IDA ZELL

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IDA ZELL
May 10, 1926 - July 23, 2019

On Tuesday, July 23, G-d answered our mother's prayers, allowing her to die in her own home, as she always wanted.
Winnipeg born to Sam and Celia Greenberg, our mother was one of seven children: Herbie, Sara, Bella, Max, Eddie and Daisy. Our mother attended Machray School and St. John's Tech, where she met our father Philip Zell, who passed away in 2006. Marrying in 1947, after our father returned from R.C.A.F. service, they built a life for themselves in West Kildonan and for the last 60 years in Garden City. Our mother was an extremely proud woman, of her home, its furnishings, her cooking and baking. She was very attentive to her outward appearance and made a fashion statement wherever she went. Most important to her was her family (her naches brigade) - her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She leaves to mourn her daughter Candi (Sal Hara) of Toronto, her son Shawn (Shirah) of Dallas, Texas, her daughter Michele (Nelson Kanter) of Skokie, Illinois. Her pride and joy were her grandchildren, Hadassah, Ariel (Beth) of New Jersey; Jacob (Tali) and Daniel of Chicago, along with four precious great-grandchildren, Yair, Ezra and Yishai Zell, and Joelle Kanter.

"And how do you like that for crabapples?" - as our mother would often say.

Donations in our mother's memory may be made to: Chesed Shel Emes Capital Fund: ourtradition.ca or Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, IMO Philip and Ida Zell Fund: jewishfoundation.org
Publish Date: Jul 27, 2019

IDA ZELL

Ida passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the age of 93.
Graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Shaarey Zedek Cemetery, Main and Armstrong.
Longer obituary to follow.
Publish Date: Jul 24, 2019

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 24, 2019, Jul 27, 2019