Thursday, November 9, 2023

One last squeeze

11/09/2023.  My grandma passed away today.  On Sunday, she wasn't able to communicate with us because she was in so much pain.  The people who take care of her at the nursing home helped put her into her bed.  I reached out and held her hand.  She squeezed my hand one last time.  I like to believe she knew it was me.  




A soon to be published obituary:

Regina Pretter, 98, of Voorhees, New Jersey, formerly of Vineland, passed away on November 9, 2023 after a very short illness.

Regina “Ruza” , (Rifka) was born in Michalovce, Czechoslovakia and was a Holocaust Survivor having been on the first transport of Jewish women sent to Auschwitz . She was married to Elias Pretter, and they co owned the Happy Hen Farm until his death in 2003. 


She is survived by three daughters, Esther Pretter Kober, (Peter), sons Michael and Daniel; Belle Petter Liss, (Jonathan), sons Joshua and Benjamin; and Celia Petter Ginsburg, (Dr. Kenneth) and daughters, Talia and Ilana. She is also survived by three great grandchildren, Charlotte, Jakey, and Elliot.

Services will be held at graveside at Alliance Cemetery, 970 Gershal Ave., Pittsgrove Township, NJ on November 12, 2023 at 3:30 PM. The family requests any donations be made to the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., the Jewish National Fund, or Magen David Adom.



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