Sylvia was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 11, 1925 to Benjamin Belkin and Helen Levy Belkin. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey when she was 60 years old. Besides the birth of her Children and Grandchildren, this was her proudest moment.
Sylvia was the cherished Wife of Melvin for 68 years, beloved Mother of Andrew, Mindy Ellen, Daughter-in-Law Barbara (Ratliff) and Son-in-Law Frank Giresi; Grandmother of Lauren, Daniel and Grand Daughter-in-Law Heather (Crocetti); and Great Grandmother of Liam.
Sylvia retired from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, after 25 years where most recently she was the Assistant to the Provost of the Newark Campus.
Sylvia had varied interests, she especially loved the Arts and was very involved with the Newark Museum. Over the years she served as a Girl Scout Leader and an active member of the Local Chapter of the League of Women Voters.
She will be greatly missed.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 11:00 am at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, New Jersey. Internment immediately following at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Iselin, New Jersey.
Memorial donations in Sylvia’s name may be made to the Verona Rescue Squad, 12 Church St., Verona, NJ 07044
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