Louise Rotchild Kushner, 95, passed away on August 25, 2024. She was born on June 24, 1929 in Clarksdale, MS to Walter and Kate Rotchild and grew up in Benoit MS with her brother, Walter. She graduated from Benoit High School and then received a bachelor’s degree from Memphis State University.
After she married Myron Kushner, they lived in Chattanooga, TN where they raised their daughters, Lisa and Kathy. Louise volunteered many hours to Mizpah Temple and the Jewish Federation.
She worked as an administrative assistant in the placement office at University of Tennessee Chattanooga for over 20 years. One of her favorite things was playing mah jongg with the various members of her “mah jong crew” and she continued to do so during most of her life. In addition, she and Myron took numerous trips until his death in 2008.
Louise loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson Brandon and her great granddaughters, Jordan and Sklyar. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Breazeale (Jeff) and Kathy Norris (Gray), her grandson, Brandon Kushner (Melissa), great granddaughters, Jordan and Skylar Kushner, and her brother, Walter W. Rotchild, Jr.
A Celebration of Louise’s Life will be held graveside in the Mizpah Cemetery on Tuesday August 27, 2024 at 2:30 pm where she will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband, Myron.
For those who would like to, you can make a donation to the Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Center where Lisa is a board member and dog adoption coordinator in her memory. Donations can be made on their website or by check payable to the rescue and sent to Lisa Breazeale, 2226 Bishops Bridge Rd, Knoxville, TN 37922.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com
Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Rd., East Ridge, TN., has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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