Obituary: Gertrude L. Alper

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Obituary: Gertrude L. Alper

Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00

Long-time former Great Neck resident Gertrude L. Alper, 102, passed away peacefully at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Bell Trace Health and Living Center.   Born in New York City on Jan. 3, 1911, she was the daughter of Robert and Anna (Diamond) Landman.  

Gertrude was a New Yorker for 100 years before moving to Bloomington to be close to her daughter. She was a wonderful homemaker, an avid reader, a longtime volunteer at North Shore Hospital, a canasta and bridge player, an accomplished knitter and a pianist who could play most tunes by ear.  

Her greatest gift was as a doting mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, beloved by her family and numerous friends. Gertrude was remarkably independent well into her 90s.   She was preceded in death by her husband George (1975), brothers Lee and David Landman and daughter-in-law Bryna C. Alper.  

She is survived by her daughter Wendy A. Rubin (Richard), son Peter Alper (Margie), granddaughter Elizabeth R. Walter (Hank), grandson Peter Rubin (Kelli), granddaughter Mara A. Hochberg (Ben), grandson David Alper (Celine), seven great-grandchildren (including two sets of twins), Aliya, Ben and Maya Walter, Jonah, Matthew and Eli Hochberg, and Eliana Alper, sister-in-law Joan Landman, and nephews Wayne and Bruce Landman and their wives and children.  

The family wishes to thank Bell Trace Health and Living Center for their extraordinary and compassionate care. Gertrude adored the staff in nursing, recreation therapy, housekeeping, dining services and administration. The Bell Trace Family were her darlings.

  Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Allen Funeral Home. There will be no service.  A private family celebration of Gertrude's life will take place at a later date.   The family wishes any donations be made to the North Shore University Hospital Stroke Club."

News

Opening A Window To The Past: The Jesse Friedman Case

Friday, 14 June 2013 00:00

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Beginning a dialogue with the Great Neck community

On Nov. 25, 1987 Jesse Friedman, along with his father Arnold, was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse.

The genesis of the case began with a postal sting operation in which Arnold Friedman was found to have child pornography magazines, none of which were self-produced. A Nassau County police investigation was quickly launched with five two-member teams of detectives who conducted interviews with 30 children, students in after school computer classes in the Friedman home.

Old Village Road Paving Adds More Roads

Saturday, 15 June 2013 00:00

Village of Great Neck Mayor Ralph J. Kreitzman and the village board of trustees have announced that the 2013 Roadway Program already has been completed and well under budget. The village was able to utilize the Town of North Hempstead’s bid contract to significantly save costs. In addition to saving the costs of preparing a bid package and engineering work, the cost of work was significantly less than the village’s engineers estimate. The program is part of the village’s multi-year initiative to rebuild or repave its over 24 miles of roads. Importantly, because of the significant cost savings, the Village has added the roads it planned to pave in 2014 and 2015 and even more, and much of that work also already has been completed.

Sports

St. Al’s CYO 8th Grade Baseball Triumphs On Walk-Off

Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00

On a beautiful Sunday evening June 2, the baseball team from St. Aloysius in Great Neck was matched upon against CYO powerhouse St. Dominic of Oyster Bay. This was the fourth meeting between these two teams over the past two seasons with St. Dom’s having emerged victorious in all of the prior games. And this game appeared to be following the same script with St. Dom’s scoring a run in the first inning followed by one in the fourth and another in the final seventh inning.

Stem Cell Walkathon Success

Thursday, 13 June 2013 00:00

Hadassah’s recent 7th Annual Walk-A-Thon for Stem Cell Research was a huge success on. It was a magnificent day filled with sunshine and warmth, as over 500 people came out to support this very important cause.

This year’s walk-a-thon took place on both the North and South Shores. On the North Shore, the walk started and finished at Temple Israel and on the South Shore, at Oceanside Park.