by two sons, Norman (Merril) Leferman of Southborough, Mass. and David (Maria) Leferman of Bel-Air, Md., nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, George and Martin.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Temple Beth El in Stamford. Burial will follow at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Fairview, N.J. Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to Temple Beth El or to the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield.
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