Mrs. Frieda Rothberg's Obituary
Our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, beloved wife, and wonderful friend, Frieda Rothberg, went on from this phase of life into the next, on Wednesday night, June 22, 2016. She very much looked forward to the next phase of life, offered to all who have accepted Jesus (Yeshua) as Redeemer. In one peaceful last breath, she passed, as the Scripture says, “out of death and into life”…eternal life!
Adolph Lawrence (died on 9/17/62) and Gussie Rosenzweig (4/22/1885-11/13/1973) were born in Hungary and met in a town near Budapest, called Levalek. They emigrated to America and soon after got married here. Adolph was a tailor by trade.
They had five children: Nathan, Samuel, Louis, Pauline, and our dear Frieda, who was born on May 22, 1916
Frieda Lawrence was 15 when she met Abraham Rothberg (7/19/1911-8/3/1978), a much older man of 20. They were married a year later and enjoyed 46 years together. Three wonderful children resulted from this bond: Cynthia (We miss her beloved husband Gerald Lerner), Michelle (wonderful partner in life), and Stuart (married to Frieda’s “daughter-in-love”, Sue Leas/Rothberg).
She was a devoted mother and grandmother who took great delight in her family members and loved them, no matter what.
Her grandchildren are Marcia, Robert, and Adam; Jack and Nanci; Timothy, Grant, and Ben. She also has a number of great-grandchildren, and a great-great grandchild; all different, but all equally loved.
For many years, Frieda worked at Consolidated Stamp Factory in Spring Valley, New York.
She was one who was satisfied with life. It took very little to conjure up in her heart a sincere “attitude of gratitude”. If her family members were doing good, that was surely good enough for her.
But there came a time when it became well with her soul, no matter what the surrounding circumstances might be. This descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, found her Messiah, her Jewish Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus). She was 58 years old at the time, and she was born anew.
Her life changed noticeably and consistently. She faithfully consumed, memorized, and sought to live by God’s Word, the Bible. She made recourse to Him regularly in prayer. She publicly identified with Yeshua, her Redeemer, through the ordinance of immersion. She was a faithful member of local congregations of other believers and this, this is perhaps her most outstanding trait: She told everybody she could about the hope and peace and forgiveness available through personal faith in the Mediator between God and man, the Lord Jesus.
What a difference He made in her life! And, how she looked forward to being in His literal presence throughout eternity. John 14:1-2 were her favorite verses of Scripture. They were a promise from God that she received williingly and clung to tenaciously. It was Jesus who said, “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.”
By the standards of the world, one might say this dear lady was “ordinary”. We, who knew her and loved her, would argue against that conclusion. She was an extraordinary lady who has now passed on so as to finally be with her extraordinary Savior!
Shalom (peace) to you dear loved one, through your unwavering faith in Jesus, the Sar Shalom (Prince of Peace).
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