Sheila Kaufman (nee Edelstein) Obituary (1933 - 2011)

Sheila Kaufman (nee Edelstein) Age 77, of St. Paul, died April 28, 2011, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Sheila was born and raised in Superior, Wisconsin. She was a graduate of Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and worked in public relations, retiring from Northwestern National Life Insurance Company. Sheila was preceded in death by her parents, Abe Edelstein and Lillian Edelstein Greenblatt. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Stuart Kaufman; children, Andrea Kaufman (Jim Jacobson), Raleigh Sawyer (Jay Sawyer), and Hal Kaufman (Julie Berman); grandchildren, Libby Jacobson, Ethan and Jeremy Sawyer, and Leo and Nate Kaufman; and brother, Steve Edelstein. We will always cherish Sheila’s beautiful smile, warm heart and strong spirit. Funeral services FRIDAY 3 PM, at TEMPLE OF AARON SYNAGOGUE, 616 S. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are preferred to Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Development, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905; www.mayoclinic.org or Shirley Chapman Sholom Home East, 740 Kay Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102; www.sholom.com. SHIVA, 7PM, Sunday and Monday, at the Riverwood Apartments, 1015 Sibley Memorial Highway, Lilydale.