April 29, 1939 – January 8, 2023
SERVICE DETAILS
Graveside
Date: January 10, 2023 Time: 1:30 PM
CEMETERY DETAILS
Beth David Cemetery
SHIVA DETAILS
Shiva will be held Wednesday and Thursday, January 11th and 12th at the home of her lifelong friends Sheila and Jerry Fischer, 1530 Palisades Avenue, Apt 4H, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, between 2-4pm, minyan at 3pm. Free parking is available in the parking deck, please bring the ticket upstairs to the apartment.
DONATION INFORMATION
Memorial contributions should be directed to either Congregation Beth Sholom of Teaneck, Reading Is Fundamental or a charity of your choice.
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OBITUARY
Phyllis Becker
APRIL 29, 1939 – JANUARY 8, 2023
Becker, Phyllis 83 years old of Chapel Hill, NC and Teaneck, NJ.
After dealing with the effects of heart failure, Phyllis Becker passed away peacefully in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Phyllis was born in Brooklyn, NY to Harry and Doris Adelson, where she grew up and attended Brooklyn College. In 1965 she married Martin Becker, her husband of 50 years, who predeceased her in 2015.
Phyllis spent more than 30 years as a special education and resource room teacher both in the New York and Teaneck public school systems. She was passionate about education and particularly reading. She loved travel, theatre, museums, film and socialising with her many friends.
After retiring, she volunteered at several charities including the Rodda Center, Bergen County Courthouse, where she helped teach children of women dealing with domestic legal issues and also at Congregation Beth Shalom.
In 2019 she moved from Teaneck to Chapel Hill, NC to be close to her son, Kenneth Becker and his family. The care and attention she received at The Cedars and by Irene Flores Galeana was extremely supportive.
She is survived by her sons Fred Becker and his wife, Kyounghee Cho, Kenneth Becker and his wife, Kimberly Levell, her grandchildren Danielle Hana and Sara Jinju Becker and Owen Martin and Katy Jane Becker, as well as her brother, Robert Adelson.
Funeral service will take place graveside at 1:30PM, Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, LI, New York. Please arrive 15 min early and meet at the office.
Shiva will be held Wednesday and Thursday, January 11th and 12th at the home of her lifelong friends Sheila and Jerry Fischer, 1530 Palisades Avenue, Apt 4H, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, between 2-4pm, minyan at 3pm. Free parking is available in the parking deck, please bring the ticket upstairs to the apartment.
Memorial contributions should be directed to either Congregation Beth Sholom of Teaneck, Reading Is Fundamental or a charity of your choice.
May the memory of Phyllis Becker serve as an eternal blessing to all who knew and loved her.
I have a lifetime of memories of your mom. She was always caring and attentive, and was a devoted daughter to her parents and family. Whether it was parenting, teaching or volunteering, Cousin Phyllis devoted herself wholeheartedly to anything she pursued. I will miss her.
Thank you for your kind words Martha. Mom always thought highly of you.
Dear Ken, Fred and family
Thank you for sending me this and your speech about mom. It was so wonderful seeing you and your families and reminiscing about old times.I enjoyed working with mom at NCJW and the many carpools we did together. Both your mom and dad were so lovely. We are very sorry for your loss.
peace and love
barbara and Harvey Fishman
She was a thoughtful and amzaing person in her career. Her two sons, Fred & Ken are a tribute to her. Her life fragnance will stay with people who remember her. As a mother, a wife and a daughter, her life was awesome and wonderful.. I miss her.