Bandar, Adrianne Joan (Breidenbach)
Adrianne was a native of San Francisco. She passed away peacefully in Burlingame, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2012 at the age of 79 due to complications related to kidney cancer. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 54 years, Leslie, who passed away in 2007. She is survived by her daughters, Linda (Randy) Feldman and Dana (Brad) Krouskup, devoted grandmother of Brett and Scott Krouskup and Jessica and Alison Feldman.
Adrianne graduated from Washington High School in San Francisco and was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi at the University of California, Berkeley. Adrianne enjoyed many activities, including competitive tennis, skiing in Lake Tahoe, bridge at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club and extensive travel throughout the world with her husband and many friends. She also volunteered her time with various community organizations.
According to her wishes, funeral services were held privately. A celebration of her life will be held at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 from 2 to 4 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Jewish Family and Children Services, 2150 Post St., S.F., CA 94115 or to any charity of your choice.
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Susan Greenwald
Susan Greenwald left this world in the early hours of Jan. 6, 2012. Susan was born on March 18, 1925 in Mukachevo, then part of Czechoslovakia.
Susan had dreams of becoming a journalist. Her dream was interrupted by the brutal invasion of Nazi Germany. Susan survived several concentration camps and returned home to Mukachevo, which became part of the Soviet Union after WWII. Shortly after, she met her husband. Later they had two children. In the late 1960s, the family immigrated to the U.S., where Susan worked in banking. Susan enjoyed traveling, walking, movies, museums and was an avid reader.
In later years, she spoke about the Holocaust and educated the young generation about her experiences inspiring them to fight prejudice and intolerance. Susan will be missed by her daughters, Eva BarShalom and Rita Clancy, and grandchildren, Mike, Sasha and Dwight, and sons-in-law, Yaakov and Pat.
Donations in Susan’s memory can be made to JFCS East Bay Holocaust Services Program, 2484 Shattuck Ave., Suite 210, Berkeley, CA 94704, attn. Lynn Simon; or Caring Hands, a program of John Muir Health, 2855 Mitchell Drive, Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598. Services were held.
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