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Alice Lundoff 1936-2020
Apr. 19th, 2020 05:50 pmMom's obituary, as I am sending it out into the world:
Alice Lundoff was born February 12, 1936 in Astoria, Queens and died April 1, 2020 at the Ebenezer Care Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota from complications resulting from influenza. Alice worked in book publishing in New York City for many years as a picture researcher, finding photos and illustrations for text books, histories, art surveys and other publications. She was one of the founding members and a past President of the American Society of Picture Professionals, a former chair of the Committee for the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library and a Board member at Light Opera of Manhattan, amongst other activities. She also volunteered with Big Apple Greeters and spent her retirement conducting numerous walking tours of her beloved New York City. Alice traveled extensively, visiting most of the U.S. and Europe, as well as Australia, Peru, Costa Rica and Egypt. She was beloved by all who knew her well. Alice is survived by her daughter, Catherine, and her daughter-in-law, Jana, both of Minneapolis, as well as extended family members and good friends. Donations may be made in her memory to Big Apple Greeters, the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library, Planned Parenthood or any local historical society.
I thought about listing various relatives and friends, but every time I check, I find another obituary or get a new notification, so I'm opting to keep it general. I think she would appreciate the fact that I wrote this while listening to the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra online doing a performance based around Edward Gorey's "The Doubtful Guest." I have procured a lovely hand-painted urn for her ashes, but they are, as yet, not forthcoming, as I gather the Cremation Society has something of a backlog as well as associated virus-related delays. It is worth noting that Mom had a staggering level of charm, such that when she worked in NYC, she was not only popular with her colleagues, but even the janitorial staff would periodically invite her to their big life events, her neighbors in her former apartment building adopted her and even the staff at the Care Center shed a few tears at her passing. She led a full life and it is challenging to sum that up in a few words. I suspect I'll be sharing memories for a while.
Alice Lundoff was born February 12, 1936 in Astoria, Queens and died April 1, 2020 at the Ebenezer Care Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota from complications resulting from influenza. Alice worked in book publishing in New York City for many years as a picture researcher, finding photos and illustrations for text books, histories, art surveys and other publications. She was one of the founding members and a past President of the American Society of Picture Professionals, a former chair of the Committee for the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library and a Board member at Light Opera of Manhattan, amongst other activities. She also volunteered with Big Apple Greeters and spent her retirement conducting numerous walking tours of her beloved New York City. Alice traveled extensively, visiting most of the U.S. and Europe, as well as Australia, Peru, Costa Rica and Egypt. She was beloved by all who knew her well. Alice is survived by her daughter, Catherine, and her daughter-in-law, Jana, both of Minneapolis, as well as extended family members and good friends. Donations may be made in her memory to Big Apple Greeters, the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library, Planned Parenthood or any local historical society.
I thought about listing various relatives and friends, but every time I check, I find another obituary or get a new notification, so I'm opting to keep it general. I think she would appreciate the fact that I wrote this while listening to the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra online doing a performance based around Edward Gorey's "The Doubtful Guest." I have procured a lovely hand-painted urn for her ashes, but they are, as yet, not forthcoming, as I gather the Cremation Society has something of a backlog as well as associated virus-related delays. It is worth noting that Mom had a staggering level of charm, such that when she worked in NYC, she was not only popular with her colleagues, but even the janitorial staff would periodically invite her to their big life events, her neighbors in her former apartment building adopted her and even the staff at the Care Center shed a few tears at her passing. She led a full life and it is challenging to sum that up in a few words. I suspect I'll be sharing memories for a while.