Born on August 18, 1928, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2024 in Redondo Beach, California, just a month shy of her 96th birthday.
Beloved wife of the late Milton Levin. Dear mother of Lesley (Craig Barton) Siegel, Barry (Jan Hale) Levin and Jonathan (Erica) Levin. Loving grandmother of Dustin (Jessica) Siegel, Arielle Siegel, Sam (Stasia) Levin, Emilia (Matt) Linville-Engler, Toby and Gabriella Levin. Cherished great grandmother of Everett Siegel, Wilder Linville-Engler and Frankie Linville-Engler. Dear cousin of Julie (Mark) Gronneberg, Beki Stallings, Richard Sacks and Jerry (Joan) Field. Beloved sister and sister-in-law of Pat and the late Burton Meisel.
Rona moved to Redondo Beach in 2015 after living for over 85 years in St. Louis County. She was a graduate of University City High School and attended Washington University in St. Louis where she studied art. She was married for 63 years to the love of her life, Milton, whom she began dating as a teenager. They loved each other with their whole hearts, always.
Rona once revealed that after hearing someone on TV opine that it was important for children to hear their parents fight and see them resolve their disputes, she and Milton staged a few fights for the kids. Rona was affectionately known to family and friends as “sweet Rona”, in part for her warmth and her engaging personality, in part for always managing Milton’s larger-than-life personality with a smile.
An extraordinary homemaker, Rona was known from St. Louis to California for her brisket and chopped liver. She was an accomplished needle-pointer and loved slots, poker, mah-jongg, family vacations, and time spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.
Graveside service Friday, August 2, 10:00am at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery at 9125 Ladue Road. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Jewish Federation of St. Louis (www.jfedstl.org), 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 or the Glaucoma Research Foundation (www.glaucoma.org), 251 Post Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108.
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