Greta Van Aalten's Obituary
Greta (Park) Van Aalten, age 93, of Ocean View, DE, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. She was born March 13, 1915 in Amsterdam, Holland, daughter of the late Isaac and Beetja Park. She survived the Holocaust in France and came to the U.S. in 1946.
Mrs. Van Aalten was the president of Hadassah from 1980-1985. She was an avid reader and a fan of tennis, bowling, and the New York Mets Baseball Team. She enjoyed playing Mahjong, Scrabble, and bridge.
She is survived by two sons: William Van Aalten of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Franklin William Van Aalten of Boca Raton, FL; daughter, Beatrice Horn and her husband Lee of Ocean View, DE; five grandchildren: Jeffrey Louis Cohen and his wife Beth of Wantagh, NY, Robin Jean Boehm of Wantagh, NY, Barbara Lynn Salony and her husband Ken of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Craig Van Aalten and his wife Maryann of Dix Hills, NY, and Jennifer McDonald and her husband John of Tacoma, WA; and seven great-grandchildren: Adam Cohen, Ian Cohen, Samuel Seigel, Laura Boehm, Harrison McDonald, Noah McDonald, and Liam Van Aalten. She was predeceased by her husband Louis Van Aalten and grandson Douglas Van Aalten.
Services will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE. Interment will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery, Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE. Shiva will be observed from Sunday to Tuesday at the residence of Lee and Beatrice Horn.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Seaside Jewish Community Center, PO Box 1472, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 or Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriot's Way, Milford, DE 19963.
Online condolences may be sent to: [email protected]
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