Nessie (Seltzer)(Rovner) Goodman

Nessie (Seltzer ) (Rovner)Goodman- Died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Orchard Cove Skilled Nursing, Canton, after a long illness. She was 92. She was born in Chelsea, daughter of Harry and Rose (Gold) Seltzer and sister of the late Isaac “Edward” Seltzer. Often called “the prettiest girl in Chelsea,” Nessie graduated from Chelsea High School and the School of Practical Art in Boston. In 1947 she married local boy, Samuel “Smiley” Rovner. During World War II, she was active in the Boston Jewish USO. At various times, she worked as an artist for a greeting card company and as a real estate agent in Marblehead. She enjoyed spending hours outside painting landscapes. All her life people responded to her glamour, style and sociability. For many years, she was always quick to join a bridgegame, go shopping, or dine with family and friends. With her late first husband, Nessie moved to Stoneham, where they owned a drug store. They later moved to Marblehead. She later married Phillip Goodman and they lived many years in Swampscott and Lake Worth, FL before his passing. She lived at Orchard Cove for the last four years. She contributed to many charitable causes, including Jewish organizations like Hadassah and Women’s ORT. She was the mother of Ellen Rovner (Michael Zimman) and Karen Rovner (Bernard Zelitch). She was step-mother of Ellen Morse (William) and the late Jeffrey Goodman. She was grandmother of Samuel Zimman, Rebecca Zelitch, Sarah Dulong, Rachel Keegan, Daniel Zimman, Rosalyn Villers, Samuel Zelitch, Stephanie Wolf, David Tanger and Melanie Goodman. She was aunt of Lee Caplan and the late Eric Caplan. She had 11 great-grandchildren who knew her as“Bubbie”.Graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at 11:00 am at Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Cemetery, 232 Fuller St., Everett. Shiva will be at the home of Ellen Rovner and Michael Zimman following the service until 4pm and Saturday from 6 to 9pm.; and Sunday at the home of Karen Rovner and Bernard Zelitch  from 1-4pm.Contributions in her name may be made to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or charity of your choice.