Avery Douglas

Avery Barbara (Ufland) Douglas 85, formerly of Newton Mass entered into rest on   January 12,  2011 she was a resident of the Newton Wellesley Alzheimer’s Center in Wellesley Massachusetts.

Mrs. Douglas was born in Boston to Emanuel “Bob” and Anne (Rosenberg) Ufland. She was the wife of the late Samuel Douglas, her loving husband of 52 years.  She was the sister of the late Lorraine Rabinovitz, a younger sister Phyllis Rotman and an older brother Maurice Ufland.

She leaves her daughters Miriam N. Douglas of Newton and Mindy and her husband David J. Coffey of Natick and loving grandson Louis Douglas; her sister Marcia (Ufland) Alper of Pasadena, California and many nieces and nephews
She attended Jerimiah E. Burke High School in Boston, Mass. and continued her education at Northeastern University. She had her own business for many years.

She enjoyed cooking and entertaining with her family and friends. She also loved music and gardening. .Active for many years at Temple Emanuel and the Mayflower chapter of Bnai Brith, she received the Light of Torah award and numerous citations, a graduate of the Me’ah program. She was a volunteer at the Fernald School and the Mass Association for the Blind. She loved to read and further her knowledge of religion and life.

Mrs. Douglas was born in Boston to Emanuel “Bob” and Anne (Rosenberg) Ufland. She was the wife of the late Samuel Douglas, her loving husband of 52 years.  She was the sister of the late Lorraine Rabinovitz, a younger sister Phyllis Rotman and an older brother Maurice Ufland.

She leaves her daughters Miriam N. Douglas of Newton and Mindy and her husband David J. Coffey of Natick and loving grandson Louis Douglas; her sister Marcia (Ufland) Alper of Pasadena, California and many nieces and nephews
She attended Jerimiah E. Burke High School in Boston, Mass. and continued her education at Northeastern University. She had her own business for many years.

She enjoyed cooking and entertaining with her family and friends. She also loved music and gardening. .Active for many years at Temple Emanuel and the Mayflower chapter of Bnai Brith, she received the Light of Torah award and numerous citations, a graduate of the Me’ah program. She was a volunteer at the Fernald School and the Mass Association for the Blind. She loved to read and further her knowledge of religion and life.Services will be held on Friday January  14 , 2011 at 1:30 at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward St. Newton .Interment will follow at the  Mohliver Cemetery  , Baker  St. West Roxbury . Memorial observance will be at the home of Mindy & David Coffey 17 Ranger Rd. , Natick  on Saturday 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday 12-4, 6-9 p.m.; Monday 12-4, 6-8 p.m. Remembrances may be made to Alzheimer’s Association , 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472 or to Camp Avoda, 11 Essex St., Lynnfield, MA 01940. Brezniak Rodman Chapel www.brezniak-staging.fsf6vvja-liquidwebsites.com 617-969-0800