Roberta "Bobbie" Litzinger

Roberta “Bobbie” Litzinger, at age 78, was a musician, music therapist, phone company district manager, overall community leader and activist passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV from complications of COVID-19.

Bobbie was born on July 17, 1942 in Franklin, PA to Entropia (nee McGuigan) and Robert Litzinger. She grew up on a small farm in Cranberry Township, PA where she developed her love for animals. It was in Cranberry that her parents, both music teachers, instilled her life-long passion for music, especially the french horn.

In 1959, the family moved to Hialeah, FL. There she finished high school and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Music Therapy. Unfortunately, practical application of her degree was minimal, and Bobbie started her career with Bell South Telephone in Miami. Her tenure at Bell South brought her to New Orleans and eventually to New Jersey where she played an important part in the federally ordered breakup of the Bell system. Bobbie regularly entertained her colleagues at her home in New Jersey and at these gatherings, she would find her life partner, Allan Ginsberg. Though it wasn’t love at first sight, he eventually won her heart and they married in 1980. Kickstarted by their honeymoon cruise, Allan and Bobbie became avid ocean cruisers and enjoyed seeing the world together. After retiring in New Jersey, Bobbie returned to her interests of cooking and sewing. She opened a cooking school and developed a busines selling fashion fabric to seamstresses and expert home seamstresses.

The fall of 1996 brought the couple to Las Vegas to avoid the east coast winters. In retirement, Bobbie freely gave her time, funds and expertise to great causes. She joined the UNLV Community Band in 1997. She eventually helped create the UNLV High Desert Horns ensemble, three international Horn Symposium, and commissioned several musical works for french horn groups and for concert bands, by noted composers, they were published for public use and many of these works were performed by UNLV’s music groups. She supported many animal related projects, including the development of improved cat cages that are regularly used at veterinary facilities throughout the United States and abroad. She and Allan also helped his university (Rensselaer Poly Tech) by funding their school of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and endowed scholarships. As members of both the Dean’s (HASS) and the university Presidents advisory committees they helped determine future projects.

Bobbie will be greatly missed by many. None more so than her beloved husband of forty years, Allan Ginsberg. She is also survived by her brother, Gerry Litzinger, many other family members and friends. A celebration of her life will be held at 8:30AM on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at King David Memorial Chapel, 2697 E. Eldorado Lane, Las Vegas, NV. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and current State of Nevada health regulations, attendance is by invitation only. The service will be livestreamed and accessed via the “Join Livestream” link on the King David website (www.kingdavidlv.com). King David Memorial Chapel handled the arrangements. Burial will follow at the Southern Nevada Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, NV.

The webcast link is: https://tinyurl.com/RLitzinger