Adele Rosenberg Golub

Adele Rosenberg Golub passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Seattle on February 24, at the age of 102. Born in Detroit in 1918, Adele graduated from Michigan's Wayne University and worked as a kindergarten teacher until she moved to Seattle in 1947. In Seattle, she met her brother Les Rosenberg's best friend and sailing partner, Stanley Golub and they married in 1949. Adele loved traveling around the globe with Stan during their 49 years of marriage, for business and pleasure, often with close friends Senator Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson and his wife, Helen. Those trips included meeting heads of state in Israel, Egypt and China, memorable events that were highlights in her life. Through their friendship with the Jacksons, Adele developed a life-long passion for politics and felt blessed to have lived long enough to see a change in President in 2020.

Adele was an avid - and good - golfer, and bowler. Adele's love of sports began while growing up in Detroit in the Tigers' Hank Greenberg era. In Seattle, she became passionate about Husky football, the Sonics, and her beloved Mariners - she and Stan were part of the original ownership group. She owes part of her longevity to wanting to be around for their first World Series; alas, 102 wasn't old enough for that! But more importantly she lived long enough to be lovingly remembered by three generations of family for her kindness, her humor, her indominable spirit and her unfailing generosity to others, whether they be family or strangers. She was also an arts patron, enjoying and supporting Seattle's symphony, ballet and opera.

Adele is survived by her three children and their spouses: Carol and Andy Harris of Mercer Island, Susan Golub and Paddy Freeman of Seattle, and Stanley Golub & Joan Blanusa of Needham, MA. She is also survived by four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren who were her joy; Leah Harris and Pete Ziemkiewicz and their children Marley and Toby of Seattle; David Harris and Rachel Shapiro and their children Simon and Mira of Chicago; Sarah Freeman of New York; and Zack and Darci Freeman and their children Otis and Ruby of Seattle. They will always remember her as Granny. She was also loved by a devoted clan of nieces and nephews, whose calls and visits, jokes and books greatly enhanced her life.

Memorial tributes can be made to The Golub Memorial Fund at Jewish Family Service of Seattle jfsseattle.org or to Northwest Harvest.