Dear Cousins,
We share in your sorrow. May G-d grant you comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. May you never again know such pain.
Mayer and Pearl
Greta was a Holocaust survivor. She met her late husband, Leonard Markiewicz in a Nazi German Arbeitslager (labor camp) and they were married shortly after they were liberated by the Russians in 1945. In June 1995 Greta and Leonard celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends.
While in Colchester, CT she was an active member of Congregation Ahavath Achim, the Sisterhood, a life member of Hadassah, and participated in Jewish Federation events, as well as being a past member of the Grange. She also spent time at the Colchester Senior Center.
Greta and her late husband owned and operated a farm on Lebanon Avenue in Colchester, CT. They were both active in the Central Connecticut Co-Op Farmers Assoc. In their retirement, they spent their winters in Delray Beach, FL.
She was predeceased by her husband, Leonard (1995), her grand-daughter, Korye Nicole (1999), and her great-granddaughter, Caitlin Korye (2009). Greta is survived by her daughter, Sally of NYC, her son, Henry (Nancy) of Phoenix, AZ, and grandsons, Joshua (Tracey) of Apex, NC, and Brad (Arielle) of Springfield, VA. Greta is also survived by her two great-grandchildren, Sean Ryan (8) and Madison Kate (3), both of Apex, NC.
Funeral services will be held at Congregation Ahavath Achim, 84 Lebanon Avenue, in Colchester on Sunday, March 22 at 1 p.m. with Rabbi Ken Alter officiating. Arrangements have been made through Weinstein Funeral Home.
Donations can be made to Congregation Ahavath Achim, or the U.S. Holocaust Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024, or a local charity of your choice.
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From Baltimore, MD
Posted On: March 23, 2015
Dear Cousins,
We share in your sorrow. May G-d grant you comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. May you never again know such pain.
Mayer and Pearl
From Lebsnob, CT
Posted On: March 23, 2015
I am one of the lucky people who was allowed to meet, and know Greta. She was a wonderful woman with a beautiful soul. I knew her to be a hard worker, strong and determined. She was fascinating to sit with, listen to and learn from! I heard many stories of her "little" Farm, her life before and after coming to Colchester, and of course her children and grandchildren. Her eyes would light up, and she would always smile as she spoke of them with so much love. She always thought I was being silly when I complemented her coffee! "It's only instant", she would say!. Ahhh... But what she added in... Was love... She was one of those woman known as "The Salt Of the Earth"... She will be missed dearly... ? Bonnie Harper
From Colchester, CT.
Posted On: March 25, 2015
Greta was my sister-in-law but to me she was the sister I never had. We were together for 70 years. I will miss her terribly.
From Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Posted On: March 20, 2015
Hank, Sally and family,
Your mom was a great friend, always made us feel like we were part of your family. It seems like she always had dessert ready when we stopped by. In friendship, we share your loss.
From Phoenix, az
Posted On: March 16, 2015
My condolences to you and your family..Love John
From Lake Katrine, NY
Posted On: March 17, 2015
My aunt Greta was always there for me and I always appreciated it. She was my caregiver when I was a baby and my friend as I grew up. She was the person who I could talk to as a young adult and work out issues that were on my mind. I loved her very much and will miss her. She will always be in my heart.
From Bakersfield, Ca
Posted On: March 17, 2015
To Henry, Sally and the rest of your family. I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. She was a strong woman, great neighbor...we had alot of fun growing up across the street from you.
My condolences,
Debbie Goldberg Launer
From Phoenix, AZ
Posted On: March 18, 2015
We are deeply saddened by the passing of your mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I did not know her personally but Hank told me so much about her mother who share the same birthday as me January 3rd.
Michel and Danielle
From Baltic, CT
Posted On: March 18, 2015
Greta was a special lady. I am confident now that she is at peace with her the loved ones who had gone ahead of her. May God give her all the goodness and joy she so deserved, and may all her loved ones who feel keenly this loss, be consoled with the thought that her life, though ended here, has reached a fulfillment that we, for ourselves, can only hope for. My continual prayers are with each of you and with Greta.
God bless you.
Sister Michele
From Baltic, CT
Posted On: March 18, 2015
Greta was indeed a very special lady. My prayers for each of you at this time of loss. I am confident that Greta is with the loved ones who had gone before her, and with her loving God. May you be comforted by the thought that she has the rest and peace now that she well deserves.
God bless you.
Sister Michele