Ethel Goren Koppel

Ethel Goren Koppel, 97, died on January 30, 2013, in West Orange, NJ. Born in Chelsea, MA, she grew up in Roxbury and lived most of her adult life in Newton. She graduated from Simmons College with a degree in library science, becoming a librarian with the Boston Public Business Library. She later became the Hebrew secretary in the development office of the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale. Her husband of over 50 years, Alvin S. Koppel, predeceased her in 1989. She leaves two children, Marjorie Koppel Yonteff (Harvey) of Livingston, NJ and Robert M. Koppel (Barbara Zukroff Koppel) of Westfield, NJ; three grandchildren, Andrew J. Yonteff (Dr. Kimberly Rosen); Jeffrey A. Yonteff (Tracey Rich Yonteff); and Rabbi Elisa F. Koppel; and four great-grandchildren: Adam, Rachel and Jason Yonteff and Alex Yonteff. Funeral is Sunday February 3  at 11 a.m. at Brezniak- Rodman Chapel 1251 Washington St.  West  Newton. The family will sit shiva in N.J. Donations in her memory may be made to the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131 or to Daughters of Israel, 1155 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052.